The North-Carolina standard., 1845-04-23

tion, arenewalo of its powers from The Cov..
The quiet OF the people was disturbed the uent' nt'
OF good government lmpeded, the purity of IIt
Press corrupted, the honor of the Leeslat;y " The
ellis stained and the authority of the Cons,Goen Goen-
and Laws set at Defiance by the influences Nv IIon
institution. In 1882 its recharter was ~ VI mat
by the exercise by President JACKSON of his oeld
tutional Veto; and the people of North CsroI.t CTS
and the Union sustained him, though he wilma
nounced as self-willed and tyrannica desnoS, Ge'
its servile followers. We hold it TO be dr.. Oy
interest and an impulse of patriotism now sUdc
ever to oppose the establishment of NaooOt1 ,O
Bank. ona
Resotved, That we are in favor of the r,5.
dent Treasury system which proposes IePen- IS En-
the people keep their own money by the b,n3 Jet
their own responsible agents. "uS Oh
ResOlUed, That we are in favor of Tar;Tc
Revenue, with incidental protection, but onno.oT ao
to high Protective System without regard ~ I
amount of revenue raised, which benefits tho cue ne
at the expense of the many and that in our on;
ION, the present Tariff should be so modified op'n-
conform to the provisions of the act of 1892 10 oo.
monty called the Compromise Act, or reppaed yT'-
ResotOed That we are opposed to the disrbr.
ton Of the proceeds of the sales of the pnLEr
Lands among the several States for anv rn.nol uOc
or in any manner, believing as we do ibpI tTS OSe
were intended by the States ceding ,bon, - 'tIy ty
General Government as common fund f., L %
benefit Of all. '0' the
Resotued, That in retiring from tho so,u;.
the District the Hon. RoSfuLus NJ. SAnwnrDH' n'e Of
rles with him the good will and gratitude of ov"u
democratic republican, for his active and onosY etY
course in behalf of their principles both in snS
Of the legislative Hall. - "nu out
ResoIved, That we congratulate our democ,,,,.
! friends throughout the Union upon the n.s.oeo
the late Congress, of the Joint Resolutions e. y
remuneration of Texas to the United Statss me ne
that rn behalf of the democracy of this DsIr;o, nu
tender their thanks TO the Hon Wut1.v u Nv we
WOOD, U. States Senator from North Carooa cl
biz hloo IoEf1. -
sage through the Senate. "e" pas
Mr.. Gee, of Cumberland, responded to ,bo,
nation. He thanked the Convention for th po Uni
done to Cumberland county in selecting one of bo
sons TO bear aloft the standard the democrsc
the District In The conflict of the ensuing cam.
palgn-it was due TO her; and he assured the Con-
ventIon and those present that there need h. ~
fear for the success Of their cause.-the cauSe or
the people, OF truth and Justice and equal riohts
with such leader as James c. Dobbin. Mr., n
he SAID, was gentleman of great private wortb
OF the purest morals courteous in language and
ana0le In manners, possessing talents of HIGH or
der, and whose devotion to democratic rpnubic.n
principles none could question. The opponents or
! MrsD, If indeed he should have anv, can fnG no
tothef fault tand Mr.. G.. did not consider it oDel
in him than this-he rigidy adheres to the max
| i'm Principles not men,"
| Mr.. McRae being called on for speecb snoko
some time in his usual animated and eloouen,
manner.
Mr.. Gee, of Cumberland. moved that a commit
tee, consisting of one member from each county.
De appointed TO Correspond with Mr.. DsRBrN and
request his acceptance of the nomination which
was concurred in. The Chair appointed Messrs
r. P. AIston Of chatham, Nc Oarmid OF Cumber-
land, VIM. Fl. Watson of Johnston, Harrington of
Moore, McRae Of Wake, and Lane of Wayne, SAID
committee.
On-molion, it was unanimously
| ResoLDed That the thanks Of this Convention
be and they hereby rendered to Mrs. Barclay
for the kind and hospitable manner in which she
received and eptertaf6ed the members.
i On motion, it was ordered that Ihe Editors of
the democratic newspapers in this District be fur
ni>hed with copy of the proceedings OF This Con-
vention, with request for their publication
After vote Of thanks TO the Officers for me
manner in which they had discharged their duties,
On motion, the Convention adjourned sine die.
JOHN PURIFY, Pres't
D. J. McAL1srER, )eooro,or;oo
J. JULIUS WHEEDEN,