Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-03-24
PASQUOTANK WHIGGERY.

The Whig leaders of Pasquotank County recently
held meeting in Elizabeth City, at which, among
other Resolutions, one was reported approving the
I" compromise as the 4" best and most concilia.
tory" that could be obtained. Gen. Ehringhaus,
leading Wing, opposed the Resolution, and sought
to amend it to make it express merely an acqu.
escence in the "comp:omise -; but he was overrued
and the Resolution was adopted. Delegates were
then appointed to the Whig State Convention, but
the names OF both Gen. Ehringhaus and the Hon.
w. B. Shepard were omitted! The Democratic
Pioneer noticing the action of the meeting, says:
In the appointment of the several delegations,
the name OF Gen. ]. C. B. Ehrinshaus is entirely
omitted! He was not appointed delegate either to
the District or State Convention! Does not this look
little like proscripton1 Is not Gen. Els iudepen-
dence "costing him dear!" Was this an accidental
omission, " was it intended sHghi? 1. looks
'ather significant in our eyes. But this is not all.
There is another very singular omission. The name
Of the Hon. WIN. B. She pard is also left ou, of all
their delegations! Strange! that two such justly dis
tinguished men should be {" showed under !" and
percedet by others; yet not so strange either; for
both these gentlemen hold the opinions with
gard TO the Compromise, and therefore it might he
convenient to put ;hen aside. But is this 500 Is it
iaended to turn "a cold shoulder upon these gen.
tlemen? Do the Wing party Of Pasquotank intend
to ostracise them We confess i, looks like it,
Gen. Ehrirghaus NAV talk of his willingness still
to cooperate with the Wing party. but he is doomed
poliiician. far the Wing leaders concerned.
If these leaders would not allow an independent ex-
preston of opinion on the Slavery question by such
men as Thomas L. Cingman William B. Shepard,
and Marcus Erwin, they will hardly tolerate it in
Gen. Ehringhaus 1t is death political to any South
ern Whig to question the justice or wisdom of the
fo
refuse to endorse the compromise " as the sound
est and s. best" measure devised but Northern
Wings. provided they will make professions of devo.
,ion to the Union, may refuse to approve the only
feature in this compromise - intended to benefit the
South, and it is all right. The strength of the Wing
consolidation party is in the free States. and the free
| States must, therefore, be obeyed.
MEDICAL.
| At the Commencement of the Medical Department
of the University of New York, which took place on
Wednesday week last, the following North Carolina
gentlemen were authorized act Doctors of Medi-
cine: J. Chapman, w. A. Dick, F. M. Garret, R.
Hooker, w. D. Outlaw, and J. A. TiIlman.
The Commencement of the Richmond Medical Col.
lege took place on Monday last. An appropriate ad-
dress was made by DR.. Gibson. and the degrees con-
ferred by the President of Hampden Sydney College,
DR.. Green, in some excellent remarks. Diplomas
were granted to twenty -four gentlemen, and among
them Cyril G. Wyche. Of Granville, in this State.
The gold medal for the prize essay on the relations
of the atmosphere to animal life.'' conferred on
DR.. Beverly Grlgg, of Greensborough. Alabama.
The Wings, says the Louisville Democrat, are de-
lighted with Mr.. Fillmore, because he signed the
compromise bills and executes the laws or because
they are executed under his administration. with only
such signal failure here and there as might be look
ed for. Weli all this is 4" some." considering. but
they are not all the Presidents merits. We nevel
heard that he robbed any body, stole anything, mol
do we believe he ever did anything of the sort. More
over, we understand tnat he talks like gentleman ir
company, DOESN'T say bad words, washes his face and
hands on Sunday pu,s clean shirt, and 10 meet
in Let justice be Observation-Disclosures cerrons, &c.
Welesrn, from the i" Biblical Recorder that tht
Hon. R. NJ. Saunders. of this City, will deliver th'
Annual Address before the two Literary Societies e
Il Wo1 r>1l a. NJ