Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-05-18
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN PITT.

Ara meeting of the Democrats of Pitt County,
held in The Court house in Greenville, Tuesdays
the Sd of May, being County Court week
On motion of Gen. q. E. b. Sngeltary, Col. Ss
P. Beardsey, Vas called the Chair, and on mo-
ton of Col. NJ. l.. Carr, Henry Stancill, ESQ.,, was
appointed Secretary. The Chair, in brief but ap-
propriate manner. explained the object OF the meet
ing.
On motion. the chair appointed the following gene
tlenen a committee draft resolutions expressive OF
the sense of the meeting: Gen. q. E. B. Sngeltarys
Matthew l.. Carr. Willie Brown and Levi Dawson.
The committee having retired for a short time, re-
turned and reported the following resolutions, winch
unanimously adopted:
Resoired, That have abiding confidence IN the
tried principles Of the Democratic partly illustrated
by The unexampled prosperity with which Its policy
has enriched country, and by the rapid progress
with which The American Union has attained the
front rank among the nations OF the earth, under ne
guidance of Democratic statesmen and Demoerafic
policy.
RssoErsd, That President Pierce has thus far Civ.
en- earnest of that steady adherence TO the true
policy of our economical Republican Governments
which predicted by his friends during the late
campaign, and confident that under his adj
minlsiraon, the Gaphins AMI Gardners,the CorwIns
and Craw furJs, who have disgraced the history OIL
the lasI four years, will find no means, through tho
negligence connIvance OF Governmont omcefss 10
pluGder the National Treasury.
ResOLred, That we concur in the proposition to
hold Convention al Newberne on the 9Th OF June
next, to nominate candidate for Congress In this
district; and while ready sustain any nomi-
nation which may be fairly made, we consider that
The gallant services of Col. THOMAS RuFFIs, Of
Wayne, ought to be forgotten. We therefore
name hn our first choice.
Resoiced, That The Chair appoint forty delegates
TO represent Pitt county in said Convention.
Whereupon The Chair appointed the following
gentlemen, viz: Gen. G. e. b. Singeltary, VIM
K. Deiany, DIR. e. j. O'Hagan, Jas. Nesons
BIoun, Pierce, Glasgow Cherry, Willie Browns
Willie StancilI, DR.. Vim. Nj. b. Brown, DR.. George
Sugg, James A. Cobb, Peter Rives, JosePhus
Braddy, Sidney Spain. Capt Robert Pitt j. sse Stan.
ell, Jas. n. Jenkins, Lawrence Perkins, David
House, John Flemming, Ripon Ward, Edward
Moore, Wedigan Moore, BENJAMIN f. Wooten,
George W. ooien, Willis X. Williams, ]. |. Fore.
man, ,:iohard ii. Lewis, John Randolph, Col Mat
! thew L.. Carr, Sheryd rison, John b. Baker, Levi
Dawson, s. Ki.trelI, BENZ. May, Cornelius Kinsaul.
Wya., Gardnrr, Vim. II. Smith. Bryant Cox. John
. s. Smith and Bynum Teel.
ResoLred, That these proceedings be signed by the
President and Secretary, and copy sent 10 the Re-
publican and Patriot, GoldsboTough, for publica-
ion, with request that the Raeighl Standard copy.
1 w. b. Rodulan and Asa Biggs being called upon,
entertained the meeting with short but aPpropriais
aud spirited addresses
A vote of thanks being rendered the Chairman and
Secretary, on motion the meeting adjourned.
/ L. P. BEARDSLEY, Chairman.
! HENRY STANcILL, Secretary. -