Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-03-15
Democratic State Convention of North Carolina

James Fulton, New
Hanover. were appointed temporary Secretaries
On motion of j. W. Norwood of Orange, W. L. Saunders
of Rowan, was selected as reading clerk.
Mr.. Avery taking the Chair, rendered his acknowl-
edgements to the body for the honor conferred him.
He said the Convention had met prepare oppose all
empts to raise sectional issues to enunciate and
defend the time honored principles of the national Demo
cratic party that we had opposition in the North from
peculiarly sectional party which hostile to insttU
and the destruction of the and har
We find also in our midst setof guerilas calling them
selves the opposition party They met in Conrention
g to denounce and the main feature and bulk of their
platform there laid down is but bill of indictment
the Democratic party The Democratic party the only
that the country and the blessings of
Constitutional Union. Applause.
On motion of A. NJ Lewis, Reporters of the press
assigned seats on n, the right of the chairman
On motion of W. f. Myers, the Convention took
OF ten minutes in orc to arrange lists of the delegates
the different counties.
The counties then called the
gates handed to the Secretary.
The delegates with the counties they represent
follows:
MISUNDERSTANDING Foster.
Alexandria, Poole
Ansom~s Cole, Hammond
B~ke-w " Avery Capt Capt CASTOR and W Tate.
BrunStoicE-Jno Taylor.
Cabarrus-E Johnston, Long, Jacob strewalt, J W
Rogers e1s,, p co7s 1W Rr,ab0D
CraUen-G Stevenson, Jos Robinson, Darlington,
MI 96~ snca NE Ro5ers Foy
Mccoy Kirkpatrick, Banks.
ChOCdn-W Moore.
Cartsret-w Long, D H L Bell.
CaSaceH-Dr. J + Williamson, Stephen Williams, W
JOs stone Dr. oysS stone e'1 worSam H
CGla9eaEW Avery Aver: Thdm WILSON, pr9Sles
CIeauelared- w W Holden Graham Dawes, proxies.
Dsspin~wm Hill B Carroll, B Whitfield, K Out
Edgeccn,be-W Filicer, S Battle, j Lyman, B
FTanklin-2 Fuller, W. D; coppedge H H Hight, S
Gill; D W Spivey, Green, G Blacknal Dr. Stone,
" Mitchell, G Lewis, L W Joyner, D Hawkins, c
Perry ,,,,..
| Gaston-Dr. W Sloan, j H White.
GrdnoiAe - H Taylor, Jenkins J III Bullock
GuiBord-J Mclean, William Coble, R Dick George
Greeae.Cw Edmundson W Raspberry, D Harper, DR..
J Owen Groom: A Holderby.
HaEyar-c0l Long, 6 Barnes John Johnson q
Macon, J Ponton. James S Snow, DR. M Whitaker,
A Watson, Jos H Whitaker, Thos W Harris
Harnett-C CofeId, Daniel Cults, L harrington.
| IredeU-B B Moore.
JdckSon-W Thomas.
Jones-T Whitaker, Rhodes.
Joh"st0 a; S., Smith Edridge, Gerhadt Jos
P cS simon e Barnes c1llom Renfro~ Joel
Ingram, ( Ballard l. Brown, Edwards, Vinson'
Lenoir-Council Wooten F Bond, DR. Thos Woodey
Whitfield, Col W Morris, Pridgen, Alex Fields,
Martin-Jos Cofied, Josh L Ewell.
AcDo,ceN-A NJ Erwin, l. S Ccrpening.
yMOOre-JOhn Morrison, Alex Barrett.
eck'eabmg-W Yates Brown, W Owens, j
Flow, r A Rclele, C Dennis, S. P Smith, W Myers.
Nash Battle, G N Lewis, H & Williams. J H
Avent Thos J Cooper B ] Bunn DR. N Stills, S Wick
" Williams, Capt Alfred Boy Jas Boyt Wiley Boykr.
Fulton Bettencourt DeBrutz Guitar Thos W. Brown
Northampton Long, J Bell B F Lockhart,
QSsl0,o-L W Humphrey, ia Fey NJ. l. :: Redd.
DusEn Jno o. Kirkland, Ebert Dswsett MAJOR Green
W Stroud, Allison. Jno Duke, Robt Tinnen.
PdSqu0Gnk- Moore, proxy
j F j
Jos Cranberry.
PiH-Dr W Blow.
PersOn-S Williams, proxy.
PoHc-E. CantweI, w W Holden, proxies
RicimondNWalter Leak, L Steele, C Gibson
Roegan-A Henderson J Kerr, Shaver, Love
John speman c. F. Fisher, W Saunders Maj Turner
q Smith, Jr., Bradshaw, Myers, N Fleming, 7
RaadoIph-w H H Conner.
o. RocR4nghens7 S Eeid Maj = Bethel Thomas
Sampson-A Brown, Col J Faison William Kirby, L
Fason, Lewis y, s, Johnson A Mccoy:
Surry-W Haymore, John Nichols
Stokes-A NJ Scales, proxy.
U.ion-W J Kerr.
WaEe-D N Barringer, W W Holden, A M Lewis, DR.
W Cox, Bledsoe, D Scarborough, Il Whitaker,
Haywood Perry Isaac Rogers Fisher, Jefries,
DIR j Damn, Vass, John Johns, Willis Whitaker,
G W Thompson, K Harrison, W " Whitaker, John F
Hutchins F Wilson, John O'ROrke, Ira Beckwith w
Saunders, Hudson, John Scott, A Clements Rufus
Warren Hon " n Edwards, K Kerney, Gen T J
Jacob M Palmer, DR. W j Hawkins, W Walsh, Gen S A
Williams A Kearney.
W,yne-Thos Lorng W Dortch, J M Coor, Rufus
Josiah Howell B Rves Lane, John Sherrard,
John Parker, Dyer W Robinson, John Taylor John
W,Ues-Mai NJ Stokes, J Gordon.
Wuson-Wm Bum, Edmund Moore, Ii FOy, A Bor-
den, Simon Barnes, Boyette Jas Raper Bunn Alfred
On motion of Mr. VT Dortch, of Wayne, committee
pointed to report permanent officers of the Convention
The chair appointed the following:
LIST Dstrict-Wm Moore, Chowan, Jordan, Perqui-
I'd District-w Dorch Wayne, G Stevenson, Craven.
Sd Distrct-W Steele, Richmond, A McKoy, Samp
4th District-Wm W Holden, Wake, J Bullock Gran
vile.
5th Districts Hill, Caswell J R Mclean, Gulford
9th District Waugh, Forsythe Scales Rocking
7th Dis'lict-J White, Gaston N Fleming Rowan.
9th District-Jas Gordon, Wilkes AN Erwin, Mellow
The committee then retired to the Senate Chamber
On motion of Lane Esq, of Wayne the Convention
adjourned till three o. clock
AFTERNOON SESSION, 3 p. m.
The body convened at o'clock P M. Hon. W. W. Ave-
ry the chair The committee appointed to report per
manent officers through their chairman, Bullock,
Granville, reported as follows:
President: Hon. DAVID S. REID of Rockingham.
Vice Presidents: ] Cranberry Perquimans. H Bond,
Lenoir, Walter Leake Richmond, Lewis Nash, John
Cabarrusss M Stokes, wilkes '''''D'' O'''D"D'
Secretaries James Fulton, New Hanover John Spell
man, Rowan, w Saunders Rowan, Foster Hartford,
P Sinclair, Cumberland.
Mr. Bullock then conducted the President to the chair
who said he felt profoundly grateful to the Convention for
this manifestation of their confidence He had
met his political friends BEFORE but important
an occasion the He expressed his firm belief
that the preservation constitutional Union depended
the of the great national Democratic party Gap
pause.) That they SHOULD sacrifice matters of
poranee-the cause demanded it, and hoped
the of action which had always
the party would at this time animate them. The Demo
added Re
publicsnism it is for Union but despises unconstitu
tiona one He spurned the idea indignantly of sacrificing
principle for the sake of temporary political ascendancy
done by those opposed to Democracy and urged then
rally all their forces or the defence of the Union