The North-Carolina standard., 1843-12-06
For The Naffh Carolina Standard
nTeeting ian RIacOm. q

According to previous notice, meeting oftht
Democratic Republican citizens of Macon Coun
ity was held at the Court house in Franklin, or
saturday the 18th Nov. 1843, for the purpose o
choosing delegates represent this county in the
Democratic State Convention, 10 beheld al Raltigh
on the 18th Dec next. The meeting was organ
lied by calling Capt Jason f. Hunter to the c. air
AMI requesting Ezekiel Dowdle to act as'Secrctary
The object ofthe meeting was briefly explained By
E. Dowdle, who then offered the following Reso
lutions which were on notion unanimously adop
ted. 'ES'>s
/ Resoloed That this meeting concur in the call of
State Convention by~our democratic brethren of Wake
County for the purpose ofnoninating democIatc eand
date for Governor and for appointing State Delegates
the Democratic National Convention. .' -
Resotued That the Chairman appoint five delegates
from this county, to the State Convention at Raleigh
ted n the event the imPracticaby ofany all of the
delegates appointed 10 attend to the services
Of some democratic gentleman of acknowledged faith and
proven integrity, to represent this county nhe aforesaid
State Convention as
ResOlred That so far as a Tariff is concerned, we
want the necessary wants OF the Government supplied
and after that is dene recognize In the democratic
creed-Free trade, low duties debt sepa4aon of the
Government from Banks, economy retrenchment re-
form and strict adherence the sPirn and the letter oil
1.-THE Constitution.
ResoIaed, That we are opposed to the election ot
Henry Clay the Presidency and to his mscaled
can system, whether veied in the arb of Incidental pro-
lection, discriminating dutiesA boldly claiming
protection to domestic manufactures and that re-
gard the politician who's goes for discriminating duties or
incidental proectop dangerous as the who openly
goes for protection. e..r ....s.
Res0lued, That while have personal preferences,
between the different distinguished democrats who are
spoken OF for the presidency yet will cheerfny sub
merge cur preferences and support the nominee of the
Democratic Maternal Convention we believe demo-
cratic convention is incapable presenting the
candidate who is not ''honest capable and faithful
and the advocate of the great principles We and
maintain. "Unfon and harmony-eVery thing for the
cause, nothing fer men, -.. .s-.o....
- ReSOlUed, Thatin our fellow citizen, Col NJ HOKE
ofLincoln, we recognize the true democrat the wise
statesman, the accomplished gentleman, and do hear
tly respond TO the preference expressed for him by our
sister counties the next democratic candidate for Gov
ernor; and that with such leader head by Hoke
we can come it over that same old coon.
- ResoEUed, That the Chairman appoint comm ittee
to be styled the central committee whose
duty it shall be to appoint three persons each Captains
company In this county, COMMITTEES of ofVipllance and
correspondence whose duty it shall be II honora
bic means to promote the election of democratic nomi.
nees for President, V President, and Governor
The Chair then, under the End Resolution ap-
pointed Samuel Kelly. J. NJ. Bryson William
Cabe Samuel Robeson and E. Dowdle as dele
gates, from this county to the Democratic State
Convention at Raleigh on the 18th Dec next
The Chairman then appointed the central COM
mtee, and that committee proceeded to appoint the
committees of vigilance and correspondence under
the 7th Resolution =.
ResoUed, That the thanks of the meeting be tender
ed to the Chairman and Secretary and that COPY of the
Proceedings of This meeting be to the N C. Stan
dard with a request to publish the sane.
J. Fl. HUNTER, Chain
E. DowDLE, sec'y.