Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-01-21
Public Meeting I'm warrenton.

AT public meeting of the citizens of
Warren county, at the courthouse in War
rem on Wednesday the 9th day of January.
1870, according to previous notice, on mo-
ton Thomas A. Montgomery, ESQ.,, was
appointed chairman, and Il. G. Woodson,
Esq, Secretary.
After the meeting was duly organized
and its object had been briefly explained
by the chairman, q motion was made bv
William Eaton that the chairman be an.
thorized to appoint a committee of five to
report resolutions expressive of the sense
of the meeting, which resolution was
adopted. The chairman, in conformity
with this resolution, appointed William
Eaton, Thomas, J. Pitchford, Wharton J.
Green, Edward II. Plummer and Walter
A. Montgomery.
The committee retired, and in few
moments reported tho following resolu-
tions, which were unanimously adopted:
ResotUed, That we decidedly and strongly dis
approve OF the extravaganza of tho Legislature ;
its recklessness in contracting millions of debts
and it's wastetul ana profligate expenditure Of
highly necessary, and the onerous burdens which
1T has imposed, and as there is reason to appre-
bend is about to be imposed upon the impover-
ished Taxpayers of North Carolina.
ResotUed, That the individuals who have con-
troll of the State Government have almost ruined
the credit OF the State and in the opinion Of this
shall confide their interests to more competent
and faithful hands; and that change Of our
public servants in North Carolina il absolutely
necessary to the best interests of the State, az
well as to her character and honor.
IteSotUed, That the utter disregard of merit
and qualification which has been recently mani
tested in almost all appointments and elections
under our State government has sullied the repu-
tation Of the State, and has been injurious to
her welfare.
ResolUed, That any attompt by the present
Legislature to prolong it's power for two years
would be violation OF the constitution, mon
strous usurpation and gross and palpable
fraud on the people of North Carolina.
ReSOLUed That the militia Lill, which has been
recently passed in our State Senate, il marked
in every line by the iron heel OF oppression that
it strikes at the root of every principle OF civil
every precept of humanity and justice and that
if it shall become a law, there will be more OF
freedom the shores Of the Bosphorus
the banks of the Vistula than there will be in
old and honored State, where the cradle of the
American Revolution was first rocked in 1775.
Resotoed, That a suspension of the writ OF
"hnbeds corpus" during a period of peace like
the present, would be an atrocieus outrage upon
the principles OF civil liberty, o. signal violation
Oh the constltulon ana deop and lasting dls-
with such fagitious abuse of power.
Resotoed, ThHt we will most cheerfully wei.
come to our county and our State all bona ttde
settlers, who come amongst US to avail them
selves OF the many sources Of profit and happi-
ness which North Carolina presents to the in
habitants of less favored regions and will be
pleased il il should be in our power to facilitate
their efforts to acquire O. home among us.
On motion of Col. Wharton J. Green, it
was unanimously resolved that the pro-
ceedings of this meeting be published III
the Raleigh Sentinel, Wilmington Jour-
nal, Ridgeway Press, Roanoke News and
Warrenton Gazette.
T.. A. MONTGOMERY, Ch'mn.
L. 9. WooDsoN, Sec'y.