Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-06-21

FRIDAY, June 18th.
The Convention met according to adjournment.
Col Biggs, from the Committee appointed to pre-
pare Resolutions and other matter for the consldera
ton of the Convention, reported as follows:
Resoued By this Conuention That confidence in our
principles party is only undiminshed but strength
by the prospects of the future Still to adhere princ
PIES the attention and consideration of
the people generally best cacu lated out the views
of founders of liberties and the rights of
2 Resolved That after months of experience, feel
mnistration Of Gen Taylor that regard the President
himself having failed in the discharge his high functions,
cedened that by his the Slavery question he has
contributed and contributing Mr. Clay himself has
stead of concord and harmony and that his from
first last has realized the predictions of evil destined to
flow from which were made Ii the campaign by the Demo-
s. ResolUed That the Union these States as formed by
foreahers dearer than thing else besides
vital interests and honor that will cherish and
stand by it. So long ait realizes in its operations the design
yield to in attachment to it, still determined
stitution and ali attempts to Weld this Government BY
mere sectional majority to the injury and degradation othe
And WHEREAS, There questions of an exciting and
agtatng character pending before the Congress the
United States, growing the long-conlnued
repeated aggressons of the North upon rights and
Whereas the agitation oahese questions is aught with
peril the Union of these States and whereas
greatly to be desired by lover of his country that
settlement of all of them should be made that
and harmony should be restored to the whole Confederac
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f. Resoued That in with large portion of the
people of this State and of the South desire the full
perfect settlement of all the agtang questions which
distract the country desire their settlement upon basis
of equal and justice to all and every portion of the I'm
ion.
s. Resored That the peculiar PLAN originated per-
sisted in by the President and his Cabinet will not have the
of promoting harmony and concord but leaves the Ter
roria questions unsettled the door of agitation wide
and the Union still involved in excitement and peril
g. ResoUed That this continued persistence President
Taylor and his Cabinet in his peculiar pan is
many violations of his pledges given before his eecton-s
direct and unwarraned interference with and attempt
oresa the action of Congress and not in accordance
with the proper duty of an American Executive.
T. RcsoIred, That the Compromise, known as the Nilsson
ri Compromise adopted in spirit of mutual concession
and Cancellation and though the South feels that detrac
from her Constitutional rights yet love of the I'm
cheerfuy all the dractng questions settled ba
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g. Resored That an amendment to the Constitution O
this State ought to be made aboshng the
for electors of Senators and that the people ought be
mitted to elect the Judges for term of years.
g. ReSotred, That have undminshed confidence in the
ability integrity and sound principles of the Hon DAVID
and devotion to the the of 9 deserves ou
highest praise and hearest thanks and hereby again
unanimously recommend him to the people proper can
ddate for the office of Governor of North Carolina at the
suing election.
/ The Resolutions were read one by one and unani
mously adopted amid loud and prolonged applause
| Gen. Saunders then called upon from all mart
of the House. and he came forward and addressed
the Convention for more than hour in most able
effective, and eloquent manner He concluded b,