Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-19
Democratic District Mee,Inp

Democratic District Meeting.
At district meeting held in the Court
House at Ashevilie, on the 30th ult., Hon.
Mont. Patton was called to the Chair, and
W. G. Waddell and r. M. Stokes were re-
quested to act as Secretaries.
The Chairman briefly stated the object
of the meeting to be to appoint delegates
to represent this Congressional District in
the National Democratic Convention, to
be held i'll New York on the 4th of July
next.
Gen. T. L. Clingman, being present, was
called on and. in short and appropriate
speech, urged the people to lay aside all
former party pre- udices and CO operate with
the Democratic party at the North-the
only party now organized there for the re-
storation of the Southern people to their
Constitutional rights and liberties-to de.
feat the Radical party in the Presidential
election next Fall. He deprecated the idea
of creating dissensions at the outh by
forming third party, for trivial and really
unlmportant reasons, based mainly on op-
position to, or preference for. party names.
The Democratic party at the North pro
poses to put the Southern white people on
equality with the Northern white people,
in the Union, and to that party alone can
the South now look for relief from the
oppression and degradation which the Rad
ical party is now forcing upon them.
Gen. Clingman was followed hy n W.
Woodfn, Esq, Capt N Kelsey, Col. W.
M. Cooke and Col. D. Coleman, all Of them
urging the hearty cooperation of the
Southern people with the Northern Demo
cratic party for the restoration of our coun-
try to peace and prosperity under sound
Constitutional Government. These gentle
men represented the old line Wing and old
line Democratic parties of former and hap
pier days, rs we'll us the extreme Union
aud Secession men of latter days but they
were all now united in one harmonious
effort to save our country from that an
archy and ruin which must result from the
present policy (outsido of the Constitution
of the Radical party. The patriotic senti-
ments uttered by these gentlemen should
have been heard by every honest white man
and woman in the country, and certainly
deserved a larger audience than was in at
tendance
Capt Kelsey then introduced the follow.
ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
The delegates chosen FROM counties of
the Seventh Congressional District, for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention, to be held
in the city of New York, on the 4th day of
July next, being met IN Convention, &C
cordlng to previous notice, at Asheville, on
the 3Oth of May, A. D., 1868, do
Resolce, That it is oxpeaicnt that the Demo-
Gratis and Conservatives Of this Congressional
District be represented in the said National Dem
ocratic Convention.
ResOtCed, That the eXigeDcies Of the American
people of al sections demand the best efforts of
patriotism to save Constitutional liberty, now in
imminent peril from the assaults of Radical Re-
DuDflCaQlSm. a n of hat.
soever former political opinions, should rally to-
gether with united hearts and efforts.
Resoloed, That we joyfuliy congratulate. our
countrymen on the defeat of the Articles of i'm
parchment against the President Of the United
States and hail it as haroinger of hope that
there is still left sufficient public virtue in the
country to preserve it's Constitution and the iber-
ties OF the people.
On motion the meeting proceeded to
elect two delegates to represent this Con-
gressional District in the Democratic Con-
vention to be held in the city of New York,
on the 4th of July next; and in case of
their inability to attend said Convention,
two alternates be also chosen by this meet
ing. Whereupon
Mr.. r. G. A. Love, of Haywood, nomi-
mated S. Med. Tate, of Burke, as a dele
gate, with J. ". Wilson his alternate.
Capt. Kelsey, of Madison, nominated
Hon. L. l.. Clingman as delegate, and Col.
W. M. Cooke his alternate.
These nominations were unanimously
confirmed.
Although the meeting was not SO large
as was expected, it was composed Of lead
ing representative men of the District,
from all of the old parties, and the great
est harmony of feeling and sentiment pre-
vailed.
On motion the proceedings were ordered
to be published in the Asheville News and
Farmer, and the Raleigh Sentinel and Will
mington Journal and Star be requested to
copy.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
NJ. PATTON, Chm.
". G. WADDELL, Secretaries