Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-26
For the Iournal.
Improvement Of the Cape Fear Ear-Meeting I'm

of Inc Bar-McetInE
Sampson.
In accordance with the wishes OF a large portion
of the citizens of Sampson county, a meeting was
held in the Court House on Tuesday. 10th insi TO
take into consideration the Importance OF The col,
templated improvement of the Cape Fear Bar, and
appoint delegates TO attend the Convention in the
town of Wilmington on the 25th inst. On motion
of Chas A. Harrison, ESQ, DR.. VIM. McKoy was
called to the Chair, and William Devane and
Thomas Holmes were requested 10 act as Secreta-
res.
On notion committee of seven, viz Charles A.
Harrison, Isaac Boykin, A. A MeKoy. Wright Gre
CORY, NJ. C Blount, George w. Draughorn, and Geo
H. Daughtery Esqs, was appointed to prepare reso-
utons for the action of the meeting. The commit
tee, through A. A. McKoy, Esq. made the following
report, which was unanimously adopted
| WHEREAS, We have heard with great satisfaction
of the recent action of the adjoining Counties to be
represented in the Convention to be held in Whining
ton on the 25h dav OF May. relative to the improve
ment of the Main Bar of the Cape Fear River below
Wilmington, and being thoroughly convinced of our
deep interest in the completion of this great work,
and we do most cordially cooperate with them be
! it therefore
ResoIved 1st. That we do believe that The obsruc-
lions on the Main Bar at the mouth OF the Cape
Fear River has been produced, TO UeTy great er-
tent, by the action of the General Government in It's
works for The protection of Fort Caswell. and we
have reason 10 think that by this cause our commerce
through this channel has been much retarded, and it
| is our matured conclusion that Congress should
move this grievance inflicted by the General Govern
ment,
Resolved ID That we look upon this great i'm
provement decidedly national in its character, and
| if completed by the General Government will most
assuredly add great deal to the commercial faci-
ties Of our country and will also afford greater pro-
lection to the citizens of North Carolina in time of
! foreign invasion.
! ResolUed, Sd. That we do most earnestly recon-
mend 20 our Senators and Representatives in Con.
gress, their warmest support of the bill recently
passed in the Senate of the United States. appropria
ling the sum of 100000 for the improvement of the
Main Bar at the mouth of the Cape Fear River
Rpsolued 4th That we do hereby tender the Hon.
| George f.. Badger, Senator in Congress, our
thanks for his valuable services in procuring the
passage of said bill in the Senate
! Res0lred 5th. That we have the most implicit con-
fdence in the Hon William S. Ashe, our Represent
ative in Congress- and we feel we'll satisfied that his
exertons to have the said bill passed will be jealous
ly and energetically put forth.
RESOLVED, 9th. That the chairman of this meeting
appoint fifty delegates from this County to attend the
said Convention.
Whereupon the following delegates were app ONT
ed Nj Herring, c A Harrison, G H Daughtery, A
A McKoy,W C Draughorn, Willie Jackson, Murdoc
White Thos Owen, James Treadwell Haywood
Boykin, Hardy Herring, John Parish, VIM L Rob-
inson Murphy, Abraham Mathis, VIM Faison,
Thomas Faison John Colwell. Wright Gregory,
Nil ard, Isaac w Lane, VIM Ashford, Joel Hines,
VIM Herring, DR. Thomas Bunting, Richard Holmes,
Isaac Boykin, Maxwell, Joel Parker, Charles H
Stevens, A Chestnut, DR. Bizsell, Sihan Klet,
DR. William G Micks, Luke Powell Josiah john
son, DR. VIM McKoy Thomas H Holiness VIM De-
vane, NJ Biount Robert R Bell F Faison, Isaiah
Thompson, G w Lamb, Alexander Herring Thomas
w Boykin, DR. Thomas Boykin DR. E Shaw, Hin
ton Carr, John Beaman ana George W Draughorn
The meeting appropriately and eloquentIy ad-
dressed by w. S. Devane, Esq, OF Sampson, and J.
| l.. Holmes and NJ B. Smith, Esqs., of Wilmington
! On motion, the Secretaries were requested to for
ward a copy of the proceedings Of this meeting to
the Editors of the Wilmington Journal for ublioa
tion with the request that the other papers in the
District would copy.
After which the meeting adj ourned
VIM. McKOY, Chairman.
! w. s. DEvANE, ! oo,o.;