The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-22
For the Moth Carolina Standard.
Meeting in Richmond.

A meeting of portion of the depocratc party
Of the county of Richmond was held in the Court
House. in the town of Rockingham, on the 10th
inst. On motionsof Bethune B. Nc kenzie, John
Everit was called to the chair, and Francis A;
Terry was appointed Secretary. The OBJECT oil
the meeting being explained: the following gen,
tIen1en, viz B. B. Mckenzie, E. I. Long ana
w F. Leak. were appointed committee to re-
port business and suitable resolutions for the ac-
ton of the meeting, who, after retiring snort
time, reported the following, which were adopeo
Resolued, That, under existing circumstances, we
concur in the proprety OF democratic STATE Conve
ton, to meet in Raleigh on the l4tf OF DecemogL a.
for the purpose of nominating suitable Individual lo
Governor we'll selecting two delegates lot ING
at large to the National Convention ,,o
ReSolved, That in principle we are opp"se,u w @ w
caucus system or any other system by Whlcn
is sought be given to the voice OF the people, oy
seekers and Office holdersj that the people are @
and should devise the mode of carrying out their own
will and that you the agent from ohoer
contro to the extent do you weaken the reauo"
which should susis for this reason, we are Iree 10
clare our decided preference both of the District ana OF
the ssper capa mode OF voting in the Natona' CohVe
tion which, while il rebukes the caucus system proper
more nearly approxmates and effect to eA
pression of public sentiment, than any system OF mere
party action hitherto devised
ResoEued, That the Of the Syracuse ConTen,
tion in pefemporily rejecting the District syse ano
adopting the opposite exhibits fixed determination to
have the Convention constituted in their own ways re-
gardless alike Of the feelings OF others, the analoses
large majority the States who claim an equal rIgat &c
be heard and that, has been the creed OF ou
pary to adhere the Constitution extriHslc party ac
ton can be truly democratic, which fails to embody tni
/ sentiment as its distinguishing feature
+ a ReSoLred, That in common with the other Repoo
can electors of this District will assume our PrVt
lege of sending delegate 'fresh from the people TO tne
National Convention TO be assembled IN Baltimore =,
Nav next that he shall there attend in our Names VIII
such instructions majority of his constituents ma.
see proper to give him and will eaVeto that Con
venton the responsibility of deciding The Pe'
representatives, the OF Clique,
shall be admitted control ts deliberations that VIZ
will sustain the nominee if the Convention is ORGANIZED
upon the principles set forth, but not otherwise
ResoiUed That the delegate from this Distinct 10 te
National Convention be instructed cast his vote TO
JOHN CALDWELL CALHOUN. as our FIST cholc
for the Presidency in doing which we are carrying out
among other things, decided preference fr the ON
TERM prncipe and expressing deep conviction tina
he is the only around whom the Democracy shoui'
I rally.
s. RESOLVED That the delegates TO the State Conven
ton be instructed cast their votes for our
fellow. citizen. MICHAEL HOKE, of Lincoln county
as our choice for Governora gentleman no less a