Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-04-25

Harnett: G II Cohed.
iInSoE " " Holden, Wilson, proxies.
Montgomery: M Murchison,
P PaTsEn Brooks uf Dr. Hamlet Noel
Guord Roes bsE DGR1s Samuel #ss1 ky u
Jonathan Church James W Dick, solomon Holden
s s%h H S'sRh HsPPd Be-
Greene: ] Hooker, speight M P Powell, ~ sugg'
H Hfh J W JohnstenJ POnton, M Gri1Hard
froys' Alien Perry, Col Isaac Winston, VIM Dunn
7 Fuller, H Nights, Pas Pa:ohal Coppedge'
of feIs2.h E Wsm Barrow Boner Britton
Jones: William Robinson, proxy. 90
Orange Gen Joseph Allison, PARISH Col M; hat
mer, freeman Walker DR. Pride Jones' Nichols William
s snitSr', rb IohF Ferreli yGN Sears ''''
Sampson Thos FaisOn MurpncS' y Daugn'r'
Waynss: w Lane John sherard H Everett,
S" I'll; Fl 5s u P ser MsEPzsBD Delaney
Randolph: DIR w II H Conner, White, R M Stinton,
Rowan Fleming, Cannon o.:
Rockingham, slade Spencer Kalum' Gen F si~p-
Stokes: Caleb Hill, DR. Riddisk w co,d.,or
Northampton: W Jordan j II Mason Ut . 0op0-
"T ITedell. Gen R Jones, E 6 POstel. r,u..u r.
Se eUp Hanover Hon Asho Beencourt, George
H s"oSs As 5syt Niles Costin WALKER Bryan
| James Fulton, Joseph McLaurin ", IT,,
linsOn Il Hobbs, TOmlinsOn Page . DisksCR
y Wo9;o1 Yp podd R shsass1
To%ljn;en sanders F Ss H Wppeda1d Ives CT
SaSs;si B1sTd s. bs7 R:sf s.
] Riggan Nicholson, Tucker, J EgertOn, W Jen-
N'3 Wake fetO6 Wider Poole W W Holden 5a
%Staker Bu.6eo
E Hsg~esa koy.tsr TSsEsT FhfF NJ
Clements Glenn Alvin Jones' Turner, Woodan Glen
HDSss Asn Jas 5onss MI
cb nTS Thompson, simon Smith. Haywood Afford
On notion the Chairman was requested TO appoint
a committee of two from each Congressional District
to report officers for the permanent organization OF
the Convention The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed
Riddiok Thos Jordan v WGoten tx. De-
more D ' jasper Stove Fleming W Holden and T
The Convention then took recess until o'clock
THREE O'CLOCK, p. M.
The Committee appointed on permanent organlza'
ton, made the following report through ther Chair
e man, Hon. A. w. Venable Fol- President OF the
: Convention, JESSE G. SHEPHERD, of Cumberland
! Vicp Presidents, 1st Congressional District, W.
d Ferguson, of Bertie; I'd District, DR.. w. j. Blow
: of Pitt; Sd District, w. S: Ashe, New Hanover
a 4th District Jno. D. Hawkins. Franklin; 5th Dis
Vt trict, Roht P Dick. Gulford 9th District Gen.
s l.. Simpson, Rockingham; 9TH District, DR.. VIM
Sloan, Castor 9Th District, T. W. Bradburr, Ca
IT tawba Secretaries, W. V. GefroJ. of Pasquotank
u J. c. Common Rowan; W. }. Yates Cumberland
IS yer. And they further recommended that the rule
Id of the House Of Commons be adopted SO far as the
= are applicable for the government of the Conven
ton.
ot On motion, the report was unanimously confirm
Of ed and the Chairman appointed the Hon. A w
RS Venable and Jas. G. Cooke, Esq, to conduct MI
Shepherd 10 the Chair; who, upon taking his seat
returned his thanks to the Convention for the hone
conferred and spoke at some length upon the STAT
n of public affairs.
70 On motion of Dr. Pritchard, of Warren, the Pres
ma iden appointed Committee of two from each Con
"a gressona District prepare and report Resolution
ell for the consideration and action OF the ConVe1uoI
The following gentlemen were appointed:
bs LIST District, William Hill, of Halifax, " Riddck,
p I'd District w Humphrey, of Onsow, DR. w Blow,
Sd District i Fuller of Cumberland, John Taylor,
ne 18th District, W W Holden of Wake, A Eze, of Wa
n' rem ,u
re- 5th District P~i Trollnger, of Alamance, DR. WI
a. 9Th District, Gen L Simpson, of Rockingham
re- 7th District; Fleming, of Rowan Jasper Stowe,
nd CASTOR.
in sth District F Wilson, 7 w Bradbmn.
M w. S. Ashe, of New Hanover, then offered Il
co. following Resolution, which was adopted by accI
B. nation: =
RESOLVED, That his Excelency, Gov: THOMAS BRAG
be- and he hereby unanimously nominated for reelecti
u. as Governor of the State of North Carolina.
10. On motion, the President appointed a Commute
the as follows, to wait on Gov Bragg and inform him
his nomination A. w. Venable, William Hill,
al P. Dick, J G. Cooke, and w. K. Lane.
ION The committee retired and after short time
sed turned accompanied by Gov Bragg who receiv
with the warmest demonstrations of regard. &c
we'd Bragg addressed the Convention at length in
un- able and impressive housekeeping the nomlr
the ton and pledging himself TO use his best exetc
ele to carry the Democratic banner in triumph throu
on the contest.
ose On notion the Convention took recess until sew
the o'clock.
SEVEN O'CLOCK, P M
l" The Convention re assembled, pursuant to adou
ment
Mr.. Hill of Halifax, Chairman of the Commit
or on Resolutions, reported the following, which W
~, read and unanimously adopted
WE, the delegates of the Democracy Cf North Coro
in Convention assembled, deemng the present occasion
suitable to rearm the well defined principles
city which organization, party, is based, do
on; Resoue, That cordially approve and reafrm the
solutions of the Democratic National Conventions of
are 68 and 1882 far they applicable to the pres
condition of the country.
us Rssotvtd, That the public lands, being the common
on psry Of the Uaited States disposition of them for
sole exclusive benefit of any of the Sta
squandering of them in donations to
convic whether of native foreign extraction, would
lace unconstitutional and unjust.
Il be hssooea' dnaS We heartily approve OF the Kansas
all and the people of the South let with their prone
vii o he North To he