Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-25
Democratic Meeting fin auilford.

A meeting of the Democracy of GuiIford county
was held in the courthouse in the town Of Greensbo-
rough. on Tuesday the 18th inst. (it being Court
week. On motion of Wilson s. Hill, the meeting
was organized by calling Daniel Hobbs, Esq. to the
Chair. and by appointing B. q. Graham Secretary.
Jas. r. Mclean, Esq, briefly explained the object
OF the meeting, and offered the following resolutions,
! which were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, 1t has been recommended that demo-
cratic State Convention be held in the city of Raleigh,
| on the 18th day of May next, and whereas, we the
democrats of Gufod DESTROYS Of being represent
ed in said convention therefore
Be IL Realized, That the Chairman of this meeting
be empowered to appoint five delegates to represent
this county in said Convention.
ResOOed, That we have abiding confidence in the
purify ability and patriotism of his Exceency, David
). Reid, and we therefore most cheeruly recommend
him to said Convention for denomination the of
ce OF Governor believing that his administration of
Stats affairs, has given general satisfaction to the peo-
pie Of the State. -;
find Whereas, 1t has been recommended by the
Democratic Central committee of the Union, that
National Democratic Convention be held in the city
of Baltimore, on the first day of June for the pu-
pose of selecting suitable candidates for the Offices of
President and Vice President of the United States,
therefore
Be ii ResOlved, That recommend to the counties
composing this Congressional district, the propriety
of appointing delegates TO meet In Convention in the
town of Greensborough Tuesday of May Court
next select delegate to represent this district in
said Baltimore Convention, and that the Chairman of
this meeting be authorized to appoint ten delegates to
represent the county of Gultord in said district Con-
venton.
Messrs. Samuel P. Hill, Robert P. Dick and Jas
R. Mclean, being each successfully called by the
meeting, entertained the same by brief and appropri
ate speeches, exposing the humbug cry of Union by
the Wigs, and calling upon the Democrats to stand
by their coLors-tbat this cry of Union was but
tifce used by the Wings to obtain power-that in
past times, in the election of Harrison and of Taylor,
that the country had been deceived by their clamor
protestations that they were no-party men-that
they were against prescription, &c.-that they had
abandoned all their old issues of Bank, Tariff and
Distribution of the proceeds OF the sales of public
lands among the States-and pointed out in glowing
terms the triumphant establishment of democratic
principles throu ghout the Union, &C., &c.-all of
which received with lively demonstrations of APP
plause by the meeting.
The Chairman appointed the following delegates
the State Convention Wilson S. Hill, Jr, Robert
P. Dick, E. II. Garrett, lillian A. Dunn, and Jas.
Reynolds. And the following to the District Con-
vention: James R. Mclean, Wilson S. Hill, ST., Or.
J. e. Butcher, Anseem Reid, David Brown, VIM. H.
Reece, James w. Dick, B. q. Graham, Joseph Kirk
patrick and Jesse Thompson, and on motion, the
On motion of R. z. Dick, Esq, it was ordered that
copy Of the proceedings of this meeting be furnish
ed the Editors of the GreensboTough Patriot and
Raleigh Standard, with request to publish the same.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
DANIEL HOBBS, Chairman.
B. G. GRAHAM, Secret1ru.