The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-24
The Meeting.

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At the January Court, call, signed by i
large number of ciixsns, was made 10 lold
meeting a, the April Court, to take n'o
consideration the proprieiy Of sending Dele.
gates from this county, to the Nashville
Convention; and We presumed from meeting,
being held 10 CASTOR and Lincoln counties,
10 send Delegates here that the meeting
from this Congresslona! D.sIrc,. We ~ere
not in a the commencement, and cannot say
what preliminary steps we're taken IN organ
zng the meeting, or whether Delegates rom
the other counties appeared, but from The
all from Mecklenburg, q. Walker, Esq
Chairman, F.. c. Grier, and J. l.. Ba,ger,
Seorelares,) i. was any hing but District
Convection.
When we went in Robert p. War.
ing. Esq, was addressing the meeting. Tie
was arguing the necessity Of the Southern
Convention and the propriety Of Meckenblrg
county sending representation to that body.
The constant aggressions Of the Noith re
CURED It. He made some remark Ike relative
to the course Of certain North CarolIua
representative whose course had been so 50
Icidal to The South, that he would not even
mention his name. low mortified Nj.
Stauly viii feel that r. P. Waring, E,q.
would not mention his name in connection
with this meeting
The Committee Of five, which had been,
appointed 10 draft resolutions, consisting Of
Messrs. WIN. Johnston, W. R. Myers, c. j.
Fox, j. VI. Long, and S. A. Davis, 10 which
Mr.. Badger was added, reported Preamble
and resolutions, ore Of which recommended
the appointment Of Delegates to the Nash.
vile Convention. Ia submitting the pream.
BILE aud resolutions, Mr.. Johnston made a few
remark, in their favor.
After he had Concluded, J. II Wilson, ESQ.
arose to address the meeting. He took ground
against he appointing Of Delegates. Tie
argued that there was no necessity for the
Conventlon-ha the fuss made about the
slave question was all gammon-,ha, some
thing was "rotien 10 Denmark he stated
that he had lately passed through South Ca.
rolina and that dissolution Of the Union wa.
cons ant topic Of conversation, and that he
feared dlsunion was contemplated by The orr
ginators Of the measure. lie then went Oh
to argue that slavery could no, exist in The
territory acquired from Mexico, because it
could not be profitable.
lie was replied to by J. L. Badger, in a
very excited manner, stating that he had no
signed the call for this meeting aud had spoke
against time. l. was evident from this that
nobody was expected 10 take any par, but
those who signed the call for the meeting, al
though the invitation was 10 all the cit zsns.
Mr.. Wilson stated that the invitation being
to the cllz ms of MeckIenburg and he being
one, had induced him 10 come aud gentle
man who .igned the call informed US tina, Mr..
Wilson asked his opinion as to his right To
address the meeting, and he stated that he
thought he clearly had righ, 10 do so; but
his remarks were so much like a wet blanket
10 the expectations Of some present that they
were any thing but agreeable.
Gen. J. A. Young offered preamble and
resolutions as substitute for those offered
by the Committee. lie proposed 10 acl as pc.
cificator between Mr.. Wilson and Mr. Badger.
His resolutions proposed post poncmenl OF
tho appointment Of Delegates a, this Tine
He advocated his resolutions with considefa.
BILE effect and we have heard It expressed
that If The vote could have been then taken
they would have passed.
J. NJ. Long. Esq, addressed he meeting
in favor Of the Nashville Convention, and a.
eslns Geo, loung's substitute.