The North-Carolina standard., 1844-04-17
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DcmOcraGicM Meeting i'm Rowan.

I Pursuant to a public meeting of many of the
Democratic party, for County Convention, .to
assemble in Salisbury, on Saturday the 9Th instant
for the purpose of nominating candidates for the
next Legislature, number of Delegates from the
different Company beats were appointed, and ap
peared on that day.
The Delegates met in the Court House.
| A. Henderson, Esq, moved that the Conven
ton organize itself by appointing JNo. FRALEY,
Esq, President and J. G. McCoNNAUGHEY and
HENRY MILLER, Secretaries.
Agreed to unanimously.
The President having the Chair.
Mr.. G. F. Fisher suggested as the most expedi-
tious manner of concluding on nomination. the
appointment of Committee to retire. confer to-
gether, and recommend suitable men to the Con-
Vention, and moved that the President appoint a
Committee for this duty.
Unanimously agreed to.
Whereupon the President named MessTs Hen
ry Sechler, A. Henderson, J. G. McConnaughey,
Henry Miller, JAS Graham, John Sloop, Samt
Reeves, VIM S. Macay, Julius NJ Love, Jacob
Lyerly, J. c. Winders, and Chas. F. Fisher to
constitute the Committee
The Committee retired, and the Convention
was addressed in able manner by Col. A. WeGU-
er of Iredell, on the political topics of the day
After consultation the Committee returned into
the Convention, and made the following report
1t the unanimous Recommendation oil the ComInlt-
tee, that the Convention do nominate Maj E. KERR
and JOHN w. ELLIS, ESQ., as Candidates for the Com
mons"
commend the appointment Of six delegates from this bo
dy, to meet Delegation from Dave County, on the 2oth
instant and select suitable candidate for the
Senate"
On motion, the report was received, and its re-
commentators unanimously agreed to.
Maj. Kerr was not present In the Convention
Mr. Ellis, who was present, rose to respond to the
nomination. He expressed his sense of the fiat
tering manner in which it had been made, and ac-
ceded to. by the Convention, and his thanks for
the favorable estimate of his friends ofthe Demo
cratic party in having considered him worthy the
post assigned to him, at time of such difficulty
as the present He knew that it was an impor-
tant crisis-that the approaching contest to be
one that would require every exertion to ensure
success. He did not feel himself at liberty to de-
cline the nomination, but would accept its respon-
sibity with the promise that his best efforts should
be nut forth to maintain the true Republican doc
trines Mr.. Ellis spoke for half an hour, very
hannilv. on several questions of State policy -
when he had CONCLUDED, Mr.. G. F. Fisher offered
the following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas it is essential to in the important
contest before u.s. that the members of the Republican
should everywhere with united action the
hrtherance of the principles they malntan-PrInclpes
that are high above considerations OF parties or men
and ,ehereas to this united action, it is necessa
Nv that some effective organization should be established
r. the end that proper understanding and concert may
exist among the members of the Democratic party at all
times on of general policy well as for the diff
fusion of light and information to the people 1t Is there
fore,
mend to their fellow citizens of the Democratic party OF
Rowan County the formation of association to be cali
ed the g RoacGs Democratic association" I"
Resored That for the purpose of carrying into effect
the above this do appoint
public meeting of the Democratic party to be held here
Monday of our May Court
Resolved That the President be requested to appoint
instructions to report to the meeting at May Court