The North-Carolina standard., 1845-11-12
DEMOCRATIC STATE coNvrrn=

ing state Conventlon TO nominate cand;d..'
Governor. Meetings have already been s ban iof
Union, Meckienburg, Coswell, and c;r,n'.n In
and, we learn from the last Caroliniap h.. hei
democrats of Cumberland will hold their M ~" .a'
on the first day of next month Edpcco,,pss
Nash, and Wake will soon be in the 6en. '"'e
we again and again press upon our friends !, '~
ery county the importance Of holding Me.'
and sending Delegates. We cordially oo,o.
the Editor Of the Wilmington Journal rh,."a "%a
says:
Z Above all, let the meetings be fnII 49,,
them select as delegates, those who will bo "ou a
to go to Raleigh. This is point of orao, re''aA
portance. There is noting which damTnsus T,eu H' 10
ardor of the people so much as thin Copros.l Cons lN
Let our friends then be sure to select deIonD'A dImA
who will be certain TO attend. A large m5 m5SaS aas
enthusiastic Convention, has powerful c@o1, @,1 a%
on the campaign. 1t gives $piri. TO the cnuS1F 1uF
1t inspires him with confidence Will our r.;aa
then hold meetings forthwilh9 We corDoaI n"np'
hope they will:" Sy
A friend writes TO US from CaswelI =. &,
lows:
:" There was large Democratic Mecrino h.,,
at the Court House in Yanceyvic on TSoa%s TH Isu
last it bring the week of our Superior Comr, ,Oay
which George Williamson, Esq presided ~"
proposed Democratic State Convention IN bo b.m
in Raleigh on the 6h of January next, to nomin
atc a candidate for Governor, was approved orL,
the Meeting, and delegates appointed
With regard to the next Democratic Candidate
for Governor would say that have heard on.
distinguished flIow-ciliZen CALVIN Gp.vr.
Esq. the late democratic Speaker of the Hon,n1
of Commons fvorabIy spoken Of His nomn,,
ton, l hesitate not to say, would meet with ho
unanimOus appreciation Of the democratic p,nr
in Caswcll and all of the surrounding COupirs
His uniform and consistent course in poIilics-,Io
ability which lie has at all times and on all
occasions displayed in defence Of their princinrs
has cndrared him TO his party, while the urbaniv
and courtesy that he has manifested towards HI,
opponents, has won their respect and confidence
Above all, his great moral worth gives an assur
ahce that in his hands the helm of State wouldbe
safe. He has represented his native county of
Caswcll, first in the Convention TO revise and q.
mend our State Constitution. and afterwards ini
sessions of the Legisaiurc-in all Of
which he has acted with an eye single 10 the best
interests of his country
There is an able communication in the last
Wilmington Journal in which William Waisht
sell Avery, Esq. Of Burke is brought forward
The writer says:
The western portion Of the State is the great
theatre of the contest. This is the wing strong
hold and there it is that our candidate should
if possible, be strong. The cast will do her duty
from whatever section Of the State our candidae
is selected. We want some man who can rally
the whole strength of our party in the western
tho I orN oc =,
with the nomination, the names Of
Cha rles Fisher, of Rowan, Weldon N Edwards
Of Warren, Calvin Graves, Of Caswcll, and
1cnt. They are all good AMI true mrn; and
whichever of them may be nominated, will re.
:eivc my cordial support, but the latter, Avery of
Burke, in my humble opinion is, by far, our
strongest man. ItlEay be thought by some that
he is too young. This, Think is mistake He
will be over thirty before August next. TEisI
tMoW. That he is MN of undou btfd talents
every one who knows him. friend and foe, ndmls
That he is by far our strongest man IN hc west
very man who knows any thing about that part
If the State, will: Think, readily agree Ardent
ind nthusiastic-gifled with every quality that
AN attract men 10 the cause he advocates-po;scs
ng lndomltablr energy, and uniting 10 thes" qnaIE
les personal popularity which few men OF any
ge possess, he is the man, if any can, 10 lead us
m to victory. A native son of the West-educa,
ed at our own University, where he graduated
With the first honors OF the institution, he eaIly
ook drcidrd stand in politics. He was return.
to the Legislature from his native county, and
rrved as member during the session of 4l-2
there his talcnts-his devotion to our great
ausc, and his untiring efforts in its service, won
Dr. him the warmest encomiums of his fellow
lembers. Those who scrvcde.wiih Mr.. Avery
uTing that session, will bear testimony TO The
nth Of this statement. He was returned from
'urkc against whig majority Of some Sly hum
rcd, which could never have been the CASE, had
is popularity not been unbonnded Iremembrra
which had with the lamrntrd HOkr
/ which he expressed the opinion that Avery
ould do more for our party than any other demo
rat in the west. l have thus taken the lbehyo
ringing the name of Mr.. Avery before the peo'
e Of this section OF the State, in order that they
ay canvas his merits. have not done so from
~ personal preference for that gentleman.
Ave no personal preferences have done 50
IMPLY and solely for the good Of our common
Iuse, which, with me- is above all other consider.
ions lam convinced, from what know O
,orth Carolina, that Mr.. Avery is the stroDgcS1
an we can select This, OF course, is my H.
ttuuil opinion On0uIQ the OOnVenllVH Tue"
hcrwise, 1 will cheerfully yield.
s.. Yours respectfully,
SAMPSON"
But, with our friend Of the Wilmington jour,
], we hare the fullest confidence "that when
e Delegates of the democracy meet in Raleigh
the 9Th of January, they will give TO the State
candidate whose talents, Standing, and above alL
hose principles will command the cordial united
d hearty support of the whole party, from the
aboard to The mountains" The FederaIIsts will