The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-09
NuMBER.7lS.

urges and advocates the great psincipe Of cenytl-
tional reform, involved in the question of !" EqRal
Suffrage" - ,s..ls42
p Resolved, That the leaders of the Wing party, In
opposing equal suffrage, have but evinced their usual
want of confidence in the capacity of the people for
self goyernment, and made more manifest their known
hostility to all propositions involving extension of
equal political privileges, to the great masses Of a
people, ,f sas FsrfH
Resolved, That all questions involving any ,medi-
fcation or change of the fundamental law, are leg~
mate party ssues-that the Wings of this State, by
their decided opposition to the question of equal sp-
fage, have made it party question-that we gladly
meet that issue, and invoke all the freemen eS
North Carolina, ofboth political parties who would
amend our and strike thereffO this odi-
ous distinction existng between voters, to rally to tha
support of David S. Reid, the able and gallant chamA
pion of Equal Suffrage .l,,a. ~ Is. z all4,
q. Resolved, That the Chairman appoint forty dele
ties composing this Eectoral District Cor the purpos0
Of fseleetng saitable person to an Eleet0Eeh
the Demecratic ticket for President and Vice PresiI
dent qUi :}g5-T aia NJ .1f- vii s54 sErEaij,a
in this Electoral District hold said convention in
the town of Morganton, on the 22d day Of August
next. aort .Gg6.e t1u.fs .:k%5 o. @ls3 ..ssVh-
Resolved further, That we will cfIeerfuIIy ac4
quiesce in the selection of any other point any 9TH
er day for the meeting Of said conventions lin case oOT
political friends in the District should find il incO
venient to accept our invitations. bis ..,-r +'-af
w. w. Avery, Esq, accompanied the introducA
ton of the foregoing resolutions with speech Of IA
hour and half duration. He addressed the meet
ing upon the topics embraced in the resolutions, and
was listened to with profound attention by very
large auditory. GIVE preserved sketeh Of Mr.. AZ
remarks, but the effect may be inferred from the EeE
that political opponents organized mesting ul-
mediately after our adjournment, and prominent
member of that party devoted two hours to direct
and studied reply TO Mr.. Avery's speech. sgaI
- On the conclusion of Mr.. AS remarks the reso1H-
| tions were unanimously adopted, and the ChaiTrnah
then appointed the following delegates to attend the
Electoral convention: G. w. Jarrett, Jacob Seagie,
S. ]. Smith, w. w. Avery, VIM. Alexander, Barnee
Moore, VIM. Wakefield, Nicholas Beck, Levi Lax
ton, Aaron Kerby, Jno. M. Carson, Phillip Warick,
Thos w. Wilson. Nelson Powell, A. b. Hawkins,
M. d. Britain, L. Dillinger, Austin Smith, Jacob
Corpenning, R. P. Cloud, DR.. John G. Mcdowell,
S. A. Belts, NJ. Spainhour, Jas. Mechanic Erwin,
Jacob Harshaw. Hugh Connolly. II: P. Lindsay.
Nelson Lindsay, Benedick Bristol, Isaac A. Pear
son, Thomas Carlton, R. v. Micheam, A. E. Bur
CESS, NJ. Zimmemon, Daniel Jarrett Benz. Stacey,
| William Walker, and A. H. Erwin, and or motion,
the Of the Chairman and Secretary were added
to the list of delegates. .-.g m ., d. ....'- ..
On motion, it resolved that the proceedings Of
this meeting be to the North Carolina Standard
and Mecklenburg Jefersonian for publication.
On motion. the meeting adjourned. .s.sr.. ..,s G..
I " s-. FRANCIS p. GLASS, ,Chmaa.
! C.. M. AVERY, Sec'y. f.. f7faj ---zsu a. 49,