Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-11-23
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In compliance with call made bv the No 60
OF Police, number of the citizens
this evening at O'Clock, at Masonic Hall and ,s
organized py the appointment of Col JAMES T M
Secretary. @ AiAAL'
The Chairman in a few remarks stated tho oh;oo.
of the meeting to be the selection Of Delegates ~
present the citizens OF lmington In the Nerth Car
DINA Rall Road Convention to be held in the town
of Greensboro, ON the 28th inst. "~
On motion of Gen. ALEX McRAE, It was
Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting aro;.
Committee Of 20 Gentlemen to represent the citizens Of vii
known their names in Tuesdays Commercials
On motion of P. K. Dickinson, it was
Reoued That this meetng request the Commissioners of
rsd Dollars for deayng the expenses Of the Committee il
that amount should be required
journed + JAS. T. MILLER, Mag. Pol, C6m'n,
E. W. HALL Secretary; 'ts.
DELEGATES The following Gentlemen have
been appointed by Col. MILLER, in accordance with
the first Resolution in the above proceedings:
2. K. DICKINSON, GEORGE DAVIS, O. G. PARSLEY,
ALEX McRAE, A. ]. DERossET, JR, L. H. MARsrEL-
LER, E. B. DUDLEY, F. j. Hill. JAS FULToN, THose
H. WILLIAMS THos. H. WRIGHT, w. A WRIGHT;
MICHAEL RoBBINs JAS. KERR, GEO. R. FRENCH, j.,
BALLARD E. w. HALL, THos LoR1Ne, DUeALD Nc
MILAN. E. KIDDER.
THE FIRST RoLITIcAL LIBEL SUIT-We learn from
the Pittsburg Morning Post that LEoKY HARPER esq,
its able and fearless editor, has been indicted for
libel, by the grand jury of Allegheny county, the
charge of pronouncing the report of Gen. TAYLoR's
speech, delivered in that city last summer, carica
tre. We know ofnothing more reprehensibe than the
institution Of this suit against the Editor Of the Post
1t betrays the bitter and vndetve hostility of the
adherents of Taylorism to the organs of the Democ
racy and their disposition to revive the and
practices of the old sedition law Let them pursue
this if they prefer they will only plunge an
administration already condemned by the people, into
an abyss of popular dislike still more profound.
But anticipate much amusement out of this pros
ecution. Mr.. HARPER will, of course, produce the
best evidence which the nature of the case affords
and that will be the testimony of Gen. TAYLOR j. H.
CLAY, MUD, and such other digntaries of the whig
party as were present on the occasion 1t being a
criminal offence, Mr.. HARPER, should have the pow
to compel the General to attend the trial in per-
son. If not, he will require him to give his depos-
ton 1t is true, the proceedings will present the Chief
Magistrate of the republic in a ridiculous and dis
creditable attitude before the country but Gen TAY-
LoR's friends have chosen this method of indicating
his fame orator, and Mr.. HARPER of course,
will be justified in taking all legal steps necessary to
q defend himself against the charge which he has
been indicted The democracy will stand by him,
and, we hope, supply him with ample means to make
vigorous and effective defence 1t is important to
the public to have the question settled, whether or
not those speeches published in the whig papers,
General TAYLoR's, were genuine forgeries.-
1t is interesting ssge and we hope it will be fair
ly tried.