Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-03-21
Democratic Meeting In Brunswick.

Pursuant TO previous notice, large and respect
able portion of the Democratic citizens of Bruins
wick county assembled at Smithville, on Monday
evening, March Sd, 1856.
On motion of DR.. w. G. Curtis, R. w Rutland,
Esq, was called to the Chair and John Mercer re-
quested to act as Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been explained
by the Chairman, the following gentlemen were, on
Il otion OF 0. D. Holmes, Esq, appointed a Commit
tee to prepare and report resolutions for the action
of the meeting, viz: Owen d. Holmes, John w. Gal
loway, f. NJ. Certain, R. w Woolside, and Corne
Illus Galloway
After short absence, The Committee, through
their Chairman, Owen D. Holmes, Esq, reported the
following resolutions which were unanimously
adopted
RESOLVED, That President Pierce, by his faithful
and able administration of the affairs of State has
shown himself to be enphatically the man for the
times; that from his bold and eloquent vindcation
OF the lights OF The States he has entitled himself to
the warmest gratitude, not only of the people of the
South but of every true friend of the Constitution
and Union
RESOLVED, That we heartily approve of the admin
istratlon of our present able and patriotic Governor
Thomas Bragg, and earnestly recommend his re-
nomination by the Democratic State Convention
which is to assemble at Raleigh on the 10th of
April next
Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting ap-
point twenty delegates to represent Brunswick
~ in said Convention
Resolved, That this meeting suggest to the Demo-
Gratis of Baden and Columbus counties the proprety
of holding District Convention at some convenient
time and place, for the purpose of nominating a
suitable person 10 represent Brunswick, Bladen and
Columbus counties in the Senate of North Carolina
at the ensuing session of the Legislature, and
mend the first Monday of April next the time, and
" hiteville as the place for holding said Convention
ReSotred That twenty delegates be appointed By
the Chairman to represent Brunswick county in said
District Convention.
| Under the third resolution, the Chair appointed
the following delegates to the State Convention, viz
! Owen D. Holmes, Dr.. John H. Hill, Jesse Lancas.
ter, Franklin Galloway VIM. Frnk, .Josephus Pig
oft, John G. Grissitt, Arnold Keal, Dan. B. Evans,
Josiah Smith, w A. Robbins, James Moore, Alfred
Brown, John W. Galloway, John Taylor, Joseph
Davis
And under the last resolution, the following
named persons were appointed delegates to the Dis
trict Convention, viz:
Sam'l Langdon, r. w. Woodsde, John H. Hill
Owen D. Holmes, Wallace Styron, F. M. Galloway
John Mercer, VIM. Mckenzie, D. Sanaland, s. B
Hughes, John H. Long, John N. Bennett, w. C
Mooney, James Riggs, ]. A. Evans, A Otway, Jos
L. Bryan, Needham B. Skipper W. A Robbins, Jr.
Rufus Galloway.
On motion of Rufus Galloway, the names of tn,
Chairman and Secretary were added to the list o
delegates to both Conventions
During the evening appropriate and eloquent ad
dresses were delivered by Forney George, Esq, o
Columbus, and F. M. Certain of Brunswick
r On motion of DR.. w. G. Curtis,
. RESOLVED, That a copy of the proceedings of thi
meeting be forwarded to the editors of the Whining
ton Journal, with the request that they be published
There being no further business, the meeting ad
journed. R. w. RUTLAND, Chairman.
JOHN MERCER, Secretaru