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GREAT UNION MEETING
IN RALEIGH!
SPEECHES . Nl RESOLUTIONS !
APPROVAL OK THE PRESIDENT'S
POLICY.
GREAT UNANIMITY AND ENTHU
SIASM. ILLUMINATION OP till CITY.
" NORTH CAROLINA REG EN Ell A TED
Thgreat Masa Meeting .dve.tl fd fot y.'ter-
dT in our City trantpited in hccidattce with the pre
,i',u. arrangement- l..wea perl'-cl ."crea. in every
respect. Althoml .he number present was not as large as
n,anv .nilcipat.d, we think the turn out was very
eieditablei-mid. .i.,g the Rtt-iidant oh ciimstances. Be
low will be lound if complete a report ofthe proceedings
as out lipiiti ! i-pMCi- R!mit of.
T II K CROWD
It ia estiuiat.d that i from the citir.om of Kalcigh
and the la.ge crowd of soldiers present, there wer two
hundred inhabitants of Wake County in attendance an
Ihe Meeting, end many othera from remote portion o f
the State. Among the most prominent of the" we no
ticed Dr. J. T. Leach, Ur. M. F. Arrendell, Ex Governor
Sw.in, .id C. 11. Brogden, Comptroller of th j State.
THE Hl'SIC
Col. Ur.pgtr, post comtrandant, kindly loaned Iht
Committee th use of hia brigade hand, and their olViitH
vrne well trcei.ed Their music was excellent and aid
e,l to roll's" nl'iit the impression cicatrd by the.pto-
e.dings gen-rah v
A ml SOS.
The " State H u-e b, 11 " which called the assemblage
tijfeihn ..len'ai ti'Uii'l t, ur years ago on tl e 20ih
oi ibia n.nth fi r ihe purpoie o( eonveniig the Conten
tion wbi.h Pissed the ordinance of secession and ina.iiu-
..-. .Memi.t to take tbe Sta'e of North Carolina out
..iik. Con Yiate.dav ill i-.al founded tme ai.d
loial. amltlnilln! the hearts of Union men wit', a joy
iniiriesa in itr.np" roi arboi. with the feeling e.
perienred bv tin in on that occasion.
i n oi n miium in..
tmon. tho.e 1 . had lean on the stand was Mr. 1a
vid Itoyst.r, e.tiien of this City, now nra, ly or quite
.t.Mr'.eaianlil. 11- neve, had anv patience wit. Kecea
.;;.- anil always chirr with ten. rid. openly and
. ... ...I.. !'!.' n.. . ..ol... ui in the bouse to
Dn'Uiv, in irtf i in' I' i""rr,l,n
-i.iv, k. hroiiukt hia bride aitty six vara air". May h
yet be spared long to enjoy liberty of the old flag ' baa
alwav a luted.
ma ail.irihv insi r.si a.
Tha iru-.ne. . I it) military on the n.eeling wan not
feltintke...t. G.n Hchoficld wa p.i t'ou'arlv invi
te, to tike a place on the Speaker's Stand, hut declined
an tl e grout, ' that he wished the a flair to appear in ev
ery i .-apart il e 'rte and unrestrained expression of the
,..'.pl, and did not w.nl to give croaker. "PP-rtuni
tv . I owe.,rHiil.t. to make a charge ot military re
tr.'.nt. While his h'art was with the mccesi of the
motesaent, he did not deem it consistent with hi- pnsi
tlon a a n.iliia.ynian, to ap . ar in person ..n the
grounds- ne rendei ed eyery assistance In hia pow-r in
the way of prep.. a,tin ; hut avoided all .ds calculated
to show .desire tola, out anv e-peeial plan or pro
gramane 4.ri'r.Tie
The bright, cheerful countenances of the loyal L'nion
men in oui street and on the ground, induced by the
.priortunilv .fln-dcd them to fieely express and inter
change sealini'-ntadrar to their hearts and indicatirs-of
their t'.e faith in th old Bag, presented a marked con
tract :o the soui . gloomy and disconsolate face, ofthe
few ultraite who represent the, ' "conquered but not sub
duad'' element in our mid' The ( mer were greatly
elated and fiequent compaviaona wer. made between the
freedom ol ipee. h allowed, yesterday and the terrible ty
ranny and supproaaion f public aentlmentln which the
haye aubralt'ed rr the past four yeara.
I II" ?er.AKK!l'S STANO.
The Speaker'.- Stand n-aerecte. in the Capitol Square
nearly in the centre ot (he Kast front or the 1'ark. and so
il.. the Ca i.. building ca-t a ahaaoiy on it
and nroticted the Speakers from the scorching ravs of J
the sun. It was eonftructed ol rough, unplaned pine
hoards and the platform was raised about faur feet from
tha grounV A rorHng of cantaaa eoyered the stand.
Tiia rRiicae.nia-
At half past tweUe the meeting was called to order by
Mi. W. K. Kiebanhinn.andon his inoli ni tlic following
named gentlemen weie appointed otliceia :
paasiDENr.
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Marsha' io ihe C'i y 'i ''u i; 'n "or ' ''
rliig ilHi itnif. ili lard ft' '' d ". as
b'ai'e n ith s' lin ex i Iv'iit innate
At. n u ahit a' teeci- tl.t tVtisinittee rrlunie'l n-l
10 I t 'fl t he lo I" mg l ev OUI o us, w on o y , - ,
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tia'U and f'-iv 'ey I'lor 1 1. 1 in ioi . . s n" "i;1
rohhir;g us i" , i, suli',iliO" to ae."ll p',-M If
hallowed en'ts: HiiO li'i'litng mil in
plaint bv -lunons and hellers, lh:i' 'h'-' f
upon th,- wo hi an ii peuiaiii'f ol nnil.. i if
pu, pose anil criou jt n hieti th" cutis, h-m a
men, and the inborn inipiil.-. s ol A's'nr.ni I"
rerolt with hoiror ami dieust
s I. I Thin as we ate now enable
Iree'i.en, il is the duly of eveiv good rii. n c "!'''
promptly and etjergeliea'lv with 'he -nral goveii.fi
in ri'stoi'ing law and o .!, , and in , .-tubli.-hinu a I
aad loyal ii 't. niiioTi in the Suit,-.
i it. n,i, imi,'.ii ivl'.h" the n e,--''y- i
go-id iio'i' "f I'fi'oi""' i ini'ita.t for
til a Stale ,. ' inn. nt i
hiird i esi.tar.ee to Ihe
SUl'liri ki, d. Hut Kf de
o he taken -stahlo-h tlo
Ii te the best 111, ,le 'f I i,i
blii'i a C,,a' nli-.n th
ai eai Iv as piacti-aalf
S. feori, II at we ap rote lh"
dent, ss i'l'lii ate.l in l,ii o o et ed !,
hi, n ss tar as po.aible. in eiinting i'
lint, that .-'i!i-n leat b oin'lf 'li
ton. of public a'.r'iment eMuhU-b-d
anihei it v f the tovio no., t e gu
ae the on'v in. una of -fl'.--, y ing ' "
II, , .1 .,.. tl't nt I lie ..
tl,' urMiin.i'j'f rilns and j-rl. il.gf m ''' "'
rb ' d b 'h- h' I -I ou, fl'lif'S n I I in I d d ,.v i
i , irel. i jnlo ' it-no e to their f'li'il ' n
a ;.-... e,( 'lhat we d-ploif lb- iiol'if I''
rrsidrnt l.irc'ln. and r-jri"! hi a 'iin
i y.iatieii and oat.hing t" f " s'ivi'i. . I w."
we uni'e with our .."iliU' vin-n ""' fiHv in
,l,i 1, a nil nil in the tools! ol his ls, l if'
his curse and b's pMg. a fine so nun Ii pioio'- of r.
tiliu.il pood to the toilioii.
i yrai.W.1 " it veil'-f-ia'i'i'd Ihsi !h- .ili- '
i.l..l,t, tlii'.j i. ii I I"' sacai't. Ii:i d v..v d on o ' i .
i.i. w...... ,l ihi, l,.s iiml ileti 'e l" 'he l,"i "
and iiit.o.ri'y of v..ftrtewt .tohoaon. nod in his d
i ,, it- . i.tlili.'lion and I'll ion ' the SllliS.
N. ;oilrof. That ne .would al" ixpie-a
conli.lence in the abili! v , iat-grjly
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a, 'ii io.li, "i bad b. i n u u
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1 1 it t .ntii inline i" io- i on.-. , "
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in th City -I lUieigb .
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ol I o d va la'i 'C. w '
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., to i null ; bid ll-Hi -ted 'lie i
I nt, s I mii'lon ' f the St-.l- s,
I. is i 'I '" yif's in the seylnnc
l , end th- oi'- n ! l" oerV'i- p
a t. h .. I f s 'i s.b f .i tlm
.,i .. ' condition , I ihe ""'i'
f - v. n: mill th. l.-p.ft -hoe ii its dug
,. I , . , '-, red I . lie rllioke of hi-
r,.'.Tl, ii ( otiv. nti' li. His idea waa tint it in
. ! il i- Stat- t" 'ii-i ye t'i- old eoycininent.
:,. "i-dm he found that it was the object of
,'i .nit the l'nion and to establish a new
,, t iii-il f c.itoii Males. lie had the honor to
i oi, tnrnt, ai lidid all in his power toprevent
... ll.soolc ol the protaisei of the lesd.i a of
ii ,,, m il', I t li ..-i i failuie lo full! I them. The
,,f .in,., iv i" th ' 1 erritoi ii a, and Ihe promises
n a !-i..f-j and ih-ii action in the preniisia, had
us in the war. Their action had (fsulled in
r.i! , I the insti'uiioii. It i- eone, and so far aj
. ,c, i,,,l 1 a.-ittiiesre in the dci-ien. Th'T
I u- ii -, and in tnith, as hot.est ni-li they ive'O
, i,'y v iih 11 -,t oioiii!-,', that m paitisan
n, hi , il il it i'si If in the nlministratinn of the
, ,. ,. . ,t: but unli-s a nan belonged I' th"
cr.-.-i,., s.'lo ol hewa mark-d and piosciib d.
,, ,1 was our'atl.-uhioen' to the Hag of our (ounlrv,
o l one loyalty to til in. I "
prnc.di'
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'I he if 1 nt i m ii- i -c.'ie
e.ioilause, and thiee elite's w"
Mr. Thonris, in supptut
that h" wa (,'lad to be pres nt
day. lie hid lonkdl
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were in epai '
rn io their iilleviance lie. knew
indeed at the letatn of ,,ace, knd ti nt mine
tha' 'h
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A. r FAOK,
(V M. -FA KRIS!.
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DATID WICKKH. ALBillT JOHNSON.
JOSEPH 1). HATS.
Mr. Knss, on taking the chair, congratulated the meet
ing ou the fayora' hi autpicea of the assemblage. The
Confederate bayenets and oflice holders geneiaUy had
orteeifd such a meeting for lour years pat As Amer
ican cilitsas we me't again He-had teen an nnconf-
it.... .r.... nnnl had called liim ft
promising 1,1111, 'Mi'., ev... ,
ni,. m. II. referred to peaceable secession aud
ironically spoke efthe pr yoking of cur Northern Mends
into a fight. Th" dlienthralinent of the people Iroin the
tyraniealgeycriim.nt ofthe last four years also receiyed
its ai.iraad.'-rainn The restoration of the flag to the
d.niaof the Cft. i'al he referred to as permanent. He
also spoke of hia position and the conseauent aaimoaity
nf the rh ra toward him. He had always sail wlnt he
tRouiht and thought what he said. The influences
brought to hoar On the people by designing politicians
waa rightfully denounced He honed that tll'1 effect of
tha meetinir would be to conaolid te and bring together
the people on the right track "e referred to (ien. L'e
as a braye man. lie charged Ihe leaders with the r
.'kiiu- -,r ih.. li.o.tition of tha South, and though t
pouniuoi, j " . 'v,'.. j j
.that they indirecgy had robbed us of nur sons, .In others
and friends that hffll been lost in the army. He -nail., the
Aral speech after the fall of Sumter and then denounced
the course of the leadera. Now, arter losing eyiy
eenth-'owned in the wor he held Hie while liycrtd
wretches, aa he called the leaden, lespensihlc. He eu-don-d
I'reaident Johnson's policy of punishing tha lead
ers -
Iluring fcinpetoh he was frcqnenll) intci rupted by
renvnkiof. approral. After the conclusion or his bold
at,d praiseworthy tffort, the, band In attendance
. played "The Star Spinged Banner,"
r,..i el. til
1 . ,,.li-, ,1 ll.ll H
no'he, native son of Nort'i ''a. -lina: aril . in t he evf .'
of an eh fion f. ' tl Him of (in.,. "I"' ''
o i i , h. I .... fh 'f is ' I v r-.e. ,''.' n . ' . '- a
lh- fi ,t choice ol tl," r'-i-i r th, " for. W. W.
OL'V .1...;. ..... I t.yM. vatire eh "1 inoioll oh I
shonl'd d.lf ht t" ir.'nrd and honor
1 i'h ,', ui' i 'ti n, ' "I
re u'iven I'-r lioldeii.
t h- r. soliil if ll-h 1 1 m:ii kf it
nt the l ei"k" liifji "I th-
duriiVrithf I ast hun- y, :i - lor a
similar outbieak, and lelt that he had a light lo ho , mi
en'. His last public .peech bad been forth- pi'. ova
tion ol the niion oral,.. States. II- had ,'",- f f,v
tl,ins in his power to prevent evasion. Asa nieinh. i
ofthe Convention he hud, don- all iu his.wcr. He hiol
obtained porruisiion lion, tin' War II, pin Me-i-t '" hie a
salut" in rase Viiginia rcHiVri to secede ; hut he h"
recollected Hie discharge ol thecann-n at SumlT thai in
augurated the fiairiei.U! war lie asked ,f the citizens
. t en,lf- If ri lily the it-solu'ioos an i
that they re
if linn
were glad to reiuin citn-if "' "'" 1 '""
He referred tntke older of ti.-i'. Schofu'l, announcing
peace bolweea the I'nii.d States a d the prop e of N-ilh
Carolina in glowing let in-'. He said there w.-re some
class' ol men" who were nut guilty in this rebellion, ar
ticularly tho e who lud been mlsb d. That c'a-s f nen be
..i. .n,l lor.r.t. lint there wore tho.', l-i ,,-r
of the lebeilion, relying on the pr, jmliccs of th- So'iili
and the iusliluti-u of si ivy I those men we can nev r
forgiye, nt.least never foget. He thought that thev
should rlau I aid" 'n future He spoke ot the eon in ii"
ry icsolutions, and was iu favor of lettin;' a no- ol ttis-
mengo and 1-t Hi" vie a "I thousands id then biotnei
crying from the ground pimi-ii thorn and pursue th-m
Cain like throughout all tin ir lives.
lie also spoke of Stat"' right , a.lai,l that ho thought
allcciance was due onlV to the gen." al Ooyernnient. the
goferniiieiu id the United rUutfu. Ae .n olli.ei i f the
....... ..rss.nk i'r,,l,,.. ho lool Ink. ii an oath to tuppoi t
I r,iv-..i ........ - -
Lhe Confederate State. an.I hd been-' vkea whotherlie
w. u d take an oath t lh" 1 iiit. 'l Males, fliif "'" n
riliiUvsJtn this proposition hf bold that the biudim; loi ce
ol the Conhd-i ale States oath ineiely rc.uirctl him to f up
port the coustilutinn of North Carolina, lie h-ld that h-
, . ... ..I-.11,.. . !..... . lo lh- Cniled Slat-9. H
necue.i iio.fno "i s"'n' . -
had been released Horn all oblijiui'm to Hie Confederal-.'
States by its failure, and ow thmig'it I 'fit Lis I, n'ty to
the United S'ul-s government had roturiird. He at o
poke of I'resi lent Johnson's p dioy and ex l.f'" d that
the eoinmittee io elidors lig this course inle -lf.l onh t
give their approval to the piini-huient ol th - l.ii.l' is. '"'
. i. The n taininir nlraiiilai v nath,,i it v in the
State was recommended only because it is e-si mi d until
thecivil goyernDiciit t. " f f tabl hlied ,' The a-f iis-iaf- n
',,,;lenl Lincoln was .Upicc.il. d b. tli f- ak-r and
the l.eiiusrsof the people r-pr-s. nted .. ou mi in in th. ir
sorrow. M-. LincdnV Vu-r-sor mi,:ht not b- c .ni i.i-
t,y hut h-would administer Ihe rov.-nineni - ;'
In rer. ning to Mr. Hohlen, the H'cke. -said U-atbew...
well and 1.iniliail.V known as a if pres.nUtive ol the p. "
pie, a .If.m.de .nan of good habit, and ed,ica.i,n j a I, .id
L ..I . 1 r, Me., .inl IO W I, l'e Hl,,l O '
to Iree Bcu,nii8 -
.V . ... ill of th
. .,,0.1,1 ir II rll-l
... lh- l-iid-:-' I" in th" f'""'. '"" ,,,,r n'U"'"
,1 i og I'ni ii men into arms, were referred to.
tvis. in the name of (i,,d, who was and is h-. I
h. , i,-, nlv v ears age his n eech against pa-in,g
. ,! .l t "i lh" "Mat" "I Mississippi sc. oss the waters
i,.-. , I hi di hoi,, sty then, and decla,ed that, if
,1. ,, . I ha" i.o pail in it. I.a'.k at him
i ,. ! What has ho ft done to gratify hia
,' .,.,iii,,n for place and pwwer He has hounded
. .ar teiir after yen,, tuning deaf ear to the
He knew that it was useless ; as a man of onli
, - - he must have known it ; but he had not pi r
h a -Themes of plunder. Hewait'd ler the last
1 i.ke.a snd silver and gold from the misguided
r.,,1 ihildieo f the South, until h" could put bis
. , , n(,ie. II- has not only anass-d all that
. I . , ,,t I ii a ier bill ft ft, l ling eiciiiur
., ,,,. , his benefit and Hcnji.ini;i , no rias
!,,., hiih rd pie, ipitalely. First, a rcpndi-
ond.a lo iienler ol bad feeling against the union
...... ihi'1 a -.i r.-sioniit and traitor; foui lh. a
l,Ph. a living n.hh'.-i ; tixth, clwiged with; the
I Lincoln. Siuh i his rcconl
ilifMin aiounil which lessor sv stmiis and
evolved. They obeyed him n nd
, r'ci'- turn this hoirid ciuplirity, they are
, ,,--:,io willi him for the riginal sin
i i . ,, i , is nal malice towards any one, but
...:.'i, -...I -h.N eh oisb as lone a I live, the
the men who
VV. I. t" 's reply t
Van lice Hoodie
. full itiog letter--:
ItAl.aiUH, Mav IOih, IS.
Il,,,,,,,,: -j thank '.oil far your kind Invitation to
remain f .d a.Utre.. th" Uni n
. .. ,i.L. .... .,,..,1,,. f.o, in maun
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ft, ( c.o, '. "th your mill'" Lilt i' ia mi
i..V w itli"t ' " '"' eu'' I- ' i ' '
, ... o . I., ohoie. Il r .o i ,1 g
""""'' '' " ., ... ! , i..i,," in tU
g,eitr'fasiirei....e - ,.. . j. u . ... r- -
I to pe tnai an i "'i' r -l
the ,'y and madness f ., r.isioo, an 1 J'.
thoi - ui'liL riitbU- I that H'-re en, i
rue. ,i iiml' ' I 1 in- 'he Sil. s
IJll'O- s ii .if ' '.. . i
iu-ro' the pe.p'e ia, nllhis lime, e'.incnl'y i "gm '"
i-iop. i and it .Vlit ' be we'l tor auch ellM t' -
hel I as arly as l If. i ' 'Lo ''"""'" ' o: " U;'
lh- lie .xnrc-io-, .-Il i, Mil- oiini n havi:V. ben mi
i, , - ed .'.nine I1"-Jt" distilrl ane a and a al' nnprei
s,e c, ul.,1 a t th ,. al sentiments anil wih a "I the
,. ., v.. ,i. ,; i) ,., h,,iihl now f,,csk out,
and bv all otli-r m- ans ,n h.'lr 1" w-r aid the g-n. nl
V..y,.rtim-'i.t in -MMisbiiig law and orl"r. that tb- " "
mav 'like ilsplafe.nil.e Uni ,n. and thji Ulesat-iga ol If-
. ,. and free ov-, anient be sceur-d to us and uansmit
I -l I, r ,M ' ,. . ,
, , . ,.. ...;.i. . ., ..-i s n 'e a-S'Ji-d
I , i, uk t in aif - i - o- " " " i , . ,
. . . , ,, ,..i in, that 1 am
inai I i i'i'Mia,'. n io ... .- .
., .. .. :.. i j ,.,,,1 o.nioae to ores-tve Hi
Willi V'U I," -eif .,,-. .. . .', ,-
.. - . ........ I.. .1.1 il.., Inliii, an, las "I our
i nion alio io oiouii.
com iron ciiuntrv.
Tuur. with much n.'.-ct.Ac,
To Mass-s ' J. I'. H Ruas, W. It. Rii'inanaasJ, and "then
KAhMiin, N. V., May 11th, ISM.
... v . ... ....lit.. ....I kii,.t invilHtii.il to at
II .Nil. r. V. I.N :- 1 "in "o..i-iMv. -
I, .,,t and addn-ss a public meeting ot th. riluent o.
, ah- County, incposid tube held this day tn the my
, ' ., . .., ,.;,-ii ..Toresvioll to our
,. llhltn 1,1 1111 on " . . 1 ,i ,
,.ii .... ,. , , ,.L.o, ,,f on, restoikt on to the Union
and to ihe protection ul the Hag nl our romiiipn "r.
has hen received, and I most cordially tnai.a .""'"'
.- .. i ., 1.. i Linn-.... my inabili y
IU" I'oll puniein. i ,o-f" t
l be p'esent. as I mi. l oiepellfd to bast, n to my hoii.e
in lh,- ft .si on ii oitant business wnirn canio.i ur
,,n, d 1 shall neveitheh s. be present with you in sen
imei.t aid in snnpnlhy and no one ot the many spec i
...... .. , ..ii. .ill l.ai with more d
t oi - wro win ai'ino ne , , - - - -
i; ,.i, i ,ii.,n I ,1,, the advent ol neaco and the deliverance
, ir our people from the iron mle ol tyranny and opp'
'. '...i, - .-i.i irood and I
),,. us ,,,,, " "' - i- ,
l eiti.-i s. respect, a.e r. yeren. e. th- glonoil stars ami
t - 1. .. 1.1 n ....... il ii sii i Ii II Mr II111T1II H isn ii in
I MM M WIHCU ill t r-liui.x.ii. , - - .
. ' . . i i,,.. r.,J ,lolip..nr rutin
i,,i us cue... m. ...s,... -;:-.. I......
W'.'se than hgvi'tian nonnage, run ("'
in-uii and injury', both at b'-me and abroad ; lt us ic
I.. I mi, , d.-tei mined to enltiya'-
1 It'gS I t H II 1 1 1 I
.a'lh 1
d pa
a'o, :
ni ;l--i in' I if i' 1
II- was i lily
, I, lie.
I,
,'r,.nf,i' posibl
u.ihehl ''- waa
,.,,n iii-!,,!, I , , lh- leaden in this rebellion and ultra war
,,.,, one hi to he held and should he held, in so far as the
, n"n l soy-, iiment may do it, to a strict and c-omlign
.. .. i. ,.. . ,.,,,,r v,.n,Tal en. l reason
run ill,,", oi ' ,- on c ,v . - n
must f in id odious f r a! e ,nbU' ti.n
. . ,.-, ,.l,i"' cemli'ion of tb
i .. i . .. 1,1. .. ,fl',l..o,.l and atrickell soirit.he
, rolitieal repugnance t
1 h'elirve with President Johnson
. ... .( ii.. si.o.th hoiilil be treated
He thought
Slflli. . h' uld
1
ol
in
ha-
1SI
Jll-iiipled secession
...l ie or itraogers, might
s in tb- count, nance of Union ineu and
eg I
mi;,
a it.
and liiotlu i ! h
el
!,
t (! w a
1,1,
: )'
Ah.
, i al
'.V. . ... nl of the Stale as-H-U
woul.l aniniof .ei nn-n----
and eduealrd palii't. He advised uni v ol , r" ' ...
the suppmt id the free I) mocratic system ol our govern-
.. ! TL .III. III L- , ol lh1
uont, puiin dhy III" tlnn ot rrue.,.-... -rem.yalo'
,1,e eaue of cmnlalnt f
and . North -i. .-African ulaverr, and adv cat, .1 ,t
'"lie v!oinkcd tfcc nl,lic- of W Union a . . .'.a' t'fv
i had preseryed u. the , oplo of North I undo a,, th
I .Ututionsoflhe goyerninont, not by ft-rce f ai '.f al m",
' I ut bv the influence of the Conservatives,! N.""" ;""'
1 Una. The speaker look his seat moid the a,.dau-e-"l I he
meeting. Th. i esolutiona were read again -juDOturti
Mr. Heldua took scat on th. Hand.
the fMli'iiincl
-u own
.1 ,l Ilii cue
.....i.i 'I ho latter relirnl with hat off, shnuti
i, 1 th- foriaer with bowed hea'H ami s
(),.-ofthe results el the war has boon
... ,1
tl, , , iueium of All ican slavoi y It i an iu i"-"
i.,.. .1,., , of Hi a State I.. Hectare
hi, ., IO, I. ' 1- ' in- ''' ' "' 1 i
,! I hue fliy sin'us of this etmincipa'od iae. i am
i'li,.,. in . fur as this ince ia concerned, no y that war
l,a atiuck the , hackles from their limb., that the school
, ,k ,.i, d bild be placd m their hands ; tou cogni.e the
,' , ig- relations to wach down and lilt up the ' '"
,.d l.i. a'lii.' inn- them th. sp'n it of well regulated free
dom and the right to reside among u so lon as the gov-
. ' i.n IIOlM hiv a
en, in.. rc" shall al'ow ll l ne aovi "("""-
r,l,Mn cotiliol tl,!. inai'""!' W need not look into the
future tor ii".v evi's, but this ra-.-o must hut the sympa
,l,y ,d aid ofthe White man else it will be extinguished .
I , ,.,-,-paiiil to extend that sym-athy
Ho r, .-ried to lh.ifl.iT. Frelinghysen, etc., eman
cipation pro ct, and lliouirbt thai it waa entilltd to the
,......,.i c, .Hiideiatioti now, and looked lo the wisdom ol
thfB'opl" "I 'he South in convention assembled to de
li,,,. ,1,,-ir at us and regulate the relation of the whites
aid bin. Is.
He reh ired to th- Hnancial loin and to the debt orthe
Stat-befieth war, 7,0il,IIO0, and since then $11,
Olhf (10 in tho State and ponaties. Some ol the hanks
illb.. good, others will fail to melt the!" obligations. -U'..
I.,..-., I, : Ml 0011 men: a portion of the S,te has been
,1, y,.-,.t"l l'.,uir...i!.d'ilry. nev-, r .ntideoce to
h- firiii- n it should b" met. an.l l oeneve ,,., ...
,..., t -, ill grant a .y reasonable boon, and the
,,'vthat.v owe after re o, ganixing will be to
ovii.a f,r tb" public debt, also to aid our I
. r . . ... ..io AH these tbinirs
..mm their tnnusmai ''i'
- nilended to. The time is not distail, when
mpuitnnt inattcrs w ill be nlt. r,d-d to
w hope t" a prop r appc eiatioo i"
(Vrnl.nj. She is y-t detei in I of o in
toward the oeopl
1 1 nil s e c 1 1 1 , n s , -, , o. i . .,u,,, , , - - -
ahiilehv Ihe I nion. Ihe Ci nstitution anu ine iav., ""
lo stamp, lou ver with the seal ol our oisappiooaiio.,, ,
,, , hle hersey ol seccs.-ion, whicti lias iii-n me pi
s. uioe ol h. ii.u. h distress ai.d suHeruif to a nee nappy
and prosperous peo le.
veryiiuiy.ouis,
TOD II. CALDWELL.
After the reading of the letters the Chairman ordered
the music to the front and the band played a quicaaiep
and tn, -"dv.
Ci. Ci.apirer. post Commandant, was then introduced
and delivered the following address :
(,'.);. r,ii'-iii ,, Hrifw- imnnvmen'. it is
enlin lv niiuocessiry for tuo tu a--uro yaa that Ilia
i .1 . 1.. m.r. nrnt.i-
hi.ie r -I nidi fs'sio:; a i.w n'mii ' y " '- "-'J .
fy. " fn jiistifo I ' mv'ir 1st mo n.iv mar. iiiih i
the li. st tine i., All uiy iif, A.fvor n-i l-rtook to
make known my viow.-i t , Inl "("if f Inv-clt!-7-,,,.
I niil not tr,iHt mys-lf i- io t)vj k'i."ii my
v-e-M fflfmporx. ai .1. tb-r-h r-, to.fcl tnom nuwn.
The - ,fas,.ii whi, ii calls i" lo(?"H'"r, f"lh,w-citl-zetiH
i f rnaimiio c .unfry, ia by n means ntiiinp ir-
t. . ... I ........ i.i iea.1
tant nr insil'iiilfatit. Il le n,:ii,.;f u.i
one tl at ten yonm "fi", In." I'"1"1 "f ,I,IW' ,,,kT
wmil.lli.vc prngmsti, iti-l M.t'.y wh . '
hro vvmil'! li ivc Ih'.-.f.nl.t It bl.b'y imp 'iinamiv
Yet here we are to ilay, tho citizens nf tlm S nth niitl
the sol'lierfl ol tho rsorin, awiuiu-ai .,o.,i,..
0(,rl ui" Ntl-i vol inipl" r ,l cti .', ' nr thij-vs
...-..i ,!,!., ,, ,.f civil niol ifll,'i"ua lll'Tty
throughout the w. rl.l ut,l .M'iiiH!o,l U t'liiz-a i f
3 con in .ri iin, tiy, lot the purposo ol limning
imhllc ( Xpri-wi ,n of oiir ,ltToH'in t'i tha ghirlfitu find
in.liM'.hihl" H'li'"., which hnK ..vi'lmto.. I the lent i.f
tin..' ul tl," .liairgu.ir.it If flu.::. "f i int"ror
cinii wnr.
A "il v- stat il fi.ro to-l.y n friend., " brnth.rH,
nsil were the c'uhlrcn i'f ' tie o-m'iim. parent, in
being the titiawiw "I "''' ciniiimn oiiiitt.T. We are
ns-soi, ihlnl m Ihive s(,i'l--tl,in il.iy, T't I"
nnnli'-f'l in Kal- iali, l"i xrire.-i -.ur .U'votion t . ti e
J..,.,,, ,.f r.tir Uih r, u to tika ml .'it c.iiiuh"!
that li'' I'ni oi my bi le'mn'it.il, ami
I"
IS- t
oi, I "
lit' .
iii'ik-
-plet,
ti n t
Ik's,
Li ' ns Uk
de.-t'l.i. "I'
"lib
gr
Yik i
i-t, n
i t in ki
..! th- '
ll ill'.-.t '
., lo the, difTaienco iu the
N'.o th Carolina and -.ew
,rat State. He refe-
,1. I , .,..,,1 ith.ll h. hv( ll
',! lh, urht lha' it was ,.c uted for by th-ei
... ,,i',,,c.ui .1,, .ry. and not on account ol the
t ,,'h -d upon 'ii ' immense resources
.,,!,;,., , . i,s agrii ullii'-' and minra.
i h,..ihrn ..fl, - .'.or'.n to s.un s'
He
genre, muscle and wealth.
,,,, 'i'l lUse.eiid to your
l fhg will n-vr go out
I ,l,e ,.. 'f i.ai. - 'i,l nere. ?
. . i I, - ilul'iari tf that
Mi. Uuhiei. tioi.bedhuspou w,',. .
and ! ir.tr I h.-ii industry , inte
Vr -..i::' '.' llnll V'"''' I"""
.bid .,! '.' '" '"' U
l"K- ' ' 1 , ' - J . . , ,
,ht I here n. n ,""-rl
nfS'i'os, t ... i a U'H , f bo-irtc, aympil'ilca a'nl
smtimnili. An oclt in pur pttrpixK s'vmi I use
su'.i-l o lo any p"ty, piisntifil r aeettonal loellnK.
ving, ami fnrg. fling, as far R p.-asihle, the past
, xfipt -in Ifssas id i np-iico-i'. a' 1 etiivi,' t-y a, I
.....litis in o.tr power, lrH'.-.'l f T Hi' " ami keepitiR
.Tit3' l.y tamiM ami p"rs....n .! '' wlun-
.,( (,rr,r n-rl I iU'Tii'-ff, wliicii .ir.- '"ay the neces
sary ripience of ciTil war, to allay anil remnvo tho
trriuiion and feverish i,:iten,"fit "f fetlimja. Such a
.,....., ,,,M hei nhln and eaiiipToiit, and .tutfRman-
'ikj anri wntiUI Mrs to us thfl rutural ami m t the
artiliCAl fl'.wmif jteacb ut,.! Knimi. Hut I nea-l ""I
nilnt tho torililo picture ol anfer an.l revenrje, re
tuiiali, n am) itnriappii iM that will bs garely follow
an oppooitn lin" f pi'li'J.
T , Ihe incie I'lililicians, my (riot!s, wo ere m
,,.,tfd io.,Liy hic the Rltnost ruin of our leb.Tfd
r - .iintrv. Not to tu.i iv tim.B of i ho great m
, h, Tho oooi.le'n heart. CTei, lllltitlg I tin
in ,,iu i,' of,.
Imr i,f ti t pr, atf.-t UU hnvp alw.ys ret,,mcil a , mo
love fun mrdcir nalioual riiiliVm, the g i!;9 ns atari
,,,,1 atrip.'R. The love for that could nev. r be en
firnlv tra-cl from their henrfa. It wan the Hag for
whi'h tlnir f,.tl.crs had foiighl and t.l-d aad ihel '0
.H'llish m il hosti Iiimor they thrmaeWi's hid str.yf n
... rrn'olain on tl- land and tin' . f"f wl 1 h 11
. , i , . 1 ,L., ..ni.U n ,l,
h,, iiriny itistancea tne wrou hi,
i,.al ML.eti shed upon the p'-it 't Mexto-.?
Tlo, Levis .,( the acip'o could n-v.r f,,rgt tho .ml
fl We are indebted, I observed, not to the acts -f the
,na...s of the people, but to the ii.trig.i-. ol a horde f
. . to, lie ana. who to ,ld-
se o-fl. ll iioinoua, nine ,""i i -- . .
,,ce their own pelty. personal Intaresi, a, , fhe.r u.(
,u 0 for the ruin of the count-y. 1 hey dragged that
com trv down, rhat in its inin they migot elevate them
,, lys and make a name in history. And such a name as
the- have made- "" " "" Ar''
Mere politicians .night i"k.: the pres. rtt unsett,.d
ciditionof airi'rs to advance their personal ambition.
This is perl,.,. not 'h-. most con-empt.ble th,u; on.,
could d , hut if .Huh '",s are rade disgustiniily
in'oui'inei I a a tiin" like the present, and unhai.dsou.e
means are mad, us- of to b i.,g about tho desired end,
tl. ..olitician ina'Iy beoorues the object of public anl.
v .' i :..',. I V...I ... l... I... h,,np.t enlini-nts o'
in nd ve' St' ,1 ' 1 lltioa. I ou. o.u -
LVcr. s-i,i!-b and h.ncst man N.rlh and South, when
I any that dV.i.w (Ar mtrr. pnhiicixn, bin honor tl,.- , a
ri iiesutrsuianwho laboa tha'. all can s-e In- hand
Arid Ik Hi t. ann snui mi'i ,Tn a LW " " r
1,1. ow... He is a man wh..4.b.r. Ir the lolar- t. . r
, .,, i... ..... L i ....i- lha broad . xpanse of nor
oi a ' ,. ii- ' -."i" ,. .i..
,!,., I,,,., I. i..'!uncl by no nifer.aer. .....a ... r-"";"
.. ii. b.i.iwi no orii . uo O lu.u, U"
re,.img. ! "-;""'' - ; .H,'.i.ihi..
c .untry to day, who wo'ild be piea.el to build l
upon the nil", ol t P-. t'.rt of eur people m.ki
se ve. weaiuav u .pr' ".' -'. k'-r -.
j . .i .. ..... ... ...... K,.r,.dea-t ove, .in.-
P"-8'-- ".' I . .V,: .11 h..re a
Iftiid tiUf. " mi li" ni- r' ii' : t iuiw,
g-tieroiuyaiidpati,," I people. , . . .,.,
1 hel 'ere I . t 111" .u -is in i'.,' " -
,,-.uldl.:. uunwb.d. Im ., A" - coin" irrm. c... .
r.-in upon n entire section ot our counin. ini yv"-
. .. ...i. ,1, i.,.w,f-.l it'dil-ree of tiler le.i'l
.have made a jr..( iniatak . 1 hey are now in their
...n. eonviheed that such ia .he case, but it is a.king
l i in mav at. once. "I was mistaken in
lhai e.us. to which I hare der.-ted my lif ', the It''""'
ehiidren, and euibar.ea ana i"v '"
.g ,.f public sentiment must be gradual, it willmre
To, in time. The country i tired of civil "ar-ii
in o-y. r occur .gain among us i ne .-'"" '-
avelv. hut in a mistaken cause, i no -"'i'i
I u.l : n .o'y and gi.niouslr for the presai va'in o: ,oi, .
c -non o . ountry.and Hie estaonsnmeni u.. (.e.
the g. ,i pri. ciole thai a lieo people can 'U e mem
- in, ,- a reput. h n b-riu o' gorei nra. ut. Il,al.gi et
.,' ,-i. il an '. ,i igiou. lib.-rty so long ao.1 e.irn
i. st.dhy Ihe thr,-n-s of Kn'rope, ny whom the
u n ol 'our helored country has always been
I I looked lorwaid lo with the d 'epest anxiet-.i
..-' a ichor of hope 'I'Uir last hope his been
. n ti -a th'm by the succsslul termination "f
; an I t'lrcnes begin to totter, and ere long thoso
', h of a tyia.it'. p,-er, and a groining
.. ..,,....:... .ml i.i'i will have forever d ..-
ou the lace ol -f the g en a,th, and fr-e
i, .us, hiifht wings will .pread th-ir protecting
1 fanny .-mil s over the whole -a, ill ; open lhe
... n .lo.oa and let the oppressed go frro, carry-
and I'ladness everywhere to all
... i -.. t ...
A -I in this , .ne,ction. my. Iclto.y ciiiz.eus, . ,.-, ...
ii r s, in ,. I'W word., iht deep aeuie id graUt.de and
H'leii o.i I.f eur u ble monarchy which ha don. so
, ooiwi inlandii? he' inieieata 'ay in another dim
non to aid and ass's: our dear c.uniry during her d u
ii ml t-rriol- 'lavs of slruggl and trial, and to encourage
hi ir oi" in-' n -t h"'y etfio't" to perpetuate the instita
ti ., ha- i 'll ilo .l bv our lathers I believe It ,1 nil '
ne.e-sry form,' l add that I ailu 'e to Ehgland. To
n-i-how'd -plv a -we indebted I What a sati.'action
we ow- lor I YY!o but she must we thank, that eur
c.oiiioc- - lush swept f-onsrlri seas, and lb-mauds
i ctj.-ns ii t. ruin to whom but her rhall we
.xiei'il "U- ihsaks It the many insults so generously
-If .,, d to lhe btituci we light tor, at a time when w.
were oower'esa to resent t And whom else shall we
eir.lit ihe influen-e which has caused tt.edaageri.ua an4
eon.einpiitile aeiiliiin .its ol a wonai clii -al loria of goyern
trnt to t'coate s i wide spread through a portien of our
e. imiiv 1 A .senii n-nt who.e parent i the bondage of a
o.ople, and whose only legitimate anal successful result
can b th" ruin of nur eouiinoa ceuniry. Knglaod, thoo
paiagoii of p. ide .",1 ee'tlshnrsa, how would'sl lbu base
vvepl f-r jv "vc lh" fulnluient of thy prediciiom and
the shaticed lrai;iiiiits of a once happy country.
Thepo'i yiifkngl.nd has always been contemptibly
eltisl, and unprincipled, and her .jealousy of a republ oao
lorinol goyeruinent very apparent. This it was that
caused her to pursue with a belli. h purpose of Ten
geanee the nigh ie.t Intellect and pure a heart as th.
world ever saw at the head of a nation. This it was th.t
caused Napeleon Uonepjri- to dra; net a mia.T.ble ex
itence upon a o-ne ba. ien isl and die a wretched and
ohscuro ,..th-cru' Mv sepaialed from all he held most
dear. T ia it was h.' caused fmr but recently to enuo
, i,t,. the s Ihsti pulley i' her Anaet icaw provinces that
they ...u t protect themielve, unaided by: th or mother
'Kn!:'uiid ba in cyr. way wronged the South since
the eoniuie.'ic-meiit o' lh" war. v i. Irt pretending to
he.-friend, she has , I h-r n, ruo.Untial benefit,
hut i,- siniplv u.e I n.o r -ad-l friendship to r.b and
ruin her. hug and had no in e-st in the Soulh, she h.d
,. i the North, h-r -de-uest .v.lh-s were to enr.eb
heise'l and hssi.., on thy ruin of our land. e n
,,bhed tiieSiniih and swept our commerce I om th.seas,
all shad we n -i unite aeamat her T Mie caniiov
.land a uni'. d N'-itb and Miuih.
I 'ong to s e some ...equal- punishment meted out to
Knglaod, hor c ecu swept t".iu the seas, h-r power
,V,,r,.yed, anl 1,-r ibrone ..yerlut'ed. It "'' doer
And 1 --ay Hod, I may lire to we the day , and to Be a
nartv to it nivs."ll. . ,
I Oi.serye that the desire is to witness the. enf-rcement
ofthe Monioo doctrine, in the iim.diaie expulsion of
M'lxiiuilian Iron. Mexico, i gaining strength day by day
North aad Soulh, ll i b, emiiing a r.i popular Idea,
but 1 b g leave to aav, 1 think il is very imoolitio It
would be the most unwise policy in the w..r d to inter
fere wilh Matimi'ian. Maximilian is a .mall ootatoe. -He
isof noparttcu ar account. II ; is a dead failure, an
fill experiment, a contingent remainder. wit-n
the contingencr b'-vond the shadow of a c..nt.nencT im
poisibl,.. He could only be a succej upon the t.i. ot
eoiintty. The cun will nit be ruined, and Maximilian
will go home to his inoiher He i aunply an inslgnitl
cint excresenee npon the g'ori.nis and lh iving tree ot
liberty, and b will anon lall to the eatlh of hi. own
weight an pass into a rapid and mo. iled oblivion. But.
if e endeavor toenlorre llm M nroo deetrioe during
. . . :...i i.ii.n ,.r .'. ir w o Ii a 1 1 h .e no I
me pre aeoi pxcii '-',",', " - .
only France an.l Lngland. but al. the diafl -cted in our
own land to cont-nd against. We cannot unite Ihe South
wilh us against M axontliiin. Hut ignoi teg him in the
future as we a'wavs have done in tlin past, wu can cause
every bvart in tins land to belt. a. one in a contest
against Kngland, our country's oldest, f..'(er.,.l enemy. .
Wi'h regard ',- the neg-o I wi-h to asy a fw wori.
By the pr.clamath-n of our lat . great and good Presi
sident, iiuiii Lisooi.m,. who.e rec -nt inu d-rby the
hand of a cow. rdly assassin ha appal ed our land, the
negro is invi" Iree. The proclaim ion will be law, .ml
in a short time, will be ralilie.l br the goyerniuent ot
every slave Stat. This wills'ay the worm that has oeua
.na'wing slowly at the very root of the tree of liberty
and Union. Throwing ihe int. rest ol ihe negro out of
ouestion, this change will bo lor the to netlt "I the eouu
try and even of the slave owners (b, m-elvee, sinco they
can de mo: e pi etit.ble bu.-innn by lining the n-gr
thau by owning hi .-. This .uestin will work .t.r' oui
in tiino. , m
Willi regard to the question of reorganizing lhe Mate
enyerriments of tho Soiiili, I cat, say but Intl.. I hop.
. . . . ....... ..... . .., ,, ,,i en i s ra or s an lie,.
Ill a rtlior l lime 1 1 ' sen i in- . f.-. -
.. i .. . ... ,-..,.:... h i,..v niirsi tn.ir usual
ailU 1 oe e " I ' r . . ,
avocslioos, wnh an able and honest man at the -elm ,H
ch Slate.
In conclusion, fellow riti.-ns and bother seldiera,
would e.ciie your prole anrl aami anon ,.r oU,
noinlry W hat a grMt ,111 I g'ono,n luture lie. o. i.'r..
u. a a firm and .....ted pe pie ! A future which no
land beneall. the bright son in 11, av n .. capable
except our own. W ith natural advantage, '-r harbor.,
, .vers lakeisnd climates, with our magnificent reiourcea
of every descripti. n, wi' li n race that pos.-a .11 ihe e
cellenciesolevor, nature in the world, and with an .r
dent and onfall, ring pairiornui , we combine all tb.i ele
ments of a iingh'V and poweilul nation, l.-t 'i. "'
lhat we wnls, audi'.- Iirst am. n.' the nation of the earth,
and dictate a generous and liberal policy to to,, whole
wo-ld.
The Chairman then paid well merited compliment te
Col. Hra'ger.br referring lo has adi.nni.-lratiuo of a
lairs in It.l-igh .nil WlUe lou.ity and tin- st,.'-eory
reception of his g. nora l course .ince he ha. been ai..n
0!.
Mr.' Bartholomew K. Moore then took the stand. H.
ferred to his rec nttrip to Wilmington to .ee Chief
Ju-iice t base, and its .Ij. ct. He p, ...... red that there
sumption ofnv, I a,.ih"..'y would soon occur. I"ng
his travels of late he had m-t only me man wu..
. c. s.-iou,t. There was no n.cessily for Un-ou Meet
ings W.. are all C, inn men I havo always been .
persistent and consistent l'nion ma... n. thought tha.
he might be rha'g, d iih en milling sin in rur-ing th. .
halders of the i-hclllon, but he felt So much I -j .ic-d on
thij orcasion that he was almost wil iog to I r-ive thrin.
He th, light they had hut fo, lowed the instincts f then
nature, and their coins- wa.s but the natural result ol
their .diiraii'ii. Ilia leirai-ks tend.. I g. o- , a I . '- aeon
ciliatorv course towards soin,' of th" l-ad. rs, whom he
waa witling to b, iog ba. k I. cam" we need their a.a...
tance in bringing thing to rigb's. He wound up by an
appeal for ehai i.v. In the .. ' bM
charily. .
Col. Ile.ton, Supervising P-enl Treasury Agent of
the Department "I No tl, Car,. 'in w... r .lied "ll but did
not r n I.
Mr. L. (,'. Kdwards, of (innv-lle, wa.s then introduced.
He hailed all presvpt troio California Ohb, Maine, and
North (ja'rolioa a Wow-citiiens. II" 'ly.' n'd his poll
tics f'um Webster. L ke hnn he could ifay he knewno
North, South, Kaat -r Wist. Hi heart was large enough
to embrace the who'e Lnion He ijiVp-or pan lot whose
lore for country knows nothing bwynnd his Stale lines. -Like
Mr. Moore he had always been a eon.isteat aid per
ti.tent Union man. When on the electoral ticket of th.
B.ll and Krerctt party, he heard a distinguished man say
. . .l : . fl..A .all
that he owed no allegianoe to .oymiug "- ---
North Carolina, and bad been trying to disrupt th. goT
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