Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-27
For the Journal.
Conservative Meeting in the County OF
Richmond.


Conservative Meeting in the County of
Richmond.
ROCKINGHAM, n. c., March II, 1868.
MtSsrs. Editors A most enthusiastic
Conservative white mens) meeting was
held to-day at the Court House, in Rock
ingham, Tuesday of Superior Court
Peter McRae, Esq, was, CA motion of
Col. ". L. Steele, called to the Chair, who
proceeded to explain the object of the
meeting, and, on motion of Mr.. B. H.
Covington, Frank Sanford vas elected
Secretary.
The Chairman appointed Col. 3. Z.
Little, James p. Leak. Esq, and Mr.. John
3. Buchanan a committee to draft resolu-
tions, who, after consultation, presented
the following, which were unanimously
adopted:
ReSOlUed, That tie Conservative people of Rich
rnond county heartily endorse the action of Con-
ventlon of the people, which assembled in Raleigh
on the 9Th Of February last, by which it was de-
clared that the Constitution OF the United States
is the supreme law of the land, and every good
citizen is bound by its requirements.
ReSOLUed, That we further concur in the decla-
ration by said Convention, that the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Departments ought to be-
and were intended to be- "kept forever separate
and distinct" and that neither can rightfully
croach upon the constitutional forms and preroga-
tives of the other.
Resoleed, That We also concur in the declara.
ton that this is a white mans government, made
by white men, for themselves and their futurity
forever, and ought to be governed by white men
and none other; and that although we would not
impair the rights of any man to the enjoyment of
life, liberty or property, we believe that the good
of DO races inhabiting this country imperatiyely
demands that the governing power should be ex-
clusively lodged in the hands Of the white people,
ReSOtUed, That the Chairman of this meeting
appoint twenty delegates to represent the white
people of this county in Convention to be held
at LGmberton, on Friday, the 9th inst to nomi-
nate a candidate for Congress and to appoint two
delegates to the National Convention, to be held
in New York on the 4th of July.
ResOlUed, That we recommend Neil Mckay,
Esq, as a candidate for Solicitor of this Judicial
District.
While the committee Incorporating the
resolutions the meeting was very ably
addressed by Giles Leitch, Esq, Hon.
Thomas S. Ashe, Col n. A. Mclean, Col
Walter L. Steele and Mr. Fl. O. Wall
The meeting was ably entertained by these
gentlemen, their addresses being long and
edifying. Men of acknowledged ability
whose talents and virtue adorn this COM
munity-and some of whom have already
written their names on the pages of Ameri
can history, whose deeds only shine the
fighter under the cloud of African do
mi1ion, and which all their offensive mea-
sures have been insufficient to blot from
our remembrance, and representing too,
the best feelings and sentiments of our
people and the people of North Carolina,
they raised the shout of warming against
the adoption of the radical negro Constitu-
ton, so soon to be submitted to the people
of North Carolina, which had its concep-
ton among the inhabitants, from off the
coast of the Niger and of the sinking cess
pools of Cape Cod, and which has SO recently
had its birth in this State, the adoption of
which would be an everlasting disgrace !;
against negro supremacy and rule, the
acts of disfranchisement, which shuts the
mouths and seeks the degradation aud ruin
of many of the best citizens of the South,
and the wicked purposes of that party,
who, while they desire nothing but their
own aggrandizement, and care nothing for
the interest of others, have already dis
graced the honor and dignity OF North
Carolina.
Conformably to the foregoing resolu-
lutions, the Chairman appointed the fol-
lowing twenty delegates to represent the
white people OF Richmond county in the
Convention to be held at Lumberton, on
the eth inst, viz Col. B. E. Little, T. Il.
Baldwin, ". d. Townsend, Esq, DIR.
Arch. McFadyen, John ". Terry, II. Clay
Wall, Capt A. S. Cole, S. W. Covington,
Col. John ". Leak, Frank Sanford, DR..
Peter W. Stancill, John G. Blue, John
Mckay Esq, L. ". McLaurin, Esq, j. B.
Buchanan, John McKinnon, d. P. McKin-
non, William Gibson, Malcolm NIcNeill,
Arch. McNeilL
On motion of Capt. W. P. Donald, Fl.
Clay Wall was nominated as q candidate to
represent the white people Of Richmond