North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-04
For the North Carolina Standard.
CONVENTION MEETINGS. Sc
LETTINGS, Nc,

I NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. Nav s6 1851
MR. EDITOR You have seen and very Justly COM
mented upon some of the Resolutions adonted in Ire
Convention Meetings recently held in Henderson
buncombe, and one Or two other places; but nroba
! bly, you have not yet heard Of the ovetwhe,m,,,
(M) ass Meeting held by the Conventoniss al Shell
by last week.
Court adjourned on Wednesday morning. and il
the evening proclamation made that the MEETING
would come off - and that Gen. Bynum would adj
dress it. Really ! do not believe there twenty
persons in the village besides residents and of these
more than half were from other Counties and al
though was not present at the Meeting l have been
credby informed that there were not two dozen per-
sons present. and that the Resolutions adopted were
" carried through" by a vote of three yeas and no
nays, their opponents choosing rather let them pass
by such vote than to kill them off. The resolutions
have not seen, but hope they will be published
The chairman, according TO one of them, was 10 APP
point delegates to the General Convention at Nor
Canton, but did do so because the Meeting
thin. However, he is to perform this duty hereafter
that is, If he can find enough friends OF the
to form delegation. 1t tremendous affair and
will doubtless carry terror and utter dismay TO and
through the ranks of Democracy; for be it known
this mighty effort made by three Whtgs.
And this, Mr.. Editor, is to forth TO the world
the expression of the sentiments of Cieaveland
y. political intrigue! o cunning Convention
lists! Where will the opponents OF so popular
movement hide their diminished heads to escape
inhalation from the irresistible avalanche of these
Three Whig Convenlionsts? We may regard
the Convention being held, the Constitution re-
formed. Gov. Reid as nowhere, and the Democratic
party whitfield down 10 imaginary point Ones
some, twos a few, and Mree's heap +; and this
Ceaveland heap-O il is fearful " thought about"
And the poor Chairman he must 70 roaming up
and down " seeking whom he may catch somebody
TO act delegate. d" In the multitude Of counsel
ors there is wisdom, and it is strange that In The
collective wisdom of such trumvirate previous pro-
visions had not been made for delegates.
This great (M ass Meeting seems have been
the last convulsive throe of dying party scheme
| The hobby was brought upon the turf in Henderson
and ran through with head and tail up. In Bun
combe he did pretty we'll with little cooking. In
him through. In Burke his head dropped and his
| tail draggled in the dust. In Caldwell, Mcdowell
and Rutherford he not in situation 20 be seen
or heard but in Cleaveland they galvanized him,
and the immortal three - tried 10 make the people
believe that the artificial jerkngs Of the muscles
real life. Butt Mr.. EdfIor, he is dead as Julius Ca-
sar. Even the galvanic battery would fail to
give him the appearance Of life.
| Had this measure been brought before the people
at proper time and in proper manner, it would
have been popular here in the west; but Matched up
for political effect. orig mating with partizan politicians
at Raleigh, the people naturally disiusted it; and
now il has its little round-a nine days wonder
and is probably already consigned to the tomb OF the
| Capuets.
/ How have the mighty fallen! The thunder tones
that were to break from the mountains and rush with
irresistible impetuOsity down upon the Governor
mansion and the democratic party, oberatng both
as not 10 leave even grouse Spot, has SO dwlndled
that but the faint and feeble whSperngs OF three
- unterri6ed holders-on' are heard issuing from
the Court House in Shelby; and the poor victim who
suffered himself chairman is sent forth IL
seek delegates without being furnished with search
{ warrant. WESTERN.
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