The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-04-24
EIGHTH DISTRICT.

The I.ocolo.o patty in the sishsa consression-
al dlsirst appears 10 have wokel itself into quite
snah. 10 H. aiiempa to nominate a candidate for
Congress. A large portion Of the "ha1nOni-
Gus demacracy." i. seems, were determined to
throw Nj Arlington. ihcir late ms,nhCr, overheard;
and this was the commencement Of the difficulty,
to terminate which convention was held in the
town Of Washington on the Ielh inst. This con-
wniiOn, the North state Wing says, turned out,
as every body predicted, complete, jockcying,
wirc-workins. cauals affair. Ils iOiazs were the
mos, extraordinary tina, have ever been recorded
among the doing Of the great, glorious and UNI
terrified democracy" II held no public meeting,
ct eli. Al its proceedings were private. Il sat
with doors rlo~d and locked. II dill not cyeR
hold public meeting to announce the r's'Ih OF
It's secret deliberations. i
II me, Ear the os,ensibs purpose Of arranging
the prclinlinarics for putEe mec,ins-sa' in So
cret conclayc from 10 o'clock in the morning till
. in tie atr-nson-suceeeded in pitching beth
Toolc and Arlington ovsEsarl-nomnaicd
Hcnry =. CLARK a. candidate for Ccngrcss-and
thea sS.rrc;l sine die.
The friends Of Mr. Tocle proposed, tia, as
this was merely preliminary meeting 'hc Con-
vcn,ion should adjourn, as usual, 10 the Cours
IIousc. and tlcse make the nomination public.
Bm they were checked down; resolutions, cut and
died Tor the occasion, were introduced and passed
When the nomination was announced in TIC
streets, tie Wing informs u.s. there was genera
burst of indignation among the Beaufort D'mo
Gratis. mlny ii whom icing al deyotcdly alta, hct
to Mr. Toalc, as the Wings are TO Mr.. ST. My
They denounced the nomination Of Clark as
kmnlhuS. an malt to the democracy Of Besuior
especially.
Alter the excitement had somewhat sbbsicd,
meeting was called at the court house, where
Sarge crowd Immediately asscmhicd-laTgcr It Is
slil, than ever before attended Democratic mecl
ing at tina, place. Tie meeting was frs, address
ed by Col. John w. Williams, and ai,eru ar,ls b
Jsmcs W. SI,chwcll, co. A committee We. the
appointed 10 wait upon Mr.. Toolc and reluc'
him to address the meeting. The Wing goes o
70 say, that when Mr.. Toclc appeared in the cour
room the Wings were firing cannon Il; the markc
rejoicing that he their grea, Zoe, had heen throw
overheard by his own friends. He was received
however with loud cheers. lie commenced h
remarks by al!uling IN the Wing guns, and spcS
for nearly a half kour--cl,iclly of his service
and sacrifices in the democratic cnusc, particular
" in Beaufort-of the elects his labors had pre-
duccl-of the doinss of the Convention and III
foul play ia tho Bca,ifort delegation. And b
rloscl by announcing hi.nsclfa candilat: for Coz
gFess. II appcal'-sah he" from the packc
Convention to the great imp ,ckcd jury otthc pc
pie"
On the whole, the Convention has given gre
satisfaction to the Naigs. They highly please
to sec that Mr.. Arrrinston's friends have bee
sorcly mortified, and slsa. the priic Of Edgscom'
Is not to be gra,ilicl Ivy having son OF hcss
re. resent her in the new Congress