The weekly standard., 1870-06-22

On motion of James F. Taylor, all persons
who were then present in the meeting and
had not formerly been members of the So
ciety, were unanimously elected members.
r. W. Lassiter was elected temporary Clerk.
Prof. D. S. Patrick moved that the Presi-
dent pro TEN, appoint committee OF three
| members to prepare and report permanent
officers for the reorganization OF the Society,
which motion was unanimously carried. y g
The Chair appointed Prof D. S. Patrick,
Prof James 4. Martling and Col james
Font Taylor. lf'tIi9 r.l-aEEIu l.a
The committee retired and very soon re-
turned and reported for President, John
| Hill Wheeler the historian. For Vice-Pres-
| idents thirteen persons to be selected by the
Society. For Secretary and Treasurer, Alex
ander Mclver. r- ''t %
The report of the committee was unani-
m9usly adopted a'' s7
| Col Wheeler ON taking the chair made a
few appropriate remarks, and the Society
| being thus reorganized, proceeded to elect
| Vice Presidents and members. .. ."
| The following thirteen gentlemen were
| unanimously elected Vice-Presjdents of the
| Society, to wit: Gov. w. W. Holden, Gov. H..
| I. Clark, Rev. Solomon Pool, President OF
the University, Col William A. Moore, of
! Edenton; Nevus AIendenhall, of Guilford /;
| Hon. VIM. Fl. Battle, Raleigh; Hon. Thomas
! L. Clingman, Asheyiile: DR.. s. 5. Satchwell,
! New Hanover; VIM. ]. Yates, Charlotte
Rev. B. Craven D. D. President of Trinity
| College; Rev. E. F. Rockwell, President OF
Concord Female College; Palemon John,
Elizabeth City, and Gov. D. S. Reid.
! II trt,c+on, r,f ho N,,hn ara
! not already members were unanimously
| elected regular members
| Tie following gentlemen were unGni-
| mously elected honorary members, to wit:
Hon. George Bancroft, the Historian, Hon.
| Alexander Fl. Stevens, Gen. d. FL. Hill,
Right Reverend Thos Atkinson, d. d.,
Right Reverend George f. Pearce, Rev,
Thos. II. Pritchard Rev Neill Mckay. D.
D., Hon. Thos c. Fuller, Gen. r. B. Vance
| Rev. George W. Purefoy, Rev. George W
Welker, Rev. Brantly York, Hon. j. W.
| Holden aud Hon Lewis Haues.
Hon. S. 5. Ashley, Gen, c. Ii. Brogden
and Col. James f Taylor were appointed O
committee TO procure from the next Legis,
lature an act to incorporate the Historical
Society OF North Carolina.
On motion OF Rev. Solomon Pool q vote
| OF thanks was unanimously given to Col.
John H. Wheeler, the President OF the So
cietv, for the able and interesting address
which he had delivered on the day before
on the history of North Carolina, with a re
quest that copy be given to the Society
for publication.
| 1t was voted that the Secretary and
Treasurer be instructed 20 collect the books
] paper and other property of the Society
and deposit them in the University library.
/! Ii was voted that Rev. Solomon Pool
| Morgan Clapp, D. Patrick, James F. Tay-
F! lnr and S. S. Ashley be appointed an execu
! tive committee to cOnduct the printing and
I other executive business OF The Society.
! Ex-Gov. Henry T. Clark was unanimously
elected to deliver the next annual address
before the Historical Society of North Caro-
lima st the next regular meeting, which viii
! be held at the University on the day before
| the commencement day of 1871.
| The society then adjourned to meet OF
Wednesday Of the commencement week o.
1871 in the University library.
This revival of the Historical Society o
| North Carolina will be interesting to every
J North -Carolinian. The State has just passet
through an erl of its history which will b
; rich in facts for the future historian, philos
; opher, and statesman. These facts shoulC
| be collected and preserved noto by soclet.
of men who are proud Of the history anc
honor of North-Carolina. There are alst
many interesting and valuable histCrica
/ facts and documents which have heretoior
been collected for the society by the patri
cite and untiring laboTs of that noble anC
| worthy son of North h-Carolina. Hon. Davit
L. Swain. which are liable 10 be scattered
and lost unless collected and preserved by
; revival of the society.