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THE ARM IT SPEAKLNG OtT Ac We continne as rapidlj ; as our space will permit, to rite the proceedings of the meet "WHAT PART HILIi ROSCIUS NEXT ENACT." THE EDITOR OF THE RALEIGH STANDARD IN THREE DIS TINCT CLASSICAL ATTITUDES. , The readers of the llaleigh 'Standard" had a tbe . pleasure of seeing the , editor of that paper on Friday last in three distinct permw, ro giro Fw?-6- atmi attitudes. Defjing the action of the ing. held bj the Regiments of soldier, from . a R thii Bute, for tlis purpose of rebuking the OOIBprMed,Iip,.o5utreield arm, and dastardlr mdTcmenta for an ignoble peace with; otxr ?n inyaders, set on foot by the :KaleithJiStandard,, and its misgtiided .fol - lowers. W also publish to-day the pro- :eeediogs of the C5oa?ention of Delegates from the different Regiments, held at Orange C. H.. Ya., on the 12th inst These prc- ceediuffs are firm, and dig'nifiedand gire eicres-'ioo to the sentiments of-nine-tenths of-the , soldiers of this State Officers and Men. A desperate attempt will be made by the two unsound papers in this city to shew that the Tolce of the "PrlratesVtha men clenched fist, he stood an "Aax defying the sorm." Thuwai posture No. Ji Anon, and almost in the twinkling of an eye, he is seen sitting as Macbeth at the banquet in the palace, and addressing tbe ghost of Ban- ; -,. ' H "Shake not thy gory 'locks at Thou canet not eay did it." . 1 As a candid critio we cannot help making iwo observations just here 1st, Shakspeare is misquoted. ' The true quotation is this : "Thou cans;' not say I diri it: never shake Thy gory locks at me." O.J TIT. . .U.i U.J U. ..i.i.'a. .1.. V..' n1 KmISH npr . month pay" has not been beard, and that the ... T rr , . . .. t. j .t.v. .U ' .A.v guiarly unfortunate for the, writer. When well paid Officers have underUK tp speak , 4. , L 4. ! . . . ... for the Army, inis aiiempt o urc uo foree of a blow, whioh would be otherwise crashing toshf peace onranyterm men, will fail. Noncommissioned officers and privates participated in the primary meetings which amMisted the delegates to the Convention, and those delegates gave utterance in that ghost ambition, in the impulse of his guilty soul, fe added the crime of lying to that of mur der. He said to the Ghost, ; "Thou cans! not cay I $d jt : never shake Thy gory locks at me." ' body .to the .sentiments of, tbe .'constituents whnjiA confidence thev had won. That there ""Tr . - " are V)me dissatisfied privates in the army Mnnnt hA denied. But the - Wonder is that there are so few, when we remember the per severing efforts that have been made by the Raleigb "Standard, and others, tif render them dissatisfied to hold them up as the subjeeta of bad treatment by the Confederate - authorities, and particularly to impress upon the conscripts that they have been torn from their homes and families, the viotims of an arbitrary, un just and unconstitutional law. We repeat the belief that Bine-tenths of tbe army of Nortij Carolina are true to the cause, and will never cry for "peace" until "pe ice" can bo had coupled with tbe independence of the South. I The reader will be struck by the first two sentences of the first resslution adopted by the Convention. Here they are: 1st Resolved,. That our separation from the Northern Government was, from the beginning, intended to be float and eternal.- For this have we suffered and endured much; for this have so many of oar comrades fallen, and for this do we atill Intend to endare all and every ill; nor do we intend that tbe action of any portion of oar peo-. . pie at home shall so. bind our hands as to. make farther resistance on our -part impossible. ' In their opinion- "our separation from the Northern Government was from the begin- ning intended to bejuiaand eternal." "For &"they"hve suffered and endured much," for M "have so many . of their "comrades. faVUn? and "for this do" they "still intend to endure all and every ill ;""nor oo" they intend that the action of any portion of out people at hone, thall to bind" t Ar hands as to stake further resistence on thtir"part im possible". The editor of the "Standard" and all others who are -willing to take something lei than J the independence of the South for the .sake of "peaoe," will see that the -army will take nothing less than independence and , will ' sever throw down their arms, no cutter what may be done "by any portion of cUr people at home." What then will it aval the "Standard" to write lor "peace" on . - - - - - . terms short of independence, when tne men from North Carolina with arms in their hands will never throw them down until "peace" . tnth independence is achieved t Can tbe paltry party oS the "Standard," whioh will still crow mors paltry, add whioh. has no ex istence out of North Carolina, mate a peace -cf the terms of whieb the ; army do not ap- provo t I ' THE PRESS OF NOPTH CAROLINA. If the Press or this State, Religious and Secular, is a fair exponent of the sentiments of the people, we have a right to eonolude that s large majority of them are utterly op-H posed to the proceedings lately set .on foot by the Raleigh Standard," are utterly op posed to any peace whioh contemplates or re quires a re-union with the North, or ' which stops abort of the independence of the "Southern Confederacy. Of the four reli gious papers published inhis State, the "N. C. Presbyterian," tbo 'Church Intelligen cer the ; "Biblical jteeorder,w and the f Christian Advocate," we may set down the three first named as. unmistakably sound and . loyal to Uys Southern caused , ; , " ' Of the twenty sooular papers published in the State the " Wilmington Journal," the Fajettevai Observer," the "State Journ al," the "Raleigh Register," theSpirit of the Age," the Billsboro' Recorder," the Greens- -boro Patriot," the Way of the Worlds" the ?Milton Chronicle," the "Salisbury Watcr- tun," the "Charlotte Bulletin," the West ern Carolinian," the "Iredell Express," the "Winston 8entinel," the "Wadesborough Argus, the "Asheville News,", the "H en derson Times," the "Salem . Press," the "North Carolina Standard," "and thu "Pro greas,7 the seventeen papers first named are aonnd and loyal to the Southern causey and onalterably opposed to any "peace" which 'does not contemplate the independence of With precisely the same amount of truth the editor of the "Standard" disclaims ? hav ing introduced "party spirit" into our affairs. With this. criticism on posture No. 2, we pass on to No. 3, where we behold this ver satile editor in the attitude of James Pits James, with his back against the -rock, and defying Koderio Dhu and his men i "Come one, come all, this rock shall fly, From its firm base as soon as I," W. W. flolden, Esq., as aforesaid. THE STANDARD'S TREASON. The army correspondent of the. Riohmcnd "Dispatch," writing from Orange C. H., thus speaks of' the conduct of the Raleigh "Stan dard" and the disgustitJs giving not only to North Carolina soldiers, but to all who have witnessed their gallantry: in the field and who share in their indignation at tho coo- duct of ofie who his done so muoh to dis grace their State : 1 am informed by a North Carolina officer that meetings have been recently heU io se? eral regi ments in this army fro n that State, with refer ence to tb&coursaof the B&leigb (N. C ) Standard and resolutions denunciatory of the 'editor, and repelling the imputations cast upon them and their State in consequence, have been adopted. The tone of that sheet has been a constant libel upon such men a& the gallant Samseur, Hoke, Line, Daniel, Fender and the brave troops under their command, as well as on the memory of tbe many brave dead from tbe "Old JN ortb State," whose blood consecrate every battle-field of Virginia. Thero are no better troops in this army, I venture io say, than the brigades from Nrth -Carolina with which 1 am acquainted, iuoh was the gal Ian try and lofty bearing of Kamseur, for inftance at Gettysburg, under the most terriflo fire, as to elicit the admiration of all who beheld him. A Veteran brigade formerly Rhodes' about to make a charge, stopped to give him the tribute of three cheers. The impunity with wbieh the Standard has attempted to foment discord in its own State, and to alienate her troops from the common cause, is a forcible iDustration of the lat itude of speech and of the press in the" Confedera cy, and presents a striking contrast to the genius of the Government at Washington ; yet it is be coming the opinion of many, including not a few North Carolinians in the army, that the Standard has abused that liberty to the verge oL aid and comfort to the enemy, and that something more effective should be adopted than resolutions and remonserances. difference that we embrace tbe yoke of bondage. kiss Che hand that smites u?, acknowledge thejuclice of the cause against which we "have rebel ltd,' and thank our persecutors for the punishment Inflict ed, because it was deserved.' Who is prepared for this ? Who t Let him stand forth and declare hia sentiments, nd then let him be sent to Yankee -dom for such a man has no business in the Con federacy. Bat who ii to decide ; the question of reconstruction ? No. They have no voice in the matter; The army must decide that question. How is it boys, ye who have suffered and bled and fought and toiled ye who hare, waded through rivers of blood the blood of your ene mies and your own commingled how is jit? North Carolina veterans who have, living and dead,-brought imperishable nonor to your native State are you in favor of reconstruction ? f . Jteoonstruction is submission, and submission is disgrace, dishonor slavery for the : males prostitution acd infamy for the female of the South. Who will submit T Uy ? None j but cowardi. Wade&boro' Argus. v : " Who is prepared for this ?" y. " Who wiy submit?" Why, has not the Argus seen its question answered 'by this time?; Does it not know that the Editor of the Raleigh Standard will "submit ?" Is it yet to be told that this man has "stood forth, and deolared bis sentiments," and not only so, is strain ing every nerve to inoculate the State fwith the 'sentiment" of courting peaoe with the Yankees at the expense of terms short of the independence of the South Surely the Ai gas knows these things, and must have allu ded to the Standard when it said that he man holding and declaring these "senti ments" should be sent to Yankee Doodle! We can tell the Argus that if Sam. Christian does not beat Mr. Ashe, jit will not be for the want of earnest sympathy and .exertions (se cret, most probably,) of the Editor of the Standard. or professed to govern the county meetings, - law- . ... - - i-i . s.. ih. n.nh i it anhM eim tn imnlff AfiniursuDOD tOW UIUVU wv. ww. f -j I . . . whole DeoDle of -North Carolina : but after a ois cuision .. of this point,, participated in by Lieut. Hill, Capt. Bird and Col Garrett, the Conven tion refused to strike out this part of the resolu- . On the 7th resolution, as reported by the com- UJilLW, C. rlilttu umswaiyit .aivcy w : v.s.. the - resolutions did not imolv censure of the Confederate Government, and, even'granting that it did, t nether it was proper that any scun oniDion should be exoressed bv tbe meetih&r. "All seemed to agree that North Carolina had been badly; treated by the Confederate Government, but the general expression . of the meeting was that this was no time for public " resolutions of this sort, and finally & sabatitute -'was? onerea which ignored the whole subject of censure upon the Confederate authorities. v The principal speak ers on this point were Col. Garrett, Lieut: UaU, of the 6th N. C, Col. Bennett and Cpt.tBird. A ' committee, consisting of ColsV Garrett, Jones : and Grimes, were appointed to prepare sn address to the people of North Carolina, , ana then the meeting adjourned after ar speech by Capt. Y0rk, in which the; Baleigh VStahdard's" editor was denounced as tla son of Hell," The Tesolation in regard to the "Standard" was passed amidst great applause. The .meeting was not boisterou?, but calm,. quiet and deliberate; seemed to pa fully impressed witn xue imporiaoce ox lue oujoct wurcn - iiac drawn them together. I send herewith j the re solutions of the convention. ' - , Meetings of a similar character have alio been held io all tho regiments by the officers and men. course pursued by the Baleigh (N.. O ) 'Siah'd- ard " refaiive to our exis .ing national difficulties a course tnat nas losterea a spirit oi -aesertron in the army and produced many croakers al borne therefore, r- ' i n .i i . m- . i ... esoiveu, xna.pve nearuij Mapprovo cf iheno. great struggl6 forjbo indepcriJcnco of our coUu! Baeolved, That ja c?py of tUpso Druceprfir, Beaolred, That the political "sentiment enun- sent to tho '''R ileigh Bogisteriand that alt pHtin in North Carolina favorable to) the obiMCt i, VL J be requested to coy.- 1 . ; The names tefL'jeut P O Cfleton and'S.o-.. then North Cn: W B Smith were th Convention of held at Orange C. ly elected. There being n. iother basinds, on motfoi r, Una Tro jus irt v. II , and triev were unnr in,.. . fc ) W. B. SM Thoma.8 P. MoIllot, Sacretary . TH, Chairman. elated by the Standard, and all who sympathize with its policy, whether dictated by a wounded spirit of disappointed ambition, aa opposition to the present administration, or a sympatny. wun those who seek our destruction, meet our most de-i cided condemnation, as being traitorous in prin ciple, ruinous in their practical effects and rtliect iner alike upon tbe character 'of North Carolina and the heroic conduct of her gallant tons ia the J meeting djoufned. fle4d, Besolved. That he who, tn Idea hour of our country's greatest need, sows the seed of discord and strife among, those who should be united as a .band of brethren against a common, powerful and insidious foe, is an enemy to us and to our Consiitutional rights, whatever may be his pro testations to the contrary. B&olyed, That' we, Sons of Nortb Carolina and soldiers of tne Confederato army, th? name of our Bevolutionarv prestige : in the.name of all that freemen hold dear, and by the memory of the I iirant, an j in wnicu movociine ajofttion of I set of resolutions. ' ' r whose blood has hallowed the battle-fields of this I 'thi motion to adopt At a meeting of; tbe ohlcers N. C. Troops, Aug. 10, 18G3, mouon or Col. .Oiirrett. Uapt called to tho Ohairl and Lieut. quested to act as Secretary; I ha l!hmr on la h miAn I : l linrr'alt ).t .1.1. J " ' s.. . SJ". ' ssrva. - u Ml I IJ h ksJ LllU lit. objvet of tho meciiingj, which jhe did id a upeecii teeming -With eloquence and full of pattjidUc sen. a afidmenbf the mi.. pttMr Uamn. rv.. - iin Brookfieict ' A.C. Trotmanre. t AN INFURIATED EDITOR. We really think a strlight-jaoket should be got ready for the editor of the Raleigh "Standard." He has gone "clean daft," as any one. must be convinced who will read the annexed paragraph in his last paper. The storm of indignation -whioh his oon'due t has raised in and out of the State, has thrown what brains he had into pi : . The toothless old viper who" distils his venom through the columns of ;tha Baleigh Register I ptUed resolutions in regard to securing an early lira men not iw lntlm.ro. in Ytt t.tnna lhaf h. ' 1. 1 . . - - " . - peace, Jioa oDjecung'iotne eatorcement oi the A HELLISH OUTBAGjS BY YANKEES. By a leter which reached this city yesterday from Wetzel county, VL-ginia, we Jearn the par ticulars of a most revolting outrage-committed by some Yankee flends upon the person of the wife of ilr. L. S. Hall, member of the State Legislature from Wetzal, and one of the first advocates of se cession in hig section. , i . Mrs. Hall, had her clothing tied over her Bead, and in that condition she was thrust into the street of New Marketville, her husband's place of resi dence. Keport says that an outrage, to which death is preferable, was perpetrated upon her 'per son. The Yankee "hell hounds afterwards burned down Mr. Hall's out houses, and ransacked his It is with the perpetrators of such deeds as those above recorded that the Holden peace meetings desire again to' Jbrm an Union ! Andt is of men so acting the role of wpre than devils that the "eminent lawyer" and re-oonstruotionist, . who, when he pleases, presides over the editorial department of the Raleigh "Standard," speaks of as men who have been "slandered," and hajo behaved better on Southern soil than Southern Sol? diers? ... . ' .. ' ' ' V.-- We, to day announce Tnos. S. Ashe, a Candi- 1 r . i . , i . atu) lorre-eitxuoa io Vyunress, ana it is our amy and pleasure to state that be is no reconstructionist. We believe him to a pure, honest uorisht. faithful, industrious, incorruptible man, conscientious and fearless, and that, if elected, the interests of his con stituents and tbe Confederacy will be in safe handi. Wadesborro Argus. ' '. There is' no more true and soutid. man in the Confederaoy than Thomas Ashe, and we fervently hope he may be re-elected - FASTING AND PRAYER Friday next is.the day set apart by Presi dent Pa vis as one of fasting and prayer. THE VOICE OF THE ARMY ! PBOGEEDINGS 0F"tHE CONVENTION OF NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS, j 'Tha special correspondent of the Richmond Enqyirer glve3 the following account of the pro ceedings of the Convention of North Carolina Troops, held at Orange C, H. Va., Aug. I2h: .OrIkox, C. H., Aug. 13, 1863: Returning to this -point on yesterday, about 12 o'clock, my ears were greeted with tbei trains of martial music, and I observed alarge assem blage of officers in and about the Cjurt House lot, where the band was discoursing. Repair ing thither I was informed that a convention was about to be held by two delegates from each of the North Carolina regiments, for the purpose of denouncing the conduct of the Baleigh "Standard" and those meetings in the counties in that State which have, in primary -meetings. very distinctly intimates in his last-issue that he would like to see physical ! force used against the Editor, of the Standard. Physical force means mob law. ' Our readers know that we have uni formly ' opposed mob law We should reeard a resort to it in any event as an -aggravation of all the evils now upon hrs '; but we have thousands of friends in and out of the army, who would signally avenge any injury inflicted on us or on our printing establishment. We now eive notice to John W. Syme and John Spelman, and those iwutug jLnuwuH uere who asraciato wun ana endorse them, that we have friends who are bdo- cially prepared for them : and that if thev. or any of their minions dare lift a floger against us their bodies will soon adorn the trees and lamn poets of Ba.eigh. "A word to the wise" &c A toothless viper distilling his venom ! Did anybody but a madman or an idiot ever suppose that a toothless viper could distil its venom? Does'nt - everybody but madmen and fools know that the "venom" of "vi pers," and all poisonous reptiles; is in their teeth or fangs, and when its teeth are out the viper or snake, is harmless 1 ' The editor of the ''Standard' is as unhappy in his com parisons, drawn "from natural history, as in his quotations from the classics. But it will be seen that the Editor i of .the "Standard" his made the neoessary arrangements for having us hung in a certain contingency. He tells us that "he has friends who are'speoial ly prepared" to tuck us up to a "tree or a lamp post." This is really terrible informa tion, and it wastruel in the last degree to impart it to us with such Horrible sudden-, ness. But we have hopes yet that ' we shall weur a milder fate. The editor of the "Standard" will, we are pretty eurebe hung before our' time eomes, and then we shall be transported ith;oy) and so escape hanging. i conscript law because other States have not done their duty fully, -and opposing the payment of the tax in kind because a Virginia tithing man was appointed. The meeting assembled, and the following officers -were appointed to conduct its proceedings:- .;- : ' . v. .lt:.;. OoL. Brian Grymes, 4th N. C, President. auu tug luuuwiug owrewieB ; Prom Stuart's Brigade. Lieut. John J. Jones, 9 A XT r ' . Prom Davis' Brigade. Lieut. C. H. Jones. 55th N.O. . - ;" ; - Prom Hoke's Brigade? Lieut. John Justice, A. D. C. I-tv ... i v j From Line's Brigade. Lieut. C. Carlton, 7th N.C. . .. . - . . . ' - Prom Pettigrew's Brigade. Dr. W. W. Goe tber, 20th N. C. I From Iversoh's Brsgade. Capt. R. Plummer. 12th N. O. From Bamseur's Brigade. Capt J. Jonea,14th n. . . - ? - , From Daniel's Brigade. Capt. T. N. G. Smith, 45tb Ni C. ; i From Scales' Brigade. Lt. Col. John AihtnrA. 36th N. C. ' On motion- of Col. Garrett,- the following Committee was appointed to draft resolutions ex preesivelof tho sene of the meeting; From, Stuart's Brigade, Capt. L. O. Latham, 1st N. 0.; from Davis' Brigade, Lt. T. J. Hadley, 55th N. from Hoke's .Brigade, Lt. L. P. Hill, 6th N. C; from Lane's Brigade, Lt J. D. Baring, 18th N. C; from Pettigrew'a Brigade. Capt B H. Singletary, 4th N. C; from Iver- son's ISngaderUol. Thomas M. Garrett. 5th N. C: C T) l r2 . n 9 iFuio Miuieuri ongaae, japi. jonn U. liorman, 2d NiC; from Daniel's Brigade, Lt. Col. Cowans 32d.N. D ; from Scales' Brigade, Dr. J; F.Miller. 34th N,.C, committee. - An adjournment was then had until three o'clock. ; ; ; ; - : On the reassembliSer of the ConvAntfnn ni Cox, of the' 4th N. a, delivered, In response to call, an eloquent acd patriotic address ; after which Col. Garrett, the ohaiiman of the com msttee on Resolutions, reported .the following Udt flf 1?aaAlri. LI U . . . .O - v' miu, ituwu wwe auoptea unani mously, js discussion springing up only on two of them. Capt. ;Bird objected to tho recital of the reasons, in the 4th resolution, which governed I send : along, wtyh this- the proceedings,! of the 54th, as a specimen of the teehngs of the men on this subject. 1 v The meeting cannot but result ing )od. All tbe speakers seemed to take the ground that the peo- pie at noma wno were gemng up inese ipeeings were the men who do not want to come out under the proclamation of the President calling for the forty to forty-five men. ! ; . jj Jv. RESOLDTIOlf S AS ADOPTED BT THE COSTSSTIOX. 1st. Resolved, That our separation from th&North. era Government was, from the beginning, intended to be final and eternal. For this have we suffered and endured so much; for this have so m&ny of .our i com rades fallen, and for this do we still intend to endure all and every ill; nor do we intend that the action of any portion of oar people. at home shall so bind our hands as to make further resistance on oar part im possible. TUatjre are dily confirmed in oar determin ation by the unnatural teachings of the Northern press, by the insane and fanatical acts of the Northern peo ple, by the inhuman and unprincipled acts of the Northern Government, the crowning one of whioh is shown in the late proclamation of Lincoln; threaten ing retaliation on our soldiery for our treatment of slaves found in insurrection, and by the innumerable acts of j savage barbarity of the Northern soldiery in every part of our land. . ' j 2d. Resolved, That earnestly as we desire peace and long for a return of its blessings, : we do utterly repu diate all acts of persons or authorities tending to a peaoe Upon the basis of reconstruction or submission ; and that, while we are and nave always been, anxious for an honorable settlement of onr difficulties, the agU tation of the subject on any other terms than our per feet independence of Northern rale is in the highest degree incompatible with the honor and interests of .he good people of North Carolina. Nor can we com prehend the base feeling that, would return te the em braces of an enemy who has carried on a war of inva sion acralnst ds for more than two years, coupled with every savage infliction which her has had the -power to impose, culminating in the employment of our slaves and the free negroes of the North to murder oar citixens and oppose as in honorable combat as soldiers. . - 1 : .".v ...- ' , . 3d. Besolved, That whilt the Boldiers are fighting, suffering and dying for our independence, it is wrong that tueir friends at home should be continually 'dam pening their ardor, casting a chill and glooui on their hopes, andjunnerving them for tb4.cont.8t by untime ly repiningsand base leanings toward submission; that we wbald be untrue to bur principles, untrue to our wives? and ehildren, who would be the greatest sufferers by submiision, untrue to our noble dead, un. Confederacy and untrme to the cue of freedom; naw to submit to .the domination of such -as rufo the Sorth--ern people, and that we fear their rale more than their wrath.- ' - U. 4th Resolved, That we have learned with deep mor tification and regret, that several meetings have beon held in; North Carolina, in which resolution j have been adopted' deolaring opposition to the farther en. forcement ef the conscript law in our State; that we cannot regard such action, taken by a portion of oar people.in any other light than as favoring the.cause of oar enemies with whom we are contending, and ia this point of view as disloyal, ahd to ns, who have been relying upon those at home for support and sympathy, as treacherous in the extreme; that we cannot regard the appointment of an obnoxious tithing mUn, or the failure of tho other States to'do tbeir duty patriotical ly, as any excuse tor North Carolinians to refuse to perform theirs in any respect; that the alleging such an excuse shows that they, do not plead any inability to comply with the requirement of the law, bat that it is a species of canting hypocrisy, employed by those who desire to escape the dangers and hardships of the war.'-' - '' - . i . .' 5 th. Resolved, That the course of the Raleigh "Standard" and its supporters in North Carolina, in encouraging this spirit among oar people, meets with our unqualified condemnation, ; and we denounce the statement of the Editor of that paper, that his coarse, is approved by a large number 'of the troops from North Carolina, as utterly false, and that for the fair fame of North Carolina, we sincerely hope that no such statement will be reiterated. 6th. Resolved, That in a straggle of. the character in which we are engaged,' involving as it does the preservation or destruction pf all our rights as freemen, the freedom of the press does not demand that any. sentiments, however treasonable, maybe uttered with impunity; that thi3 inestim'able right in every-well regulated government is, and . should be restricted within such limits as to forbid this; and if it should be found that true patriotism in JSorth Carolina had so far lost its hold upon the minds and hearts of her peo ple as to be anablt to check the course of the "Standard" and other papers which are giving utterance te such sentiments, then the public authorities; would be re creant to the cause of the country if they should fail to. take measures for their' suppression. : 7th. Resolved, That we heartily approve)! the noble and patriotic course of Gov. Vance in the straggle for ourlndependence;that we are willing to entrust the hon or and integrity of our State Jn his hands, and that we are confident he will not betray bis trast. -- 8th. Resolved, That while the resolutions adopted show truly the sentiments of the Convention upon all the points embraced in them, inasmuch as it ia impos sible in this form to embody all tiat the Convention and those whom they represent, desire should be said to' the people of our State, with the arguments and considerations whioh- might be i brought forward to sustain them, the President of the Convention be' au thorised to appoint a committee of three gentlemen of the Convention, who ehall be entrusted with the pre paration and publication of an address-; to the people of the State, specially, appealing- to the good and the patriotio to rise in their might and pat down themall (as we believe,)' bat treasonable faction in their midst, whose machinations we have more trouble to resist than thftiwtvar of our enemies: . h i - .- , MEETING OF NO B TH C ABOLIN A TBOOPSNEAB ORANGE CT.f HOUSE, ' AUGUST 8th, 1863. !- At meeting of the members of the "34th regi. ment North Carolina troops, held this day, On motion, Col Wm Lawrence was called to devolution, here enter our solemn protest against any policy other 'than tnat which claims and de mands the recognition oi our independence) and tne nrm estapiisnmeub our, separate national- Besolvedr That we bave confidence in tbe abil ity of our beloved President, 'Jefferson Davis, and wqrtny commander oi tne j Army oi -jNortnern Virgiiija, Gan,,Bobert E. Lee, and under them. with the blessings of Go we pledge renewed de votion to our cause, and will contend with una bated energy and zeal for those principles of self government so Ide'arly prized by every; lover of Constit'itional Liberty, believing that the Defen der of the Bight and the Avenger of the injured and oppressed Will soon or 'ate voucosafe to us tbe blessings of an honorable Jreace. - Besolved, That tbe meeting appoint two dele gates to meet in general Convention to confer together as to the best, means of subdaing a spirit of disaffection at home, and . promoting harmony of action, a unity of purpose and in securing the just and precious reward of tao3e who nobly and valiantly contend for their Constitutional Bights. ' . Besolved, That these resolutions and the pro ceedings of this meeting, be published in alLNorth Carolina papers friendly to their object, and also in the Eichmond "Enquirer." , Delegat8s,-&urgeo'n John F. Millerand Captain John A. Boberts. j - The meeting then adjourned. " " . V Wm. LA WBENCE, Chairman. it0'?- ISec'retaries. KMJSixJ. . X. iU TV CLiLi. J Camp nb iha motion to aduDt the resolalirri ed in a brief speecnj by Capt. Binj; Robinson, anj they wero adopted.). Tney are aJ follows : . Besolved. That " we have learned , with rejrot and mortificiitfon, tbnt sdveral metint citizem have beei held in North GHha,ln whieli resolutions ba,ve beqn adopted declarinff opposition to tbefurthar enforcement of tbe conscript law ia our btate thatwe cannot red a 'd ouch action taken by a portbo of our people, in any other light than tba,t of favoring the taute of out foe mies. wiih whom wa are now contendioe. and in this point of view-, as disloyal, arid to us who have bfen . relying on thbse at home for 'support nud sympathy as .treacherous in the xtreme -that we qannoi regard. me appointment 0l an ODncxioui tything man, or the failure of ttje other States to do their duty patriotically, .aa; anv excuse for North .Carolinians to refuse to berform theira in any '.respect that 'the alleging; such an excusf shows that they do not plead. anytinability to corn ply 'with; tbeYequiremcnts of the law, but that it is a species of canting hypoendy, employed bv those who dosire to 'escape the dangers and bard- snips oi war. .! .. I . . Resolved,'. That tlje cjourse of tho Bileigh tt in -dard and a fqw othoir papers in North Ciolina, in encouraging this spirit among olar paop'e, me: with our unqualineifdisapprovaland wedenounci the statement of the Editor of thkt paper, tb4,bii course 18 approved ' by a large mjority of tns troops from North Carolina as entirely filso -vind that for the fair fume and repijiUtion of Nurtli Carolina, we hopa that no such siaternent will be, reiterated. ' . j On motion tba Chair, was authorized .to appoint two deloijates to attend a mpfltihir to be held at Orange Courthouaoon the I2thj inst to express ar BaPiiun Biter, Va., I. Urange Courthouse. on the 12thj inst to expr August 8, 1863. j the sentiments of the North Carolina Troop At a meeting of the officers and men of the 1st N. C. Begiment, of which, by motion of.CapU. Beall, Col, W. W. Kirklaud was .appointed. iJhairman .'.'', " . By motion of Capt.' J. O Blackburn the fol lowing officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the .Begiment were appointed to draft resolution) for tho consideration of the meeting-: ,! E A Welfare, Private Co A; B S Brown, Pri vate Co G; J H-LinbsKjk, Sergeant Co E!; 0 M Lasley, Sergeant Co D; B A Stratford, C'rpornI Co 11; H W Bierson, Sergeant Co E; Capt J F Bdall, Co A; Cpt J C Blackburn, Co G; A Jiing. Sergeant Co H; Giles Wbitaker, Private Co I; J Al Gray, Private Co L; At W J Foy, Sergt Co C; Capt J W Beard, Oj F. The committae presented the following resolu tions, which were passed without a dissenting voice ; 1. That we, as citizens and soldiers of Nor tb Carolina, have read .with regret and indignation the issues of the Baleigh Standard, in which re construction and submission were counselled, and gladly use this public means of expressing our un qualified opposition to such views, and pronounc ing the same fit only to be uttered by a traitor and lory. . . 2. We would earnestly call upon our relation? and friends at home to Uie every effort to return to our ranks those of our comrades who, from misguided influences, nave deserted their posts. We know of no surer mothod of putting a stop to this most injurious practice than that of a. tho rough expression of public, opinion against-the same. ; 3. Desiring peape, but willing to accept it only upon the acknowledgment of our national inde pendence, we call upon cur friends at home t6 give a cordial and hearty support to a vigorous prose cution of the war, being well satisfied that any manifestation'of lukewarmness or desire for peace upon any other terms than the abovd will encour age the enemy in the hope of oUr ultimate subju gation, and prolong'indefioitely the war, which we desire should be brought to a speedy and hon orable end. . ' , 4. We denounce with scorn all persons, if there be any such in North Carolina, who wiiih to s$a a reconstruction of the old Union.' Such senti ments can only be entertained by cowards and slaves, who nave skulked the dangers and hard ships of the war, and we diatinctlyjtn noun ce that we are unwilling to submit 'to any such degrading terms.'-1.- '; "" ' ' f".. 5. That these resolutions be sent to all of the Richmond papers the Baleigh "S.ate Journal" and the Fayetteville K)brerver," with the request that all the other papers ot the State, except toe "Stan- in regard to the. recent ''Union muatinirs" held! In- ifhia State. Col. Thomas SirGarrett and Captain. Benjamin Robinson! were appinteJ, nnd on mo tion the meeting adjouVned. j . ' J. BRUOKFIELD, Captain 5th N. itV; j Troopsj, rresidont. A. C. TR0TMAN,.Lieut. 5th N.j C. T., Soc'c.' ; Camp nkar OaAaK jC. II , Va., v 1 : I . ! August lO.n 1863. - At public s meeting held this) day in the 33d Regiment N. C. Troops, tho Commute a appointed to dratt resolutions 0xpres&ive ef tbe sense of tho meeting, do report aji follows : Resolved. 1st. That' we have witnessed with pro found indignation the courso pursued by tbe Rt- leigu C3iandard-anq a tew otrr pa pers in our 1 Stats in reference to; our existing jaffnirs, and that . ,the sentiments enunciated by thosi journals are in tbe highest degree treasonable, inviting as they receive an altnoet unanimous repudiation by cur soldiers in the fleld.f . f Reaolved 2i, Toat speaking lot ourselves wa can recognize no settlement of our difJcullLos up on any other basils thjn the full and complies re cognition of dur nationality and indeperidenof, and that we hereby pledge anew 'our iivoi, our fortunos and our sacred honors" ! r defence ot our -right?, our homes arid our facnjly altars. Besolved 3d, That if actuated ly no other nor stronger motives, the blood of otrr. Sta o troops tha shed, bhould have consecrated the cmiie in hearts of every irue Son of North Carolina Besolved 4th, Thai we recommend tbe appoint menfby. election of two delagates 'from eaca R?z iment to a general convention of N, C. Triops in iue army ot roriDern v lrginia i abgve indicated, and for the further suiting as to the best means of suppressing thodis loyalty and tor y ism at heme Priv Divid BraSwbll,; Sargt James File, . " James Lane; ' Robert Hlntyn, ; '? , L S'GibM,- Priv A L Murdock, Sorgt N B Topping, V i A Butner, " Taylor, Lieut H P'Lycfi.l Capt VV J.Callais. Co h' A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. T. K.1 Beported Besiqnatiok or Gks. Pjmce J-Col. .Thornton, of Mississippi,5 who h4sjust arrived at Columbia, S. C, from Arkansas; proiouncei tba story of Major General 6;er lib a Piice's resigna tion untrue. " Gen. Price, whorl he loft Arkausas, dard" and ''Progress," be requested to publish the ! was on -White river with his' division. same. ' Col. W. W. KIBKLAND, Chm'p. Capt. J. F. Beall, ). , . Capt. J. W. Bearo, I Secretaries. Priv: E. A. Welfare, J PROCEEDINGS OF A MEETING OP THE , 7th REGIMENT N. C. TROOPS HELD . AT THEIR CAMP NEAR ORANGE CT. HOUSE, Va., ON THE Iutu OF AUGUST, 1863. I ' .- ,' The'meeting was organized by calling Sergt W B Smith, bf Co I, to the Chair. Lieut . Thos P Mollqy, Co D, was requested to act as Secretary. r.X1 - xno Chairman alter stating tre object of the meeting, appointed the following committee to draft resolutions :. : . - . , Lieut P C Carleton, Co A, Iredell Count v ..Liu oi. quince, . - ixw iianover Priv J O Miller, f" A, Alexander ' . " Dan'l P Boger, 1" f B, Cabarrus Crp J W Davidson, K D, Mecklenburg Sgt Geo W Baines, , E, Nash " S K Ayers, ; "if F, Rowan " ' W J Herndon, G. Chatham Crp D L Alexander, " H, Cabarrus " Jas G Knox, " ! I, Iredell Pr TyrreU Burgess, K, Alexander The Committee -reported the followieg resolu tions whicn were unanimously adopted: xtesoived, That we have witnessed wun pro- " il ti .it (( f 1ST QF LPTfEKS UCMAI.MNG Ur called for in thej Raleigh s Post Office, Angat tm A A - ml 'i i 1 - A u.ksot. xuo posiazo on aaverusea lenors i iwu cents each c Anderson,' Miss Maria Alman, Green D Almond, BF Adams, Arthur Brown, W f Bartholomew, Miss Lucy Bliss, J vy;; - ;v Boyle, Miss Mary 'Bargin, Lt JBv Brunette, Capt -Byron; M A Bell, Robert Bryan, John S Craig 3, Miss M S Creech, Miss Elixa Olddfelier, DC : Cobb, Dr Kiohard Cawthon, A L Crocker, A S Crocker, C A- i preside over the meeting and Lieut Jas C Todd i found indhrnation thecourse pursued by the Edi and Sergt Major Geo "A At well were appointed vtor of the Baleieh Standard'1 in reference to .iBoraHnsb . ,- r.j-'.--1- Ir .'v..-'- : The Chairman, CoL Lawrence, explained toe object of the meeting, and a committee of Sur geon John F Jliller, Lieut Thos C Hal torn, C ?rp Hamilton iCoonce, Co A; Sergt ID -N Ham nek, Co B: Corp A DFlack, Co C; Saret Joel Cor- riher,Co D; Private Benj F Carpenter, Co E; Aieut Jacoo uogue, fjo Jt; iJergt Uhas B Xodd, Co G: Lieut Wm McMittai. 0 H: 'Lieut Thoa P Bhillips, Co I; Corp M E Beevds, Ca K, were appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the aense ottne meeting. ; ::; ;. ! : -.ss.-:. The Committee then retired." and reported through their Chairman, Sutgoon Jnd F; Miller, the following resolutions; which were unanimous ly adopted: - - -'', :' -. . ;; ". -'-.' -V; ': Whereas, we have heard. with painful regret and mortiflcatibn that there exists in North Ciro lio a small party whose political sentiments are at variance with every principle -of Southern "Bights, derogatory alike to the'patriotism of our noble'old State and the gallantry of her brave and chivalrous sons, nd, -whereaj, we have also wit nessed with, eqnal regret and Indignation tho Baleigh Standard" in reierence to our f xisting affairstjBindthat the sentiments enunciat ed by thu Journal are in ins nxgnesi aegrae trea- OUBUIB" mwnnm, l . moj . iwono, iu. Bl III UK b unanimous repudiation by our soldiers in the field. - . . - ;. ;i, ; '):: ;- v.- ..v. Besolved, That we as goldiert of North Caroli na, who have endured the hardships and faced the dangers or tne; war, can recognize no settlement of our present difficulties upon- any othr-basia .1. t.'L r..lt J - i - i f ' hunu uia mil auu complete recognition oi our na tionality and independence, and that we hereby pledge anew "our Jives, our fortunes ahd bur a-cred-honorM in deience of our rights, our homes. aod our family altara. ; -r ', . Resolved, That if actuated' by no- other or stronger-motive, tho blood that our State troops shed, should have ; consecrated the cause in .the hearts of all true sons of North Carolina., Besolved. That we farther commend the ap pointment, by election, of one commissioned oifl- cer and one enlisted man from this Reziment to attend a General Convention of North Carolina Troops in tho army of Northern Viririnla. to be h!d at Qraoga Court Houe, Aug. 12, 1863. Jones, Abbrey J , Jeffreys, Vfm Johnston. Wm ; ' Lander, Slmuel Lee, Rebt J D ; ( Lucas, George ' Lucas, Fraalino " .Malone, Edmund ; I Mannell,. Miss Nancy Marshall, Nannie McDonald; Mrs Lucy Montagaei Miss it M MoNe'al, Malcotn , MoDafSe, Mr D K MoRae, Lt T K Marsh, Cat Joseph A .Ince,jW M I : Newbj, mil -Powell' Mist Julia T? ; ' Procter, A bttJorn Perry, Mrs! Caty . Paoh RTj -Rait,. Thomas M ' Raseell, MUs M' Rees, Mrs Perine P-enongh, David Saunders, B T I, Strain, Thos .' Singleton, p W ? Sharp, Geo! IShaw, Wm!A 5 Safert, D i . Steed, B Y, Spruill. Joseph Soathgate, Mrs Marth Soowaen. F O , , Shirle, JL . Sammers, J II ;! Smithy Gaston I Todd, James Tait, Capt Robert . Thompson, WD' Thompson, jC Thomas J G William, Hardy WUIiaini, Miss Mary Williams, Mrs Msrla B Williams, D'W Woodleif.BW Woods, As!. Woo,. Fr&ncli OEO. TJ COOKE, P4 M. i 1 !: " - n I-' i . i rpHE NORTH ClROtlXA AND VIB-, , "JL ginia Christian Confarenoe, wilt mset persaaat to adjournment - with the Church of ion proriasts Graham, N. C vu IVEDSKSDAT before the secoa Crawford. 'TBI Crause, Hiram If '-1 Clifton, N ,f ; Crawford, E C Collins.' James J - Cox. W A ' 2 Cawtoo, Bettie A Crawford, Miss Eleaner Candle, John J - Duncan. R A . Day, W E ! . V - , Ellis, B F I- s - Edward,' Miss Susan Felton, Adeline . . - MJathrie.CC Griffin, Jas B Green," Joseph . ,. ' Graves, Capt WU " Hecnis, H R ! ' Harrison, J J j ? -Hampton, James . "j Hill, Mrs N C 1 1 Haskell, Maj All llicks, Kedin . Hartley, Jno Hobby, Simon Howard, Morven . ' Harrison, Mrs Emma HorWPra cis Hopkins, John' . '; . Jones, BE S ; i.. - .. i-: :, : ang 17.lt i Sabbath io October. jy23 td. ' WM, .1 L. LOG, Seoretary i
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