The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-20
SOUTHERN RIGHTS MEETINGS. !
MrETINC IN SAMPSON.

SOUTHERN RIGHTS MEETINGS. T,
MEETING IN SAMPSON.
According to previous notice, large portion of the
.itizens of Sampson county assembled at the Court
House in Clinton on Tuesday, 18th February. On
motion of w. c. Draughon. DR.: VIM McKoy was ap-
and F. B. Millard were appointed Vice Prcsi-
dents On motion Of T. J. Morisey. A. A. McKoy and
L. F. Carr requested to act as Secretar'es.
The President then appointed T. j. Morisey, Silas
He,r;ne. J. L. Clifton, E. C. Gavin, and VIM Faison
committee to draft preamble aud resolutions for the
consideration of the meeting.
When the committee had retired, there a call
made for the Hon. ]. C. Dobbn. who apologized in
neat and very appropriate by saying that this
was meeting held by the people Of Sampson-that he
did not think that Cumberland should nrude. and that
he much preferred listening to some of old Sampson
L.F. Carr being called upon, responded IN neat.
appropriate, and descriptive manner embracing the Po,
sons occupied by the two great sections OF the United
States.
The committee on resolutions then reported through
their chairman, T. J. Morsey, the following preamble
and resolutions: -,
b.,. G many wears manifested total disregard Tor the
constitutions. rights of The South their unjust ana
interference with the cherished rights OF the
peope of the slave-holding States, and now seek by
improper and unconstitutional legislation to exclude the
citizens of the savehoding Sates from an equal and
common enjoyment of the territory acquired by the
treasure blood. and life Of the citizens OF the slave
holding States in common with the citizens of the non
savehodinx Siates and still seem disposed to violate
not only the spirit, but the express provisions OF the
Constitution of the United States upon the subject OF
slavery and whereas every freeman of the savehod'ng
States claims and possesses equal and constitutional
right all the territory acquired by the Of
the United States therefore We, the people OF SamP
son. (without distinction OF paTty,) In convention as
sembled, do thus resolve, viz:
Re.oiped That every attempt 10 abolish slavery IN
the District of Columbia is violation ol ."Sse eomp.U
which and which alone the federal compact could have
Re,oIred That every attempt exclude slavery from
the territories of the Uuted States is violation OF the
rights Of the slaveholdng States oppres
sve and unjust, and will be forever resisted
Resolved, That the nli.savery resolves OF vermont
and similar rec ert indcao al the North manifest
decided hostility the South. and loudly call upon
every southern freeman to be prepared tor the worst
Resoired, That we approve. OF holo'eg Hou!nein
June next and recommend to the other Counties IN
this Congressional District. to hold primary meetings
and appoint delegates to the District 10 DC
held in Wilmington on the second Monday OF Narch,
in order to appoint delegates to the before proposed
Southern Convention. ,
Re.olped, That the crisis affairs demands the
cool and dspassonae exercise OF the saes
manshp of our wsest and best men,
Resoived, That only seek through Southern Con-
vention proper equitable. constitutional, and perma
nent adjustment of the slavery question.
Resoiped That we cherish The fondest attachment to
our glorious Union Of independent States. and will
never cease to defend and uphold it, if permitted to en-
ioV
Resolued That the laws passed in some of the north
States, making penal to assist any slave owner In
recapturing his runaway slaves the requirement OF re-
corded testimony to prove 10
way Slaves in getting to Canada are gross violations o
the Constitution of the United States, and an infringe
ment upon the rights of the South.
ResOiped, That a copy OF the preamble ana resoiu-
tons of this meeting be forwarded by the Secretaries
to our Senators and Representative in Congress;
On motion, the resolutions were separately read.
whole.
T. j. Morisey being then called upon, proceeded to
address the meeting in COOL dispassionae and aPPio-
pirate manner, urging the Sonth to take hrm and oe-
cided stand, the tie of all hmes or US 10
be unhinching and united.
MIR. W. K Slocumb being called upon, proceeded to
address the meeting with spirit which should peTvade
the bosom of every southern savehoder.
There was cali upon Mr. Stephen E. Williams. to
which he happily responded.
Hon. J. C. Dobbn being again called upon, respond
ed with the feeling of who has mis- countrs inter
est at heart He asked who dared to charge this Con-
vention with attempt to dissolve the Union! he
spurned the caumny and hurled back the aisehooo WIN
defiance in the teeth OF him who dared utter IT,
Warren Winslow. Esq. was also called upon, who
arose and rendered apology, he supposed that the
meeting was weared already by the many addresses
thev mad listened to- when he was by cries
(" Go on, go on. He did 60 Oh IN an able manner, en-
umeratng the many insults and injuries by the
South the hands of their Northern brethren and IN
concluslon saying that "acton the only thing that
could Let say to our northern b bethren: let
have rights-tempt no farther, Tor the lion IS
aroused, and wo be to him who dIstur5s his lair"
On motion of L. F. Carr it resolved that 50 dele
gates be appointed attend the Convention to be held
in Wilmington on the second Monday in March. The
Chairman appointed the following gentlemen as dele.
gates, viz:
VIM Faison, F Millard, Curtis Thomson, T Mo-
risey, Patrick Murphy, w Slocumb, Amos Herring,
David s Mathis, A N Blackburn, John Wright, Rich
ard Herring, T Owen, H Spell, Sr, Culbreih, w
Underwood R Draughon, Isham Nolan, J Will
liams, K Lasster, Hawey, Monk Jas Oates B
Cox, D Oates, l w Lane, w N Ashford, A Harrison,
NJ Faison, Hobbs, Parker, Underwood, Jos
Herring. Moore, C Draughon, Brown. H
Moore, ] L Boykin, Isaac Boykin, VIM Williamson,
X Ezzell, J r Beaman, DR. H Bizzell, Josiah John
son, Dr. w G Mcks, and Slocumb.
On motion it resolved that the Presidents name
be added 10 the list Of delegates.
Ordered that these proceedings be forwarded to the
Wilmington and Fayetteville papers, with the rrques
that all the papers in the State *ill publish them.
After rendering the thanks of the meeting 10 the Off
cels and speakers, the meeting adjourned.
WILLIAM MCKOY, President.
sih1s s. B. MissanD; Hsaa.se, vse< Presidents:
4 AF: =: esss, ssks.' Secretaries.
MEETING IN BLADEN.
At Southern Rights meeting, held at Elizabethtown
the 4th day of March. 1850, number of citizens o
BIaden being assembled, motion, David Lewis, ESQ
was appointed President, and w d. McNeill and W