Wilmington journal., 1867-10-04
Conservative nIee.tngs-organIza Ization.

of the community especially the workin!
men, the old and the young, and men
all former shades of political opinion, Were
present and deeply interested in the pur
poses and deliberations of the movement
We learn that quite number OF colorel
men were present, giving respectful at
tention to all that vas said and done, anc
apparently much pleased With the proceed
incs. The character of the participant
must surely have good effect upon thi
class Of our citizens, as they were men who
must command the respect of the black!
and carry to their minds conviction of the
honesty and sincerity of the utterances o.
the speakers and The principles of the plat
| form.
The best Of spirit and great enthusiasm
characterized the meeting, which was very
large The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted
Reso1ce3 That the Conservative men Of Wake
County, claiming TO DC truly loyal TO tue Govern
ment Of the United states, feel called upon to de-
clare our EnwaveTing devotion to the tundamen'
tai principles OF American liberty, as embodied in
| the MeolIellburg Declaration CT Independence Of
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dependence OF July 4th, l776, andin the Constitu-
ton OF the United States
ResOlced That tIe viii OF the people, AS ex.
pressed in the ..Cunsliution If the United States
and the laws, We held 10 be " the sipr. NE Jaw uf
the land.
Ifeso,ccd That we deem it unwise, wicked and
unjust TOR the state OF North CaroIln~ to pass any
Jaw, organic or statutory, dletranchlsng, pro-
scribing con1iscatng the property of any o. b r
citizens for past political offences.
ReSoLUed. That the u:ilnl5takabie developments
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speeches and doinSs of majority of the delegates
10 the late kadicaI Convention i'll this city, to-
wards the body of the white people OF tins State,
call for the unanimous efforts of all truly Conser
vatiye men, of all classes, whether white or col
ored to endeavor to check the progress Of that
spirit, and to defeat the aims Of those bad men
among us, who seek to destroy the peace OF our
people, to stir up strife between the whites apd
blacks, and to inaugurate a state Of things in
| North Carolina, which must etectually prevent
immigration, check the Investment of capital, de-
strOy confidence in all business enterprise, and
dim inish largely the sources Of employment to our
| large labOrinG population.
| Res0lUed That our movement is not partisan in
it's character-that it has no connection with Ma
tional politics. is it designed to form White
mans party, but originates III the spontaneous
uprising OF the Conservative men Of the State OF
all shades Of political opinion, for the one object
of warding off the dangers which threaten US from
| the success Of the ultra Republican or Radical
party in this State; and we hail, as hopeful indi-
cation the manly and more moderate stand taken
and moderate Republicans of that body, as well
| as the dgnfed and manly pos ltlons since taken
| by Daniel r. Goodlcc, Esq, Of the R"J5St@, and
| his cOadiutOrs.
Resolced That we will support no lnan for the
approaching State Convention, to draw up new
Constitution, who is not pledged to oppose and
defeat, by all legitimate means, any attempt to
Incorporate into the Constitution the prOscrptlVe
and vindictive measures of the ultra Radicals OF
this State
Res0ircd That we urge upon all Conservative
men, Of all classes and all shades oi opinion in the
State to hold precinct aud county meetings, for
the purpose of concentrating their influence IN
etfecting this object and we call upon our fellow
citizens of this county to hold precinct meetings
in their several Gstration precincts for the pur-
pose of expressing their views and uniting with us
in Ness Meeting in this city, to be held on Satur-
day, the 18th of October next.
It will be seen that the last resolution
invites the Conservatives thrOu3 hout the
State to organize in order to concentrate
their strength in opposition to the extreme
measures and plans Of the Radicals. We
still think that the white majority will be
upwards of 20, 900, although IN many coun-
ties there was evidently a want of interest
felt in registration, and with this white
preponderance the State ought to be saved
from the designs of the black and white
extremists who controlled the late Radical
Convention. It can be done by unity of
action, by nominating the best and strong
est men, and by vigorous efforts. The
stake at issue is immense, and the conse-
quences of defeat fearful.
It is convenient and easy threat, in
which the Radical papers indulge, to say
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the offices, it will be useless to conform 9th
erwise to the requirements of Congress.
We would ask for no better issue out of
present difficulties than for the Radical
ton of the State, should it comply with
the requirements of the Reconstruction
Acts, for such partizanship, at the expense
of the best interests of the country, would
defeat them in most of the Northern States.
AS much as we suffer, and as unpleasant
and harrassing as is our condition under
military government, the prosperity of the
North is nearly or quite as much involved
in the present condition of the country as
is our own. Reunion is quite as necessary
ana as muCQ QGSlfcu Gu6r6 us mere. we
suffer in more ways than one, but their
necessities begin to pinch also. The COM
mercial prostration consequent upon the
unsettled condition of political matters,
which is rapidly sucking the life-blood from
the South, is not without injury to the
North, and any display of bad faith in the
not over popular plan of reunion, will GER
tainly be attended with condemnation at
the ballot-bc1, and the South will surely
nave nothing to lose in any change which
may sweep from power the proscriptive
party which now controls the Govern
ment
The question for our consideration, there
fore is, how shall we best defeat the purpo-
ses of the Radicals at home. If it can be
done by organization and effort, it becomes
our most imperative duty to respond at
once and with zeal to the movement now
being inaugurated in the State. We know
our people naturally shun political agita-
tions and meetings, but in view of the dire
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