Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-01-10
For the Wilmington Journal.
Public Meeting In Richmond County.

At meeting of the citizens of Richmond County, ir-
respective of parties held at the Court House in the
Town of Rockingham, the lst day of Jan, 1861 on
motion of W. F. Leak, Esq., the meeting was called to
order, and upon motion of Mr. r. III. Brown, Hugh
Mclean, Esqr., called to the Chair, and John W
Cole, and James S. Knight, appointed Secretaries.
On motion, the Chair appointed the following gentle
men Committee on resolutions viz: w. F. Leak, r
H. Brown, Jno Shortrdge, Jno. q. Knight, and VIM
g. Leak.
The meeting entertained by speeches from several
gentlemen in absence of the Committee who on their
return submitted through their Chairman, W. F. Leak
Esqr, the following resolutions which were read sepa
rately, and passed with reclamation:
eSoUed ls That the election of purely sectional Pre-
sden upon the principles enuncated before and since
the ELECTION of Lincoln is just for alarm to people
RESOLVED 3D. That in the present disturbed and alarming
OF the country we are in favor of calling Con-
venon at an early day. order that the people Of North
Carolina take the matter in their own hands, with the
that whatever be done shall be submitted
them for ratification.
ResoIced Sd That yet, not advocate the with
dawal OF North Carolinai from the Conederacy until all
shall be done consistent with honor and security vet al
the same me we declare that the agitation the slavery
question must noeo be settled without longer forbearance
| on the part OF the people of North Carolina.
RESOLVED 4. That to this end we cali upon North Caro-
una IN Convention assembled and in the exercise of hel
gnes sovereignty to define her POSITION and that in
language SO Enthusiastically plain that even anaticsm it.
self shall not be deceived thereby.
heSot0ed 5h That we ask slave CODE or any Other
KIND OF code, only asking that slavery shall receive the
same protection as property is extended to every
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kind of legislation.
Resoloed 9th, That demand repeal of all those en-
@ OF the Northern States known Liberty AiG
Bills, inerpos ng between the master and his RUNAWAY
slave ~ ~ ~ y
ResoUed 7h That Congress henceforth and forever
shall ignore the question of slavery every manner mat
ter shape and form in the States District and in the
territories and that for this purpose reasonable time be
Ventlon after which, unless unquaedly avorabs res
onse be gven then the advocates of at once with
drawing from the confederacy and you may call it revou
1ion, secession OF Whatever else You please.
eSoced sh That in the that dissolution newt
abe then we unanimously favor of Southern Con
leeeacy and disapprove the idea of North Carolina bene
altacned TO middle, or any other kind of Confederacy
tor with the South interest one in Sentiment
one IN feeling one in our social relations short in ev
security to " hearth stone and ALTAR o.
esoued 9.h That regard the doctrine recently pro
claimed in the Senate of the United States by
from Tennessee and endorsed by the Black Ken ban
N that the Federal Government should use force to
State INTO Obedience which throws itself upon its orgina
ss dangerous TO the liberties of the country yiostiv
OF Inc spirit OF the Constitution, subversiye Of the
foundations of American freedom and ought not to he snb
States. - u VIZ 9ou'neii
Resoged 1Oh That to carry out the sth resou
@ ano as ias resort we recommend that the Conven
on TO be assembled shall select Commissioners to COME
Win the Southern States for the purpose forming South
EeSoUed llth That the above resolutions be Iaced b
fore the two houses of Legislature by the
tns District and by the Commoner from this County am
ny De to give efficacy to tina
lesOiuaon requiring convention.
Speeches were made in support of the resolutions h,
Messrs. W. +. Leak, r. III. Brown, WI Steele. w
3. Cole' John Shortrdge, L. IA. Webb, Jno O. K nigh
j and others. 49, $3.50 = Q
On motion OF Col. w. L. Steele, the resolutions wer
ordered 70 ne sent to the Fayetteville Observer and VIII
mngton journal for publication, with the request tina
| TUG otner otate papers copy.
HUGH MCLEAN, Ch'mn. !
JAMES S. RsIear, Secretaries.