Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-01-23
THE NORTHERN SETTLERS CONVENTION.

On the 10th instant, according 10 previous
notice, about seventy-6ve gentlemen of North
ern birth, who, since the war, have settled in
North Carolina and other Southern States, as
sembled in convention in the city of Charlotte.
Five States were represented, viz: Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and
Florida. The delegates from South Carolina
were Messrs. H. Coykendal, of Blacks Sta
ton, and VIM. Sahms, of Clay Hill both of
York county. We condense from the Char
lotte Democrat the following report Of the pro.
ceedings:
N. Dumont, ESQ.,, was appointed President
and w. B. Middaugh of Danville, Va, A. j.:
Curtis of San Mateo, Fla, P. F. Lawshe OF
GAINESVILLE, Ca, H. Coykendal of Blacks Sta
ton, S. c., Vice Presidents and r. E. Nc
Donald of Charlotte, Thomas j. Conger of
Iredell county, and Capt. Jno. E. Woodhouse
of Concord, were selected as Secretaries.
The Mayor Of Charlotte, B. R. Smith, ESQ.,,
then came forward; and in few very appro-
pirate remarks welcomed the members Of the
Convention to the hospitalities Of the city and
presented resolutions adopted by committee
on behalf of the citizens of Charlotte, tender
ing to the delegates to the convention cor
dial welcome and the hospitalities of the city.
The following gentlemen were appointed a
committee to prepare resolutions expressing
the objects and sentiments Of the convention !:
Rev. DR.. Mattocn, President OF Blddle UNI
versity, Charlotte, N. c., formerly OF New
York A. j. Curtis, of San Mateo, Fla, for
merly of New York; H. Coykendal, Of Blacks
Station, S. c., formerly of Des Moines, la. !;
w. B. Middaugh, of Danville, Va, formerly
of Pennsylvania H. D. Ingersoll, of Louis
vile, Ga, formerly of New York.
This committee reported 81 rather lengthy
resolutions, which were adopted separately
and unanimously. and 10000 copies of them,
with the proceedings of the convention, will
be published in pamphlet form. The resolu'
tions assert the truth and facts about our ex
cellent climate and resources and the kind
treatment all honest, decent settlers receive
from Southern citizens-and each delegate
appended his name to these assertions. The
declaration of the convention is in good taste
and manifests dignity and true patriotism.
A resolution was adopted calling upon all
Northern settlers in the South to hold county
meetings on the 18th of February to appoint
delegates to the State convention to be held in
March, which convention should, in turn, ap-
point delegates to a general convention to be
held in Charlotte on the 4th of July.
The session of the convention at night was
occupied mainly with short speeches by citi;
zens, all asserting that North Carolinians and
Southern people generally always had and al
ways will extend hearty welcome to decent
Northern men who come among us to reside
The citizens of Charlotte who delivered few
words of welcome we're Mayor B. R. Smith,
VIM Johnston, John A. Young, W. R. Myers,
w. j. Yates, H. G. Jones, c. R. Jones, Geo.
E. Wilsoa. w. H. Bailey, VIM. M. Shipp, T.
E. Mcdonald and Rev. DR.. Nation, and Col.
Thos M. Holt of Alamance, and Capt Wood
house of Concord.
The convention adjourned to meet again in
Charlotte on the 4th of next July.
Mrs. Jones, how is your health this morn
ing? Thank you, madam, much improved. |
bought bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup last