Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-03-13
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Conservative Meeting in Robson County.
According to previous notice the Con
servatives - of Robson met in Lum berton
on the 9th inst. The meeting was organ
lied by the selection of Daniel Mcneil
Chairman, and DR.. W. A. Dick and ".
Foster French, Secretaries.
On motion of Giles Leitch, Esq, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were appointed COM
mittee to draft resolutions, viz : James A.
James Blount and Stephen D. Collins. AZ
ter retiring few moments the committee
returned and reported the following res
olutions, which were unanimously adopted,
viz:
Res0lUed, 1St. That we endorse the proceedings
of the late Conservative Convention in Raleigh,
not only as to its plan of organization, but also
the great fundamental principles there declared.
Vance and Col. Hall is highly gratifying to U.s.
Couldn't be better pleased) and that We will go it
for them with perfect "Ui1n;;" and preferrng
az we do, Judges who spell January in the Did
fashioned way with J, we will support the pres
eut ncunlbents of the office of Judge, together
with those who have been nominated by the Con-
servative party IN preference to Yankee Squat
ters' aud North Carolina Radical bought babes
in the law.
ResoLced Sd, That we prefer olive Yankee .
to Southern traitor, and having no sort OF u &c
England &c ca4.pet-sdcker " or a Southern hybrid
or specG'ed political hernaapIrodHe.
ResOlUed, 4U1, That we will unite with our sister
counties in restoring North Carolina to the proud
position which she occupied when her O2U12 sons
governed the affairs Of State in their ol0n
way.
Eesolved 5ht, That we extend an invitation to
Gov Vance to address the people Of Robson on
the 18th lust, as matter of courtesy to W. u
SOLDER, who proposes to address his party here
at that time.
The committee also reported the names
of the following as the Executive Commit
tee for each District Of the county, viz
Lumberton-W Foster French, Jesse Phillips.
Howell s-W RECON- Jno G Kinlaw
St pauls-Neiil Mcneil, Daniel McMilan
lumber Bridge--Roderick Mcmillan, ID A MAJ
10y.
McEachern's DR. A Bethnne. James d Mclean.
Smiths-P Smith, Il Lilly.
Humphrey ST II Ellis, 4 Brown
Alforfs--John W Afford, n A Mclean.
Thonpson's-John Macarthur, John Ham
mond.
White House-W Oliver. Colin Williams.
Britts-p f !mund, John Collins.
Back Swamp-D Q Mcintyre Neil Townsend
Burnt Islands-Uriah Pitman, John Warwick
On motion Of Col. John A. Rowland, the
following were appointed delegates to the
District Congressional Convention, viz
John a Rowland, Thomas A Norment, N
A Mclean, Thomas J Morisey, Rory Nc
Nair, John W Smith, Alex'r Gum, James
A Rozier, Jno Fl McEachern, Jno Leach,
2 P Smith, Jno " Afford, Jno S Macarthur,
G II Floyd, James A Lawson, S D Collins,
Wellington Wishart, II B Howell, Alex'r
Humphrey, and the following delegates to
District Judicial Convention, viz Giles
Leitch, Esq, Alfred Rowland, " Z French,
W S Norment James L Petteway, Calvin
Black, Renben King, Murphy G McNair, [
P Smith, John Z Pope
After having the pleasure of listening to
sound, eloquent, ana instructive addresses
from Thos A Norment, Esq, Col n A Nc
Lean, W S Chaflin, and Giles Leith, Esq,
the meeting adjourned to re-asscmble on
the DIST instant, for the purpose of nomi
mating candidates to fill the different county
offices. DANIEL MCNIELL,
CH0irn2dn
". A. DICK, Characteristics.
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