The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-04-10
PUBLIC MEETING, IN ORANGE.

rough, on the .soth day Of March. the fol-
loving proceedings were had;
BY ayote Of the NEE ing Thomas Wilson,
Esq, late Of Pennsylvania, was called e. inc
chair, and Nelson P. Hall, Esq, 10 the desk
as secretary.
James Watson, Burrus Cheek and 10.
seph Reece, constituted committee to
prepare resolutions for the action OF the
meeting.
When The committee retired, Capt. John
+. LYON being called upon, made short
bur appropriate speech upon the present
state Of the nation, intoxicating obedience
10 its laws, aud The duty Of every nan not
DISTINGUISHED to register and vote under the
military bill, aud 10 vote Tor the best men
10 represent Us. ia the approaching Con-
, sentiun. lie spoke Tor lair. just aud IL.
beral policy 10 the colcred race. but de-
precated the course OF the political dena-
gogue, who. having no land for the freed
man to work. was eager to put him INTO the
political field, where The colored man
, would do HE work, but The demasosue
would reap the harvest. LlOer'y anl
Equality" was the motto OF the black anu
white Convention lately assembled IN the
city Of Raleigh. lie could not acknowledge
the equality of the races. lie Thought tue
motto was calculated 10 nlsleaI the asplr-
me black ,wains OF the Convention and the
coanuy, sho might be induced to seek ma.
+. tri,nunial alliances II the white families oil
the Convention. When the mater sits by
and traternlzes with his manumltied slave
as an equal. in the halls ut the capitol, he
can readily excuse Il not encourage ms
daughter IN matrimonial association and
alliance with his own psclessed equal. The
committee returned, aud Captain Lyon
concluded.
James Watson, the chairman Of the Com
mitiee, submitted the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we are not assembled IN
proud aud insoient defiance Of the Consti-
tuition and laws, but In accordance with the
spirit and letter OF both. Public meetings
aud free. consultations Of the people are not
only encouraged by the constitution, Dat
Congress j. expressly forbidden to pass any
law prohibiting or abrldsns the freedom
Of speech, or of the press, or oi the peop.e
peaceably TO assemble
Resolved, That we are people OF the
United States peaceably assembled, not
nov. or ever, oul OF the Union. We voted
Tor representatives during the war. who de-
clared to all the people Oh all occasions We
were not out VI the union, aud ,neser wouid
be il We failed ol success IN the war. Pre-
sident Lincoln, aud the Congress OF The
United States, often declared aud as often
resolved that we we're not out Of the In
ion. ThOse wlU say We are or ever were
are ignorant et the af.t principles Of Gov
ernment.
Resolved. That the Fall Of 1860 and the
Spring ". 1851, were memorable epoch:
IN the history of America I; il vas then W.
showed our loyalty aud Affections Tor tbs
government il was then we wished and urg
cd The execution 1t the LAS upon.South Ca
roliLa aud tile democratic party il va
thea James Buchanan and his Cabinet. hl
Ivng,ess aud Horace CREEPY. shcsed thel
dissnectIon. dIsInyalty and trtason,-Bu
chanan in this : ne and lis Congress VIII
folded arms SAT- by and saw the Democrat
ic party in South CsrullLa and the Gul
states organize aud arm Tor sx months
sithoat. one effort 10 check them; he an
hIs csngrsas saw the Souihern States se'z
spDn property Of the United States slthou
iaking STRIPS 10 prevent 1t. Greedy IN thu
he encouraged SOUTH Carolina and the On
States for more than six months, BY 81
editorials. 10 secede he declared he d.
not wants .. unian Of States pinned iogrtne
by bayonst." The Tribune OF Feb. u
tlo6l, says: " whenever il shall be cles
that The great body Of the southern peep
have become concluslsely aiIenated iro'
The unlon and anxious TO escape Il,
Will do our best to fursard their views.
The Tribune OF March 81. 1861, says
We have repeatedly said. and ge ono
mare insist. that the great principle en-
bodied by jefferson il the Declaration
Independence. tha. governments deris