Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-04-11
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States flights Meeting in Onslow.

On Monday the first day April, meeting called and
organized in Jacksonville, by appointing Col Edward w.
R. W. Ward to act as Secretaries The object Of the
ing explained to Oe to appoint delegates to District
bern the 2h and 26h and also to send delegates to the
Charlotte Meeting the 20th May.
took strong grounds in favor of the South and for
to Black Republican rule The recent States Rights vote
proud of the people of Onslow had spoken with great
gnanmity for the Constitution and equality of the States
about that me the action of the State upon the
question of Convention and secession would have been
largely the other way He had been favor of the Peace
Conference because he hoped tha would be nsrumen
tai for great good but had proved great failure Almost
cesson had declared for settlement of this question finally
and for terms of equality and honor to the South
The Peace Conference had adjourned and made no settle
will these conditional Union all the State
who would take the Crenden Compromise and nothing
less recede will they manfuy stand their rights
He believed they would up the right Since the
the Convention question: the Peace Conference and
inaugurated His naug Chicago PLATFORM
which denies the right of Southern to settle the ter
ture he refers to bis past record and that record is
squarey upon the doctrine that negroes the equals of
white that regardless of the Constitution and the u
Court construction of it, have equal right
vOe and should have equal voice the Government
party he represents repuate the Constitution of faith
and the decision of the supreme tribunal of the land
both upon the territorial question and of negro equality
Those words which we are referred to IN his past record
which that all created free and equal was
written by Thomas Jefferson They meant that white peO
pie equals entitled to equal privileges and equal pro-
lection There such thing the Constitution and
Equality Of the States with Mr. Lincoln the Chicago plat
form the Constitution of the Black Republican party
The great Washington, Jefferson and their compatrCts
founders and trainers of the government slave owners;
but they living, would have right under the
Black Republican Constitution to GO to- and settle in, the
territories the common property of us all
He thought that it with humiliation, deep, lasting
humiliation, that any Southern State should remain
submissive to such Constitution.
DR.. E. W. Ward moved that three delegates from each
district and five from the County large be appointed by
the Chairman to attend both the Newbe and Charlotte
Meetings. Adopted; and the Chair announced the follow
ing:
Delegates from the County at Large:- Owen Higgins
f. W. Ward, d. A. Humphrey, L. W. Humphrey AID Z. w
Fonvile.
On motion of DR.. Ward the President and Secretaries
were added to the list.
District Delegates D W. sparkman, Hill King, J. T.
Whehurst Lewis Fonvie, Solomon Gornto, Aaron Far
NELL R. S. Mclean Dan Hargett, Thos. B. Holland D. E.
Sandn, Jno F. Murrl, Silas Veners, B. Berry, Bryan
Switzerland j. NJ L. Brock James Wooten, Charles Duffy
a. E. Erwin, B R. Henderson, E. H Rhodes Harrss Wal
ters, James Mattocks Thos Henderson and Jno Cosn.
On motion of Dr. E. w. Ward, the proceedings of the
meeting ordered to be the Wilmington Journal
for publication
No other business being before the meeting, motion of
Owen Higgins, the meeting adjourned.
+. W. MONTFORD, President
no > " D. vs. wSPIGEE' 1I~ Secretaries.