The North-Carolina standard., 1850-06-29
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

Lac, week we enjoyed the pleasure Of meeting our
Democratic brethren at the State Convention wn'cn
assembled at Raleigh on the 18th ins'. One
and ,een delegates were in attendance from 50 co9n
,;s and soirt of harmony and good feeling Pervaded
the whole body and characterized its action:
The off ca proceedings will be found entire In THIS
,.n.r and we commend them to the careful PeI1sa'
of our friends. Az will be seen' t9e noa: ."'E.
s to say that he presided over It's deno
s,a,ions with dignity and urbanty His address upon
,akino the chair was peculiarly appropriate.
OF our candidate, need say but little at present.
David S. Reid is no stranger to the Democfauc par
~ of North Carolina. He is known to, and trusted
~ them and in voting for him. they can feel assured
that their confidence will not be misplaced. AN nom
est man. and tried and practical Democrat oo'n IN
feelnp and upon principle, his election will De ti
umph Of the people well worthy OF sHong a"a JUL
ted effort We met Col. Reid duTlng the last can
va.s. while he was traversing the western counues
of the State and remember with pleasure the Impress
ion which his unaffected, and truly republican man
ners made upon the yeomanry of the country. II Is
fact worthy of remark, that in every county "h'ch
he and Mr.. Manly canvassed in company, there was
Democratic gain and wing loss. any b;s h;s" n.r' ~
ty. it is David S. Reid. But slight additional ef-
Grt was necessary to have elected him in 1S48-we
do sincerely hope that will not be wanting In 1850.
II should not be-. The Democratic party enters upon
the present canvass under the most favorable circum
0t20CeSs 'o~~s,
one who, on a previous occasion, almost tore tne 2
wreath of victory from the brow OF his opponent and
rendered his own defeat greater triumph than the
meagre success Of his competitor.
We know that it will be a sacrifice for Col. Reid to
consent run, but we depend upon that deVouoh 10
the nr;ncpes Of Democracy which has never yetbeen
found wanting to induce him to yield to the unanl-
mons desire Of his party, and bear its banner aoft to
a glorious victory. The announcement OF his name
was hailed with enthusiasm by every member Of the
Convention; and if the feeling then eShitited be
fair indication of that felt throughout e o'a'e We
have few fears for the result. ~ =
Before we say anything about the resolutions passed
by the Convention, would wish to state dstincuy'
that there was neither in the Convention, IN caucus
nor in Committee of l9, any struggle In regard 10
the nomination-none whatever. lhefe was lo up
position consequently our contemporary OF the ray.
eseui Obserrer is misinformed when he states that
Mr.. Reid was agreed upon "after an aIduous strug-
ple" He is also mistaken in suPPosing tina: any
radical difference Of opinion existed in regard to the
slavery question. The debate in caucus was simply
upon the form of the resolutions. The Convention
did not think either necessary or proper to express
a decided opinion upon the plan Of COMPROMISE re-
commended by the Senate Committee Of thirteen,
while that measure remains in transition state:
All were perfectly willing to accede to the Missouri
Compromise. We ourselves desire to see the peace
of the country restored by the settlement OF this vexed
question; we have expressed ourselves in favor OF
the Senate Compromise with proper notifications; !;
ye. we cannot see that this precudes from agree
ing to the Missouri Compromise line, should such
scheme of adjustment be adopted. We sincerely
hope that it may be, though individual opln-
ion is, that the Senate Compromise will pass with
proper amendments
= The campaign is now before US, and we must say
candidly, that if we fail of success in the coming
struggle, it " ill be fault If in l6ls, Gov.
Manly only got s75 Of majority, even although as
sisted by the popularity Of Gen. Taylor, We can
nothing prevent his defeat since that pop
alariy has been changed into distrust if not contempt
Neither has the Of Mr.. Manly himself, while
in Office. been such as to strengthen his position. On
our way to and from Raleigh, We saw abundan: evi-
dences of this fact and the usual reply of the mem
bers Of his party to laughing assurance of our
intention beat Mr. Manly, that they didn't care
sixpence, although they might, were their nominee
another man. Wilmington Journal!