Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-02-21
'or the Jourra al
Z OF lu6 J OUT
Met ting 1u Sampson County.

Sampson
At meeting in the Court House in Clinton, aturday
the 9th day of February occasion raising Seces
n on @ the Fs IN 51ha OF Of ane oou5t
which lone STAR representing the Southern Con
federacy together win iugrown pine, already boxed
artist The Flag raised with the appropriate ceremo
nes, and then enthusiastic meeting called in the
Court House. and motion of Allmand A. McKoy EsuEy
erett Peterson called to the chair and Henry Moore
and James A Bzzel requested to act
The chairman then announced the object of the meeting
A. A Mckoy ESQ., then moved that the chairmsn appoint
committee of five to prepare resolutions for the consdera
ton of the meeting which carried and theeupon the
chairman appointed the following perscns-vz AnIand A.
McKoy ANNA B. thesnutt Franklin J. Faison, John
Vann, and VIM. Fryer, Esqs.
During the absence the committee loud and repeated
calls made for Duncan J. Devane Esq. MIR Devane
being present, responded weltmed effort exposing
the aaces into which the leaders of the self styled Union
party had fallen. With his logical deductions eloquent ap-
peas conclusions he brought conviction home
to the hearts of his hearers convincing them that he
ordinary speaker and that his theme of ring
nest End and bis good sense apparent n ali he
sad ne sRsyed his audeaee I at his WILL and carried cTnve
that truth had in all places such an advocate
At the conclusion of Mr. Devanes speech the committee
returned and reported through A A. McKo Esq the fo
lowing preamble and resolutions:
we. portion OF the people OF the county of Sampson,
in public meeting assembled having patiently awaited the
action of ardy Legislature, and seeing hoIe Of any
compromise satisfactory to do hereby again express
our firm adherence to the doctrine of secession and believe
that interests by destiny united with sisters Of
he Southern States and in their troubles and trials they
have warmest ympathes and would to God that
to shoulder resist the tide of anatca coercion which threat
meet them with hostile forces upon their SOIL
and to deecrae their homes and esides with the ruthless
hand of civil war. Therefore, be it
ReSoued lst That believe duty freemen to
lot with the sister States who have severed their
connection with government (whose whole power and
strength has been and turned against the South
ard we do hereby declare to the world that believe
only to be IN the exercise of the right OF secession
! and the resistance Of coercion.
HeS0lreG, 3D. That call the freemen of Sampson
the march of Northern aggression with the
firm mnaton that they did the expressions OF the Brit
sh government; feeling that is much disgrace to
Northern fanatics as was to couch suhmosiVey at
the feet Of the English lion.
ReSoIued, Sd, That and will send secession dele
gates to us in the Convention Of North Carolina
ReS0lUed 4h, That the pursued by leading
state and given aid and comfort to the Black Republican,
snd mercy rep invited further on the part Of the
and equitable adjustment Of pending difficulties.
RsSoI0ed 5Sh, hat We approve of the course Of Gov
Winsow, and that we could not blame him if he to
cease to attend III the halls Of Congress, legislation
ee country Is to be carried while the streets OF the
tona capitol esound with martial music aud brlste with
baYonets.
Resotced 6h. That out and cut for Southern
| ReS0Iced 7th, That military company ought to be
ormed IN the county Of Sampson and that earnestly
recommend to the Magistrates of the county of Sampson
appropriation sufficient to such company and that
majority of them lay tax sufficient to purchase arms Of
the most approved and effective kind.
hesOUed 6th. That hail the Southern flag, and seel
under its protection that security which has been denied
der the Stars and stripes.
The resolutions adopted atnid acclamaions Of
plause, without dissenting voice.
Alter the adoption Cf the resolutions. AInand A. Mckoy
ESQ., being loudly called for responded in his usual forcih
and eoquen style He clearly demonstrated that the policy
ard doctrines OF the Black Republican party, if submitted
to, would ultimately lead to the abolition Of slavery in The
sates where i. He shove beyond doubt tha
the n0nsaVehOlder nte esed in the institution mucl
the ave older, aud portrayed in the most vivid coor
the sad results that would follow its abolition. II the edi
tors Of certain newspapers had been present they would
not have thought themselves very highly compmented We
do not undertake to report his Whole speech. 1t
capital effort and frequently interrupted by bursts
applause.
On motion Of DR. Thomas Bunting, it was
ReSored, That the proceedings of this meeting be pub
sbed in all the States Rights papers of North Carolina
and that the Secretaries furnish copy to the Wilmington
Journal asking the publication thereof, with the reques
that the other papers copy the same.
EVERETT PETERSON, Chairman.
JAS. A. BIZZLE, ~ i''oi'7'