Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-12-06
For the J0
Meeting In Pitt County.

meeting In Pitt County.
On Tuesday, 9th ut. meeting, which, as far as
numbers, wealth and responsibility can represent The
sentiments OF any community, certainly repTesDeitt
OF Pitt county, assembled in the Court House Greer
vllle for the purpose of taking into consideration The
present political aspect of affairs, and deciding The
course which the citizens Of this county intend to pN
sue.
The meeting was organized by calling COL L. P
Beardsley to the Chair, and appointing Drs W. A Be-
nard and Charles j. Q'Hagan as Secretaries The
President opened the MEETING in few brief and peril
nent remarks In which he reviewed the political history
OF the past ten years-the rise and growth of Abolition
sentiments In the North which have resulted In TOE
election of President a platform of principles d.
rectly hostile to the dearest rights of the South
Ii the principles of this sectional party are carried
out, and we have every reason to believe they will De
the result must inevitably be the ruin and dgrada@
OF the South. He advised calmness and moderAtiOnM
hoped to see nothing done unworthy of great andFa
people.
Gen, SngeItary arose and said that this meeting va;
one IN every way worthy of Pitt county. 1t not OBy
represented the bone and sinew, but the intelligence
wealth and patriotism of the whole county. de saw
before him men who had been heretofore divided now
meet together for common purpose, and be was ga.
OF 1t. They had common rights and common lntefss
to preserve and Defend and he expected them to pursue
course worthy of the momentous issue before them
But this was no time for speech making 1t was um'
tor action, and he wished them to be up and DONG 1,
He asked leave to read some resolutions, which N
thought embodied the sentiments of the county: u"
Slngetary here read a series of resolutions WHICH, w
motion OF Willis Nobles ESQ., were referred TO- a cgI
mlttee OF seven, to consider and report upon Inc ~
lowing gentlemen were appointed by the Chairman W.
IT, r. Singetary, j. j. Cherry, Willie Brown, iF' aSj
A. Atkinson, DR.. w. j. Blow, W. w. hadoocA' ~I1
Henry Harrington, who Immediately retired 10
During the absence of the committee the melDS NJ
addressed by DR.. Barham, Of Wilson, in Spe.n ..t
marked ability, which received with the ggmi,td
applause. The committee having returned o.or
the following resolutions which wei passed ny oil
wheming majority: -r.,.tur.
Resol0ed, l. That it becomes the duty of the
now in session to take such steps as will the South
North Carolina by the side of her sister states G o1a
and for that purpose a Convention OF the peoPi0 0
be called at the earliest practicable period g +le State
2. That the present defenceless condition OF s
calls for immediate action. thorough re org ADD
the militia and volunteer systems should be UompN
liberal appropriations for that purpose should 0'
made. AN. ROD
s. That meanwhile in view of the present dangToGss D
dlt1on OF affairs, devoves upon the citizens III fnb
vate capacity, to do what may be in their power conpE
ance of the foregoing objects, by forming mnay and
mics, by voluntary contributions for their support
such other ways may be practical and mose
4. That the people of the South have submeu and lA
gressions of the Northern States as long as honor md
regard for the preservation Of their rights VIII Hcar
we do therefore solemnly declare appealing 10 the political
bonds which connect the Northern and Southern o'''
this Confederacy ought to be dissolved =, made
Before the adoption of the resolutions, call wa II,s
on General G. B. Singetary, who tbereuPon oIa up
the meeting in speech OF great power ne TP he va
wards of an hour, and the attention with when ~ tbs
heard left no doubt of the impressions produced u
minds of his hearers .,o meet
On motion, it was ordered that report OF tno
ing and the resolutions adopted, be sent to our h
in the Legislature, and that the proceedings OT ming
ed in the Raleigh Register, Democratic Press W.
ton Journal, and North Carolina Times. Saturday,
Dec. 8. L. P. BEAhDoN"A'
y y, j a o,R R.ss.aD' Secretaries.