Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-12-24
FOR u
NEW COUNTY.

Agreeable to public notice, portion of
the citizens of New Hanover county met
at Ellington, on Saturday, the 18th of
December, 1869, and, on motion of Maj.
J. L.. Rhodes, Col. J. d. Powers was called
to the Chair and, on motion of L. II. Bell,
NJ. G. Collins was requested to act as Sec
rotary.
Col. Powers. on taking the Chair, pro-
ceeded ct some length to explain the OBJ
ject CT the meeting, which was for the pur-
pose of forming a new county out of the
upper portion of the county of New Han
over.
On motion of DIR. Satchwell, O. committee
of eight was appointed by the Chairman to
draft resolutions for this meeting.
The Chairman appointed the following
as that committee Maj. J. L. Rhodes,
DIR. Satchwell, DR.. Simpson, G. F. Walker,
Simon Larkins, Jno. Bell, Geo. Bordeaux
and Hardy Sampson.
| The committee retired for few moments
and then returned and reported through
their Chairman, DR.. Satchwell, the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which were
adopted
WHEREAS, The great inconvenience and heavy
| burdens imposed upon the citizens of the town
ships of Holden, Lincoln, Caswell, Columbia
Franklin, Union and Holly, il attending Court
and ether public business Il Wilmington, have
| created much dissatisfaction and a general de-
sire for a new county out Of said townships, and
we cordially invite the lower edge Of Bladep,
| Sampson and Duplin counties to unite with US.
Therefore be it
Resolced lst, That we are highly in favor of the
| proposed new county, irrespective Of party or
color, and We believe a large portion OF the
voters in the aforesaid territory favor it.
Resoloed I'd, That the question of the name
and site Of the county BIO not agitsted at this
| time.
| Resolued 3d. That an Executive Committee,
| consisting Of one white and one colored man, be
appointed by the Chairman in each township to
carry out the purposes of this meeting, who
shall have power to appoint subcommittee.
Resoloed 4h, That the Legislature be requested
to submit the question of the proposed new
county to vote of the people included within
the territory of said new county, for ratification
or rejection, and that our Representatives from
mission to the voters of said new county.
Under the third resolution the Chair
man appointed the following named gen.
tlemen as the Executive Committee -
Holden township, Maj. J. L. Hines and
-; Lincoln, Maj. J. L. Rhodes and
John Bell; Caswell, DR.. J. T. Simpson
AID Jack Devane; Columbia, G. T. Wal
ker and Geo. Bourdeaux Franklin, Owen
Fennell and Demas Devane; Union, DR..
81. F. Murphy and Morris Tate g.; Holly,
Christopher Rowe and Geo. Page.
On motion, the Secretary was requested
to transmit a copy of the proceedings of
this meeting to the Wilmington JOURNAL,
with q request for their publication, and
the Star and Post be requested to copy.
DR.. Satchwell moved that this meeting
adjourn, to meet again on Tuesday, the
28th inst, at Burgaw Depot, at IL o'clock
The meeting then adjourned.
J. d. POWERS, Ch'mn.
M. G. COLLINS, Sec'y.
SUPREME COURT. -This tribunal will as.
semhle in this city on Monday, the Sd
day of January next.
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