The North-Carolina standard., 1844-06-05


That the liberal principles embodied by Jefferson
in the declaration of Independence, and sanctioned in
the Constitution, which makes the land of liberty,
and the asylum of the oppressed of nation, have
cardinal principles in the democratic faith
and every attempt to abdge the present privilege of
becoming citizens and the owners of soil among US,
ought be resisted with the spirit which swept
the alien and sedition laws from statute book.
ResOIUed, That the proceeds of the public lands
ought be sacredy applied to the national objects spe
cifedin the Constitution aud that opposed to
the law lately adopted, and to any law for the disbu-
ton of such proceeds among the States, alike mex
pedien in policy and repugnapt TO the CONSTITUTION
/ Res0IUed, That are decidedly opposed TO taking
from the President the qualified veto power by which he
is enabled under restrictions and responsibilities, amp
y sufficient to guard the public interest to suspend tine
passage of bill, whose merits cannot secure the ap-
proval of twohrds of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatves, until the judgment OF the people can be OBJ
tanned theI and which has thrice saved the Ameri
people from the corrupt and tyranncal domination
of the Bank of the United States
ResoOed That our title to the whole of the Territory
of Oregon is clear and unquesonable that portion
of the ought to be ceded to any other
power; and that the reoccupaton of Oregon and the
remuneration of Texas at the earliest practicable peri
3D. great American measures which this convention
the Union.
ResoIued, That this convention hereby present to
the people of the United States James Polk, OF Ten
nessee the candidate of the democratic party for the
Office of President and George NJ; Dallas, Of PennsYs
Vana, the candidate of the democratic party for the
Office of Vice President of the United States.
Resolued, That this convention hold in the highest
estimation and regard their llustrious fellow-citizen,
Martin Van Buren OF New York: that we cherish the
most grateful and abiding of the ability integrity,
and irmncss with which he discharged the duties OF
the high Office of President of the United Statef
and especially of the infexible fidelity with which he
maintained the true doctrines OF the Constitution, apa
the Of the democratic party during his trying
and noby arduous administration thatin the memoIa-
BILE struggle of 1910 he fell martyr to the great prn
cples of which he the worthy representative, and
him such and that we hereby tender to
him. in his honorable retirement. the of the
deeply seated confidence affection, and respectof the
American democracy.
ResoiUed That an address to the people of the United
States, in support of the principles of the democranc
party and of the candidates presened as their repre-
senatives by this vention bepFepared by the COM
mttee resolutions, aud be pubIished.by them -
Resoi0ed That the proceedings Of this convention Ge
signed by its officers, and publsheu IN the democfattc
republican newspapers ofihe United States
Mr.. Butler then offered resolutions recommending
the appointment of a committee of publication, to con-
sist of Messrs. j. L. O'Suvan and H. 9. Langley, OF
New York, James c. Neal of PhiladelPhla, Thomas
Ritche of Richmond, Virginia. Samuel Medary oil Co
lumbus Ohio, and Alexander Kayser of ST. LOUIS, MIS-
souri, procure and supervise the preparation OF ser-
of political the leading features ct the aF-
preaching contest, and earnestly recommending Seen
publications the democracy of the country "hch
Mr. Butler read letter from the Hon. Silas right,
dated Washington May g. thanking the convenon most
heartily for the honor they had done him. but stating that
circumstances Precluded the possbtlryof ms accept
| ing the nomination.
ton to ballot for candidate to NIL
the vacancy thus created.
Two balotings had, and the following Is the re-
suit of them:
FIRST BALLoT-DaIlas Is, Fairfield lO5, Woodbu-
rv Al Cass SO, johnson 26, Stewart 23 Marcy 5-25o
| SECOND BALLor-Dass 220. Fair6eldSo. Woodbu-
ry 6-256 a.
After the several States ohe Union had cast their votes
lon the second ballot, the Delegations from New HamP-
shire Massachusetts Vermdht, and ng vo'ed
aganstMr Dallas asked and obtained leave to change
their votes ,.z
| The Hon. GEORGE NJ DALLAS, of Pennsylvania was
then by resolution, declared unanimously nom
The above. account of this glorious Conven-
tion is necessarily imperfect but we shall publish
/ the official proceedings as soon as possible We
| especially regret that we cannot lay before our
readers today the eloquent parting address OF the
President of the Convention Enough has been
said, however, to show the spirit which presided
over the labors of the Convention Our delegates
left US amid darkness they have come back IN
light TEXAS and PoLK-DemocrGtae PT'"e'-
piles, and action will now be the words, until the
standard of democracy shall float in triumph
| from the national baulcments.