Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-26
NIGHT SESSION.

| The Committee, appointed in the morn
ing to prepare resolutions for the consider
alton of the body, reported the following,
which were adopted unanimously, viz:
We, portion OF the conductors of the Demo
| cratic and Conservative Press of the State OF
North Carolina, in conference assembled, after
cordial and thorough interchange of opiuioue
have deemed it proper to embody, in the follow.
ing resolutions, our vaws in the present cxigency
OF affairs
RI solred, That we hereby pledge our earnest
and zealous support to the nominees, for the
offices OF President and Vice President o. the
United States, of the National Democratic Con-
vention, which is to assemble in the city of New
York, on the 4th prox.
z. ReSOtUed, That we hereby take the liberty Of
suggesting to the deleg alton from North Carroll
IA IN that Convention the propriety OF COUNSEL
ing with the other delegations from the South rs
to the necessity of issuing, then and there adj
dress to the people of the North setting forth, in
a. strSng and proper light. the existing eondi'iop
legislation that we believe this to be the more
indispensable because to the of justice, pa
trioti4m and love of constitutional liberty OF the
Northern masses, do look for redemption
from the grlevous evils under which our people
labor.
3 RESOLVED, That we hereby instruct The Presi-
dent OF this meeting to appoint two representa-
tlves Of the Press with aternates) to attend
the National Convention aforesaid. for the pur-
pose of conveying our sentiments, expressed
in private interchange of opinions, and i'll these
4. ReSolUed, That we hereby pledge to each
other our unremtting and cordial labors to sus-
tain the cherished objects we have at heart and
do not hesitate to express the conviction that by
proper and united effort, the State can be carrie
in the Fall elections in the interests of Constitl
tional Government.
On motion Of Mr.. Furman, of the Hen
derson Index, the following resolution,
after some discussion, Was adopted, viz
ResoLped, That recommend to the Press Of
the State the adoption of the cash system in re-
gard to Court advertisements aud strict adhe-
renee to their regular rates of avertising, pub
lished- "a deviation from which will be deemed
unprofessional.
Major Gales, of tho Sentinel, submitted
the following, which was also adopted, viz
ReSolUed, That we dscountenance the practice
OF receiving, unfortunately. advertisements
through the medium OF Northern adve Using
agencies and would recommend the rejection of
such, unaccomDanied by payment in advance,
do not emanate from well-known and entirely
liable sources OF this character, and such as do
not fully correspond with established rates.
The President designated, in conformity
ported from the Committee, Capt. Il. +.
Waring, of the Charlotte Times, and Mai
Seaton Gales, of the Sentinel, as delegates
to New York, with Hon. Lewis Hanes. of
the Watchman and 0Ld North .State, and
Capt VIM. Biggs, of the Southerner, rs
alternates.
A long, frank and pleasant discussion
here ensued upon various points, al
abstract of which it is not necessary to in
corporate in this report 1t may be sufli-
cient to state, that an earnest desire and
purpose were expressed to cooperate with
each other and with the people in the en-
couragement of immigration and the pro-
motion of the Agricultural and other in
dustrial interests of the State.
On motion, the thanks OF the Conven-
ton were rendered to Mr.. Wyatt, of the
Sparkling Catawba," for his generous
invitation to the members of the Press );
and
On further motion of Mr.. Furman, the
cordial appreciation of the Convention
was rendered to Mr.. Blair, of the Yarbo-
rough, for the numerous and hospitable
courtesies extended by him. And then,
On motion, the Convention adjourned
sine die.
WIN. E. PELL, President.
WIN. BIGGs, Secretary.