Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-03-12
For the JJurnai
WHITE OAK, CARrERET Co., \. c.
NForoi 01 1877

Bell, Sen, acted as Secretary. DIR.
Sanders, was by request asked to ez-
plain the object of the meeting He
said Confinement am glad to wit
ness so large a number of you out
here to-day, and my pleasure would
be increased if more were out to give
greater enthusiasm to a cause which
Intimately involves the individual in
terest of every citizen, and the future
prosperity of North Carolina. That
great cause is the assem- bling OF the
people in Convention to franz fun
damental law upon which hall be
based that long and confident relation
of man to man, which We Ill ante-bel
lum days could boast of posses ing
the most equitable the ingenuity Of
man had ever devised. 1t would lie
useless for me TO trace the history o
our own present Constitution. Ii
would be useless for me to show how
it was fOisttd upon rs wlen'six e, n
thousand OF our best citizens were de-
barred the privilege Of voting. 1t
W u ii be useless for NE to show 1t
wa. the direct outyrOwth of military
rule, eud therefore "a badge of subln
cation 1t iii becomes us to wear. ]"
i hese you know already. And tie
question with us to-day Is not 80 much
bow such an in%trum, ut became the
foundation of our laws. the basis of
our government, but Witnessing ITS de-
fects and feeling it's wrongs, set our
selves about au honest chang, a
charge III harmony with our WISHES,
our Interest, and our honor. IN Tie lar
guage Of Mr.. Winston, of Ber'ie, max e
a Constitution by ourselves, of our
selves, for ourselves. Without ii cheap
a d plain groundwork it is Impossible
to construct Harmonious laws, and
thus secure Il prosperous and happy
government. II our organic law =
expensive and defective, it logically
follows that ali legislation must Dc
cessariiy be expensive aud iuhnrmoIi-
Gus. The Constitution We now have
is not our Constitution. 1t Is expert
siVe, unnleanlng, and hinders our ma
tional prosperity. We have been told
IN every campaign since It's formation
that IT was uusu,ted to orr wants AID
Interests, and tat as soon as the Coz =
servatives should g-t coatrol W. shOn d
have Constitution made ny North Car
olluians for North CarOluiaLs That
time. gentlemen. has at last come
The Conservative party has, by viz
tuous growth, become the ruling pow
err Of the land The star of hCpr,
which giimmered SO long IN the DIS
lance, has faded III the dawn, and at
last disappeared amid ;ile splendor OF
day, tue fruitirn of cur hopes
Shal! we. in the triumph of our vi tue,
fail to fulfill our obligations to change
9his EXP ensive and unmeaning form of
government for one cheap III its pro
visions, harmonious in its action d?
Shall we still exc out Il bare living nc
der the M g. Herculean toll or, fulfill
ing our promises as q party. aud ope-
rating IN the interest OF every citizen
of the State, come out from under The
workings of the Candy Constitution,
and make a Constitution by ourselves
aud for ourselves, that shall restore
this prOnusi Old cOmuIonwt alth 10 that
position of respect and homer size
once enjoyed, and fade from
her cheek the mantle of shame
in the Ie-sreathng of her honorod brow
b. the hand Of her own and her dE-
t!tul sons. This great medits.ted
change will resnit ia mutual good to
tie RepubiIcan "ntt the Conservative;
it ought therefore be no party meas
ure. Yet am proud when th. change
shall be effected; " hen we shall secure
! cheap government based upon &
plain and harmon Gus ground work
that to the Conservative party will bu
ascrlbed the prais- and houor OF It4
inauguration. What Conservative
Will not Aud yet what Republican
Will regret the change. and lament Ii ;
happier condition in envious hate
No gentlemen, a measure which Il to
permanently enhance every body's H.
terest should be the common properly
of us all, by the cooper alton of ali in
It's execution. But let the Couserva-
| tive party especially remember it la,
promised the people better form of
government when they should be hl+ &,
and possessing Low the Dumericui
strength. le it act, desiring the as-a-
lance Of all parties, but LEI it act alone
II It mus The State C0nservat v.s
Executive Committee met IN Raleigh
the 20th Of last January TO Consult to-
gttner az to the calling of II CUuven-
ton. After Que declaration. IL a vote
approaching Unanlmity, the Commit
zee advised orr Ltgl>iutnra to pass a
Convention bill Though not y, t
done, there = ems to be no doubt Of
| The ultimate passage of sncb bill,
and we shall tne2. be called Uuuu
| 20 5. nd delegate t. 1t 70 represent
| Carteret. Who sinai, lie be? VIII it
be said II will he tine. eIongh to con
slider the ga stioH when the bI!l is PAS
SEQ, or shall W. think over this
| qnest.on DOW For Eume reasons il
may be- best 10 consider tins question
| beforehand. since it is of the very
| greatest Importance W send a com
| i1eteht aI,! IT spnr srble member We
want Ii man of honor, a man OF educA-
ti",i and Influence to represent Can
| teret II that Convention and there
is another requisite as important IL eli
| these, ne should be u bDne-fde citizer,
| of Carteret, one whose interest S fully
IDENTIFIED with ours, and whose for
times are Intimately linked with the
future destiny Of North Carolina.
We want no Randolph Thomas IN
that Convention, to preach unionism.
aud practice secession. We wait no
w. W. Holden to proclaim secession
| and fight for unionism We want no
representative from England, France,
Germany, Or Frankfort on IL e Maine
bat WE want high toned. tried und
honest found cititiZen of contest. -
these then, gentlemen, are the objects
Of our meeting to-day, to express our
>elyes for Convention, aud confer TO-
gether as to the fittest man to repre-
sent our fortunes, our houors, ana our
lives In that Convention.
The Doctor concluding, a committee
| OF I'VE were appointed by the Chair 70
draft resolutions for the meeting. The
T"ilo~'nG We're presented ADD nnaui-
nously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Conservative party of
North Carolina has been repea edjy
Told by its representative men, that
the present Constitution of the State
- expensive, nnnaeaning, and a him
dronce to our prosperity and where
as, the party is most inperatively
pledged to retrenchment ard reform.
Resotred therefore, That We regard
the fulfilling of the oft repeated prom
Uses of the party to seize the earliest
means to change the present expensive