Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-06-03
For the Journal.
A CARD.


In your meeting of the 23d of April last we were APP
pointed to meet and consult with the Delegates sent
from the other counties of this Congressional District
at Wilmington, on the 26th May for the purpose of
nominating candidate to represent said District in the
next Congress OF the United States but majority of
those counties have failed to appoint Delegates to con-
fer with us at the said time and place, and we Eave
therefore, to report to you, brother Democrats of Co.
umbus that we can present no name as the choice of
this District for your suffrages Having thus been dis
appointed of carrying out your Instructions we return
to you our delegated authority, and call upon all the
Democrats of Columbus to assemble in general County
Convention for the purpose of selecting true and
tried Democrat for our support In recommending this
STEP dsclam all disposition to dictate to the Democ
racy of the District any their proper and only
nominee and in so doing declare that firmly
resolved to receive dicaton from the individual
ton Of any Of the counties in this District.
Therefore, your Delegates in consideration of
the premises call upon brother Democrats to meet
in County Convention, at the Court House in White
vile, the second Saturday in June next and take
such further steps as the party may deem requisite.
COLUMBUS DELEGATION.
Wilmington, May 26th 1859.
To the Democracy Of Bladen:
We, the Delegates from Bladen County, acting under
the authority reposed in at your meeting on the 4th
of May, hereby adopt the Card of the Columbus Dele
cation in letter and substance and recommend that the
Democracy of Bladen meet in County Convention on
the third Saturday in june at Elizabethtown to take
such steps they in their judgment, may deem proper
BLADEN DELEGATION
Wilmington, May Goth, 1859.
Fayetteville Carolinian please copy.
Democratic Meeting
At meeting of the Democratic party of the county
of EdgecOmbe, held in the Court House in Tawboro'
on the oath of May to appoint delegates to the New
bern Convention,
On motion of Kenneth Thigpen, Esq, the Hon. H.
T. Clark was called to the Chair and j. A. Engeard
appointed Secretary.
The Chairman stated the object of the meeting in
few appropriate remarks.
On motion of David Cobb, Esq, David Cobb, Ken
meth Thigpen John F. Speight, John W. johnson and
w. ii. Johnson, appointed Committee to draft
resolutions for the action of the meeting After an alb
sence of few minutes Mr.. W. H. Johnson in behalf of
the committee reported the following resolutions
panied with some timely and appropriate remarks:
WHEREAS, The Democracy of the county of Edgecombe
believing strict organization next to firm adherence
principle is essential to party success, therefore,
ReSOted mat we approve OF the proposition to hold
Convention in Newbern the Sh of June, to nominate
suitable person to represent this district in the Con-
gress of the United States.
ReSOlced That the chairman of this meeting appoint forty
delegates represent this county in said Convention
ReSOlced, That endorse the of the Hon Thos
Run representative in Congress, and earnestly
| commend him as our choice for denomination.
The resolutions were adopted without dissenting
voice. and the chairman appointed under the second re-
solution the following gentlemen delegates to the Dis
trict Convention
Id Pender, John Dancy, VIM Johnston, Geo Whit,
field Bonner, VIM Jordan, VIM Battle, Thos Bras
well, Omen Proctor, " Barnes, D Farmer, A D Tum-
bro, Barden Jas Woodland, Jno Wilkinson, VIM Ellis
Patrick Byrum lyman Redding Sugg, DR. John Howard
VIM MurceI, Jos W Wmberly D Macnair, Jos D Jen-
kns, James Thigpen Dancy, Erastus Cherry, David
Cobb Mac jenkins, Bythell Mabrey, VIM Long Isaac
Bats John johnson, Benz Hart G Wilkinson, Arch
Braswel, Henry Bryan John Speght Turner w. Battle
Andrew J Gotten.
| On-motion the chairman and secretary were added to
the list of delegates 1t being time for the assembling
of the Court, the meeting reluctantly gave way, being
anxious to listen to some of the speaking gentlemen
present The meeting was large and enthusiastic.
The proceedings of this meeting were ordered to be
published in the Souherner AMI Standard and other
Democratic papers, requested to copy motion of w.
II. Johnston
II. T. CLARK, Chm
j. A. ENGEIHARD, ScC'y