The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-04-26
The Democratic Convention.

OH lUc i~tu tusts, was VIZ
affair, and the smallest great affair, 1t mas
been our lot for losg the TO conlem'
plate. The Standard, for some time be.
fore the meeting Of the Convention,
expended any quantity OF furious ZEAL
aduIa,ory defamation and resoluie conii.
dence, in attempting TO Invoke most
Of "spirits" from the "yasty deep Of
Democracy; but his invocation was I'M
heard. or il heard, UNDECIDED few that
we're floating about on the surface, went
drifting 10. bu, tie numbers that the al
temot was made TO evoke from the depths
of Democ ratio abstraction aud fog, came
up missing,
About 10 O'Clock Of that day, some OF
them repaired 10 the Capitol, to see when
the rest would &c, there, but behold they
didn't &c, there "a. all, al all )" this ere.
a,ed an uneasy sensation among them and
like the spacious hall. whose lofty dome
cent back as if in knocking derislon, the
echoes of their scattering voices, they felt
within their breasts an "aching VOID, "
which must be filled, SO they scattered oil
from the Capitol in search Of {" luncheon. !"
A, II o'clock, they again took their
seats in the Capitol, and q iele more oil
The same sort having arrived since their
"siae quorum" adjournment, they pro-
ceeded TO business and ladicsous smiles
NIGH, be seen to play around the mouths
of the most humorous, as they counted
their 1--WE had like to have said strength
weakness.
They organized by appointing Hon.
Weldon y. Edwards, President; four
Vice Presidents, and three Secretaries.
The opening speech Of the President,
was liberal aud dignIfed," such as, says
,he Register" might have been ex'
pec,ed from him" Ru, now came The
" farce" calling tie roll By Congressional
districts. There was NJ delegate from
that ch,valrous Wing district the lst'
The Cd District answered ditto. The 81
District one from Moore county. Three
from Rockingham IN the 4ih District.
Some few f.om Chatham county IN the
9Th. Tho Oh (Raleighl Dt-u'c'. folly
represented. The 7lh aud s'h Districts,
partially; and the OH, glorious old oh
District, by 90.
"The shove fse,. hs,i"s L.sa s.es't.insd. 4
o.,,r.l b,saEssss spread itself over 10 CoDven
zion, and considerable silent sPense seemed 10
follow but they were finally relieved by Mt
Shepard. OF Wake. who ross to move the ap
continent OF = c omnittce. for the preparation oil
business for the action Of tn. Convention. lie
sad hs k1sw 1t was Customary TO lave such
Committee CONSIST Of two Delegates from each
Csngrs.ional District IN tho state. bn' they
wero no, there, TO aPPoiat. and he therefore
moved that the President Appoint { Quantities OF
thirteen, "h his dIsorstion. for that purpose -
winch motion prevailed and After the appoint
m-nt Of Committee 10 wait upon the Hon
sam. Houston. Of Texas. and tho Hon Mr.
Dougliss. Of Illinois. and ask them to take scat,
in the Convention, 1t adjourned TO o'clock 4"
The Convention again assembled at the
appointed hour, and heard luminous dis
courses from Mr.. J. d. Sheppard, and
from the di.tinem,hed orator, Mr.. Linn
Saunders, Of Johnson D Pdisr Il req
Jupiter ~" Aficr Mr.. Saunders had
electrified The audience, made CLEANS o.
lightning play abou, the walls, and thunder
rcvcrbera,c through the roiunda, the Con
venuion, with It's distinguished visitefs
Messrs. Houston, OF Texas, and Douglass
Of Illinois, adjourned until the mex, morn
ing 10 o'jlock.
Ga tho mex, day, after speech from
Mr.. McRae, Resolutions were reporles
from the Committee Of thirteen through
Ms. James Il. Sheppard, the defeated cx
candidate. The Register says, "a mali
c,ous smile shaded his counlenance, as b,
read the Resolution denouncing and abus
lng his successful opponent William A
Graham, Esq" No, no friend Gales
twas not " malicious smile" twas on,
Of demonac joy, at The though, thu, h,
was mol gong 10 sc, the cas,igaling TIN
time,
The Resolutions wound up, by biingin,
forward end recommending, Hon. d. S
Reid Of Rockingham, as candidate 70
Governor, and we can assure that eonlle
man, II he accept the nomination, Tia
he Is a martyr to his cause, doomed to sui
fer tac torture Of an erwhelmlng defeat
Genuine Anxiety.
The Democrats are getting quite cate
. che,,cal, first one, and then another; an,