Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-07
For the Journal.
Democratic Meeting I'm ElizabethtoWn, N Z.

For the Journal.
| Democratic Meeting in EIizabethtovn, N c.
AT meeting held on the 18th March, A. D., 1854,
in the Court House in Elizabethtown, Baden coun :.
ty for the purpose of appointing delegates to the
State Convention to be held in Raleigh, on 18th
April to nominate candidate for Governors and al
so to nominate competent gentlemen to represent this
District and County in the Senate and House of Com
mons of the next Legislature, on motion, L. d. Gam
was called to the Chair and D. c. Shaw requested to
act as Secretary when, after brief explanation of
the objects of the meeting by the Chairman, it was
moved that committee of FIVE be appointed to offer
suggestions for the action of the meeting
The Chairman appointed the following gentlemen
to compose said committee DIR. Mcdonald, A. S.
Kemp, D. B. Melvin, T. S. Lewis and }. G. Sutton,
who, after retiring for short time, reported the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions:
1st. AS Democrats, we cherish with unabated con-
fdence the principles of the party, and pledge our
best efforts TO preserve them pure and uhcontami-
mated.
ID That we believe strict construction of the
Constitution essential the preservation of the re-
served rights of the States and to the maintenance of
our liberties.
3d. That the public lands should be held and man
aged by the General Government for the benefit of
the States and that we are opposed TO any distribu
er than such ought 10 he adopted by pruden
proprietor
4th That we are in favor of a tariff for revenue
and opposed 10 tariff for protection, and that we
are in favor of making the tariff taxes of the people
as light as the wants of the General Government
economically administered, will admit.
5th. That we approve of the bill! now before Con-
gress for the establish ment of the Territory of Ne
braska-Kansas, and particularly that portion which
declares void and imperative the legislation of 1920
9th. That President Pierce, in his administration
of the Government has justified the confidence re-
posed in him by the American people, and the posi-
ton taken by him in favor of the Territorial Bills
furnished renewed evidence of his devotion to the
Constitution and to the equal rights of all the States
7th. That approve of holding State Conven-
tion in the city of Raleigh, the 10Th of April next,
for the purpose of nominating Democratic candidate
for Governor of the State, and that the Chairman APP
point fifty delegates represent BIaden county in said
. Convention.
9Th That Gov D. S. Reid for his able and pa,ri-
otto administration of State Government, well
as his untiring advocacy Of the great principle of
Free Suffrage is entitled 10 lasting gratitude, and
in retiring ON Office, he will have best wishes
!, for his future prosperity.
9th. That in favor of amending the Con-
sttuton of North Corolna so as allow all citizens
qualified to vote for members of the House to vote
for members of the Senate also, by Legislative en-
actment, sanctioned by the popular vote-the mode
pointed out by the Constitution.
, 10th. That whilst recognize the claims of the
been offered TO the party in connection with the Of
fee of Governor, will abide the decision of the
Convention. and pledge ourselves to give to its NOM
inee, whosoever he may be, jealous and hearty
!, support.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted. The
Chairman appointed the following delegates, viz: H.
Fl. Robson, J. Mcdowell, G. M. White, Dr. McDon-
aid, J. S. Willis J. T. Council J. Lyon, B. Robson,
C.. T. Davis, R. S. Skies, D. R. CAIN A. Martin J
N. McCol D. B. Melvin, Nathan Jones, VIM. Mel
VIM w. A Melvin, JAS Hail. T. S. Lewis, Jas Nc
Dufee, r. w. Johnson, J. w. Andrews, J. Allen, j
K MuIford T. J. Russ, P Pridgen, VIM. Evans, X.
K Council, H. B. Jones, T. S. D. Mcdowell, r.
Council. D. B. Gillespie, A. S Kemp, J. H. Clarke, J
R. Kemp, Sam'l Savage. Jas. Clarke, w. D. Mcneil
, E. Pierce, VIM. Shipman, s. Wooten, 7. M. Kelly,
C. Monroe, H. Pate, J. Robson, w. T. Jessup and
R. w. Tatom.
On motion, the Chairman and Secretary add
ed TO the list of delegates.
1t was likewise moved that T. S. D. Mcdowell be
nominated candidate to represent this District in
the Senate, and G. NJ. White in the Commons, for
Bladen county.
Upon motion of R. w Tatom, it is requested that
the proceedings of this meeting be published in the
l MAN copy
7 The meeting then adjourned.
L. D. CAIN, Chairman.
D. C. SHAW, Secretary.
For the Journal
, No. 2.
r Foreign Commerce of Wilmington, Saranmah Nor
folk, Richmond Sc.-Number of Seamen-I"ter-
| ests of Wilmington and Fayetteville IDENTICAL
Seamen the Fre'ghers Of other parts of the State
Prospective Inland, Coast1rise and Foreign CON-
= merce-Suferings of Boatmen on the Cape Fear
River- Wilmington harbor Of refuge for all the
Commercial ports Of the South-Suferimgs Of ship
qrrecked Sedmen.
MEssRs. EDITORS Il herewith submit, in confirm
alton of previous statements the following extracts
from the Secretary of the Treasury's report:
Tonnage cleared from the United States during the yea,
3 ending 3Oth June 1852.
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