The North-Carolina standard., 1844-11-20
Fom the TarboFo' Press
nem0cEaflc Meeting I'm Edgacn1nn N

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On Tuesday, the 5th inst, the citizens of Edge
comb assembled to compare the Polls of Election
and hear the result; after which they held pub
lie meeting to reply to the aspersions of the ST.
cret Confidential Circular" of the Whig Central
Committee, on the Democratic party of n. CarOll.
IA, and on the county of Edgecomb.
On motion, Henry Bryan, Esq, was called To-
the Chair, and Henry T. CLARK appointed Srcree
lary.
1t was resolved that the Chairman appoint
committee Of ten persons to report resolutions eX-
pressive of the object of the meeting: Whercupon
the Chair appointed William Norfect, ESQ
Genl. Louis D. Wilson. Rob rt R. RrilgcrS,
Esq, Col William H. Hines, William F. Dancy,
Esq, William S. Barder, Esq, Rev. Robert ID:
Hart, Charles @. Hunter, Esq, Wm. ThigpcM,
Esq, and 10. J. Pippen, Esq
During the absence of the committee, Henry [!
Toole, Esq. the Democratic Elector, was invited
TO address the meeting; and he proceeded in
spirited and indignant strain, to repel the foul ia
situation against the integrity of the county, Hs
referred 10 the consistency of the county, through
good and evil report in supporting the great prin>
cIples of the Democratic faith, and her firm and
Underwriting adherence to the laws and ConstitU.
tion-her elections conducted with fairness ard
impartiality-the results published to the world,
and list of the voters and her officers of election
filed according to law in the records of her couHs
And he proudly referred to those records to re-
flute the secret or open SANDERS of her tradueerF,
and to give the lie direct to the calumny put forth
in the Secret Circular of Richard Hines, Chair.
man, George E. Badger, Charles Manly, JohR
H. Bryan, II. W. Miller and Weston r. Cabs
At the conclusion of Mr.. Too1e's address the
committee returned and reported
WHEREAS, the people of Edgecomb, because Of
their unwavering adherence to the pTinriples Of
Thomas Jefferson, "the great apostle of human
r. II
jects of abuse and attempted rdicule, from sour
ces too debased contemplate 10 merit require
particular notice but now, for the first time, in
the recent secret and confidential Circular issued
by the Federal Central Committee of'this State, a
base and dGstGrdLy accusation has been made
against them, Of such character and from such a
source not only to justify but imperously de-
nand formal and public expression Of their opin-
ion relative TO the sl.1nder and IFS authors:
Therefore, we a portion of the people Of said
county, in meeting assembled, in behalf Of our
selves and Of fellow citizens Of the democratic
party, do resolve
1st. That the insinuGtion in the aforesaid CTR
;ular contained, that the people Of this county
% the Presidential election, which toox place on
any other election whatsoever ia
IN GtTOcious c0lumny and utterly UnWOrthy OF is
authors as christi0ns or as men.
2nd. That such an insinuation or charge coHeN
with especially bad grace, from the Honorable
George E. Badger, who as it is believed, wliIs
Secretary of the Navy, caused to be nominated To
he Senate of the United States. for an important,
'fice, one Bella Badger, a man bearing the same
name and supposed to be observation-disclosures
who, by the refinement Of his attacks on the puIi-
y of tae ballot box has introduced and given name
o species Of election. frauds before unknown.
;alled "pipe-L0y +" and earned for himself an
~ famous nororirty-and one who, however little
lis corrupt practices impaired his qualification for
'fice in the eyes Of his cousin, was nevertheless
their everlasting honor be it said, rejected with
'corn by Federal Senate.
3rd. That Richard Hines, Esq, Chairman Of
aid committee, who while be resided amongst US.
hhough he could not command our political con.
idence or support yet was treated by US with that
courtesy aud respect to which as fellow ci,iz.
We deemed him entitled, by permitting his name
o be attached to the aforesaid Circular containing
charge against The people of Edgecomb which
e kneao to be utterly NnfoHnded and faise; has
oTfeited our esteem q maa.
4th. That while we have reason 10 EuoaO, that
he most prominent and respectable portion Of OuE
steemed fellow citizens, who belong TO the suFae
arty as the aforesaid committee, are ready and
'iIIing to unite with US, in the vindicaton of the
name and fame" of "old Edgecomb," from the
Ouf charges Of our accusers. yet, our regard for