Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-25

the PRESIDENTS message in relation to California Mr.
c. considered disunion as contamination to be de-
sired by the South. He characterized the message
as mysterious document, stamped with insincerity
upon its face The President processes non-nterven
ton, and yet had sent T. Butler King to interfere
Gen. Taylor had abandoned ground for which Mr..
Polk contended.
Southern Rights Meeting In DupIin Comfy.
large and respectable meeting of the citizens of
Duplin county, assembled at the Court House at Ke
Evansville, ON Tuesday, the 23d inst On motion JAS
PEARsALL, Esq. was chosen President; and HALsrED
BowDEN and DAVID GILLESPIE, Vice Presidents and
JERE. PEARsAIL and ROBERT K. BRYAN appointed
Secretaries.
On motion, WENTWORTH w. PEARSON, JEREMIAH
PEARsALI, R. K. BRYAN, OWEN R. KEENAN,, and AT
LAS ]. GRADY, Esqs were appointed Committee to
prepare resolutions expressive of the sentiments Of
the meeting.
During the absence of the Committee, the meeting
was successfully addressed by WARREN WINsLow,
Esq, of Fayetteville, and Luc1EN HOLMES and HEN
RY I. TooLE, Esqs, of Wilmington. The Committee
on resolutions then reported the following preamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, We, the people of Duplin county, as
sembled together without distinction OF party: tor
the purpose of expressing feelings and views on
the alarming symptoms Of hostility to the South and
Southern interests, and the aggressive policy pur-
sued by certain reckless partizans OF the North, dc
declare and resolve,
lst That the aspects of the times admonish the
people of the South to be their guard and to pre-
pare for the worst.
ID Resolved, That the 1ethargy w,lict has pre-
vailed among our people must be shaken ~ Sffs
evils and the dangers threatening the soh' Of ouI
homes and property must be stared IN t4safetJ
3d. Resolved, That the South has taken ifttlvin-
terest in the aetations of the subject of slaveryre-
garding the agitators small portion OF the popu-
Iation Of the North-but that the resolutions of the
Legislatures of the free States and the acngs OF the
present Congress, have satisfied us that general
feeling hostile to Southern interests and Southern
safety exists among them e.
4t6. Reso!ved, That under all the circumstances
there is manifest expediency in calling together the
strong and able men of the South In Convention to
deliberate on the proper course to be pursued.
9Th. RESOLVED, That we approve OF Southern Con
vention to be held at Nashville, Tennessee on the
first Monday of June next; and that we recommend
to the other Counties of this Congressional District
to hold primary meetings and appoint delegates to a
District Convention to be held in Wilmington the
first Monday of March next the duty of which Con-
vention shall be to appoint delegates to the Southern
Convention-and we hereby pledge ourselves to sup
port the measures Of said Southern Convention.
9th. Resolved, That of the South perfectly
aware that the whole action of the Federal Govern
ment has been adverse to interests; that, by sc
managing the balances and exchanges of capital and
trade that our section which exports threefourthf
of the exportable produce of the country has Leen
impoverished whilst other sections have grown rich
and, in the pride of its wealth, derived from extor
lions from Southern labor-and in the madness Of
political and religious fanaticism-seeks to destroy
the fabrics of their own prosperity.
18th. Resolved, That whatever may happen, the
South must stand together at all times That all who
not boldly for rs, are against u.s. That self pre-
servation the brightest law of nature, and thai
we ought to prepare ourselves for any emergency.
| On motion,
Resolved That fifty Delegates be appointed by the
Chairman of this meeting, to attend the Convention
at Wilmington.
In accordance with the above resolution the fol-
lowing gentlemen appointed delegates to at
tend the Convention to be held in Wilmington, viz
KenansvMe.-J: K. Bryan, Stephen Graham, Jere
Pearsall, and w. D. Pearsall.
| Warsaw.-W Pearce, H. Best, VIM L. Hill, DAM
Bowden, Isaac Wright, and DR.. Blount.
/ Wrightsuile-Col. c. D. Hill, David Wright DR.
j. Hicks, DR.. Faison, Benjamin Owen, and John Carr
| Woo!fserape.-Danel Kornegay, William J. Kor
negay, Jesse Swinson w. B. Hurst Joel Loftin, ant
Joshua Loftin.
Glessan's-Mark Keathley, Daniel Herring, VIM
Herring, Harget Kornegay DIR. Cobb, Jas. Branch.
O,.tlaw's.-Dr Davis, Jas. H. Jerman A. o. Ora
Smith's-Z Smith, Blaney Williams, Geo. Smith
Stephen Grady.
IinestoneEA j. Grady, Edward Hall, Edward
Armstrong, VIM. Farrow, James Sutherland
Cypress Creek.-Benj. Lanier, Gibson Sloan,, Johr
James.
J. Creek.-James Dickson, Cornelius Mcmillan
K Groue.-Jas G. Stokes, B. Monk.
| Williams David Williams, w B. Ward.
On motion of VIM R. WARD, Esq, the thanks o
this meeting were rendered to the officers for tn
able manner in which they have discharged thei
duties
On motion of o. R. KEENAN,, Esq, :
Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings of tn
meeting be forwarded to the Wilmington papers wit
request that they publish the same and that tn
other papers of the State be requested to copy.
The meeting then adjourned.
JAMES PEARSALL, President.
b pATzD e1E BDwDns' Vice Presidents.
i R. <. BR1As' Secretaries.
nd GfsOd for oil