Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-07-24
state and District Conventions.

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State and District Conventions.
It is important that our people should
take into earnest consideration the neces-
sity of securing good and full representa-
tons of their respective counties IN the
State and District Conventions soon to be
held. This has ordinarily been attended
to during Court week, but when we Will
have Courts we cannot tell. All our old
systems have been overturned, and we
must content ourselves with changes also
in times and manner Of holding our prlma-
ry meetings. However unwilling and I'M
prepared the farmers are to leave home at
this busy season, they must spare one
day at least to matters of more importance
than their presence on their farms. They
must not and cannot ignore the Importance
of the political campaign into which we are
just entering, and they must show their
interest by lending their aid.
We have opposed unnecessary assemble
ges, approaching the pecuniary condition
of the people and the urgent demand up
on their whole time made by their ordina-
nv business. Yet we recognize in the pro-
posed State Convention on the 18th Au-
gust at Raleigh, call which cannot be
postponed for ordinary business consider
atoms. It is probably absolutely necessa-
nv to insure at least harmonious and
effective campaign. We therefore recon-
mend to the various counties to take i'm
mediate steps looking to a representation
in this Convention.
So far as New Hanover is concerned, we
propose that at the Ratification Meeting
to be held on tonight, a call for a
County Meeting be issued, for an early
day, at such time as will be deemed best.
The proposition emanating from such a
source, we regard as better than a newspa-
per call. We submit this proposition to
the consideration of that meeting.
So far as District Convention is con-
cerned, it is not so important, though if it
be deemed necessary, we will do all in our
power to insure a full representation of the
several counties in the District. Should
such Convention be held, it's whole bust
ness will be confined to the appointment
of an Elector for the District, for, between
the National and State Conventions, every
thing requisite for Il vigorous campaign
will have been done.
At the District Convention held at Lum
berton to nominate candidate for Con
gress and appoint delegates to the Nationa
Democratic Convention, with the view t,
, render another meeting unnecessary pre-
vious to the Presidential election, the fol
lowing resolution was unanimously adop
l ted:
ResoIUed, That it is nexpedient at this time t
g nominate Presidential Elector for this District
and that for the purpose of selecting suitabl
person, and to attend to such other matters a
may be necessary, an Executive Committee Q
one from each county be appointed by the Presi
dent of this Convention.
e In pursuance of the above resolution, tn
r following named gentlemen were appointed
, as the Executive Committee of the Dis
e trict, viz: Arson county r. T.. Bennett
d Bladen county, John A. Mcdowell Bruins
J, wick county, Captain Swift Galloway
It Cumberland county, Colonel VIM. Mel
d Mckay Columbus county, T. G. Memory
e Harnett county, A. D. Mclean ; Moor
!. county, Jas. D. McIver; Montgomer
d county, G. W. Worley; New Hanove
d county, Joseph A. Engelhard Sampso
g county, A A. Mckay Robson county
0 W. S. Norment; Richmond county, Fl. c
g Wall.
n To which the President of the Conven
q ton, Hon. JESSE q. SHEPHERD, of Cum
y berland, was added as its Chairman.
q Therefore, unless it is thought best t
hold a Convention, there exists already tn
# means of appointing an Elector and al
e tending to such other matters as may b
{ necessary to insure thorough canvass c
e the District. Whatever course may be re
e garded as conducive to success should b
?, acted on at once. By all means Conver
al ton should be held if delegates aCiU attend j
l. sufficient numbers to represent the entlr
ID sentiments of the people, but our exper
TT ence goes to show that unimportant Cor
/, ventions, where many of the counties ar
r. remote and without railroad or river facil
rs ties, there is at best but meagre repre-
e sentation.
d We have no child's play before us. Tn
l. question to be settled, so far as Nortl
:, Carolina and the other Southern States ar
}, concerned, is not whether SEYMOUR O
GRANT is to be the next President, bu
whether peace, prosperity and good GOV
eminent is once more to bless US, or ar
l. we to be given up for all time to come
g the demoniac fends who are now destroy
d ing the last vestige of honor, character an
e manliness left to us. IF we fail in tn
b coming election, then, indeed, is there Al
< end to all which endears the sons of tn