Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-12-06

:, Pursuant to public notice. calling u por The Jop
vile, on Dec lst, 1860 meet;n, uTehtlon at VIZ
House on the above named dav and or at The 0
mating r. Wooten Esq, Chairman canned BY N'SS
Messrs w. II. loon and ?. L. Peacocl%@ 'iS appoafS
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. PncLe4,, oecretarny
OF fourteen was appointed by the Chair y cOnnt.
tlons for the action of the meeting and w W orat n
following gentlemen-viz: oonSlstng G%~
p hessrs. T Butner, Samuel Bright, \
G Gouse samuel Chlnnis Benz Harralson. Hsnih
NJ Gore, Uz Wood NeaVes, Tppua@
Mr.. F.. George being called upon to exr,o.
tlments In regard to the present crisis raoa bis
able Speech presenting list of the eriero' ian
south, and that the reins of government won5 q
INTO the hands OF Black Republican PresS 5000 pa
10 exert all his powers to attack our rioht, bNd
under the Constitution. These points wtrS "a eqI
eo oy ci.ing the acts OF number Of nortbpron Ssa
ern State Legislatures violating the CNo,al ald vs
serting the social and political equality of SS'utp
pledges to legslate adversely to our jnterea negro an
the opportunity should occur 'S' WGsOgs
Jno. w. Ellis, Esq, next addressed tbo
nesty and to the same efect-all ia admroI eetnges
spirit, and vndcating the rights of the So', lone I'D
prevented from concluding his remarks bv ~ but va
the committee on resolutions, to whom h. ,pe ean
who reported as follows: save WaIso3
WHEREAS, the election of a sectional pro,i,
by his platform and all his party pedri
rights equal and sovereign States in tho r. to assa %
incumbent on all good citizens to expreSs oh Makes
such injustice, aud their opposition to sucb uneF Sense
usurRatlon by one portion of the Conf deracv ovs
The efOre we. citizens of Coumbus co., over the Oh
ton assembled, to meet this emergercy bo In cOnys
lSt, heSOtUed, That each one OF the States "eIeoy
wiener orth or 1oaen , rs sovereign State and on
I'd ResOtued, That when yer the levsro,;..
becomes su0verslve OF the rights Of any on. CongrS
the States, it is within the power of every OF any
to avail itself of any mode degree Of INJURED
sovereign capacity, it may deem fit to meet ,S winch
even to declaring the impact broken and thu fsen
solved 30 far as respects its action in the same 0nn d.
Sd, ReSOtUed, That, in the event of a dOn.w,
the present Union, the powers delegated to tb pent
Government for the common benefit but never t Fs
ry of any one of the States, revert to the Stat 9e
they had never been granted. F HeeO as /
4th Resotued, That the rights of any State ara 49,.
determined, not Dy majority adverse to their i,pfl
Congress- but by the sovereign peop of such SsiS
venton assembled, to decide concerning the so MtO
5th Res0lUed, That in the election of AbrsbsmI T.
the Presidency, the Northern and no ohh
of this Confede' acy have made an exhibition no Sas
their power but OF their disposition, to subvert nv
tons, disregard constitutional rights and ac 'G
soon as may be, in the enjoyment of species Of nus
which they deny, but which their forefathers agraS
spect, and to defend to US by some of the planet %
express provisions of the Constitution. "uu lG
9Th, ResoIUed That in view of the ;rreDress;blo
thus forced upon US, we determine first upon the @
nf N
manufacture. or imported there, which NAV boroaS
purchased from them, but as much as we NAV oJ I
encourage the production OF such articles at home %
importation from abroad at Southern ports And ~ G
prosecution of this mode of DRESS goods mnorta az @
ufactured in any of those States which have uaG
Constitution and nullifed the fugitive sElye law a
would have our unqualified appreciation ~'aSI'
TN, heS0LUed, That We view the resolution abovo
OF the means of meeting the coming conflict and G
to prepare for it, we agree to the necessity of bo5
SfQfn tnTUo finN of IOh fiV,oaa
most convenient to consult with our sister co1nts S
course of action it will be necessary to adVpt in yio
present Federal relations; and further to ad,se with n
other SaVehO ding States to what measures fbo m
dept to protect themselves against Abolition apgre
eth, RESOLVED, That approve of every word and %
tment in the message of Gov Ellis federal relations
our members IN the General Assembly, and acted upO
them as the expression Of our opinions in regard r.
questions now agltatDg the public mind.
ioh, ReSored That the proceedings of this meeting
pupsneo IN all the newspapers OF this C0Dgressioa
trlct, and other papers throughout the Stale
copy the same, together with the New York Day Book
the Char estOn Courier.
These resolutions were separately submitted 10 ya
and each unanimously adopted.
Resolution 9th, recommending a SUSPENSION Of NJ
commercial intercourse with the North and patrOns
OF our domestic manufactures and southern mDOrtaOr
drew out sundry expressions of opnon all in accorap
with lis design after which it was entbusiastioa
passed.
J. w. Ellis thereupon closed his remarks, which we
received with repeated CHEERS and was followed BY
Rev. Mr. Pickett who spoke in the same spirit tho
preceding him had done.
Messrs. S. R. Chi1nis and P L. Peacock, then bril-
y, but pointedy expressed their views upon the mpo
ing crisis, and thereapon after prayer by the Rev.
Sellars, the meeting adjourned.
r. WOOTEN, Chairman
WV. 81. TooN, | socr.tar;e.
P. L. PEACOCK, 0e't''afieS