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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION In CURRITUCK'


REPUBLICAN CONVENTION In CURRiTUCK
A Convention of the Republican party il
Currituck County was held in the Court
house on Thursday, October 18th, 1857, a
12 o'clock, NJ.
County Executive Committee having called
the Convention to order,
On motion, Il committee on credentials
consisting of five was appointed. This com
mittee, after retiring for a short time, return
ed and made the following report, to wit
that they found ten of the twelve election
precincts represented by forty-one delegates
as follows:
Roanoke Island-J. w. Etheridge, R. S
D. Holbrooke, Rich. Etheridge, W. Toodle
Poacell's Points. Dowdy, w. S. Harri
son, Jere. Thomas, Jesse Jones. j. w. Evans
Poplar Branch. Roughton, W
Hunt, ST., Franklin Jones, Thos Saunders
Na1Tolo SA0re.-G. S. Van Slyck, J. P.
Williams
CoinjocI-E. H. Walker.
Indian Ridge. j. Ferebee, F. Sears, T.
Lamb, w. Dozier, Aaron Etheridge, j. Do
zier, K. Jennett, H. Spruill.
Court-house.-M. Mardre, c. Matthias, n
Barnard, D. Med. Lindsay, H. Simmons,
John Sampson.
7ulps Creeh-L. Ashbee, L. Wilson, w.
Lee.
Noyock-I N Wilson, Cincinnatus Gar
rett, A. Flora, John Williams, L. Wilson, S.
Jackson.
Rn0tt's Zs2and-J. Williams, J. B. Cason.
North Banks and Gibbs Woods.-Not rep
resented
The report of the committee on creden-
tails was adopted.
On motion of Capt Samuel Dowdy, a
committee on permanent organization was
appointed, which committee reported the
following officers: President. Capt D. Med.
Lindsay; Vice Presidents, Messrs G. S. Van
Slyck, E. H. Walker, ]. P. Williams, NJ.
Mardre and Jas. Ferebee; Secretaries. W. S.
Harrison, R. S. D. Holbrooke, r. Etheridge.
The Vice-Presidents and Secretaries having
taken their places, the presiding officer
having been previously conducted to the
Chalr0 the President made few pertinent
remarks, thanking the Convention for the
honor thus conferred upon him.
On motion, a committee on resolutions
was appointed, who offered the following
preamble and resolves, which were unani
mously adopted
WHEREAS The qualified electors of North
carolina VIII soon be called upon to choose
delegates to Constitutional Convention.
ana whereas, We, the delegates representinr
the loyal people of the County of Currituck,
IN Convention assembled, weary of the neo.
lect for more than two years of the imnor-
tant questions Of material. industrial com
merclal and financial reconstruction (too
Important to he longer postponed \ and any.
Gus that our State be placed in such a nosi-
lion that her representatives, well-affected
towards the government, NAV ENGAGE in dis
cusslng the various concerns that relate f.,
our daily life, do
Res0tce, That we fully endorse the nrinci-
pies Enumerated by the Republican Conven-
ton OF March p, 1867, and by the Conven-
tlon OF September f. 1867.
n0so10eo' mat the only just basis of pop
ular government is to be fund in that pnIIIo
declaration of our fathers, that all men .re
free and equal; :" and accepting this senti-
menu as the groundwork of Republicanism
we take the position that suffrage should not
DC limited by distinction of race or color
= HeSoese0, mat maintaining that a Dartv
iounded upon the true basis of the Renub.
!lcan organization which cordially invites tn
us support all men without distinction of
color or former political antecedents is
amply su1hclent to meet every reasonable
ana patriotic demand, we deplore and den
leca,e any ana all attempts to form white
man OF black mans party, and take this
occasion to express our firm belief that +ho
GUS to the peace and welfare of the South
Ifesoloed, That the Republican nortv 90
SHOWN In its history and fundamental nr;n0
ciples' IS identified with the rights. the inter
ests, and the dignity of labor. flat INV all
That history and by all the sanctitv of those
principles, 1t IS bound in sympathy with tho
tolllng masses of our fellow citizens who
compose the greater portion of this olorions
party, ana consequently the working.men of
NORTH Carolina will receive at its hands all
needed Legislative protection.
Ltos0Scea, That the spreading ofknowledee
anu education among all men, being the most |
potent ana efficient means by which our sec
lion can speedl regain its lost prosperity.
I; o Sna:i nrhliy insist upon the right of free |
u,IIusSioh and Tree speech on all subjects of
puDilc INTEREST, and demand liberal sys-
a seln ol common schools by which all chill
dren may be taught the branches REQUIRED in
inc transaction of ordinary business.
I:es0Ieea, That accepting the plan of Or
ganizatlon adopted by the September Con
we pledge ourselves to the enthusi-
astlc support of the nominee of this bodv.
Inc following resolution was adopted:
<teSoSoe~, That in the ordinary proceedings
oi LUIS convention the mode of VOTING shall
oI |'ie same as had in mass meetings. but
:" nen Young upon questions where diyis-
ION may be called for, and for persons placed
IN nomination as candidates for delegates to
the constitutional Convention, the election
precincts shall be entitled to the same NM
Der OF votes, respectively, as stated in the
call for the County Convention.
The Convention having agreed to proceed
20 the choice, of candidates for delegates to
1he Constitutional Convention,
On motion, committee CONSISTING of ono
from each precinct was appointed to report
list OF candidates for the nomination This
committee having reported but one name
mat OF Capt. j. w. Etheridge, the report was
fecommitted to the. committee with instruc-
Ilons to bring in the names of five persons
as candidates for the nomination. The COM
rs4 then reported the names of Jos. W
.aeS D. Med. Lindsay, r. s. D. Hol, i
vi white, and Moses Madre and Frank
I'm sears. colored. Whereupon the Conyen-
tno n proceeded to vote by written ballots
VII Win the following result on FIRST ballot ~.
.;saerlage 40; Holbrooke 8. The nomina.
, noh o: JOSEPH w. ETHER1DeE. as tho Pa
ppnnnean candidate for the Const;tnt;ons,
nn nv was then made Unanimous
wait ain motion, committee was appointed r.
fore =. Upon the nominee and conduct him Nha