Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-28
For the Journal
Democratic Meeting.

meeting of a respectable portion of the Demo
Gratis Of New Hanover county was held at the Court
House the evening of Wednesday, April Goth, for
the purpose of responding TO the action of the DEM
ocratc State Convention in the avowal of Democrat
c principles, and in the nomination of Thomas
Bragg, Esq, Of Northampton, as the Democratic
candidate for Governor.
The meeting was organized by calling VIM. s..
Larkins, Esq, to the Chair, and appointing James
Fulton Secretary.
On motion, a committee of three, consisting of
John L. Holmes, Peter Nj. Walker and Eli w. Hall,
Esqs., were appointed by the Chair, for the purpose
of preparing resolutions for the action of the meet
ing. During the retirement of the committee, call
was made upon Jesse G. Sheppard, Esq, of Cum
berand, who responded in speech cte with ell
oquence and argument. in which he dwelt upon the
issues of the campaign, and paid merited tribute
to the high character and deserved popularity of the
Democratic canddate--Thomas Bragg
The committee on resolutions, through IFS Chair
man, John L. Holmes, Esq, reported the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS, We, the Democrats of New Hanover
county, have heard with feelings of the highest graf
ifaton the proceedings Of the Democratic State Con
vention recently held in the city of Raleigh; have
marked with pleasure the harmony and unanmity
which characterzeda its proceedings and have found
in the resolutions there adapted the embodiment OF
the purest principles of the Democratic creed and
evidences of the most enlarged patriotism, and most
Jealous regard for all the interests Of the freemen of
| North Carolina, and have received with enthusiasm
! the nomination # THOMAS BRAGG, ESQ.,, of North
hampton, as the Democratic candidate for Governor
of this State. Be it therefore,
LIST Resolved, hat we pledge to each other and tC
the Democratic party OF the State, best efforts tc
the triumph of the principles of the Democratic
party, so fully and clearly set forth in the platform
| of the Democratic Convention.
I End RESOLVED, That we recognise in our candidate
THOMAS BRAGG, Esq, Democratic Statesman of the
pures principles most exalted character and com
manding abtes-a patriotic of the old NORTH
State, under whose banner we are proud to rally
and under whose leadership 8e will march forward
to victory on the first Thursday in August next.
Pending the question upon the adoption of the res
olutions, the meeting was addressed by C. G. Wright
Esq, of Cumberland, and Col. S. J. Person, of New
| Hanover. Both of these gentlemen alluded, in glow
| ing TERMS to the harmony and unanimity which per
vaded the Democratic Convention, and which nov
pervales the whole Democratic party-to the enthu
siasm with which the name of Thomas Bragg wa
hailed from the Mountains to the Seaboard, an
which afforded cheering omen OF success on tn
first Thursday in August next. Col Person declares
himself enlisted for the campaign; that wherever
word could be spoken or speech made to promot
the success of Col. Bragg-his own personal choice
as he was that of the Democratic party--neithe
should be wanting on his part. All the speaker
were warmly aPplauded.
The question being taken on the resolutions, the
were passed unanimously.
On motion, the proceedings were ordered to
published in the Wilmington Journal, and the othe
: Democratic papers of the State were requested t
copy
On motion. the meeting adjourned.
WIN. S. LARKINS, Chairman
JAMES FULTON, Secretary.