Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-31

low, Dupltn, wayne, JOHNSTON, GU an" scamp
GENTLEMEN BY numerous solicitations iron dill
ferent portions of the District induced To become
candidate to represent you in the first permanent
Congress of the Confederate States l regret excetd
ingy that my acquaintance is so limtd III many parts
of the District and that there not time to cultivate
your ACQUAINTANCE, bet ween this aud the election
know persons dislike vote for strangers AID desire 10
see candidate before they feel willing to support him
bat should you coacude favor with your sut1rages
hope you will never have any reason to regret H.
think know something about the rights of the people,
and | always dare maintain them. am Wlin5 10
make any sacrifice than the South shall be SUB
agated by Northern aggression l will support all
measures that are calculated give the war vigorous
prosecution on part, and bring it to speedy close
mean what say. | believe 10 conStGnCy, without H.
there neither love, friendship virtue in the world
For my course against Northern aggression, invite
you examination OF the Journals Of the three last
sessions Of the Legislature. In addition 10 that re-
fer you to my brother Senators aud the members OF the
House Of Commons to my soundnes8 on the South
Rights question, whether acted the part OF lag
GARD aud waited follow the lead of Others or took
bold and independent course in their defence,
This is no time for parley, in the midst OF a
revolution. T." We have passed The Rublcon,' let Us
stand together band OF brothers, ia Spartan band
uuhc sitatingy and frarlessy, maintaining freedom
Let DO or die. confess | ain ambitious, but my am
bition carries me further than to try to excel IN the
promotion of CUE liberty, and the peace, prosperity and
happiness Of my fellow | fear you may think me
egOst, but it owing to our being so lately thrown
into the same Congressional District, that nave m.
the above remarks. No di-lkes gOtism more than
or for to attempt to make himself consplcu-
Gus, by making display 10 the newspapers, as racer
does bis bIoodtd stock by advertisement, merchant
tailor his clotbing and quack doctor his pills.
often mes pity Editors il consequence Ol their being
called on to make great ms out OF small material
word more and am done. | see in the Daily
Journal, published in NilmngtonO an account OF a
District Convention, held in Go.dsb0ro', the first day
of The present mouth (Oc'ober) think It would have
appropriate to have called it Home path.C
meeting Judging from the small number ID attendance
the meagre proceedings, and means used. How many
do you suppose, CcIaed at thls CONVENTION, or to-
mGopathic meeting? Twelve, Including the Chairman
aud Secretaries, understood the Journal and he Is
generally correct.
"On motion tie OF the delegates enrolled.
II there were any more than twelve officiating, sup
pose shall have to app the Ctce OF the Secreta
~ of State find out, he being the custodian Of enroll
ed bills, this would bt attended with cost. think il
would be better to spend the money in tbe purchase
clothing for our brave Uolu;teerS
On motion, committee of one from each county was
appointed to prepare resolutions for the action of the
Convention. That committee was composed Of one
from each of the counties OF Wayne Onslow Cartaret
Sampson, Duplin, and Johnson. Craven, yes Craven
the land of the great and good Castor, the talented
SanIy the eloquent Shepard the accomplished Steven
son, the able advocate Washington, and host OF 9th
ers, and the patriotic county of Jones' tOo entirely
looked and neglected. The Committee after retiring
few moments he Journal says, and he is good authori
ty) reported following preamble and resolution, no
resolutions.
WHEREAS the representatives of the people in TIT
Sd Congressional District have assembled il Convention fol
the purpose of nominating candidate to represe
the said District,
'RsoUed That i'll support tie nomination of ga: Z
Convention"
The preamble says The representatives. of the
people" How many Of The people do you suppose they
represented? Did they really represent the hundedtl
man IN the District? II is very easy matter for
to be mistaken.
a parsOn reading the first line or 50 Of chapter ii
The Bible the clerk, by some mistake other, read i
after him. The parson read as follows: "Moses was al
auSteJe uan, and made aouemant for the SINS Of hi
people,. be clerk, misunderstanding him, spoke thus
"Moses was an oyster man. and mad ointment for III
Sims OF bis people" Now, without any intention t.
do wrong and their anxiety to their country
led the delegates into an error, presume.
" 70 represent us" means the delegates assembled
the people at large not included therefore beg leav
to be released from any obligation.
Resolved, That will support" &c, has reitrenc
to the delegates only, certainly not intending to bin
the voters by their action, but it in the event the
did intend that have taken notice of the Convention
1t certainly composed OF bach ors and they r
not the reliable characters in times of peace
say nothing OF This | will leave to the ladies Il
decide and dare question the correctness of thei
decision. The reason | say so, the committee appoint
ed to prepare resolutions for the action of the COnven
ton returned only the cebQe resolution above mention
ed, CONTRARY to the duty assigned them. which was
prepare resolutioUs which cebate resolution contane
only ten GUold d. aud these in accordance with t
ten commandments, Or the Bible u other particulars
The war cannot be carried on by such proceedings
is true 1t resembles Caesar fer brevty "Uena, vid1 Uic,
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not physic all the Black Republicans. We must Civ
them plenty of grape. 1t will not do to build FORTH
cations OF humbuggeTy now, and man them with straw
the materials ere too c0mbUstible We must hav
them built OF live oak defended by the real man-ye
good and true Southern
My name Iut iii nomination, not by my know
edye consent-yet always feel grateful my friend
look upon ngrattude to be of the blacklist of crime
| was candidate before the Convention assemble
but did not wish to trouble the Ed0rs-thOught it
improper time to discuss politics. believing we are
good SecessOnists for the South, right wrong."-
! l was engaged In assisting friend to make up Vo
Y unteer Company. | then thought, and do now Of g
ing to Virginia to join regiment, if l get suf
clent number of companies
| aware that any of the other Districts in tt
: State has held Convention-the n think thu
they have not Is obvOus-we are now united peOpl
and think 1t Is best for to remain SO during the in
portant crisis that the country is in at least. Co
ventions at this time will be we'll calculated to crea
division in our ranks
l. have no doubt the gentlemen who composed tt
Convention at tiodsboro, high minded intelIiger
and patriotic, but this is setting bad precedent at th
time, and designing politicians will take advantage
it hereafter and turn it to their own account to the
jury of the country. [ not so certain but Conve
lions were of the main causes that helped break
: the old government The aboitonists took advantal
OF them in 839 and l849. | have sometime since BET
opposed TO them In the manner they gotten up
wire working politicians let the people govern awhile
it is their right to do think they will do quite
we'll as Office holders and Office seekers did in the O
government. do not see how they cap do much wors
There is more intelligence 10 the peone than Is gen