Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-03-01
SECOND DAY.

Tie .I,r.-s Ro5gaiitd! 4, TIE Casz:,isiess AIor-
ton ao' unG";a"cs-!,T.e9 Necttrg AoDiaatt!iot Al
fred II. Gocsecs'--Er. Caa.non'S GStat Spscak--Ar.
Rayno FiN Isiio,rsa Do.sn-N. Nash made Speeea,
dc, DE.
Wednesday morning, long before the hour cf 10
o'clock the old State bell rang merry! note, cali
ing together the champions, young and old, who
for their country, were bent on doing somethingi
At 10, or thereabouts, Mr. President Donnel took
his position called the Convention TO order; where
upon after reading the proceedings of the previous
day, in which no account is recorded of the hal1no-
ny that prevailed, Mr. Cherry, from the Committee,
reported the PLATFORM; consisting of sere resolutions
in which Mr. Fierce receives tremendous casti-
gation-their love of the Union ayowed-thcir hun
ger and thrs. ing for public lands deciared-ther op
position to the Nebraska bill (and Of to Mr..
Badgel set for;htieir love for the people express
ed in desiring Free Suffrage, 6Y restricted Conrea
ton-trir friendship for internal improvements, gen.
orally, in the State &C., &C.; ell of which, after be-
ing read, were recommitted to said committee in Or
der to have nail drp up, that had been left up,
Intentionally.
The Committee again brought them before the
Convention, and one by one they were read. All
passed without dissenting voice, save the 4th and
9th resolutions, to which, two voices responded NO.
Mr.. Cherry, after the passage of the reInodeed
platform made few remarks. He was pleased with
its workmanship, and pronounced it good Job. 1t
now deyoved upon him to perform the most pleas
ing part Of his task and that was TO announce The
name oil Aiireu NJ. DOckefy, OF SOuDiy
their candidate for Governor. Right here an at
tempt at applause made; but that even was
not general The Eastern Delegation, though they
affected submission, were not pleased, and did not
stomp as they should
Ex-Gov. Manly wanted to know il the nominee
| was Alfred III. Alfred Dockery?
This brought j. W. Cameron, Esq, to his feet and
| he said it was Alfred Dockery. He further said he
had known the Haggin Boy for thirteen years, and
that he lived at home-that is to say Mr.. Dockery
! lived well, and knew how to make his visitors wei
| come and, although he had never passed through
the gloomy walls of College, he could entertain his
| guest, considerably. Mr.. G. did not undertake to
say that the Wings in the minority; nor did he
say that they aoould triumph, but he did say, thai
the Wdggin Boy would pop his whip some before
| py in his hog story but when he told how BecA
Sreat got converted, he shouted, and so did every
body in the Hall. Upon the whole, Mr.. c. done hi
duty-he said all he could say, and even qro.ed lot
/ of 5cripter, to prove--whatl
Mr.. Rayner was next called up. He had hopcC
that this call would not have been made-he did no
feel like consuming the time Of the Convention
time had somewhat mellowed his senthusiasm-thert
were vigorous and ardent young Wings in the House
who, he doubted not, would be glad to address th'
| Convention. But, to the call made upon him hi
did not feel at liberty to set down, without making
! a response. Mr.. r., as you know, can make as dry
political speech rs any member OF his party. Oh
Sir he wentit tall on the Land Distribution Question
and declared that must have slice. He hung
long time on that hook but didn't turn its point HI
would not cay that tho skies were bright TbatHa
foreign from the fact-Whigs had much to do--they
! had sharp battle to fight with powerful foe. Ii
the language of Major Ringold he would say, Com
rades, go onl On to yictoryr' [Applausel
Mr.. Nash, of Orange. next took the floor, BY call
He positively disavowed the least intention Of max
| ing speech=-a regular specch-and although h,
abored manfnlly to defest that determination, yet
was most successful attempt Heheaped the ster
eotyped " his abuse upon the Administration, ant