Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-24
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ferent portions of the District am induced to become
candidate to represent you in the frat permanent
Congress of the Confederate States. regret, exced
ngly that my acquaintance is so limited in many parts
of the District and that there is not time to cultivate
your acquaintance, between this and the election. /
know persons dislike to for strangers and desire to
candidate, before they feel willing to support him
but should you conclude to favor with your surages
hope you will never have any reason to regret it,
think know something about the rights of the people,
and always dare maintain them ! am wiling to
make any sacrifice, sooner than the South shall be sub
J1gated by Northern aggression. / will support all
measures that calculated to give the vigorous
prosecution part, and bring it to speedy Close
mean what say believe in constancy, withoat il,
there is neither love- friendship virtue in the world
For my course against Northern aggression, invite
you to examination OF the Journals of the three last
sessions of the Legislature. 1n addition to that, re-
fer you to my brother Senators and the members of the
House Of Commons as to my soundness on the South
ern Rights question, whether acted the part OF lag
gard, and waited to follow the lead of Others took
bold and independent course in their defence.
This is no time for parey, in the midst of
revolution We have passed the Rubcon," let US
stand together band OF brothers, "a Spartan band
statingy and ftaressy, maintaining our freedom.
Let do or die confess l am ambitious, but my
bon carries further than to try to excel in the
promotion of our liberty and the peace, prosperity and
happiness of my fellow fear you may think me
egost, but it owing to our being lately thrown
into the same Congressional District, that nave made
the above remarks. No obe diskes egotsn than
for to attempt to make himself conspicu-
ous, by making display in the newspapers racer
does his blo0dd stock, by advertisement, merchant
tailor his clothing. and quack doctor his pills. l
often times pity Editors Ia consequence of their being
called on to make great men out OF small material
A word mere and | am done. l see in the Daily
Journal, (published in Wilmington an account OF
District Convention, held 10 Godsboro the first day
of the present month (October l think it would have
betn appropriate to have called it Homeopathic
meeting, judging from the small number in attendance
the meagre proceedings and means used. How many
do you suppose ofcIaed at this Convention, To-
meopathic meeting? Twelve, including the Chairman
and Secretaries understood the Journal and he is
generally correct
"On motion the names of the delegates were enrolled"
If there any than twelve officiating, sup
pose shall have to Apply the Office of the Secreta
ry OF State to find out he being the custodian of enroll
ed bills this would be attended, with cost. think it
would be better to spend the money in the purchase OF
clothing for our 6rdue U0iunteerS.
On motion, committee of one from each county was
appointed to prepare resolutions for the action Of the
Convention. That committee composed of one
from each of the counties of Wayne, Onsow Cartaret,
Sampson, Duplin, and Johnson Craven, Yes, Craven,
the land Q! the great and good GastOn the talented
Stany, the eloquent Shepard, the accomplished Steven
son. the able advocate Washington, and host of 9th
es, and the patriotic county of Jones' too entirely
LOOKED and neglected TIE Committee after retiring
few moments (he Journal says and he is good auhori-
| ty) reported following preamble and resolution not
resolutions.
30 congressional District have assembled in Convention
he purpose of nominating Candidate represet
| the said District,
BE ued, That will support the nomination of sad
| Convention"
The preamble says we, "tbe representatives, of the
people" How many Of the people do you suppose they
represented? Did they really represent the hundredh
the District? 1t very easy matter for man
10 be mistaken.
"A parson aiding the first line or so of chapter in
The Bl0Ie, the clerk hy mistake other, read
after hlm. The parsOn II al as follows Moss
GuSfe,e man, and made aOnemtnt for the Of bis
people" he clerk, misunderstanding blm spoke thus:
Moses was an oyster man. and made ointment for the
slams OF bis people" Now, without any intention to
do wrong and ther anxiety their country
/ l. d the d kga' es into an error, presume.
| 10 represent Us" the delegates ASSEMBLED
the ope at large is not intlu1 d. therefore beg leave
to b. rel as, d from any Obligation.
"Re8"lvtd That we viii support" &c, has reference
to tie delegates only certainly not intending to bind
the voters by their action hut it is the event they
did intend that have taken notice Of the Convent D.
1t was certainly compos-d OF bachelors, and thy
not the most reliable Characters 10 times of peace,
Say nothing of war THIS will leave to the ladies' TO
decide and no man dare question the correctness o. Their
decision. The reason say sO the committee appoint
ed to prepare resolutions for the action OF the Conytn-
tlon returned ony the Cet6ate resolution above mention
ed CONTRARY 10 the duty assigned them, which was to
prepare les0utloDs which cebaIe resolution contained
only ten WordS, aud these not 10 accordance with the
"en commandmnts the Z Bble in other particulars.
The cannot be carried by such proceedings It
Is true 1t resembles Cesar for brevy, "Uent Ud3 Uic
but not for conquest Zen dcs4s of home Dpathy will
not physic all the Black Republicans. VIZ must give
them plenty OF grape. 1t will not do to build forlif-
cations OF humbuggery now and man them with straw
the materials are too comhustible. We must have
them built OF live oak defended by the real man-yes,
good and true Southern men.
My name was put in nomination, not by my
knowledge consent yet always feel grateful to my
frieuds. l look upon ingrattude to be one of the
blacklist OF crimes.
| was candidate before the Convention assembled,
but did not wish trouble the Editors-thought il an
improper time to discuss politics. believing we are all
good Secessonsts, Tor the South, right wrong-
engaged in assisting friend to make up Vol
uneer Company then thought, and do now, of going
to Virginia 10 join regiment if | get sufficient
number of companies.
am not that any of the other districts in the
State has held Convention the reason I think that
they have not is obvious united people,
aud thak it is best for to remain So during the
portant Crisis that the country is 10 at least Con-
ventions at this time will be we'll calculated to create
division In our ranks.
l have no doubt the gentlemen who composed the
Convention at GOldsboro', are high minded inteIgeut
and patriotic but this setting bad precedent at this
time, and designing politicians will take advantage of
it hereafter and turn 1t to their to the in
jury OF the country. | not certain, but Canven
tons Of the that helped break up
the old government. The abotoDsts took advantage
of them in 1889 and l048. have sometime since been
opposed to tbs in the they gotten up by
wire working politicians let the people govern awhile
it is their right to do think they will do quite
we'll Office holders and Office seekers did in the old
government. do not SEE how they do much worse
There is more intelligence in the people than is gen.
f orally supposed by some. They sense
which ID the best kind after all. the wing q
imagination, il he is overtaken by the Storm comes
swiftly to the ground and laid low by the fall not