The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-05-23
pEMocRAcTlc MERTING.

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Al = meeting 81 lhe Desnoersis of
Capt b. l.. Durham's distriea. Capt
David Georges district, and Capt. John
Bornugh's district. held II me store e.
VIM. N. Pratt. On The lllh Inst 70 sp-
point delegzlesto the County Convention.
% be held II Hillsboropgh on TUESDAY 81
May Court. 70 nominase suitable persons
Tor candidates 10 represent ne county
OF Orange in the nexi6entrsl Assembly.
On motion Mm. n. Pratt. esq. IVES cali
ed 10 The Chair. and Ezekiel Haley sp-
pointed Secretary.
The objeciOf the meeting was explain
ed BY llle Chairman; who Afterwards, On
motion, appointed The following genlle-
man a. committee 10 draw up resulu-
tons for the action 81 The meeting, VIZ:
Capt. William Durham. John w. Ham
cock. William Pearson, esq. David Vic
kers. George w. Rhodes, " ills j. ysnn.
and Roland A. Cook, who reported the
following preamble aud resolutions:
i Whereas il is The duty Of the Demo
Gratis 10 avail themselves Of The present
opportunity Of bringing oul suitable per-
sons 10 represent their principles in The
next Legislature Of North Carolina.
Resolved, therefore. That die Chair
man appoint Ten delegates from each Of
J The above districts. TO represent them IN
the County Convention.
whereupon he appointed The following
; gentlemen TO represent Capt. Durham's
. district: Ezekiel Haley. Willis J. Vann,
, James Terrell, Lewis liuichnis, j. w.
: Hancock, Geo. w. Rhodes, Jacnb Bled.
: soc, Benjamin Maroon, Alonzo E. liar
; ley. Ducan G. Glenn and William Dur
ham.
D capt. Georges district: William Pear
e son, esq Henry ]. Maroon, Isaiah Mar
: com, esq, Matthew lynn, Capt. Davis
II George, John Maroon, Hiram Maroon
r. 5. Leigh, Jesse Boothe, and Mordeca
Y Sears.
e Capt. Borough's district: William
e Trice, William N. Pratt, esq. Anderson
,f Proctor, Israel Turner, Alec Carroll
i Chesley p. Trice, s. W. Fowler, Mail
J, Pickett, Anderson Rhodes, Hardin Couch
and Capt. Jesse Rigsbee.
.rl Resolved, That we pledge ourselve
IS 10 ihe honorable support Of the nomin;
o. tons Of said Convention.
Resolved, That we will use all homo
in rable means 10 secure the election Of Go
es Hoke. .c.... z..
n Resolved, That we will support the nj
. limitations Of the Baltimore Convention
in &c. .. ...-...
Of Resolved, That we view the policy
nd the Wings as destructive to our Republ
&c can institution. @-s
lie Resolved, That we condemn in Il
strongest terms the policy Of Henry Cl'
"a in eleclioneering for the Presidency, al
q, view such conduct as a gross insult
m the understanding Of the people.
lie Resolved, Thatw we presen, to the cons
x dera,ion ofihe County Convention, Il
on names Of Gen. Allison, and Capt John Be
eel ry, for the Senate; and the names of
ng W. Holden, Sidney Smith, Col. SlockaI
rls William N. Pratt, Patterson Media
eir John Holt. Williamson Parish, DIR. ].
er Bracken, DIR. Eli Watson, DR.. ID. A. MOI
Is. gomery, and William Paterson, esq,
ge suitable persons out Of which TO make
Nv selection Of candidates 10 represent US
both Houses Of the next Legislature.
he Resolved, That these proceedings
hn signed by the Chairman and Secretar
hn and that the Editor Of The Hillsborou
to Recorder and NJ. G. Standard be
'ill quesied 10 publish The same.
The meeting then adjourned.
m. WILLIAM N. PRATT, Can.
nd EZEKIEL HALEY, Sec'y.
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