Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-26
From The Ra!cigh Register.
North Carolina Jackson and Barbour
Convention.

North Carolina Jackson and Barbour
Convention.
Owing to the room necessarily occupied IN our
paper of to-day by the late important ioreisn news,
we are under the necessity of postponirg till our
next publication, detailed account Of the pro-
ceedngs Of this Convention 1t will be sufficient
for the present to state that Delegates from eight
cen counties met on Monday last in the large
room at the residence Of the Governor, which
was fitted up last winter for the accomod alton OF
the House of Commons; that General Iredell was
appointed President of the Meeting; that Willis
Aston, Esq Gen. Edw. b. Dudley aud Gen.
w. A. BIount. were named Vice Presidents;
and Warren W,nsIow. Charles Manly and Kin
NTH Ravnor were appointed Secretaries. Inc
Meeting was opened BY an Address from the Pre-
sident, explaining the objects OF the meetlng-.
After which, Mr.. r. Dawson, MIR. Aston and
some others. delivered their sentiments on the
occasion. The several Counties were called
over, and the names OF the Delegates present re-
ported. A Committee was then appointed to
draft suitable Resolutions and to prepare an Ad.
dress to the People explanatory OF the objects OF
the meeting. The Committee consisted Of Wal
ker Anderson, w. A. Blount, r. DAWSON, 4.
B. Dudley, Isaac Groom. JOS. Il. Lloyd, Spen-
Ger O'Brien, Willis Alston, E. j. Hale and the
President. The meeting then adjourned to the
following day.
On Tuesday the Committee appointed for the
purpose, reported the following Resolutions as
proper 10 be entered into by the Convention.
Believing that the great political crisis at which
we have arrived, renders it expedlent that the
citizens of North Carolina should proclaim to the
world. the principles upon which they feel them
selves called to act, and contiding IN the unlver'
sal expression Of their sentiments which has been
: made in every section of the State, your Com.
mittee recommend to the adoption OF this Con-
ventinn the following Resolutions:
Resolrea, That grateful for the eminent SER
vices General Andrew Jackson has rendered TO his
Country, believing that his political principles CO.
incide more nearly with the principles Of this
State than those of any other candidate we could
select, aud continuing to repose that conhj ence
in his integrity, purity of purpose, and patriotic
sentiments, which we have eretofore manfested,h
we recommend him to the People Of this State, ia
be supported at the next election for the office o!
| President
| Resolred, That this Convention regards the
present Ta,iif as destructive OF the interest OF
their constituents, subversive OF the principles OF
the Constitution. and cdous for the inequality OF
the burdens which it imposes on the Planting
States Of our country.
That we consider this fundamental question as
prominent test to guide u, IN the selection oil
Candidate for the Vice Presidency.
That we are persuaded from sufficient evidence
that Mr.. Sergeant, Mr.. wilkins, and MIR. Van
Buren,, who have been nominated by their re-
spective friends for the office OF Vice President.
are all decidedly in favor of continuing the obi
Gus system OF taxation under which we are sui
ferins. and that the Southern States cannot ex-
pect from them any thing but uniform and ener-
ge,c attempts to fix it upon us forever, as the SET
lied pnlicv of the country.
That we regard all constitutional efforts to ar
rest so ruinous an issue as sacred duty we owe
to ourselves, to our country, and to our poSterty.
That m conformity with these sentiments. and
confidins in the Uniform and efficient support
which the principles we advocate have received
frcm p P Barbour. of Virginia, and in the se.
neral integrity and ability OF his personal and
boIitical character, we nominate and recommend
him to the support of the Freemen in North Ca
rolina. f,r the next Vice President.
Resolred That the following gentlemen be ap-
pointed Central Corresponding Committee
W. Polk, Tho. Hunter. Iredell, On. Manly.
G. w Haywood. A Lawrence, j. Busbee,
A. Rogers, Jr., IL Lemay, w. X. Hinton,
DurreI Rogers, VIM. K. Pool, Robt. Cannon,
and John Bell.
The several resolutions, after considerable
debate, chiefly explanatory OF the views Of the
Convention. were unanimously adopted.
Governor IredeIl, after apo;osizing for its de-
ficiencies on account of the shortnesso the time
allowed for its preparation, read the Address to
the People, that he had prepared for the occasion,
which was unanimously adopted.
The Convention then proceeded to appoint
ri l. m o.
in the Convention, except where the Delegates
preferred leaving it to their Constituents to name
them.
The following, Electors were named:
For the 9TH District, Archibald M'Bryde. OF
Moore 9th District. w. X. Hinton. OF Wake
10th District, Willis A ston, of HALIFAX. 1lth
District. Geo b Outlaw. of Berthe. 18th Dis
trlct, Charca f. Johnson, of Chowan. 18th
District, Jas. w. Clark, OF Edgecombe. l4th
District, Isaac Groom, of Lenoir. 18th District,
John Owen. of Baden.