Wilmington journal., 1871-07-21
For the Journal.
Convention in SRmpsOn-


In acco dance to previous notice the
citlz- rs of Sampson county met in Gin
toa, July the 10Th, 1871. The meeting
w4> orgaUiz by calling j. @. Niiliams to
the cha aud electlng WD. Daughtry and
L. @. Kit g IS Secretaries.
fle meeting was eutel tanned for short
time b. Col a. y. MIX y in exp aiming
the bi ct OF the meeting. J. he main OBJ
iec o the mcetil was 10 know whethe.
tho Conservative party and all those in
favor # 1. Sta Q Convention, should make
d nomination for n cAndidete to said Con-
v-ntion. Tue different townships being
called T. ported unanlmcusiy for nomina-
tiug candidate.
The following resolutions were offered
for the consideration OF the neetlDg by
Col. McKo, and unanimously adopted:
7 citizens OF Sampson county, in general
meeting nssemoed. to consider the condltlon OF
Our coun ry 20 Wow tbe difficulties oy which we
are rurrUundod and calculate the chances D.
which We al escape from thos- terrible evils
OF * ravagance, ~a,' etuluesa, taxation. pill'ge
sud L!uuder wh.ch have be. a Forced upon uS
uuitr the uama aLd by the saIct.on OF q con.
sutG lou u al lfaclursd sbrOAd dic4a Q 10y f1r
aatrs TO o r 5t8Io e lens, 20 the h IDor and
II oty of Nor, CArolins AID naVug in their
ha1gtp ouy d leei-e TO wslte in thai Coustltu-
IN theuHes Lf gov rim Ut which aloe cou.d
them rOOUluY our p'or old mott er or AL
lie wealth. rep tat on and nOnbr which had
been 1t her IT tie recent Try Ing struggle
thro ga when size h0d Just PASSED. while ac-
ceptll the ei uatI N Abu onIy de e1rlnR TO bet
Ter Il, itlUn, retuiid our fallen fortunes,
AID N AXE for our State q reputation Tor nom
ee!, Industry and progress, We do aud must
ever e9I that freelneu and that sci gov
eFument = inheritance which we have not yet
forfeited. VIII g ~ll log 10 obey the Gonstltu
80 GITp N,EV0Gr and iav n
pureQGpt thoreto, y We do claim the rig ht to
guiate the al Aff " the state sui
tn win ofs msjOrlty OF cur pootle, so far as
they 90 not VlHiHLe ny provision or the COnstI-
tuition OF the Unitt d & .tes. Tber- fore,
ReSoLued IhA the fl, holders shall ever be
the wants of the peop o.. Aud whenever they
assume to be masters, We no d II TO be- the ri. ht
of the LeCpS to call them account acoordiue
to the WIS of the land.
keSO red, That the enornities practiced bv
William W. H lden, once Cover nor of North Oar.
olua eslied for the exercise of that right .ces-
sary TO LrOte CT the people, viz The right OF i'm
peschment, al We beaftIiy approve OF this &C.
ton OF our LIE ,Ie Ature ii their work flmpeach-
mout, oen, ' nE mt MS hlg9 cFloes and 'uisde
meanDrs c 4lled lou ly for Ills rem val from an
off ID where h. had crrsed aud abused people
whom h.d Juce sw )rn TO protect
ResoiceI, haJ Z view it q e1cky eympathy
whlcu ur nnpts q citizen OF North Lar0Iiua to con.
denl he artIon oI the state Legislature In
spending en- the pubic treasury money sufi
Gle. 0 try airy AID CJLy Cs oouestIy the tyrSut
1itr,ltoc vi lam w. Holden They forget
that thi trial did not cost Is much ss tris tyrRnt
or " from the sac trea@U y between mi night
al d :syhzhC 70 erm. equip AMI support 9 hire
neg horde III r Kirk AID bergen, the brutes
VINO, by The snctlon of d Ideu malIreAted and
nung ty III NJ, k the go' cltiz7ns of amAnce
q pas"e aid al not tue tyrant's career been
o9' roTt ~ an ouesr Judge .. patriotic Lee
kl'lS-are. Won have AgeI sampson men Ike
WISE ana We fear the cOuue nDAtIOo OF tha Le-
Elelature for this ezpei d cure comes from heart
.na' tcs his fellow Co .nry m9u, and symp2
State
RssGl5ed, That We spprOVe Of the call OF Con.