Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-03-15
From the Wilmington Commercial.
Southern Rights Convention.
Wumtnarca. n q MARCH II. 1880.

southern kk1ghts Conventions
&WILN1NaTcN, N. c. March H. 1850
The Delegates of the different Counties of the 7th
Congressional District, having met in the Masonic
Hall; On motion of D. G. McRae, the Convention
temporarily organized by appointing Col 0. r.
Kenan, Chairman, and A. ]. Grady, and VIM H.
Bayne, Secretaries
On motion, Committee of one Delegate from
each county appointed to report Officers for the
Convention The Committee consisted Of d. q.
McRae, Cumberland; Stephen Graham, Duphn
Thos. j Morisey, Sampson; F. George columbus
Absalem Davis, Robson; Isaac Wright Baden
Edward Sanders, Onslow; James Cassidy: New Han
over; VIM N. White. Baden; James ii. Pritch-
ard, Brunswick.
The above Committee having retired to perform
their DUTY the lists of Delegates to the Convention
was called, and the following Delegates answered to
their names
Ne,O HanoUer-G J. McRae Thos. Loring, Jno.
C. Wood N. N Nixon St. George. ]. M. Foy,
John Howard, James Garrison, w. P. Larkins, Jno.
Jones' James p Moore, John McAuslan, James Nc
Intire, A. Rochelle, John Shepard ]. B. Pigford, T.
H. Tate James Harrel Joel Moore Thos. H. Will
liams, James Cassidy, John b. Bannerman, A. q.
Hail. T. D. Meares.
Duplim-Stephen Graham, j. Persall D. Bowden,
Isaac Wright Col. c. D. Hill, DIR. Faison, Jas H.
Jerman, Zach. Smith, jr., Blaney Williams, A. j.
Grady George Smith, James Dickinson, James G.
Stokes, David Sloan Hampton Sullivan Alsey Suth-
Hrland, Edward E. Hussey, w. H. Hansley, o. R.
Kenan, James Fl. Hicks.
Colum.bus-F George, A. F. Toon, M. Powell.
Bladen.-Isaac Wright, J. G.. McDugald J. w.
Russ, J. R. Kemp. John Vessel, J: J. D. Lucas, w.
N White. A. ]. JONES' D. Mcmillan, J. R. Daniel
James O. Andres, w. Westbrook, John Kane, j. B.
Brown.
R0beson.-Iohn C. Moore, DIR. A. D. McNar, Dun
can Smith, Abs Davis, jr, VIM Mcneil, Robert s..
French
Sampson-Wm. Faison, Curtis Thompson, A A.
Mckay, I. J. Morisey, VIM. K. Slocumb, VIM. Ash
ford, J. w. Lane, c. A. Harrison NJ. j. Faison, DIR.
H. A. Bzzel, L. F. Carr, j. M Jernigan P Murphy,
j. B. Moore.
Cum6erland-Wm H. Bayne, D. G. McRae, w.
J. Myrover, James R. Geo. Hugh Mccormick, Jno.
Eccles James Banks, John D. Williams, James G.
Cook
Onslo,c-Dr Geo H. Mcmillan, w L. F. Redd,
Jesse Cooper, S. Humphrey, GeorgeJ. Ward, Edward
w Sanders, Eli w. Sanders, DIR. VIM. Wren, Isaac
B. Sanders Charles Gregory.
Br,.nswick.-David D. Allen, M. C. Turrentine,
Daniel L. Russell.
The Committee to report the organization of the
Convention, then returned the following report:
For PREs1DENT.-Col. O. R. Kenan, of Duplin.
VICE PREs1DENTs-Dr. ]. H. Mcmillan, of Ons-
low; VIM. Faison, of Sampson and Nicholas N.
Nixon, of New Hanover.
SEcRErARIEs.-Wm. H. Bayne, A. J. Grady, w.
McNeill
That the rules of the House of Commons govern
this body, as far applicable.
That each County shall have two votes
That the Delegates from each county be requested
to select of their number to prepare Resolutions
for the action of the Convention.
On motion of T. Loring, the same Committee who
reported the Officers, were retained as the above
Committee
On motion of VIM Fl. Bayne the committee to re-
port resolutions directed to have $50 copies
the resolutions which they shall prepare, printed fol
the use of the delegates.
The convention then adjourned until o'clock or
Tuesday morning.
TUESDAY MoRNING, March, r.
The Convention met according to adjournment
After prayer by Rev. A. P Repiton, the committee
the Nashville Convention. Mr.. D. G. McRae, made
minority report Che being the only one in minori-
ty,) consisting of preamble and resolutions, the
purport of which that this Convention should
appoint delegates, but adjourn, subject to the call
Of the President nstructing him to call this Conven
ton again together should be necessary to hold
the Nashville Convention.
Those reports elected a discussion; and before
any action was taken, Mr.. Isaac Wright, of Bladen
addressed the Convention upon the subject of south
Ri hts at large and incidentally advocating Mr.
McRaes resolutions. Mr. Samuel Potter also ad-
dressed the Convention for hour in high toned
language. Messrs Joshua Eccles of Cumberland
and G. J. McRee spoke at some length in defence O
the position of the South and in favor of appointing
delegates.
After these addresses Mr. Loring proposed res
olution referring both reports back to the committee
for further consideration. Mr. D. G. McRae moved
to amend Mr. Loring's resolution by appointing {
committee to refer them to. This amendment
was agreed to, and then the resolution passed
The delegates from each county, after consultation
appointed from each delegation to form the com
mittee as follows
New Hanover, G. J. McRee.
Columbus A. F. Toon.
Robson, Absalom Davis.
Cumberland, James Banks.
Duplin, Jere. Pearsall
Bladen, J. q. McDugald.
Sampson Patrick Murphy.
Onslow, Isaac B. Sanders.
The Convention then adjourned to o'clock P. M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At clock, the Convention again met, and thu
committee through their Chairman, reported thu
following preamble and Resolutions:
That in the opinion of this Convention, the pres
ent dangerous aspect of affairs demands of the PEG
pie of the South, the utmost prudence, moderation
frmness, and union of sentiment and action. II
submit tamely to long continued and dangerous in
Vasions of their chartered rights the hand i
weak, unmanly and unbeeoming, the spirit of a fire.
people. To rush wildly into the untold horrors o
disunion the other, would be unworthy of the
high character of American citizens, subversive o
the true principles of rational and constitutional lib
erty, and death blow to Republican Freedom thro'
out the world. While they feel that the alarming
progress of fanaticism at the north, has rendered
necessary, that the south should declare her wrongs
in terms of indignant denunciation they also bear
mong themselves, that unrefecting zeal for goot
cause, which often leads to dangerous T
stand up boldly for rights to contend for then
fearlessly under the Constitution and the law, is tn
imperative duty of every true of the South. T
state of mon To thin