Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-14
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN plTT

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At meeting of the Democrats of Pitt County,
held in the Court house in GTeenvile. on Tuesday
1 the Sd of May, being County Court week
i On motion of Gen. q. E. B. Singeltary,4 Col. S.
p. Beardsley, was called TO the Chair, and mo-
ton of Col. NJ. L. Carr. Henry Stancill, ESQ., was
appointed Secretary. The Chair, in a brief bnt ap
Propriate manner. explained The objectof the meet
! ing.
] On notion the chair appointed the following gen
tIemen committee 10 draft resolutions expressive
the sense of the meeting: Gen. 6. e. B. Singellary
Matthew l.. Carr, Willie Brown and. Levi Dawson
The committee having retired Tor snort time, re-
turned and reported the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
! Resoiued, Thar we hav abiding confidence in the
tried principles of the Democratic party, 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 the
guIdance Of Democratic statesmen and Democratic
policy.
Resolued, That President Pierce has thus far Civ
en- an earnest of that steady adherence the
policy of our economical Republican Government,
which predicted by his friends during the late
campaie n, and confident that under his ad
ministraon the Gaiphins and GARDENERS, the Corwins
and Crawfords, who have dsgraced the history of
the last four years, will find means, through the
negligence or conniVance of Government officers 10
plumber the National Treasury.
ReSoIUed, That we concur in the proposition to
hold Convention at Newberne on the 9Th of June
next, to ominate a candidate for Congress This
district; and while we are ready TO sustain any noll-
nation which may be fairly made, consider that
the gallant services of Col. Thomas RUFFIN, OF
Wayne, ought not to be forgotten. We therefore
name hi L first choice.
ResOfred, That the Chair appoint forty delegates
to represent Pitt county In said Convention.
Whereupon the Chair appointed the following
gentlemen, viz Gen. G. L. b. Singeitary, WIN.
K. DeIany, DR.. e. J. O'Hagan, Jas. Nelson,
Bount Pierce, Glasgow Cherry, Willie Brown,
Willie Stancill, DR.. VIM. M. b. Brown, DR.. George
Sugg, James A. Cobb, Peter Rives, Josephus
Brady, Sidney Spain, Capt Robert PHI, Jesse
Gill, Jas II. jenkins, Lawrence Perkins, David
House, John Flemming, Rpon Ward, Edward
Moore, Wedigan Moore, Benjamin F. Wooten,
George w. Wooten, W ills Il. Williams, J. L. Fore
man, Kichard Ii. Lewis, John Randolph, Col. Mat
thew l.. Carr, Sherod TIson, John b. Baker, Levi
Dawson, S. kittreII, Benz. May, Cornelius Kinsau,
Wyatt Gardner WIN. II. Smith. Bryant Cox, John
5. Smith and Bynum feel.
Resolred, That these proceedings be signed by the
President and Secretary, and copy sent to the Re-
publican and Patriot, Goldsborough, for publica
ton, with request that the Raleghl Standard copy.
w. B. Rodman and Asa Biggs being called upon
entertained the meeting with short but appropriate
and spirited addresses.
vote of thanks being rendered the Chairman and
Secretary, motion the meeting adjourned.
l.. P. BEARDSLEY, Chairman.
HENRY STANCILL, Secretary.