Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-03-14
From the Pee Dee Times
KANSAS Meeting In All Saints.


AT a meeting Of the citizens Of All Saints Parish,
hell at the Club House on the 29th day of Feb. 1856
the Hon Andrew Hasell, called to the Chair and
William M. Post, M. D., appointed Secretary. The
Chairman having acknowledged the very high honor
conferred on him. stated that the meeting had been
called at the request OF NUMBER OF gentemen' VINO
had met at the same place few days previous and
had manifested an desire to see some step ia
ken by the Parish to forward the success OF the great
cause, now at issue on the plains of Kansas That
on that occasion there seemed 10 be an unanimous
opinion expressed that some more general n Office
should be given in order that friends now absent
might take part in the action of the meeting, and the
State at lage understand that small neighbor-
hood though remote from the stir Of State affairs and
contracted in limit yet keenly alive to the crit
cal state of things presented by the contest in Kan
sas and willing TO do their part, as far as their
means would allow in aiding such of their friends
and neghbors who desired to em CRATE TO that terri
tory That he was much pleased 10 see the call re-
sponded to so promptly and readily and that 1t gave
him good augury of the future, when he saw so
large assemblage of men, who not only knew their
rights, but ready to maintain them at all haz-
ards
Charles Allen, jr., Esq, then offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
WHEREAS, 1t is evident to us, the inhabitants Of
of All Saints Parish here assembled, that the inten-
| ton of those, whom we are compelled thus publicly
to call our enemies can longer be doubted de-
ceived, that they are now determined to carry into
effect their long cherished hostility against and
our constitutional rights, not only by unconstuOn-
legislation and interest and underhanded practices
but by force of and in open defiance of the law
| therefore
Resolved That the time for inaction is passed, and
that the instinct for self preservation calls
on TO support institutions in Kansas, espe-
cally for preventing the insulation of sister State
whereby her interests and her rights Identical with
our own would be seriously jeopardized; and there
| fore further
ResolUed We will assist those of our citizens, who
may be willing to proceed 10 Kansas for the purpose
of settling in tl.at country and giving all the aid
and assistance in their power TO the gallant
who are now doing service in the great contest for
Southern rights and Southern institutions.
John LaBruce, Esq, then moved that committee
of"three be appointed to retire and confer with such
of the Pioneers for Kansas who present. in Or
der TO nominate some suitable person who should
head the party and take charge of such funds may
! be subscribed to ala them.
! The motion was adopted by the meeting, and the
Chair appointed Messrs. John Labru,e, D. w Jor-
dan and DIR. John D. Magill, to be the committee.
The committee RETIRED and after full and ample con-
ference, nominated John Rut1edge Aston, Esq
| which nomination Immediately and unanimously
approved by the entire meeting.
Charles Aston, Jr., Esq. then moved that com
mttee of five be appointed, (of which committee the
Hon. A. Hasell should be Charman) whose duty it
should be to canvass the parish for subscriptions and
receive all applications for aid the part of emf
grants and report their proceedings future meet
| ing. The motion was adopted, and the Chair ap-
pointed Hon. A. Hasel Messrs P. C. J. Weston, D.
w. Jordan, John LaBruce, and Charles Aston, Jr.,
10 be the committee.
! The citizens then, after exchanging their congratu
atons at the patriotic and enterprlsing spirit exhib
tied by several persons who had pledged themselves
to proceed al once to Kansas sat down to collation.
pre- pared by the Planters Club of All Saints and
before the meeting broke up $4,000 and upwards
subscribed.
On motion, it was resolved that these proceedings
! be published in the Pee Dee Times
HON. ANDREW HASELL, Charm.
WILLIAM M. Posi-, NJ D., Sec'y.
Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention.
HARRIsBSRc, March 5.-The convention adjourned
at late hour last evening" after appointing delegates
to the Cincinnati Convention, and selecting electors
for the next presidential election. A series of reso-
luuons adopted, strong for the Union deprsca-
ting the agitation OF slavery, endorsing the Kansas
and Nebraska act, against know nothingism, &c.
! George Scott of Columbia, was nominated for ca
nal commissioner, and Jacob Fry for auditor general
The following is list of delegates to the Demo-
| cratic National Convention which meets at Cincin-
natl on the 9th of June:
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
! Aaron Pumer, Venago? Henry d. Foster West
moreand David r. Porter, Dsuphin and James L.
Reynolds, Lancaster.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
1st district. Edward G. Webb and John Mccarthy
Kibben.
Sd district John Robbins, jr., and Charles w Car
rigan.
4th district-Joseph Lippncot and John G. Bren-
ner.
5lh disuict-Owen Jones, Montgomery, and Thorn
az J. Roberts
9Th dist1ict-John Rutter, Chester, and Charles
D. Man!ey Delaware.
9TH distrct-John D. Stiles, and Ed. Nicholson
sth district. Clancy Jones and P. K Miller
9Th distrct-H. r. Swarr and Joseph B. Baker.
10Th district-John Wedman and J. NJ. Kreider
18th dstrict-Wm L. Dewart and C. NJ. Straub
18th dstrict-H B. Wright & J. G. Montgomery
18th distlict--John N. Hutchinson and H. D.
Beardsley
18th district-V. E. Piolett and C. L. Ward
18th district-W F. Packer and John. H. Munson
18th district-Henry Welsh and John Stuart.
18th district--A. P. Lusk and John Crossman
18th district-John c. Everhart & Richard White
/ SECOND DEsPATCH1
HARRISBURG, March So O'Clock, p. m.-The con-
vention has adjourned sins die. Before adourning
the convention passed resolutions nstructng the del
gates to the Democratic National Convention to vote
or the Hon. James Buchanan, endorsing the Kansas
and Nebraska act, approving the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, compimenting in warm terms
the administration of President Pierce and congrat-
ulatlng Virginia the death-bIow she struck to
know nothingism.