Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-04-21

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
The Delegates present from the different
counties of the State, met in Convention in
the Commons Hall. in the City of Raleigh. on
the 18th day of April. 1s4s. al IL o'clock. NJ.
On motion of Jas. B. Shepard. Esq. of
Wake, the following gentlemen were unani-
mously selected as Officers of the Convention:
PRESIDENT.
Hon. Weldon ~ Edwards, of Warren co.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
! William Ellison, of Beaufort.
L. H. Marsteller. of New-Hanover.
James NJ Bullock. of Granville.
Thomas w. Graves, of Caswell-
! Secretaries.
William B. Gulick. of Craven.
David Fulton. of New Hanover.
Thomas B. Bailey, of Orange.
| The Convention was then addressed by the
President, who alluded in happy manner TO
the circumstances under which If had assem-
bled, and, In a few words. distinctly stated
the objects OF the meeting.
On motion, the Counties were called over
in order. when the following were found to
! be represented:
! Aste-Dnncan K McRae, VIM H Bayne,
and William w Holden.
Beagort-WilIiam Ellison.
CasmeN-Thomas w Graves, Richard Jones
and DR. John L Williamson.
| Clearelund-Du K McRae.
| Craren-James E Morris, Thomas G Rich
ardson, Ulysses H Rtch, and VIM Gulick
Cmnberiand-Jesse G Shepherd, William
L Starr. David R Bell, George w Pegram, D
J McAlIister, and William H Bayne.
Edgecombe-Jesse Harrell, David Cobb, Jas
R Thigpen, John H Daniel, Gen Wyatt Moye,
and Col Henry T Clark.
Fra4lktin--James Jeffreys, John D Haw-
kins. Jr, Hartman H Haight, H Hawkins.
and D w Stone.
GranuNe-James M Bullock, Robert Vass,
Jonathan Jenkins, T Venable, John S Eaton,
Lewis d 3urwell, Jonathan M Stone, and
William R White.
CHARACTERISTICS C Daniel, and Lemuel H
Move.
Huhfar-J N Daniel and H Whitaker
Johmston-B TomIinson, II H Hobbs, A
Leach w Watson, L Richardson, VIM
J Clements, T w Whitley, James H Bryan,
William H Watson, O Dodd, James Tomlinson,
Ransom Bridgers, and Linn B Saunders.
Lenoir-Represented by Craven delegation.
Moore-Samuel Person
| N1sh-W Harrison and w H Smith
New- Hanorer-N N Nixon, VIM S Ashe,
David Fulton, John Bowden, and Gen l. H
Marsteller
Northampton-W William B Robeas
Onslow-Harvey Cox
Orange-John Holt, Thomas Bailey, DR.
Bartlett Durham, DR. John Allison, James N
Palmer, DR. D A Montgomery, Rollin A Cook,
John Marcum, and Willis Marcum.
Person. Charles S Winstead, Taylor,
DR. John C Terrell, Sydney Walton, William
Daniel and John w Cunningham.
Rockingham-Robert P Dick.
Snmpson-Arthur Brown.
: Wake-O L Burch, John B Johns, VIM w
Holden, Seth Jones, Willis Whitaker, Hilory
Wilder, Anderson K Clements, Willie Perry,
Burwell Temple, M McWilliams, Jas D New
son, H A McCullers. Samuel Dunn, Kim
brough Jones, Isaac Rowland, Alpheus Jones,
N Jeffreys, w w Whitaker, Calvin Smith
VIM r Poole, James Shepard, Ira Beck
with, Berry D Sims, and Green Beckwith
Warren-Weldon N Edwards, George Z
Baskerville, Gen M T Hawkins, and John {
Fain.
Wdyne--Z L Thompson, John Y Sherrod
, Henry M Thompson, and VIM K Lane.
On motion of MIR. Jeffreys, of Franklin, {
Committee of three was appointed by the Pres
ident to wait on Gen'l SAMUEL HoUsToN anC
the Hon. STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS, of the United
States Senate, and invite them 10 take seats in
this Convention
The President appointed the following gen.
!, tlemen TO compose said Committee Mr. JET
, freys, Of Franklin, Mr.. Holden, of Wake, anG
=, Mr.. Venable, of Granville.
: On motion of Mr.. Shepard of Wake, the
= President was authorized to appoint, at his
discretion, Committee of thirteen, TO prepare
Resolutions and TO present matter for the con
, sderation and action of the Convention.
On motion, Patrick MCGOWAN was appoint
ed Doorkeeper to the Convention.
On motion, the Convention then adjourned
to o'clock, P Nj.
EVENING SESSION, 4 o'clock, P. NJ.
1 The Convention assembled sgreeably TO ad
journment.
The President announced the following gen
tlemen as the Committee 10 prepare Resolu
lions and present matter for the consideration
5 and action of the Convention, to wit Messrs
, Shepard of Wake, Clark, Baskerville, Holden
Person, Dick, Jones of Caswel, Montgomery
Bayne, Ashe, Lane, Richardson of Craven
and Roberts.
On motion. the Committee had leave to re-
tire and sit during the session of the Conven
| ton.
The Convention was addressed bv Mr.
Shepherd of Cumberland, and by Mr. Saun
ders of Johnston and afterwards, on motion
it adjourned to II O'Clock on Thursday morn
ing.
MORNING SESSION. Thursday, pril 49,
The Convention met according to adjourn
ment.
+ The Convention was addressed by Mr.. Nc
Rae.
Senators Houston and Douglas were Their
: conducted to seats at the right and left of the
President by Vice Presidents Graves and Mars
teller, the latter of whom introduced them tt
the Convention.
The Committee of thirteen appointed by The
! Convention to prepare Resolutions and to pre-
sent matter for the consideration and action o.
that body, reported through their Chairman
James B. Shepard, the following Preamble
and Resolutions, which were unanimously a
dopted:
WHEREAS, it is proper in Representative
} Government like our own, for the people te
be always vigilant Of their rights and interest:
more especially is it so at time like the
present, when the policy and all the measures
OF the Democratic party, although in the full
tide of success, are still insidiouslv opposed
and attacked by the leaders of the Wing par
ty; and whereas our country is now engaged
in foreign war, and that too with an enemy
f infatuated and blind, assisted and supported
lwhether purposely or not.) by an unscrupu
lous opposition and party press at home be i
therefore
1, RESOLVED, That the Administration, ir
using every exertion, by persuasion and BY
. sending to Meyico n M;nistor % -o,+lo ~