The North-Carolina standard., 1850-02-27

MEETING IN CUMBERLAND.

:, MEETING IN CUMBERLAND. se...
A large meeting of the citizens Of Cumberland
County, irrespective of party, held at the Court
House, on Monday afternoon, the eleventh instant,
for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Con
vention at Wilmington, to be held on the second
Monday of March next. 80 .-sy.
On motion of Warren Winslow, ESQ. Dr.. Benja-
min Robinson was called to the chair as President,
and DR.. Thomas N. Cameron and John Murphy.
Esq. were appointed Vice Presidents. The venerable
President being conducted to the chair, returned
his thanks for the honor of being called to preside
over so large and so highly respectable meeting
and after few well timed remarks, expressing his
concurrence in the purposes Of the meeng concluded
by saying that he second to man in his devo-
ton to the just rights of the South. On motion of
w. Winslow, Esq. Major Arch'd Mclean and J. G.
Shepherd were appointed Secretaries. -,-.-.
On motion Of the Hon. Robert Strange, commit
tee of seven gentlemen was appointed by the Pres-
dent to prepare resolutions for the action of the meet
ing.. The President appointed the Hon. Robert
Strange, Joel Williams, Samuel w. Tillinghast,
Charles Montague, John L. Beathea, w. Winslow,
and Alexander D. Mclean, the committee.
During the absence of the committee William s..
Mullins, Esq. was loudly called for, and responded
to the call with eloquence and ability.
The committee appointed to prepare resolutions
having returned to the hall, reported the following
Res0ived That entertain the strongest attachment
to the Union Of these States and consider the name
OF American citizen the proudest earthly title that
man can bear.
Resolued, That we feel towards every one bearing
that title the affection of brotherhood one belonging
to the same noble family with ourselves.
Resolved, That honor and princip are before any
thing earthly and the ties of kindred and poll
tical association must be sacrificed if necessary for
their preservation.
Resolued, That the madness of fanatcism, and the
ambition of designing politicians, are combining to
force upon us the question whether the Union shall
be preserved by the Southern States in dshonor and
shame, or be given up to avoid them.
Resolred, That it is important for the whole South
to take timely measures to avert the necessity of de-
Gliding this question. or to meet it when 1t comes with
unanimity, and in the proper spirit.
Resolued, That in view Of this state of things, we
consider it necessary and proper that the State OF
North Carolina should be represented in the proposed
Convention at Nashville on the first Monday in June
next, and do approve of holding State Convention
at Raleigh, on the Goth day Of April next, for the
purpose of considering this subject, and appointing
two delegates from the State at large to represent
North Carolina in that Convention; and that will
send delegates the District Convention to be holden
in Wilmington on the second Monday in March next,
to select delegates to represent this District in the
Nashville Convention and in the State Convention
at Raleigh.
Resolued That the chairman of this meeting appoint
fifty persons to attend delegates from this county
at the District Convention in Wilmington.
The Hon. J. G. Dobbin having being called for,
of the resolutions. This motion was not made, he
said, as mere matter of form, but because he ap-
proved cordially and fully of the spirit and tone of the
resolutions. He proceeded then to address the meet
ing at LENGTH stating in the outset that this meeting
mad not been called to discuss disunion, or In any
wise encourage or suggest schemes of faction; but
tor the purpose Of considering the just and constu-
tlonal rights of the South and of consulting together
how these rights may best be preserved and maintain
ed according to the guarantees and in tho true spirit
OF the Constitution.
The resolutions were then on Mr.. Dobbin's motion,
unanimously adopted.
W.. Winslow, Esq. being then called for, made
some bret remarks, stating that he would take pleas
ure in expressing his views at LENGTH but felt too
much lndisposed now to proceed.
The Hon. Robert Strange being called for in all
parts of the house, then addressed the meeting in
very able speech, expressing his warm attachment
and devotion to the Union, recommending hrmness
and union among ourselves for the sake of the Unions
contending that under the Constitution we have
nghts-dear and cherished rights-which we must
maintain and save from aggression with or without
the Union. The speakers all declared that they ap-
proved thoroughly of the resolutions adoptedthat
one of them thought or spoke of disunon, but as a
measure of extreme necessity only to be resorted to
when the Union could not be preserved without sac
rifcing principle and honor The speeches were all
decided appreciation.
On motion of James ]. McDougald, Esq. the Sec
retares directed to forward copy of these res
outons to our Senator'S, and to the Representative
from this District in Congress, and to furnish the
town papers with copy for publication.
The President then appointed the following persons
delegates to attend the convention at Wilmington:
Hon. R. Strange, Hon. ]. G.. Dobbin, Jonathan
Evans, Henry Elliott, John G.. Williams, John C..
Smith. Joel Williams, Thos. Johnson, Neill Stuart,
Dr.. John Mckay, Col. A. S. McNeill. Andrew
Dewar, Geo: w. Pegram, Alex. Mclean, John L..
Betha, Daniel McDiarmid, Duncan Murchison, Col.
Alex. Murchison, Hon. L. Bethune, Rod. Gis, Jas.
A. Byrne, Charles P. Mallett, Thomas N. Cameron,
Warren Winslow, D. G. McRae, B. W. Robinson,
Rev. Neill Mckay, Rev. Jno. Murphy, Rev. S. Col
ton, E. J. Hale, VIM. H. Bayne. VIM. Cade, John
Eccles. John Murphy, S. w. Tillinghast, Charles
Montague, James r. Gee, VIM. Myrover, James G..
Cook, ]. G.. Shepherd, John w. Wright, VIM. b.
Wright, Rev. Mr.. McCennan, Henry R. King, Jas.
McKethan, David McNeill, WIN. Mcmillan, Duncan
Shaw, Daniel Mccormick, John D. Williams.
On motion of James A. Byrne, Esq. the meeting
BENJAMIN ROBINSON, Pres't.
j; JOHN m M3assr, G4%sse'' vsse P's''4'.
Arch'd Mclean, sserelar;e,.
Hon. THOMAS L. CIlNeMAN. This comparatively
young Representative deserves warm commentator
for the talented and brave-hearted speech which he
has recently delivered. So strong is the yoke of par
tv. that he w ho breaks II ia no ordinary man he