The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-20
For the standard
Republican Meeting IN Robson.

MEssRs EDITORS "A meeting of the Re
pubicans of the lower portion of the Coun-
ty of Robson was held in this place today
The Court house was crowded to overflow
! ing with colored citizens, and not few Of
the whites who all listened with eagerness
and attention to the addresses delivered By
t. A. Norment, Esq, and Rev. james Sim
clair The meeting was emphatically har-
monious and adopted unanimously the resG-
buttons found below True, sorse al,ortiye
attempts were made by fellows of the ta-
ser sort, to Introduce confusion. and so break
up the meeting, but the Republicans were
In too great a force to be disturbed with i'm
purity, and the firm, determined attitude of
the chairman, Alex. Humphrey, ESQ, one Of
| the County Magistrates, nipped in the bud the
hostile demonstrations of these rowdies-
Why is it those who in the times of slavery
never owned slave, are more hostile. or
rather more open and demonstrative in their
opposition to negro suffrage than the slave
holders themselves 1t is certainly one of
strange phenomena of the day; and was re-
markedly manifest on this occasion. Neither
hy the citizens of the town nor bv those
from the country were any unfriendly attempts
made to disturb the meeting. while those
who never had any personal interest in the
dead institution were particularly active and
threatening, and seemed to think that in the
present crisis of our national affairs they
have become the peculiar custodans of
Southern honor. It is gratifying, however,
to record the good behaviour of the colored
citizens, who though enthusiastic in the
cause and firmly determined to stand by
their friends in every emergency, preserved
by their calm, good humored demeanor such
marked interest on this occasion. When the
hour of trial at the balIotbox shall arrive,
the Republicans of North Carolina may RELY |
on their brethren of this County to do their !
whole duty, if the constituted authorities |
will provide the necessary protection to life |
and limb while engaged in its discharge
The following resolutions were adopted: I
l. Resolved, That we commend the in [
telligence and patriotism of the members of I
the Legislature who adopted the initiatory |
steps for calling together the Union men of I
he State to assemble in Convention in the
City of Raleigh on the 9th of March.
2. Resol0ed, That we adopt as a cardinal
lrticle of our political creed the legislative
supremacy of Congress IN all matters pertain
ng to the welfare liberties and rights of all
he people of the United States, without
distinction of color, race or previous condi-
ion of servitude; and that we accept the
rise and wholesome provisions of the Ste
Observation-Disclosures bill, with its
Implement, as Il final solution of the vexed
status of the African in our
republic.
3. Resoloed, That we heartily endorse and
pledge ourselves to support the
rincipes set forth in the resolutions adop
ed by the Convention which assembled at
aleigh, on the 9th of March that we will
n every suitable occasion vindicate and re-
Dmmend the same to our fellow citizens as
he best means for the restoration of our
eople, at an early day, to the privileges and
lessings of the Union.
4. ResoIped. That we cherish an mistaken
,ntidence in the patriotism and statesman
lip of the Hon. W. W. Holden, and that we
lrnestly request the Congress of tine United
tates as soon as practicable, to take such
cps as in its wisdom it may deem best to
-enfranchise the said Hon. w. W. Holden,
I'd other prominent Union men in the State.
no are now under the ban of the letter OF
e law, and are therefore excluded person
ly from assisting us with their experience
I'd knowledge in the reconstruction OF the
tate. ALEX HUMPHREY, Chmln.
Lumberton, N. c., April 18th, 1867.