The North-Carolina standard., 1845-11-26
For the North cafollna standard
DcnIocratic uTeetfn< IN 6suiIfOrd.

Z A large aud respectable meeting of the Demo-
cratic citizens Of Guiiford was held on Friday the
2ist inst, in The Court House in Greensborough.
Christopher Hiatt was called TO the chair and
james w. Dick requested to act as Secretary.
The Chairman called on Robert P. Dick, Esq,
who explained the object of the meeting in brief
but appropriate manner. ]. r. Mclean and DIR.
Price addressed the meeting The Chairman
then appointed committee consisting of the fol-
lowing gentlemen, Wilson Hill, Esq, Francis l..
Simpson and Robert P. Dick, to draft resolutions
expressive of the sense and feeling of the meet
ing, and appoint suitable gentlemen to act dele
the City of Raleigh, on the 9Th day of January
next. The Committee then reported the follow
ing Preamble and Resolutions, which were unani-
mouslY adopted: ss (,
cratic party of North Carolina that Convention
be held in the City of Raleigh, on the 9Th of Janu-
airy next, for the, purpose Of selecting a suitable
person as candidate for the Office of Governor
and whereas we, the Democratic citizens of Gull
ford, are desous of being represented in that Con-
vention, and feel ourselves in duty bound to lend
our assistance to the advancementof of the great and
now triumphant cause OF true Repubiicanism, the
purity and wise policy of which we have great
cause to admire in the present administration
Be it therefore
Resolred, That we heartily concur with our
democratic fellow citizens in the objects OF the
proposed Convention; and we do hereby pledge
ourselves 10 yield cordial support to whomsoever
may see proper 10 SeIeCt dS SuIld-
BILE candidate for the responsible Office Of Governor.
Resolred, That the following gentlemen, Viii
son Hill, Francis L. Simpson, A. Whitworth, J..
Kirkpatrick, Isaac Beeson, Robert P. Dick, Dr..
Price, Daniel Hobbs, B. Apple, James Dossey,
Christopher Hiatt, John A. Balm, F. Elcott, Rob
ert KaffrY, James MCGOWAN, VIM Krkman, Isaac
Weatherly and VIM Coble, be sent as delegates
10 said Convention, fully empowered 10 act as to
them may seem proper
ResoLred, That we regard James K. Polk as an
honest man and pure statesman, who, IN conduct
ing the present administration has shown himself
in every way worthy of the high confidence repos-
ed in Him by majority ofthe people of these Unit
ed States and likewise eminently qualified 10 oc-
cupy the high position which he now maintains
as head of our great policy.
= -ReS0Eoed, That we consider the annexation Of
Texas as a great national acquisition, and a
measure second in importance to question OF
policy which has ever yet come before the Ameri-
can people. -.r.-
Resolred That we are in favour of modifca-
tion of the present Tariff, it is system of taxa
tion which affords privileges to one portion of the
community which are denied TO another; and it
has a tendency TO produce more revenue than is
required for an economical administration of the
General Government
Resolved That copy Of these resolutions be
published in the Greensboro Patriot, the North
Carolina Standard, and Mecklenburg Jeffersonian.
CHRISTOPHER HIATT, Chm'n.
JAMES w. Dick, Sec'y.