The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-09-02
Grant and Collar in Cumberland.

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| A Republican meeting was held in Fayetteville
| on the 18th, at the rooms of the Union League,
to organize Grant and Collax club. Rev. Louis
W. Levy was called to the chair, and N. N. Leary,
JE, requested to act as Secretary. The Chair
man appointed a committee Of five on organizes
| ton, and committee often on resolutions. Du-
ring the absence of the committees, Captain John
Frey and william Taylor delivered stirring ad-
dresses, calling on the voters 10 rally to Grant
and ColfSx, Union and victory. They were
listened to with marked attention, and elected
frequent and loud applause. pr = *
The committee, through their chairman, re-
ported the following named gentlemen for off,
GERS of the Climb:
Capt. John Frey, President. w
+ A. Leonard and Robert Simmons, Vice-Presi-
aents. 81 z.-es7-
M. N. Leary, Jr., Secretary.
David Bryant and David Brown, Assistant Sec
rctaries. EFs Teas ~ te+'
/ A. G. Thornton, Treasurer. 54 (
j. G. Cahahan, Corresponding Secretary.
The report of the Committee on Organization
was receivee and adopted. Capt. Frey having
taken the chair, the following resolutions were
read and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, We, portion of the free people of
this county, have assembled to make expression
of our political sentiments, and being ever mind
full of our rights as men, and our duty as loyal
citizens, and remembering the dangers of the
past, do resolve and declare that our choice for
President is U. g. Grant, the soldier, the states
man, and the peace-maker, the friend OF Lincoln,
and the champion of those free principles which
have sustained this republic since its foundation.
hssolvsd, That4S Schuyler Colfax we recognize
the eminent abilities of the Christian statesman,
the first-born and the best loved OF the mighty
drew johnson, will never be laid upon the work
of Grant to tear 1t down, and that we declare him
to be our choice for Vice-President.
Resolaed, That this organization be known as
the Grant and Colfax Club of Cumberland county,
which shall meet every Thursday night. r
Resolved That we use every effort to organize
Grant and COlfax clubs in every district In this
county. t -..f-l- 5,s,5ff l44sli4aT /
Rssoloed, That we hereby ratify the Chicago
nominations. ~ AVE- 7235el
tutiona and violent attempts to subvert our State
governments; that we will keep down treason
and punish traitors, and that the rights of no man
shall be again abridged, and slavery reestablish-
ed on American soil. l lsd 80 .i' fs,4
Resolyed, That we are in favor of peace, but We
will not conccde one iota of principle to rebels,
and this is our watchword, we intend to fight it
out on this line, If it takes all summer. -
Rcsolued, That we encourage our Republican
State officers, Legislature, Executive and judicial,
to stand by the Constitution to enforce the laws
to the end that peace and security may be given
to the humblest as well as the rich, to the weak
as well as the strong. ~
/ Resolved That we reafirm the Republican plat
form, and are determined to carry this State for
Grant aud Colfax. We 60 in for, liberty, for
peace, for law, and we go in to win fairly and at
all hazards. -9 cf ~
Rssolved, That these resolutions be published
In the Raleigh Standard.
Rev. j. W. Hood was loudly called for, aud re-
sponded in an enthusiastic and eloquent speech.
The meeting closed, at late hour, with three
cheers for Grant and Colfax. 4.1... =
JOHN FREY, President.
NJ. N. LEAKY, Jr., Secretary