Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-12

reported, through their chairman, DR..
Jno. w. Saunders, the names of the
following gentlemen as the choice of
Carteret county:
For the House of Commons-W.
V. Geffroy.
For Superior Court Clerk-James
Rumley.
For Register of Deeds-John Rum
ley.
For Sheriff-Wm. F.. Rowland.
For Coroner-T. W. Lindsay.
For Surveyor-W. L. Arendell.
For Commissioners J.
Doughty, Rufus W. Bell, George w.
Taylor, A. 81. Chadwick and David S.
Saunders.
The committee also reported the fol-
lowing resolutions !:
/. ResolUed, That the Conserva-
tive Democratic party Of Carteret
county in Convention assembled. ami
mated by that liberal spirit that has
characterized its history, extends a
cordial invitation to all white men re-
gardless of past political distinctions
to Join In its efforts to maintain the
dignity and honor of Cur race and its
supremacy as the ruling element in
| our political system.
2. ResOlUed, That in view of +, cent
events, all white men should come to-
| gether as one man, recognizing the inn
| pOrtant fact that Sin division there is
| danger, but in unity there is strength, "
and that if they wish to preserve their
rights uncontaminated and unimpaired
an unbrOken front must be presented
| to the foe.
3. ResotUed, That the action of the
Republican Convention in the I'd Con-
gressional District in making its NOM
nation on the basis of color, and the
| further action o. the same party in
| electlng, in part, negro trustees to
| superintend the interests of an acade-
my in the city of Newbern for the ed
ucation of white children, should ad-
monish our people that Radicalism is
their most deadly enemy, and should
be sunk deeper in political obloquy
than plummet ever sounded"
4. ResOlUed, That in the Civil Rights
Bill which has passed the Senate and
may at any moment become law, we
see the destruction of our public
schools, the abandonment of our tenn
Piles of worship, the violation of the
sanctity of our cemeteries and q long
train of evils for which we shall hold
the Republican party to strict ac-
countabllity before an outraged people.
5. RESOLVED, That while we regard
the object of government to be the
protection of person and property,
nevertheless monopolies and all legis.
lation for the benefit of the few at the
expense of the many is contrary to the
genius of free institutions, at variance
with the traditions of our party, and
utterly opposed to that great maxim
of our faith which teaches us that the
object of wise government is the great
est good to the greatest number.
6. Resotred, That as the party OF
retrenchment and reform. we advocate
no system of internal improvements
that will beggar our people with OPP.
pressive taxation; that We demand the
most rigid economy iii the administra
ton of public affairs, AID that while
We are willing to turn over to the
State creditors such works as then
means constructed. and to pay our
honest obligations to the extent of oul
ability, yet we are unwilling to he
taxed to pay the special tax bonds
| issued at the instance OF adventures
| and corruptIOnlStS IN order to perpe-
trate grand larceny upon a PROSTATE
State.
Z. Resolrcd, That the Conservative
Democratic party of Carteret county
will support the Hon. A. NJ. Waddell
for Congress, Col. S. d. Pool for Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction,
and Capt. W. T. r. Bell for the State
Senate, and also our Judicial and
county tickets.
S. ResOlred, That in our late repre-
sentative in the General Assembly OF
this State, Silas Webb, Esq. we recog-
nize an honest man. a gentleman of
unquestioned patriotism, and adevoted
friend of the Conservative cause.
8. Resolped, That the chairman of
this meeting appoint, at his leisure,
ten men from the various parts of the
county, which shall constitute a
| County Executive Committee.
10. ResoEpea. That the proceedings
of this meeting be published in the
| Newbern Journal of Commerce and
he Newbernian and the Goldsboro
Messenger and Wilmington JOURNAL
| lie requested to copy.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
JAMES RUMLEY, Chairman.
| WIN. j. DOUGHTY, Secretary.