The North-Carolina standard., 1844-04-03

g. ResOlUed That we congratulate the country upor
recent act oi Congress, which restored Andrew
Jackson the fine unjusty imposed upon him by Judge
Fha!t; and which leaLes him to descend TO the toni
without any regrets for the past and with the fa
bright blaze of fame upon him.
i T. ResOLced, That we recommend district Conven
ton OF this district, composed of delegates from each
county, to meet at GatesVle Saturday the 4th day
May next to select some suitable person to represent
thls district in the National Convention at Baltimore
ahd that John Vann, Esq Col Pleasant Jordan. Daniel
this county. -,
s. ResoiUed, That we highly approve Of the nomius-
tion OF Col ~ HOke, of Lincoln, for Governor and.
me CHAIRMAN "f this meeting invite him address
the citizens OF Hertod at such time aud place. this
county, as may be convenient to him.
After some appropriate and forcible remarks
from the Chairman, that gentleman, at the request
of the Meeting, called upon our former felow-cni-
zen Col John Fl. Wheeler, to address the people
ECol. Wheeler arose, and for the space of an hour
and half held the meeting enchained. while with
a masters hand he portrayed the past and present
condition of the country. He apologized in the
opening of his remarks, for addressing the Nee
ting (as he called to attend our Superior Court
on private business OF importance,) but yielded to
the invitation of the Chairman. He spoke OF the
profuse promises of the se4-styled Wing party in
lS4O-their numerous Misrepresentation
manner of conducting the campaign-their avow-
al of no principles in place, of one set in some
places, and of another set In other places lie
then showed their doctrines, as at present avowed,
by the printed Resolutions of their late State Con-
vention-their openadvocacy of National Bank,
Of a protective Tariff, and of distribution of the
proceeds efthe public lands; and proved by facts
and arguments thedestructive nature of these meas.
ures. Healso showed the principles of the DEM
ocratlc party by the resolutions of the late demo-
cratic State Convention: He spoke also of Henry
Clay: of his attack upon the Constitution by stri-
wing to destroy the Veto power and he alluded
to the alarming and dangerous propositions made
by the Federalists in Maryland and elsewhere, to
assume the State debts, He deineated the merits
OF the lllustrious men spoken Of by the democratic
party for President, and also the character of the
whig candidate-read from Mr.. Badgers address
in 1928, deneuncing Mr.. Clay's "apostacy from
principfe' in voting for Mr. Adams for President
sin the expectation of being made Secretary of
State" Coz w. also stated to his fellow-czens
of his native county, that for the last six or seven
years he had been neighbor of Col. Hoke. the
democratic candidate for Governor-that he knew
him to be endowed with all those qualities which,
adorn our nature-and that he was eminentlv sui
table for the high post of Governor of North Caro-
lina Col, w. was listened TO by the assembled
crowd with the deepest attention. and the truths he
uttered seemed to sink into every heart
John Vann, D. O. Askew, Esquires, Col P.
Jordan, and M. Lawrence, Esq. were appointed
to represent Hertford county in the District Con-
ventioRt to assemble at GatesviHe on 4th Nav
next to select proper person to represent the 9th
Congressional District in the Baltimore Go nven-
tion.
On motion, it was :.
ResOtUed, That the proceedings of this Meeting be
published in the North Carolina Standard and Democrat
ic Signal -
The thanks of the meeting were then voted to
its officers for the able and impartial manner in
which they had discharged their duties On mo-
tion, the meeting, by unanimous vote, presented
its thanks to Col. J. H. Wheeler for his address
Whereupon the meeting adjourned.
JOHN VANN, Chm.
Sd WHEELER, Secy.
T.. MA RREED.