Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Meeting in LenOir County N. G.

In accordance with previous public notice,
large and respectable meeting of the citizens
| of Lenior, irrespective of party, was held IN
Kinston on the 9th February, inst, for the pur-
nose of nominating a suitable candidate to rep
| resent that county, in the ensuing state Con-
| vention On motion of Richard L. Wooten,
| Esur,-Rcsotued That John A. Parrott be called
to the chair, and Messrs Justus klnsey and Geo.
A. Jackson were appointed Secretaries.
| The chairman having explained the OBJECT of
the meeting in a short and appropriate address ::
On motion of DIR. Thos. Woodley,
ResoIccd, That the chairman appoint a commit
tee on resolutions of fifteen gentlemen, to pre-
sent matter for the consideration of the meeting.
| The chair appointed the following said COM
mittee: Thos Kennedy, Rich'd L Wooten, Jas
| w Morris, DR. Jas Bryan, VIM Coleman, DR.
! Thos Woodley J K Parrott. n B Whitfield, Jas
| M Hines, Jas M Parrott, Edwin B Cox, Jno S
| Davis VIM Sutton, Calvin Rouse and Col James
! Davis who after short retirement returned and
reported through DIR Jas Bryan, its chairman,
the following resolutions, which were voted upon,
| scrintin and adopted unanimously.
RcsOLped, 1st. That in of the failure of the
| Peace Congress, now in session in the city of
Washington. to agree upon a fair and honorable
! settlement of existing difficulties between the
! North and the South, growing out of the slavery
question, the terms of which settlement shall be
acceptable to the Southern States, in favor
of taking position with the States South of us.
Resolred, 2nd That universal avowal of a sec
tona majority of the doctrine of coercion against
non-slaveholding States, of men and money, with
out limit, to the Federal Government to enforce
| it, and the demonstration already made by the
administration of the purpose to attempt 1t, by
the arming of the forts, &c. of the South, and by
establishing military despotism and martial rule
in the city of Washington, is an insult to the
South and meets our unqualified condemnation
ResoLred 3rd. That the doctrine of coercion is
the remedy of the Despot and Tyrant, and we re-
gard it as an Insult to the dignity of free peo-
pie for the administration to advise it; and should
the same be attempted that North Carolina should
make common cause with the seeding States,
and contend for her rights to the bitter end; and
when they full North Carolina will fall aoith them.
ReSOtued. 4M. That we approve OF the call of a
State Convention, made by the present I.egs-
lature-that we want true and firm man to re-
present this county in said Convention, and hav-
ing the fullest confidence in the intelligence, in
tegrity and patriotism of fellow citizen, Henry
+. Bond Esq, we, unanimously recommend him
as a fit and proper candidate for the suffrages of
the people in the election which is to be held on
the 25th day of February inst.
During the absence of the committee, the meet
ing was addressed in an able and eloquent speech
by the Rev. John Il. Walsh, which elected the
frequent applause of those present.
Mr. Bond being present upon the call OF the
meeting, came forward and accepted the nomina-
ton in an eloquent and appropriate address.
On motion of N. Whitfield. Esq it was re-
solved that q copy OF the proceedings of this meet
ing be furnished to the Editors of the - American
Advocate" Knston, " State Journal" Raleigh,
DAILY Rough Notes. Goldsboro, {" Daily Pro
gress'' Newbern, and that the papers of the Dis
trict and State be requested to publish the same.
On motion of Col Jas. W. Morris, the unani-
movs thanks of the meeting rendered TO its
officers, and the meeting adjourned, sine die.
JOHN A. PAREOTT, CAmn.
.JuSrUs KINsET, )S.,.