Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-04-19

"The western Wings scout the idea of limited
convention an insult to them. They will, in pref
and Legislature, pledged to go for equal suffrage by
legislative enactment" WH Journal
1t is astonishing what lively imaginations some
people possess. The Journal has shadow of
authority for the foregoing statement AS yet, we
have seen but in quarter (wherc, least of all,
we expected to see it, any open expression of dis
satisfaction with the action of the recent Whig Con-
vention. The Wings of Macon-the extreme Wes-
tern county-but few days since, gave it their
phatic and distinct approval Raleigh Register.
Our friend of the Journal is able to answer for
himself; but we ask leave to make an extract or two
for the information of the Register. The last Ashe
vile News says:
I" 1t is becoming more apparent every day that the
Convention Resolution in the Wing Platform cannot
unite the Whig party in this State. Among the
honest people in this section it has been received
with the scorn and dersion it so richly merits and
we credibly informed that not more than one of
the self constituted leaders of the Wing party in this
District favors it. Most of them, understand,
disapprore of it, and some, it is rumorcd, almost
in an attitude of open rebellion against it. Can the
people support party which openly disavows and
repudates the principles Of its own party Conven-
tion:"
The News says further:
"Whe some of the Federal papers arc keeping
up great noise, and endeavorng to make the world
believe the nomination of Gen. Dockery, with the
platform annexed, meets the approval of mankind
in general and of every member of the Wing party
in particular it is amusing to watch the under cur
rent, and see the wry faces, and hear the maedic-
tions, not loud but Deep poured upon the heads of
those who composed the late Grand Political Abor-
ton at Raleigh. That portion of the Wing party in
this end of the State who have heretofore been most
active in advocacy of White Basis, are in most
delightful {" fix" PARTY is their supreme god, and
yet if they take Dockery and the Platform, they give
the lie to their whole past history. The thing is
narrowed down to this, and nothing more they
stand before the public deeply committed against a
restricted Convention, and if they support Doekery
support him, they will be kicked out of the party,
excommunicated and declared heretics Street ru-
mors in regard to third and White Basis candidate,
have been rife here for some days. What these ru-
mors worth, in point of truth pretend not to
know. One thing however, is certain-great dis
satisfaction prevails among the Wings, and we
knoao of some very prominent members of that par
ty who declare they prefer the Democratic mode of
amending the Constitution, by Legislative enact
ment, to restricted, craanped, anti-Repubtican
We pretend not to see further through milestone
than any one clse but we predict that such defeat
as awaits Alfred Dockery was never experienced by
any man in North Carolina -
A MAN KILLED. On Tuesday evening (the 11th)
man named Thompson, of Warren County, was
run over by the mail train between Littleton and
Macon Depots on the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad.
A curve on the road prevented the engineer from
seeing him until it was too late to stop the engine,
though every effort was made to do So The body
was very much mangled, but no blood followed,
! which circumstance, and man being seen running
from the road to the woods moment before, gives
rise to some suspicion of foul play. Of course an
4 Investigation will be held Ii s.
HYpE GoUsrr. We learn that the candidates fol
the Commons in Hyde County are DR.. Milton Selby,