Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-04

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county, and were read accordingly. unswiek
The report of the committee of seven TO-
referred the reports of the President ana nom was
and the Resident Engineer, was taken nm DreetOrs
cussed at length by DR.. Hill, Cen Harepe "nG dis.
ers. The discussion having terminated "a ana 9th.
of Dr. A j. DeRosset, jr' the question on tha motion
ton of the Report was ordered and it was ,adop.
without dissenting voice On motion tba uuopted
adjourned till o'clock, Z. M. meeting
Meeting assembled agreeably to adiourOmnap:h
The reading Of the minutes of the r,orn;t.
sion having been dispensed with, seS,
J. M. Timmons, Esqr chairman of the Com.
t." nominate officers Tor the company, submitted M
following report: 'eu the
The committee appointed to nominate President
rectors of the Wilmington and Manchester Rail and D
p" For at M HhHs respectfully
- For DireetorsIJo H A. TAYLOR HENRY MUTT, :.
ALFRED SMITH, of Columbus;
&; W. Mccall, E: W; CHARLES of Dorlinrto,s
WARREN a. MULDROw, JOHN B. MOORE of S6h'
All which is respectfully submitted. f'
JOHN NJ. TIMNIONS, Cbor.
On motion of o. G. Parsley, Esq, the renon.
received. F'" was
On motion of O. G. Parsley, ESQ, tho n.
proceeded to the election of officers of tba Wns
ton and Manchester Rail Road Company for ~,
suing year. '"e en-
On motion, DR.. A. j. reRosset, Jr, O g D..
Esq. and Gen. Alexander McRae were onn ":Ney
tellers to superintend said elections rP0'"'ed
The meeting proceeded to ballot for prosa.-,
when Gen. w. w. Harlee was declared ne:uent,
ly reelected. ''''"'0's'
The meeting then proceeded to ballot for n,..
tors, when Messrs. John A. TAYLOR. N N Nec'
Henry Mutt Thomas D. Walker of Wim; a'AOn,
Alfred Smith of Columbus, J. Eli Gregg. Of Han;'
on, G. /. W. Mccall, E. w. Charles of narn ',"rl'
Warren A. Muldrow, John B. Moore, of S~E.,nl'
| Aa,1 e1x, Il
The chairman announced the names of +h.cu
ing gentlemen to constitute the Committee of 'V.o"
ty-six to carry into effect the resolution "en
the survey of route for a branch Road loaJ;. 10
Fayetteville, viz Capt. Gilbert Potter Dr. 70
DeRosset, Jr., L. j. Flemmng, Jas. Cassder = y
Ellis, Jno. A. Taylor, j. G. Wright. Miles Co w. D.
John Dawson, P. K Dickinson, A. H vandalism JuS'ln
O. G. Parsley, Henry Mutt, Gen. Alexander McPaa
N N. Nixon, of Wilmington, New Hanover coun.,
VIM. Brinkley, Dr. F. J. Hill, of Brunswick comfy
Richard Wooten, Alfred Smith, of Columbus onSy'
| ty: Cen w. w. HarlIee. w. S MnIlens I 'Ou III.
Gregg, of Marion District, S. c.: Col T VI w
Charles, John NJ. Timmons of Darlington Dis,o.
| ;. c.; Maj Jas. D. Blanding, Dr.. j. A. Nave, a.
! Sumter District, S. C..
| On motion of Gen. w. w Harllee,
Resolved, That the accounts of this Comnarv i,
made up to the first day of December instead
of the first day of January, rs heretofore 50 as ~
enable the Treasurer to have time enough to moto
up the accounts previous to the Annual MEETING Of
the Stockholders
On motion of Gen. A. McRae, Messrs. Georce B
French, S. D. Wallace, and John M. 1immm,
were appointed committee to audit the Treas
urers account for the ensuing year, and report to
| the next Annual Meeting.
On motion of Gen. Alex. McRae
ReSoUed, That the subject of the connection crossing
of the North East Rail Road be referred to the President
On motion of Mr.. T. LOring,
Resolued That this Convention has increased confidence
in the ability and integrity of the President and Directors
and also of the Engineers, and Treasurer of the Company
and that they all entitled to the thanks of this meeting
for the faithful discharge of their several duties.
On motion of Gen. A. McRae,
Resolved That T. D. Walker and John A. Taylor EsSs
together with the Secretaries, be appointed COMMITTEES
superintend the publication of the proceedings this
On motion of Dr. A J. DeRosset, Jr,
Resolued That the annual meeting the Stocked
ders of this Company be he'd in the Town of Wilmington
on the fourth Wednesday in January. 1854
On motion of Mr.. G. r. French,
ReSoUed That the thanks Of this meeting hereby ten
dered to the Presiding Officer and Secretaries, for the a
and efficient services rendered by them.
On motion, adjourned.
+. D. BELLANlY, CT airmaD
IoH \ M Pl'ar Jr secretaries.
From the London Shipping Gazette
The Monroe Doctrine.
The Boston Post says that both France ard Eng
land have shown a disposition to NEEDLE in Amer
! can affairs. To be they have, because both
France and England wish to consider America
among the list of civilized nations, and consequently
amenable to those laws and ohservanceS by which
the international intercourse of civilized society
conducted. 1t is on that account, and with SuCh
feeling that both countries protest against Amer
can piracy got up for the purpose of territorial &c,
QUESTION through dishonest means and they Will
not consent to satisfy the voracous appetite OF Oen
Cass. who has such " a capacious swallow tor tern,
tory" 1t is under such feelings that both England
and France. and other European nations, treat Wlll
disregard, and, We believe. the contempt 1t merits
Mr. Monroes doctrine that no European country
shall henceforth be permitted to coonlze or take
possession Of, any part of the American continent
In less enlig hened times than the nineteenth cen.u
ry the Popes used to take upon themselves 10 gl''
away kingdoms and islands at their pleasure 0d'
we are not aware that this privilege extended uOSH
to the days of Mr. Monroe, that that gentlemnIan
was an inhcritor of the claims formerly usufPe0|
the Vatican. .
1t is surprising that an American writer IN ", w
ing of such uueson-and still more So thae N
Monroe himself-should forget that what are nOs
called the American people, as anatlon' are Tb,
parativey the latest settlers in the c0unLf{ hars
Spaniards, the Portuguese, and the EnSnsn t' ..
: much older claims to the American coh'no" :aon.
an exclusive possession, than the modern I IN
can possibly have; and as regards me I'l"H Amor
the Antilles and the adjacent parts OF ,ne have
lean continent, England, France, ana no ID" bHs
claim from early possession Or conquest . TiT
the Americans have not the shadow o. a.o S and
except in the wild imagination of Mr. M:n ars Let
the ambitious aspirations of American Tri tba tho
US remind our Transatlantic Descendants 10 The
best, and the only claim they can set Ct up app,ope
country which they possess is that o. Seb those
= the Americans of the u. States conquer eloJiop
States from the English, by successful rS sopc
-ustfabe, perhaps, under all the crc .hn sTcht
which produced it, but giving them not r aIi Mr.
est preence to the monstrous claim IN ND, ~ end
n Monroe INDUCED, and which we regrs sosent day
: entertained by Americans of the aStcring
. We suppose it will not be denied thal "V tbe con-