Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-06-27
, meet on the third Monday

on Saturday next it adjourn to the third Monday
Mr. Bachelor called for the order of the day.
Mr.. Bggs moved postponement of the same until his
resolution concerning adjournment was disposed Of
table. Yeas 81, nays Al
The following gentlemen thea put nomination for
By Mr. Biggs ". W. Avery, Esq., of Burke.
By Mr. Ashe, Geo. Davis. Esq, of New Hanover.
By Mr. Merl it, Hon. Bedford Brown, of Caswell.
BY Mr. Headen, Henry W. Miller, Esq, of Wake.
Mr. Carson nominated Hon Thomas Run but the latter
gentleman declined the nomination.
The Convention then proceeded under the super
ntendence of Messrs. Barnes and Strong.
Mr. RarDes then ported that Mr. Avery had received
81 votes Mr. Davis So Mr.. Brown At Mr. Miller ~ and
several scattering votes cast and that Messrs Avery
duly elected
For the First Distrct-Mr. Pettgrew nominated Hon.
Mr.. Riggs nominated e. NJ Shaw, of Currituck, but at
the request of Mr.. Shaw, withdrew the nomination.
who declined.
Mr. she nominated Richard Il Smith, Esq, of Halifax,
who also declined the nomination.
Mr. Shaw then nominated VIM. F. Martin, Esq of Pas
quOtank, but afterwards withdrew the nomination.
of the teers, reported that Mr.. n H. Smith had re
ceived - votes Mr. r. H Smith IS and scattering, and
votes cast was duly elected.
For the second district nominations made as fol-
lows
By Mr.. Thompson, Hon. Thomas Rnf1n of Wayne.
BY ar. Eoy, George Green, ESQ, of Craven.
Mr. Strong after the conclusion of the vote, reported
that Mr. Ruin had received So votes Mr. Green As, and
ity of the votes cast, was duly elected.
For the third district nominations made follows
BY Mr.. Mosey, 1hos. d. Mcdowell, ESQ.,, of Baden.
By Mr.. Mcneil, of Harnett, Walter F. Leake, Esq, of
Richmond.
The Convention having voted, Mr. Barnes reported that
the whole number Of votes cast lOs necessary to
choice 65 and that Messrs Leake and Mcdowell each hay
ing received oil votes, and scattering there cleo
The Convention voted the second time and the result
nounced as follows Whole number of lO3
cessary to choice, 52Mr Mcdowell received So votes
and Mr. Leake 40 votes and scattering and that Mr. Nc
Dowe having received majority of the votes cast was
For the fourth district.
Mr. HargroVe nominated Hon. A. W. Venabe, of Gran
Vile
Mr. Foy nominated Hon. A. H. Arlington of Nash.
The Convention then voted and the committee announced
that los votes had been cast of which Mr. Venabe having
received o. Mr. Arlington Az and scattering that
MIR. Venabe, having received majority of all the votes
cast was duly elected.
For the fifth district.
Mr.. Headen nominated Hon. John A. Gmer of Guilford
Mr. Meares nominated j. W. Cunningham, Esquire of
Person.
Mr.. Ashe nominated Giles Mebane, Esq, of Alamance.
Mr. Sanders nominated Hon. E. G. Reade of Person.
At the request of Mr.. Gilmer Mr. Headen withdrew his
name.
Mr.. Turner nominated Hon. John NJ Morehead, of Gull
It being Mr. Mechanics health would not
admit OF his occupying seat in Congress- Mr. Ashe with
The Convention then voted, and the committee announ
ced that l07 votes had been cast of which MI Morehead
received g. Mr. Cunningham 49, Mr. Reade 49, Mr. McGhee
of Caswel l. Mr. Horehead having received majority of
all the votes cast, was therefore duly elected.
The hour of O'Clock having arrived, the Convention
took recess until o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at o'clock and resumed
the unfinished business of the morning being the election
of delegates to the Provisional Congress.
For the sixth District
Mr.. Armfed nominated Hon. R. C. Puryear of Yadkn.
Mr. Mcdowell, OF Burke, nominated Rufus L. Patterson,
Esq., of Forsyth.
The Convention then voted and the committee reported
that 0 votes had been cast which Mr. Puyear received
So and Mr. Patterson 49, and that Mr. Puryear duly
For the seventh District.
Mr.. Lander dominated Hon. Burton Crage of Rowan.
Mr. Htlden nominated w. r. Myers, Esq., of Mecklen-
burg. ard the Convention then voted.
The Committee announced l0l votes cast, of which Mr.
Crage received "a and Mr.. Myers 81 and that Mr. Crage
was duly elected,
| For the eighth district.
Mr.. Galloway nominated A. T. Davidson, Esq, of Che
Mr.. Mcdowell, Of Madison, nominated N. W. woodfn,
| Esq. Of Bunc0mbe-
The Convention having voted the committee announced
the result follows Whole number of votes cast lO2, of
which Mr. Davidson received So and Mr. Woodfn A. and
that Mr.. Davidson having received majority was duly
elected
On motion of Mr. Bggs the Convention agreed to 90 in
to the election of thee commissioners of the Board of
Claims.
The following nominations were made:
By N r. Satterthwae, B. F. Moore, Esq, of Raleigh.
By Mr. Sprull, of BERTHE, P H. Winston, Jr., Esq., of
Berthe.
By Mr.. Smith, of Macon R. B. Vance, Esq., of Buncombe
By Mr.. Putin, John H. billiard, Esq, of Rockingham.
By Mr. Lander V. A; MeBee, Esq, of Lincoln.
By Mr. M ers, Thos. S. Ashe Esq., of Arson.
By Mr. Long, John Manning Jr., Esq, of Chatham.
By Mr.. Graham, Sam F. Philips Esq, of Orange.
| BY Mr.. Begs, John Nortieet Esq, OF Edgecombe.
| BY MIR. Galloway, Sam F. Patterson Esq, of Caldwell
By MIR. Mcdowell, OF Baden j. J. B. Bachelor, Esq.,
| of Warren
By Mr. Mcdowell, of Rurke, j. J. Erwin Esq, of Burke
BY Mr.. Mosely, Parick Murphy, Esq Of Sampson.
BY Mr.. Kittrell, NJ. V. Lanier, Esq, of Granville
The Convention then voted and the committee reported
lob votes cast and neither of the nominees having received
| a majority, there election.
The Convention voted a second time. The committee
announced lob votes cast of which number Wm Moore
ceived Sc which being majority he declared duly
elected and neither of the rest of the nominees had ecev
ed majority.
All the Withdrawn except Messrs. Bachelor
Phillips, Dliard and Winston.
The Convention then voted third time with the follow
ing result. l04 cast-Messs Phillips and Wnson had
received majority he former IS votes and the latter 63
and declared duly elected.
By PERMISSION Mr.. Lander, withdrew his vote the
concerning the propagation of the Legislature hav
ing voted unntentonay, after pairing off with Mr. Chris
| tian.
Mr. JONES' of Rowan, moved reconsideration of the vote
by which rejected this morning. the ordinance to
rogue the Legislature.
It moved to lay the table, and pending which,
motion of Mr. Badger, the Convention adjourned