The North-Carolina standard., 1850-06-26
THE RoLEsVlLLE coNyENTIoN. s

Is Cosvensiols 81 anti. sil Road men. VS. hsld id
the County Of Wake, on Saturday The 39d Jnne.
Tke Convention Vas called to oSder BY James g.
1sdreye, who moved aPPosn.msntsf Roy. Barweil
M. Terrell as Secretaries.
Then, motion of James G. Jeffreys, a committee
three was appointed BY the Chair. consisting Of
John l.. Terrell, James 6. Jereys and Jas. Redford,
| to drae subject matter for the Convention; which
RETIRED and in the course of an hour, pre-
sented the following matter for consideration:
The committee appointed having taken all matters
into consideration appeTtaining to this Convention,
beg leave to report that this Convention called
for the purpose of nominating candidates for the Leg
first place. it was, and is thought, that the Conven
tion in Raleigh, of the Goth May was UNFAIR because
II represented but comparatively portion Of the
County, and was in many respects not entitled to the
credit usually attached to such bodies because it
rejected Resolution offered by Mr.. Shepard, which
we deem of vital importance. not only to the Demo-
cratic party, but to the best interest Of the State 1t
is idle to abuse said Resolution, alleging its mex
pedlency and that it recognizes only the doctrine of
instructions for if such were the case no man
or body of men. ought to refuse affirm and reafrm
great and cardinal doctrine, sacred to the people Of
this country. The Resolution, however, is not a
mere abstaction for besides recognizing the doctrine
OF instructions, it is practical, and declares that
NEW PLAN Of Internal Improvement, or enlarge the
present subscription to the Central Road, until so
instructed. --.-.
The Resolution referred to is in these WORDS wit:
"Resolred, That should any attempts be made in the
next Legislature to appropriate money from the pub
lie Treasury to commence any NEW PLAN of Internal
improvement, or to enlarge the subscription the
States behalf to the Central Rail Road, chartered by
the Legislature which met in November, lS4O that in
such case the candidates to he selected (should
they be elected to represent the County of Wake,)
shall await instructions from the people Of Wake, in
Convention assembed-from Convention at least
as authoritative as the present.
We deem the above Resolution wise, practical,
does not endorse the above Resolution. We have
direct and positive evidence that Gen. Saunders does
endorse it, and we have strong to believe that
some of the other candidates do. Our object is not
to destroy, but preserve the Democratic party but
We go for principles and not men.
Resoired, therefore, That should Gen. Saunders and
the other candidates adopt and endorse in the Stand
ard, without reserve the Resolution above referred
to, we shall be content.
Reso'ued, That should they refuse to do so, we
hereby recommend to this Convention to reassemble
on Thursday the 4th day Of July, for the purpose Of
carrying out their views.
On motion, the Report and Resolutions were unan-
imously adopted.
On motion, committee of three was appointed to
forward copy of the proceedings of this Convention
to Gen. Saunders and the other candidates, and re-
spectfully request an answer. ...
On motion, it was requested that the Standard copy
these proceedings.
The Convention was remarkable for its unanimity,
its numbers and responsibility. There were proba-
bly, more than 200 voters who were present as men,
bers thereof; and had the advertisement been gener
ally known, this number would doubtless have been
doubled.
On motion, the Convention then adjourned to
Thursday the 4th day of July next, to meet at the
same place.
B. TEMPLE, President.
+: +: n 4. Trsor,, TTsor1kH' Secretaries.