The North-Carolina standard., 1839-06-26
FROM tbs NORTH cARoLrNlAN.

REPUBLlCAN
Pursuant to previous notice, large ana re-
sDectahIe number ofthe citizens Of the County OF
6nson assembled in the Court House IN the
Toyn -of Wadesborough, on Saturday the lst OF
lime The meeting was organized by the ap-
no;ntment of Clement Marshall, Esq Chairman
and Dr CHRISTOPHER Watkins, and Stephen w.
Cole. Esqrs. Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was explained oy
the Chairman in neat and appropriate ADDRESS,
in which he took occasion to speak IN glowing
terms. ofours as the "best government on earth'
of the political aspect Of the times and OF the
general prosperity of The country.
On motion, the Chairman appointed com
nitee of three to report resolutions for the adop-
tion of the meeting, whereupon Hampton q
Hammonds, Norhept D. Boggan, and James l.
Terry, were selected, who presented the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, to wit:
Whereas, We believe 1t TO he the oounueh
duty and high privilege OF all ireemen' occa-
sionallv to assemble themselves together, to con-
cert means TO secure unity Of action and OF senI-
Inent in promotion of the public good, and where
es we believe that crisis has arrived, involving
the dearest interests OF our beloved country
demanding the warmes. attention and active ex-
ertion of all friends of equal rights and oil equal
privileges, and of State rights. and whereas we
believe that the cardinal principles OF the demo-
Cratic republican party, are those which the I'M.
and sustained, viz '
Lar 4 resistance to the establishment Of an
unconstitutional Bank. making the revenue oi
the country; a basis OF discount Polltlcal
machine. (which however beneficial It may ap-
r,earto bel is a dangerous institution. at war
with our republican, institutions, ofVast power
to any political party, whose cause 1t advocates
and ought eternally to be resisted oy all Tree
men,
~
though claimed by It's friends as measure
necessary to sustain manufactures, is now no
longer necessary, system which in It's opera
ton is unequal and unjust" enriching the man
ufacturers at the expense ofthe producing classes
the agricultural portion of the Community.
Sd. internal improvements by the General
Government" requiring millions OF money to be
raised by taxation to be expended among the
most favoured States of the Union, scheme SO
intimately connected with bank and tariff, thai
they 90 hand in hand, linked together to 'pros
trate the energies ola free people" to blind them
with burdens almost oppressive as the stamp act
of Great Britain, and finally to abstract from the
States. mowers never delegated to the General
Government, but retained by the States
ResoLUed, That Henry Clay, known as the
advocate of these odiouS measures-as the ia
ther of the American System" mas the attorney
and advocate ofthe Bank-as the ''thrice beaten
oufsupport.
Resoired, That we heartily approve the lea
ding measures of the administration SO ably suS-
tanned By our ill1strious President, Martin Van
Buren, whose brilliant talents and ardent deVo-
tion to his country entitle him to our support for
reelection. . -~..-,
ResoLved. That our Senators in Congress the
Hon. Robert Strange and Bedford Brown, de-
serve the highest COMMUNICATION of the democra-
tic republican party,.fer the. able and dignifed
stand which they took opposition to the Ray
ner Resolutions" A RuSc attempted to be play
ed off on them by the Federal members of our
last Legislature to drive, them from the Senate.
The chaFaeteEF of ~ Fhieh resolutions was moi
agreed ON by those who passed them, claimed by
portion of them as Instructions and as strenuous
ly opposed by others thus placing the majority
ofthe Legislature in an inextricabIe difficulty and
rendering them unable TO explain them =
Res0Lued, That the title of Democratic Re
publican s not changed, and is sunchanging as the
principles they advocate, in contradlstinctlon to
the CaReleon.like name Of FederaIist, National
Republieaa and Wing. The Father, the Son
and the GTaAd son.
Resolred, TAatwe highly approve the sterling
principles and inGexible integrity of our friend
and neighbor William A. Morris, ESQ. that we
eheerfutly recommend him TO the republicans oi
this district as jealous and untiring advocate OF
equal rights 10 all classes of TneR,-that we will
use all honorable means to secure hls election to
the next Congress ofthe United States
Resolved, That this meeting viewing it as a
measure of defence and security, will appoint
twenty two delegates to attend district Con
vention to beheld in the Town of Rockingham
on the 18th June. In compliance with the last
resolution, the following gentlemen were appOir-
ted Joseph Medley, II. B. Hammonds. Sheer
wood G. Lindsey Col William p. johnson.
Col: James II. Radcliffe, Col. Allen Tye, Maj
To. Tyso
Norfeet. ID. Boggan. John M Ingram, Capt
Lemue D. KrIey, Thos. Griffin, William Ham
iitOn. DR.. James Clarke, DR.. Elias Sinclair,