Wilmington journal., 1871-07-14
From the Raleigh Eentinel


ilGkst atnhc County COnventfOn-DemUC-i
."cY # shc Uu'sy ia GOuncIl-Eo'nI
""'s-'s's EzaRe- Deep Interest Displayed,
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One evIdcnce Of the feeling with which
ia. Dem, cru,a of Edgecombe enter upon /!
'ha Conv-Ltivn campaign was witnessed /
ga ~a'uGda7 last.
4 general equity convention had been ,
Called ul Oh that dl,--which was 10
a,1d 70 by deleg ties from nearly every
tI-ns!i!p
She Convention was organized by
stloG Jessie Il. Powel!, Esq, to tne
ctAlr, and the appointment Of Capt. I'm,
Dlgg7 as S cre'ary.
CIV. IL. T.. Clark explained thu. object
II the GyhVention ia a few ap'sropriate
9oid5, showing COZ clasivciy he great ne
r-rs'ty Tor me change III ihe ESesent de-
ieetlve Coosn utiOn.
a cali Of Ia townships was then made
and til were fund to bo repre- sented.
On mott, OF Judge Howa, d, the Cha ir-
,aan was autho med to appoint two dele
Gates from each township to recommel Id
suI0b!e candidates to represent the con, 1ty
IN the State Conventi1n.
Whic the committee were absent the
Convention WAS addressed by Mr. E. r
Stamps, Of Wilson, Mr.. T. +. Owen Jr
Dr.. j. 4, Bellamy and Opt. VIM. Big gs
Ou motion of Capt. Bigga, it was re-
''''' u tutSt iLASC iAOIIl 6aCl LOWu6QlG OS
appointed to challenge voters on the day
OF election, superintend the polls, and see
that the vOe are properly counted.
Ihe committee on nominations reTs1' rted
sha following gentlemen as suitable can
dIdares, viz CIV. II. I. Clark and VIM.
i. L. WIS, ESQ.
Both tue nominees were present. and,
o1lug called upon, accepted the moan ina
ol"o, promising thcrcagh and ac tive
canvas OF the county.
On motion Of Caps. J r. Thigpen- the
following gcntiomoH were requeBred Go act
is ctnva ,str5 autt eeo that tue camp4ig0
4 &C lively c4rIted on IN every towns hip,
viz Hon. Geo. Howard, Fred. Phit lips.
l.. BrIdgers, &. M Wesson L. Z. OI yen,
jr j. = Blupw, Il. l.. Station, Jr., J l.
Gldgels, Jr. b Ii. Bum.
be 10 lowing resolutions were reported
AMI un4uImuuS.y adopted.
Whereas Tue Legislature Of the State
Of N.rtu CarollnG, believing that il Is the
WISH OF large maj Gritty OF the people Of
said State to change or amend their pf es
ent Constitution, did, 10 Aptil last. pass an
..ct entitled The ''COnventIOn Act" giving
ne people Of said sta Q an opportunity to
cXpIeSs Their wishes to COnven riop,
aud believing. as we do. that the pr esent
Constitution should be changed or ar lend.
ed. and oar public debt properly adj asted
that the good credit of State may be
restored, an tnat We NAV be able tO GET a
lair equivalent for our bonds and lessen
the taxes thrt are now burdensom . in the
extreme: that We want ConstitD tion for
North Carolua framed 10y North Carolin-
lans, and not 10y a Set of adve nturers
whose ooly aim was greed and Dlunder.
therefor,
Res0lred, Isl. That we invite all the
voters OF E igecombe, Irrespective OF party.
to join Us in voting for Conveutic,n. thai
our Constitution may DO chan ged or
amended as to suit the wishes ancl views
of the pc PIE of the State.
q. That we agree as to the plGn pro-
posed by the Legislature in calling Con-
vention, aud will never support the adop-
ton of any Constitution of the State that
takes tie right sway from the people OF
calling Convention. and centers it in h
tTo-'nlrd, mai 'rlty If the Legislature as
some contend that it does now.
"a. Ihaa the political power of all
Osmociat'c' govornments is derived
irom the co sent Of the governed; anu
those who heed no the voice Of the PEI
Pc, should be watched with Jealous ey
aud nu5teI not IN lace Or power with the
AberI - Il he people.
A. Whether the prees ant mode of calling
a aConvention be Constitutional or uncon0
sltatI0nal is point on which great minds