Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-08-07
Public Meeting In OnslOw.
JACKSONVILLE. August 3.

JACKSONVILLE, August 5, 1868.
On motion of M. L. F. Redd, Jerome B
Frazell was called to the chair, and A. J
Johnston requested to act as Secretary
when the chairman explained the object o.
the meeting to be to endorse the platform
of the Democratic National Convention
when Mr.. James Fl. Foy was called on, and
the platform of the democratic nominees
and fully pledging our undivided support
in the next Presidential canvass. And on
motion, James Ell. Foy, E. J. Newbold, M.
L. T. Reed, L. j. Jarman, L. B. Taylor
and j. W. Shackelford were appointed to
draft resolutions endorsing the Platform
of the Democratic Party, when the commit
tee after a short recess returned and re-
ported through their chairman, [. III. Foy,
the following resolutions to wit:
Resolved, That we thank God that National
Party met in the City of New York on the 4th day
of july 1863 and put in nomination candidates for
President and Vice-Fresident, who stand upon the
broad Platform of the Constitution of the United
States and Union of co-eqndl States.
ReSolUed, That this meeting give to the nom-
nees of said Convention to wit To the Hon.
Horatio Seymour of New, York for President. and
Gen. Frank P. Blair, of Missouri, for Vice Pres-
dent, our enthusiastic support. And that we will
use our best endeavors to carry Onslow County
by an increased vote; to this end, we invite all
persons unite with us, of every shade of political
Jury, the privilege of the glorious writ of ha5eas
corpus, that inestimable boon Of freedom, and who
are in favor of an abolition of the Freedmens Bu-
reau, and declaring void and unconstitutional the
so-caIed Reconstruction acts Of Congress, and the
putting doocn negro equality and supremacy, to
unite with US in electng the above named candl-
dates for President and Vlce-President of the
United States, and assist to put the old Ship Of
30 hn Tr0 0h0 TonI and
domestic tranquility and prosperity to our whole
country.
Resolued, That the chairman of this meeting
appoint twenty-five deleg ates to represent OnsOw
county in the district convention to be held in
Goldsboro,' on the 10th of August, and to repre-
sent US in the State convention TO meet at Raleg
on the 18th August, 1868.
Whereupon the chairman made the fol-
lowing appointments from each district,
viz:
Stump Sound-Hul King, II. L. F. Redd, and
Jere. ". Epicer.
Lower South West Enoch Foy, and e. Il.
Saudin.
Upper South West-Z. NJ Coston, and Thomas
I. Jarman.
Lower Richlands-D H, Rhodes, C. Stephens,
and Franklin Thompson.
Upper Richlands-J ". Shackelf0rd. +. d.
Koonce and J. H. Foy.
Half Moons. ". Venters, R. ". Ward, and
E. j. Newbold.
White Oak-Thomas Henderson, Charles Ger
rock, and A J. Hurst, Sr.
Swansboro'-T. B. Holland and r. L. Mclean
Wolf Pitt-E. ". Fonville, and A. J. Hurst, Jr
On motion Of the chairman, the resolu-
tions and appointments were offered to the
meeting, and they,were fully endorsed and
ordered to be sent to the Wilmington jour
NAL for publication, with a request that the
Editors publish the same, and all other
papers favorable to the cause be requested
to copy.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine
die.
JEROME B. FRAzEL, Chairman.
A, J, JOHNSTON, Secretary.