Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-03-07
Meeting of the wilmington Democratic

Association.
Pursuant to the call of the President, the Assocla
ton met at the Court House, in Wilmington, on Fri
day evening, Feb 29tb.
The Meeting was called to order by the President,
DR.. J. D. Bellamy. and H. A. Bagg appointed Seere-
tary.
The President announced the object of the meeting
to be, to hear and upon the report of the Com
mitee appointed at previous meeting to draw up a
Constitution and By Laws for the government OF the
Association. That Committee through It's Chair
man, S. D. Wallace, Esq. reported the following
PREAMBLE
Believing that devotion to the Constitution of the
United States its strength and purity, and jealous
guardianship of the reserved rights of the several States
as well the full equality of all the conederaed sovereign
ties that compact and sincere at
the Constitution of North Carolina and advo
cacy of only such amendments to that instrument as time
and the wants of the free citizens of the State may to
demand and be peacefully effected in the safe and
conservative mode pointed out in the fundamental and
believing that earnest adherence to the fixed principles of
Democratic Party essential to the permanence of the
Union and prosperity of the whole countryprincples by
which will stand allprincples indestructble and
eternaIbec they the principles of Liberty and
Unon adopt them and agree to the following rules for
government members Of the Wilmington Democratic
Association:
LIST. This body shall be known THE DEMOCRATIC As
ISOLATION OF THE Town OF WILMINGTON.
I'd Any citizen of the Town may become member of this
Association by enrolling his such and adherng in
good faith the foregoing preamble together with these
and such other Rules may be adopted by majority Of
the Association
3D. regular meeting the Association shall be held
the second Monday in January of each and every year and
called meetings such times and places the President
Designate at the request five members public notice being
given by him of the same.
4th The officers shall consist of President two Vice
Presidena Corresponding and Recording Secretary, and
Treasurer to be chosen Uoce majority the
ber present and hereafter each meeting in
January.
9Th. The Town shall be divided into Fifteen Wards,
per diagram annexed.
9th. There shall, at each regular meeting in January be
selected Committee of Three for each Ward dominated
by the President and confirmed by the Association who
shall select their Chairman report him. from time
to time in relation to all matters touching the interests Of
the Association in their several Wards And Charmen
shall meet monthly and report to the President Of the Aso
citation.
7th. There shall be Subsidiary Committee consisting of
three members appointed by the President and confirmed
at each regular meeting in January, whose duty shall be
make provision for the Association collect funds and
pay the to the Treasurer; but appropriation
of such funds shall be made unless by order the President
8th The President and Vice Presidents shall const
tute Vigilance Committee, whose duty shall be to
else general supervision of all subordinate officers and d.
rect the Secretary in relation to correspondence
9th In of vacancy occurring in any Committee the
President shall select Immediately, to fill the same
10th. In of vacancy in the office of President Vice
Presidents Secretaries Treasurer such shall filled at
the following meeting of the Association in the
as is required at the regular meeting in January
llh In the absence Of all the presiding officers the
ing may select Chairman pro ten from its members;
also Secretary if necessary and may transact business
subject to the approval of the meeting which one of
the presiding officers shall be present.
The report of the Committee was approved unan-
mously, after which the association proceeded to
the election of Officers to until the next regu-
lar meeting in January next.
The following gentlemen were elected Officers:
PreSidcnt.-Dr. J. D. BelIamy.
Vice Presidents Major John Walker and George
Houston.
Recording Secretary.-Charles H. Robinson.
Corresponding Secretary.- James Fulton.
Treasurer-William C. Bettencour.
Subsidiary Committee--Miles Costin, John C.
Wood, Stephen D. Wallace.
The President nominated the several Ward Com
mttees, which nominations We're unanimously con-
frmed by the Association.
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of the President to be arranged and copied off, but
will be published in few days.1
George Houston, Esq. Offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted by reclamation:
Resolved That Corresponding Secretary by circular
in such way he may deem expedient, urge upon
Democratic friends throughout this Congressional District
to establish in each election precinct Associations similar
own, with view to the promu CATION of Democratic
principles and union of political interests throughout
District
Eli w. Hall, Esq, being called upon, made few
appropriate remarks urging vigorous and united &C
ton.
On motion.
Resolved That these proceedings be published in the
Wilmington Journal and all other papers favorable the
objects of the Association be requested to copy.
The business of the meeting having been trans
acted on motion it adjourned.
j. D. BELLAMY, President.
H. A BAcc. Secretary, pro tenn.
Citizens