The Hillsborough recorder., 1852-05-05
WING STATE CONVENTION.
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- I@leN@aNc VI Ftftnae eT[es4f
nent. the Delegates from the different
counties 0f the State. who had been Sc
ieeted BY the Wing mestiasS. sssear
bled in the House Of commens. at ia
O'Clock. NJ.
The Delegates were called TO order |
BY InO. IL. Hsushton. Esq. pf Chatham.
upon shose motion,
Ges. sehn winsloW, Of Cumberland.
Was Invited to preside as Temporary
Chairman.
Upon taking the chair. Gen. Winslov
addressed the Convention very briefly,
returning his thanks for the honor con-
ferred upon him.
On NOTION of Mr.. Miller, of Wake,
X. w. Lzssiter, Of Granville, Was ap.
pointed Secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Haughion, the chair
was empowered 20 appoint . commit
tee Of i've, TO select and report per-
fnanent officers for the Convention.
The following were the committee.
namely: Gen, Jas. Owen, Of New
Hanover; Henry X. Nash, Of Orange |;
andt L. C. Yellowley, Of Pitt; DR..
Montgomery. Of Montgomery and la.
Williams, Of Sury.
The Convention then took q recess
until 3 o'clock, afternoon.
Tires O'Clock. afternoon.
When the Convention re-assemhled,
ths chair announced that the first busi-
ness IN order would be the report ol
che COMMITTEE cf Five; whereupon,
Henry X. Nash, ESQ.,, on behalf Of the
Committee, reported the following list
Of Permanent officers;
Presiinf-Fenner b. Satterthwaite,
OF Pitt;
Jiee Presidmfs-J. ii. Montgomery,
OF Montgomery Samuel Calvert, Of
Northampton I; DIR. j. q. Ramsey, oi
Rowan 1 aud Isaac Holt. Of Alamance,
Ssersicfifs- ch. q. Ilaboteaa, and
Seaton Gales, Of Wake.
Ths President was conducted to the
chair by DIR. Hill. of Brunswick, and
Mo- Waddell, Esq, Of Chatham and
returned his acknowledgment of the
hupor, in the following address:
GEsTbkxsS For this unexpected
manifestation nf your respect and par.
tiality, l beg that you will accept my
sincere acknowledgements. assure
ysl, that / feel highly honored in being
called to preside over the deliberations
0f this Convention. And il lcould fol
one moment suppose, that it required
much learning or experience in par
liamentary- usage to discharge the du'
ties OF the Char, | should most respect
fslly decline the honor.
bat when see that have been call.
ed 10 this station BY body Of North
Carolina gentlemen, who have mel
here for the purpose of interchangine
opinions with each other, and adopting
such measures as will be best calculat
ed to unite and harmonixe our several
costituencies, upon questionsui Nation
al and State policy, and Of selecting
from among the Statesmen of Nortl
Carolina, some one of exalted wortl
and acknowledged patriotism to beal
the Whig Standard in the approachin.
Gubernatorial contest, l cannot doub
that your duties viii be pleasant ana
agreeable, and mine light and easy
therefore accept the honorable station,
aud assure you, that | shall niosl
cheerfuily cooperate with you, in your
endeavors to harmonize conflicting in.
terests and opinions, and to discharg,
our duties in such manner as to Sc
cure the appreciation of our common
constituents. But to do this, gentle,
men, We mast each one fus be prepar,
ed to yield up our own individual opin.
Ions aud preferences, for il raaaoi be
expected that SO large body of gen.
tlemen. coming together from variou.
parts Of the State, will all entertain
The same opinions and preferences
upon questions that will claim your
consideration. 1t is proper. therefore,
lor each one oi US to meet the other in
a sPiftt Of compromise and concession.
Our nesiiry will then be pleasant, our
labors prodecsipes Vi something arcepta.
bic to our constituents. But mere fhas
that, we shall soon realize the proud
satisfaction Of seeing ea : beloved North
Carolina redeemed, her resources de-
veloped, and our people made prosper
Ous and happy.
lagain, gentleman, return ,Hy thanks
for the honor you have conferred ppsn
me, and lassure you, that | will endea-
ser to discharge the duties Of the Chair
in an seeeptable manner.
The Vice Presidents aud Secretaries
also took the places assigned them.
The roll OF counties was then called
aver, and the following Delegates were
Tepsrtsd to be attendance frem the
counties named:
t DELEGATES.
Aaamanee--Ero. Hurdle, jonathan
NeWiin, Wm. N. yellnsion. Isaac Holt.
Anson-James NJ. NaddIII.
Thomas JaEon. VIM. X.
Finn. FIas.k Grist.