Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-04-17
For the 1urnal.
SamsIo..- Country Convention.

/ In pursuance of notice heretofore
+ given, there was = Conservative meet
/ ing of the people OF OnsIow county,
held at Jacksonville, Oh Monday, tie
9th day OF April, 1874, for the purpose
OF appointing Delegates to attend the
/ Convention for the Third Congression-
q. District a5 Magnolia, May 9th.
On motion, !. j. Lurrill, Esq, was
called TO the chair, ana \. c. HIGGINS
appointed secretary.
On motion, q committee OF three
wero appointed, consisting OF J. ".
Shackelford, Simon 3. Taylor and j.
Il. trazei, to draft resolutions express
ing the sense Of the meeting.
The committee retired and after q
short absence reported the following,
which We're unanimously adopted, VIZ:
ReSotced, That we deem this a lit oc-
caslon for us to express oVr devotion
to, and faith in, 9 few fundamental
principles on which our government,
both State and National. should be ad-
Eninistered, viz:
1st. = strict construction OF the
Constitution of tAa United States.
I'd. Purity and honesty III all their de-
par5n1ents, as the only means Of secur-
ing the obedience and love OF cur own
people for the laws, or Of recommend
ing free Govornncut 70 lie respect OF
adoption Cf othe- nations.
81. Economy il public expeuGi-
tures, rs the best preventive OF
fraud and corruption, and that the IN
ujIstr!ous citizen may be lightly bur
Gcne1 and left hopeful and cheerful.
4th. IN free press and free speech,
tnat political wlckeQGcss in high
places ma undergo exposure and pun
lshmelt Al the hands OF the law, and
disgrace n the bar of public opinion.
,5eh.A An ablc J1prightssjudic;ary, as the
best protector of the honor, character
and properly Of the citizen.
f.esott"9 -. That We hereby ex-
press our confidence in the Democratic
Conservative party as fho only one in
tie country to which We can look,
uphold ard carry to triumph, the fole-
going and kindred principles.
E6so!gcI, 81. That We hereby re-
commend our fellow-citizen, James q.
Scott, ESQ, to the Convention (for
nominating Z Democratic Conservative
for the third Congressional
District of North Carolina, as a suita-
bLe nominee. hrd the Conservatives
OF 0nslow COUNT would accept his
nomination os IA honorable recoCni-
ton Of his consistent. I.l4yra> eving and
devoted acrT;ce heretofore rendered,
and would give him 81 enthusiastic
support. We pledge that. if nomina-
ted, he VII give he entire C0ncres-
rlonal Disfriot q thorough, able and
fearless canvass.
On motion. tAr2a Delegates were ap-
pointed hE the Chairman from each |
precinct - attend the SID C1nvcc-
5:oo, VIZ
Upper E.calaa5s-JN - SlaoEleford. |
= l. frank, i = IEaT~et.
Lower isich!aGGs-I ZLUrrilI, Simon |
3 Taylor, / Thompson.
Upper 5outh Ncst-H d HIurr:u. |
5ob ,laTmon, William JaEmon.
Lower South "est-B Dixon, John !
Ii i GaDdlia. /
Stump So@nd-G \ Emmett, Joe /
King, Jesse " Harsjison.
Wolf Pitt " Eonvil!e, D " Rus
sell, L Canauv.
F5~ra->bors5-HT I ward, ,I-cs Z Eol- !
and, ID ) Humphrey.
White 0ak-Samuel Gerocl.. + D /
-oet7n, 3 L n Erott. /
North East-fY J NLOntfort, : I VII /
is Geo SummeroEl. !
Half LEcon-G NJ Ward, BIy Tcl- F
am and Cla5 Iessene.
On motion, the Chairman and Sccvc-
ary were added TO the list OF dele
gates.
On motion q cory Of these proceed
nC& we're ordered to lie sent to the
Wilmington JoCETAl Tor publication,
nd I'll Conservative papers in the Dis
1E05 Woco requested to copy.