The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-08-19
PUBLIC MEETING IN ORANGE.

According to the adjournment Of the
Public Meeting Of 29th OF Jnly. there was
an enthusiastic concourse, contrasting OF up
wards of 500 Of the people uf Orange coun-
~, at the Court House IN Hiilsborougn, on
the 18th Of August. The meeting was
called To order By Henry K. Nash. Esq,
who stated the unavoidable absence Of the
Chairman. and nominated John w. Nor.
wood. Esq, TO preside. a4s e*''4 y"
Mr.. Norwood, upon receiving the unsni.
nous vote Of the house. touk the chair and
entertained the assembly tar hall an hour
an one Of his happiest efforts, reple,e with
argu seni aud eiaqaenee. Is ne dwelt
upon the present u.urpatious on the psrtoi
men IN high places. and our we'll grounded
hopes VI relief al an early day, and res,ora
ton TO all our ancient liberty. tie gave .
lucid explanations VI the three separate de.
partments u our national government, and
exposed in its true light the iliegaluy OF
Congress laying violent hands on the tws
other branches. The man "who writes
himself Governor" aud his subsei,ient
Legislature were not forgotten IN his seath'
ing exposition OF their sbese OF constitutions
al power. tar Judiciary, past and pres
ent. including Supreme conrt, National aud
5 ate. we're dweit upon. and an earnest
appeal inside that people IT the ballet Dor
would declare that they should be restored
TO their former purity, when the bench OF
North Carolina was respected at home, and
nonored abroad rs second TO none IN the
Nation. Among the many good points
made against the ssurping party. he brought
forward the one that has already attracted
the notice of the Northern people. The
ten states, that have been thrown intn the
hands Of less than 1000 COG negroes NJ.
der the csrpei baggers, send twenty Sena'
tors 70 Congress while New York with a.
many white inhabitants. sends only twose
nators.' ri @ . +" .%# Z
Major n. w. York. Of Chatham county.
upon invitation, next addressed the meeting
al some length, his remarks ellciting FREE
entapplause. He said that Il wasa matter
OF astonishment that the descendants OF 0
people Who, after contest that had lasted
, Tor centuries, had wrested their liberty from
tyraa,s and established IL upon sure foun'
dation, should be called upon 10 discuss the
ends. the aims, the designs OF government
These questions were considered settled
until revived by the party Of moral ideas
within the last tew years. u vas nov io'
the first time. we heard Of "eatrs con'ti'
tutionaI' power. and Of stretching che con
slituuon 10 maintain the tyranny Of o..
notity over msjority Of the people. Oar
mode Of civil procedure. which had an
swervd Ill the ends Of justice and was %
destovd by oul people, had been abolished
and that OF Norhern State subsliiutedio'
}. "a. unsuited to our manners, and no! M
derstood yet by the lawyers themselves OF
J ny the Convention that had adopted ~ o
. they lad copied IL upon the Suggestion ..
: carpet baggers, without having seen 90!
!. part Of il put in practice. This. and me,
reckless voting away Of millions OF dol's ".
!. when the people were not able TO pay 'n s
present Indebtedness, proved that uney
!, we're handling subjects which they were wv
Qualified 10 legislate upon. -.
h Upon the motion Of Mr.. Nash, VINO s.ss'