Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-04-12

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At +" meeting of the Democratic partv ny
county, held at the Court House in Jaot. VI Onl,
the LIST day of April, 1850, on motion 'O.isllle
Cox, the meeting was organized by CALI HARsn
AvER1TT to the Chair, and JASPER Fra 'cHs
JAMES H. FILYAw being requested to 80. I'd
taries Ns
Chairman in a very appropriate address gAs
On motion, the Chair was requested 10
Committee of five to draft resolutions atn <rp~a,
the objects of the meeting. The Commit ''Sre
for short time. and returned and repo,tos Fetna
lowing preamble and resolutions NE d
WHEREAS, 1t is the custom of the Demoo..,.
meet in Convention and consult to the hest party
country and whereas, unanimy of action u rests dN
can only be obtained through such Convention an
l. Resotred, That this meeting approve of ba aHtb
to hold State Convention for the purpose Of p@aio
candidate for Governor, and recommend RaI;nl @ag.
BILE place, and concur with our Democratic brot %aa
berland that the 18th day of May is suitahIa dCU
2. Resolved, That the Chairman be autbor.n lue'
two delegates from each Captains District to a
County in said Convention. 'l'eSnIe
8. Resolrcd, That the Democracy of Ors,o
confidence in the wisdom and patriotism If nave eD
vention, and pledge themselves to use rVstdC
secure the election of the nominee F ReaRts
f. Resolved, That we re-assert our firm adbou.
old and tried principles of the Democratic o
winch nave S'0oo 'he test OF "e' and guided the
its present unexampled prosperity. eOOS'9N
In compliance with me second resoInt;o, !,
Chairman appointed the following pentIoon tn
gates to attend the State ConventeN AT p as d
NJ L. F. Redd, Joseph Emmett, EkW Sanders5 ~ w.
Jarman, Gardner Shepard, Stephen Dixon : lhs
H. Rhodes, Hill w. House, Harvey Cox, / W OT''n
phrey. B. NJ, Barry, Robert White c. D F0r num- T3
} A Costin, j. H. Foy, VIM j. Gibson. Tbos D ) I@ Ga
land, E. w. Sanders, E. w. Fonville, and H. IL do
Hurst.
On motion of Edward w. Sanders the Cb,.
and Secretaries were added to the list.
, Resolved, That this meeting recommend to the n
of Onslow the propriety of holding District Convent
nominate suitable persons to represent them CoO
vention, to be held at the Courthouse in Jacksmn
Tuesday of Court week. in June next, to nominate ,aa
persons to represent them in the next General Asr
North Carolina.
On motion,
Resolved, That these proceedings be pubishedns ",
mington Journal and North Carolinian and all Other D
cratic papers that feel friendly to the cause of Deu
The meeting then adjourned
JOHN A. AVERITT. Chm
jasper + ET E Secretaries.
: From California.
A letter to the Newark Daily Advertiser, d,J
San Francisco March list: says:
e Laborers get six dollars day, and found and
dollar an hour for night work. Sabbath labor
t double. We have been paying men on board gu
steamer (the Unicorn SIS day. found and constan
employment. Were it a little later in the seasO,
and good time for digging you wONM scarcely hi
a man for less than $500 a month Mechanics a.
tradesmen are getting from So to SIC day. %
found. We had lot of caulkers at work and G
the boss SIG and each of the others $14 day, %
they keep gerry fashionable hours. There is good ca
ployment for house carpenters and painters sw
< many new buildings are in progress, and the wg
are $l4 day! Clothing is not cheap, except p
buy it at auction. paid ten dollars for a pr
boots that so would buy in the States
r The largest gold lump have as yet seen wesla
IS pounds, six of which were quartz. 1t was vailed
at about $4,000 The man had more Of the are
: Sort only not quite so large. But where you ha
one man digging his two and three ounces dqr
:, you will find two hundred merely paying expenses
e for living is high at the mines:
Two young men took out of one pocket on h
Tuolumne in as little time as it takes to relate
l. two and half pints of pure gold dust
,e Tuolumne and Stanislaus, and excitement is Nga
10 that small parties from time to time moving
~ by night that their trail may not be followed
Ie Attempts have been made both here and at
1t Jose to organize the Wing and Democratic Par1
10 and committees have been appointed to publish d
60 dresses party politics below parin Call
- MIA. The people 60 for pelf and pleasure here ,
So the way, Washington's Birthday has been famous
celebrated. At the seat of Government Gen Greer
as the famous leader of the Mier expedition and d
of political opponent of Gen. Houston, and who .
= member of the California Senate, gave Ball which
. was attended by Gov. Burnett the other pubEnr
e. tionaries, and the fashion of the place Here ID
California Guards, new Company paradei adj
" had supper.
as Our markets are we'll supplied. Provision OH
" lumber are abundant and prices are falling: Liquor
and tobacco are literally drugs. Houses in frame
to are of slow sale. Large supplies Of every fDm
a marketable are coming in daily.