Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-03-17
Democratic Meeting !. B,u.svyIek.

March 6h 1854
On motion of Joseph S. Bryan. R. w. Rutland.
Esq. was called to the Chair and John w. Gallo
way, Esq requested to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been explained
by the Chair, the following gentlemen, viz d.. w
G. Curtis, John Mercer, and ]. w Galloway, were,
on motion of Rufus Galloway, appointed committee
to prepare business for the action of the meeting.
After short absence, the committee reported, |
through their Chairman, DR.. Curtis the following
resolutions, viz: |
RsotUed, That approve of the proposition to hold
Convention at Raleigh the 18th day of April next, to
nominate Democratic candidate for Governor at the
ing election and that the Chairman of this meeting appoint
eighteen delegates to represent the Democracy of Brunswick
in said Convention
Resoved, That have no preference among the many
worthy and able gentlemen whose names have been men
toned in with the nomination for Governor but
will give cordial and hearty support to the nomn of the
Resolved That present Governor David S Reid has
discharged the duties of bis Office in manner highly salts
factory to the people of North Carolina and in his retire
ment from the Executive Chair will with him their
lasting and heartfelt o. titude.
Resored That the Executive of the United states
has fully to the broad national ground laid down
by the Baltimore Convention and therefore meets
qualified appreciation and shall continue receive warm
and hearty support.
Under the first resolution, the Chairman appointed
the following delegates, viz Col. CASTOR Meares,
VIM. A. Robbins, Joseph L. Bryan, J. D. Taylor.
James Bggs, Jacob Evans, Owen D. Holmes, w.
Curtis. Rufus Galloway Thomas Galloway, John
Mercer. Gabriel Holmes, Johnson Bryant U. w
Rourk Samuel Bell, John G. Grissett Daniel X. Ben
nett and John Phelps.
/ Forney George. Esq, being called upon to address
the meeting, responded in brief but eloquent and
appropriate speech
On motion of o. D. Holmes, Esq, the Secretary
was directed to forward copy of the proceedings
of this meeting to the Editor of the Wilmington
Journal requesting their publication and that the
other Democratic papers in the State be requested to
copy the same.
There being no further business, the meeting ad-
journed. R. w. RUTLAND, Chmn
J. W GALLOWAY, Sec'y.
Latest by the steamer Atlantic.
New York, March 8.--The following the la
test European aIvces received by the Atlantc
, LONDON, Feb. 22.-Authenc advices from st. Pc
tersburg state that another warlike manifesto had
been issued levy ing nine men per thousand till April
18th.
MARsE1LLEs, Feb. 19th-The last accounts from
Consantinople state that the Russian feet had bonn
barded Batun but withdrew without effecting much.
The Russians bombarded kuschtschuk, "a fortified
town the Danube, opposite Gurgero) on the 10th.
The Turks were taken by surprise, and had one OF
their steamers much damaged and six small vessels
rendered unserviceable This affair gave rise to the
report of the destruction of six Turkish ships of
e PARIS Feb. 90 P. NJ The crowd of the Bourse
to-day immense, and the funds of all kinds gave
s way. The three's declined frcs five confines, and
. the four and halves frcs 45c.
Carroll Spence, the U. Minister, arrived at Con-
i stantinople on the ID, in the Saranac On the same
e evening the Hungarian and Italian emigrants gave
=, him a serenade. The Saranac and Levant were
shortly to 90 cruise in the Black Sea, for which
II the Sultan had already granted irman,
II intelligence was received in London that two Rus
q sian frigates cruising off Madeira
- All the Turkish consuls in Russia have been OBJ.
Ilged TO give up the exequatur granted TO them
Turkish sub ecs had been placed under the protec
= ton of Austrian agents.
o letter from Paris states that the reply Of the
- Gar TO Napoleons letter is long and argumentave
but at the time cOuched in such personally Of
IQnsiye terms to Napoleon that it has been decided
not to publish it,
# Letters from Constantinope state that legion O
= Jews had been formed and placed at the disposal
the Gar.
e ENGLAND.--Besides the steamers before reported az
e having been chartered by the government to trans
if port troops 40 so merchant ships it is reported
have also been taken up, and it is said that the gov
Grnment have il IN contemp lann 10 charter the steam
n er Great Britain also There is scarcity of III p
n and more are offered than at present needed
Every effort is being made to recruit the navy, an,
naval pensioners have been re-enrolled, and enlist
y ments going with spirit at all the ports. i
t, has been suggested that all private yachts, from TIT
IF Queens downward, should be laid up this year, ant
= their crews be sent into The navy
- The Queen had ISSUED proclamation forbid4ns
the expectation of arms, ammunition and marine en-
rs gineS, parts thereof. On an explanation in Par
lament, the Government stated that machinery vii
be allowed to be sent to friendly nations
RUssIA.-The Patriarch of Moscow had issued al
i of which the following is a translation:
-, d" Children of the Gar father, and of Russia
~ our mother our brothers of the army! the Gar, tn
n country and Christianity call upon you. The pray
&c CT the church and the country accompany you.
ID Russia again provoked by an enemy who was van
- qushed under Catherine II, under Alexander !, AM
~ under Nicholas |. Already have your brothers re
n vved the old habit of beating him by land and b
1t sea.
an If it be decreed by Providence that you are I
~ see the enemy in front of you, recoec, that you
fighting for the most pIous of Cars, for your dea
country, for the holy church, against the psrsecl
Of christianity, against the proanes of the hol
~ and venerated cities, which have the bath, tn
~ passion and resurrection of Christ. Now, if ever
victory, glory, benediCtion and eternal benedctiO
ns due to those who give their life for their faith
God, for their faith TO their Car and their country
to : By faith you will gain victory" (Hebrews char
ii, 49, You, likewise, will conquer by faith. w
bid you farewell, with prayers and with the syn
- boil of our faith Garry with you and recoIlect tn
warlike and victorious speech of the Car Prophe
a David Salvation and glory is in God" Psal
ID 4lst)"
A correspondent of the Wilmington Journal, VIII
signs himself :: 4 Mountain Democrat" recommend
DR.. Columbus Mills. for nomination as Democrat
al candidate for Governor. We have expressed pr
lie ference for one of the many prominent spc
no ken of n connection with the nomination, nor d
the Democratic meeting of Warren conceive it pr
is the nominee, whoever he may be. 1t is belief h
ire Dr. Mills will be entirely acceptable should the Coz
vention nominate him and that he would receive
warm and cordial support from the entire Democrat
,,e of this spctipn of the State,
d. We are glad to see the manifestations Of harmon
h Gus feeling, visible in every part of the State in
Democratic party Lofty calculations have been ma
H. Sp1oa1 oil H.