Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-05-26

grateful subjects. But by some III
known and unalterable law of her nj
ture she was doomed for season cue
year to assume the shape of loatf
some reptile, despised and shunne6
But when the time had passed an
her PREDATORY punishment was over
she assumed again her regal robes an
wonted power, taking care to shove
her richest rewards upon those VIII
had been kind to her in her days c
humiliation and disgrace.
So, too, added the speaker, woul
| North Carolina, when she had recov
cred from the PROSTATE condition int
which bad and ignorant men hav
| forced her, bestOW her choicest bless
ings upon those of her sons who wer
truest to her and had suffered mos
for her in her days of advers1ty.
At the conclusion of Maj. Engel
hard's spec ch, he asked that th'
organization of the convention b,
completed.
iLr. 8. FL. Fishblate moved tina
Messrs. Walter Coney and J. I. Macki
be appointed secretaries. Motor
adopted.
Mr.. Parsley moved that Col. W. L.
Saunders, as chairman of the county
Executive Committee. lie invited tc
participate in the deliberations of the
convention. Carried.
Col. Saunders then offered the fol-
lowing resolutions for the considera.
tion of the conventions:
ResolUed, That the Chairman of thi.
meeting be authorized to appoint fifty
delegates to respresent this county in
the District Convention to be held in
Fayetteville, on May 31st, and twenty
five delegates to represent the county
i'll the State Convention to be held in
Raleigh, on June 18th.
ResolUed further, That the delegates
to the approaching Conventions. to be
held at Fayetteville and Raleigh, are
hereby instructed to cast the vote of
the county as unit on all qnestions
ReSolUed further, That having un-
abated and undiminished confidence in
the capacity, zeal and integrity of
Hon. Alfred NJ Waddell we in con-
ventlon assembled as his neighbors,
friends and constituents do hereby
declare him to be our first choice as
the representative from this district in
the next Congress, and do hereby in
struct our delegates To the District
Convention, to be held at Fayetteville
on the 31st May, to cast the entire
vote of this county for him, and by ali
honorable means to secure his nomi-
nation.
Resolved further, That the County
Executive Committee shall consist of
the City Executive Committee and one
member for each of the other town
ships in the county.
ResOIUed further, That the County
Executive Committee are hereby en-
powered to take such action in regard
to nominations for all county officers
to be filled at the next election as it
shall deem best.
Mr.. Parsley moved that the resolu-
lions be considered se1iatina. Carried.
The resolutions were then read and
adopted seriati711.
Mr.. Wick mo ved that the steamboat
be requested to pass dele
gates to the District Convention for
lalf fare. MIR. Kerchner said he
would state for the information Of the
steamboat gentleman who bad just
made the suggestion as to the steam
boats, that they had already agreed
to pass delegates for two dollars
each way. including meals.
Mr.. Wick said If :hat was
he case, he would move that
he steamboats, be requested to
AXE the delegates for nothing; he
wanted to beat down their figures for
are. Aft'r soma little pleasantly
these gentlemen over this,
Mr.. Parsley moved an Adjournment,
which was carried.
The list of delegates from New Han
over to the District convention at
will be published in our
ssue of Tuesday morning.