The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-02-12
CONSERVATIVE STATE coNvEN
IION.
,rION.

Pursuant 20 a call Of thea Executive Committee,
the Conservative State conyenoR met ia the city of
Raleigh on "Wednesday last, and was called y order
at o'clock.
For the purpose II temporary Organizations, X. II.
smith ESQ. Of Halifax, was invited 10 take the chair
Mr. smith very briefly addressed the meeting, con.
cuding with advising The Convention TO act prompts
" and vigorously do nothing IN passion or heat
ba. circumspecily aud pfuden,lY 10 adOp, such nea
surss Al were best calculated 70 advance the patriotic
object. Of The assembly
lln motion ar The Hon. Thomas Bragg Of Wake,
Msssrs Sealon Sales, j, A. Easelhafj. Lewis Hanes
and Jordan Stone wcrs requested 10 &c. as temporary
Secretaries.
The h.t Of The counties was then called. when two
hundred and for,y.cne delegates came forward and
entered their names representing fof,y-scsen coun-
ties. wecondenss. IRON The Rsieiga Sentinel, the
following seeoun, 9TH proceedings, @
On motion Of Col. Walter l.. Steel a cam.
millse Of t~n from each Congressional Dis
trict vas appointed TO recommend perman-
emf officers for the Convention.
Pending The retirement Of The COMMITTEES,
loud calls from all parts nt The Hall brought
the Hon. Zebulon Is. Vance 10 his feet.
lie commenced by remaTking, in his own
peculiar slyle, that he once heard OF an Irish
man, who was booking at one ci those donkey
engines that are used IN nnloading ships.
Gazing indignantly Al IL while, he exclainl.
ed !: T" Arrah, ye may pub and smoke and do
Tie work Of twenty men at that, but, blast
We, We can't vote - 20, Mr. Chairman,
/ may puff aud smoke, but I ant vote, lor
all that. sill, sir, though ! may be depfi'
cd of Ill political power 10 The land ot@y
affections and nativity, yet can still claim
10 be irLie man ]; and, what is more.
have no preludices against M; opn color.
NAV add that have nune against the black
race. They havc behaved we'll in the past,
a general rule, aud whenever they have
ranc astray, il has been almost invariably, al
the iastigaiiOn Of some white rascal. He
repeated that he had no prejudice sgainSt his
own rolor,-agains! tile stslesmen aud pat
riots, and sages, who had illustrated our an
nails IN the past he had not yielded, thank
God TO the temptations Of the times so FAR,
Us to attempt or desire TO disguise himself
by dnnning black livery. Asan old Friend
once said, he was still alive and on pray
ing ground lie thanked Heaven that be
was surrounded by so many intelligent and
patriotic representative gentlemen Of the
State. so many Of his former associatrs-ihe
true men who, T" Though they had sworn 10
their oan hnrt, had changed not'-who dad
not seek 10 commend their own Loyalty by
fUrswcaring themselves. and proving re.
creant 10 every former profession. II was,
indeed. a privilege. for which he was graft.
fed. TO be enyironed by such men.
lie predicted that the dawning Of a bet.
ter day vas al hand. Everything indicated
it, approach. The light comes from the sun,
ant We can tell when daylight app roaches,
IL We will watch the stars. and the lesser
ofbs Of night. When the God of Day sends
out his herald beams. the smaller lulnina-
ries, with commendable modesty, get out Of
the way. That time is coming. know it,
said he.-' Ietlniu my bones! From every
quarter, the signs uf reaction aie aussicions.
In North Carolina, We have a white ma.
jority Of 81, ,0O0--yei they were 80 prostra,e
end depressed by misfortune as 10 allow the
late election 10 70 by defsult. Now, III we
will remember what We have been in the
past, who We are now, ard 70 whom We are
kin,--will arouse ourselves aud put on the
brsring of men, will make vigorous and
tctise canvass, ae whall atone for the past
and save North Carolina. No argument Is
necessary. A man who needs an argument
10 convince him, in this exigency &c his du.
", Is fool, upon whom argument would
he waste Of breath. II is only necessary to
urge our people to do their duty, and we
will secure the government 10 the hands OF
The intelligent. tax.payng, white men Of
Nor.h Carolina. This will be best for all
races and colers,