The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-10-23

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y DEAR Sin - We take the liberty eosw rits |
to youirioricr that We snass fse yQl1F a2vice5
as to wlia5 course wesholil{ q IS b Securing \
d delegate to the C0nyentidp tos frame and |
make q Constitution for North Carolina -
At our lasss Court, !it was an understanding
with the coIored voters Of tins County to 1
bold district MEETINGS, and appoint Eve deb |
'egates to meet in Louisburg On Saturday
last, we proceeded to do 50, and met at thed
appointed time, and every district was rep
resented except one. II seemed that the
white voters Of the County would make MOI
move in this matter, and we concluded 10
take steps to hare man nominated to rep
resent the County in the Convention that Il
expected to meet in Raleigh Every dele-
gate that met was sc0lared man. when
we assembled in the Court House to- COM
mcnce;, il was question how to begin, AZ it
was new thing 70 all efls dc. John Will
hanson, Of. Louisburg District, made q mo-
ton that Madison Hawkins, Esq, should 4
act as Chairman of the incctiBg But 7he1
declined. Another gentleman by the name
of Coniard was named He, als0, declined.
Williamson then called on Gen. j. B. Little
John, and he accepted. We reckon you
know whether Gen. Littiejohn 49, Republic.
can or not, Soitis, heacted as Chairman of
the meeting. atss 3',si
We concluded when we met in Conven-a
ton that our names as delegates from each
district would be called, and each delegate
could say who he was for; but no delegates
name was called, but John E. Thomas and
James Wilson were voted for by rising up.
Mr.. Wilson gothic most votes. The second
vote was taken Mr. Wilson got u majority
again. The Chairman then proposed that
two white men from each district. and two
colorel, should go in u room, and decide
awll0 should be the candidate; and mark,
there was not white delegate in the meet
ing, but the Chairman chose them, and they
retired to the room and there they voted
Mr.. Wilson got the most votes again. The
result was reported to the Chairman of the
Convention, If it can be called Convention;
he sent them back the second time, but be-
fore they went back, Mr.. Thomas made a
speech. He said it made no difference with
him whether lie was nominated Or not; that
if he wanted to run lie would do so, and:
run on the old platform at that, and do ALI
he could for it. What he meant by that we
are not able to say. After this speech the.
men were Sent back to the room again, and
voted again, Thonlss 10, Wilson H. This
result was reported ta the Chairman, and
Thomas was declared the Candidate. The
only objection we heard urged against Mr..
Wilson was, be was opposed to repudiating
/ old debts, and hence the opposition to him
by the Chairman. We are not satisfied with
the proceedings Of this meeting, and untler
the circumstances cannot support Mr.. Thorn
as for a delegate to the Convention; and we
now look to you for counsel in this matter.
We ara Republicans, and wish to act as the
Republican Convention in March and Sep
TENDER directed; and We wish to have har.
mOny in our ranks, but fear that we will
never have it with sucil a Chairman as acted
] in the meeting in Iouisburg on Saturday
last. We thought that Republicans were
to compose our meetings and conduct their
proceedings: and it the Chairman Of the
meeting last Saturday is a Republican, we
have yet to learn it, 1t seems that rebels
Intend to control us 1--WE think their motto
is 'ruleior ruinn ia'ts Il AZ asq' issi
Mr.. Wilson is good Republican. and
well qualified to be a delegate, andiwe are
! willing to vote for him or any good Repub-
llican that will stand On the platform of
March and September, and regularly nomi-
mated as therein directed but when a man
says if he chooses be will run on the old plat
form and do all he can for it, and at'the same
time does not explain what he means, we
can't vote for him. You Win please let us
hear from you soon, and caunsel us how ta
proceed in the future = We arc, dear sir
your sincere friends. Mr. Wilson is 4 pub
lie man. and has been for twenty years, and
is now County Trustee Of this County he
lisa brother of DR.. Wilson, Of sAlamance
I County, who died ieeently.g aHclis a practi-
cal business imam, and was an unfaltering
4 Union man during the rebellion
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II A. JONES, I5s
+ l,:at3ief II. DUNSTON, &
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4 ai5f9 F. BEkCKNALL, "a
4 81 49, A. GREEN, ia5lq
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4 3 9'p RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. Ii, 1887.
4 Ta the Republicans Of Frasklin County.
+ GENTLEMEN:-Youh have asked line for some
advice, and you shall have Is H is rot my
purpose to interfere in the affairs of YOU
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