Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-04-05

7I,EMocRATTc MEETING IN DgPLIN.

DEMOCRATIC MEETING I'm DEPLIN.
A large and respecta Bile meeting Of the Democracy
i Of Dupln county was held on MONDAY the 2etn q
March last for the purpose of selecting delegates e
this county IN the Gubernatorial Conyen
ton to be held on the 9th pril next in the city O
Raleigh. 81 1850 !, 8
vas called to the Chair and Gibson Carr and n. b
Whitfield appointed Secretaries.
i The object of the meeting having been explained
on motion of David Reid, Esq, a committee OF flve
David Reid, George Smith, G. J. Oates, and Mp
Oates. and Mp Mathis were appointed to draft res
solutions for the action of the meeting
During the absence of the committee Mr.. William
j. Houston being called upon delivered an eloquent
! and interesting address. 49,
The committee, through their Chairman Mr.. W
E. HILL then reported the following resolutions which
! were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS A convention of the Democratic party
will be held the 10Th April next for the purpose
of nominating candidate for Governor; and it be-
ing desirable that this county should be represented
| Resolced That the Chairman of this meeting ap-
point thirty delegates to said convention from Du-
plin county.
Res0lred That whilst we will give most cordial
support to whomsoeyer may be the nominee ofthe
convention, provided, he is sound Democrat we
beg leave to suggest the name of the Hon. John w.
Ellis as being well qualified to bear the standard of
Democracy through the coming Gubernatorial can
Resozred, That we approve of the administration
of His ExceIlency David S. Reid our present Gov
ernor and return him thanks for the ability and
wisdom with which he has conducted the helm of
State through prosperity and adversely.
Resotrcd, That we in favor of amending the
constitution so as to give every white man. who can
vote for Members of tn, House of Commons, the
right of voting for Senators; and entertain the opin
ion that said amendment should be effected by Iegls-
ative enactment and not by a convention.
RtsoIced, That we have full confidence in the pa
triotisnn, ability and Democratic Republican princi-
pies of the Hon. Franklin Pierce, President of the
Resozred, That the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, On
account of his bold and eloquent advocacy of the
great States Rights doctrine of congressional nonin
PREVENTION the subject of Territories, engraf
ed in the Nebraska Bill now pending before Con-
gress is worthy of our most enthusiastic approba-
ton.
ResoIred, That the proceeds of the Public Lands
ought to go into the National Treasury, to help sup
port the Government; and lessen the taxes of the
people.
Resolced, That We adhere to the principles of the
Democratic party embodied ill the Baltimore plat
form, under which Gen. Pierce was triumphantly
elected President.
On motion of o. r. kenan, Esq, the foregoingres
olutions unanimously adopted
Under the 1st resolution the Chairman appointed
the following delegates
James Wells, Bryant Williams, W. r. Ward, Dr.
NJ. H. Dcvane, \. p. Mathis John W. Carr, {. Nc
MILAN, Caiborn j. Oates, Luther Lotn, DIR. James
Dickson, Joel Loftn, John w. Kornegay, n B.
Whitfield, B. X. Outlaw, Seth Davis, George Smith,
Houston Maxwell, VIM. B. Switzerland, B. Houston,
Raiford Lancr, Gibson Sloan, W. Z. Ill., 0. R. Re
nan, DIR. y. Holmes, David Reid, Stephen Graham,
James q. Branch, w. j. Houston, and Daniel James.
On motion of o. r. kenan, the Wilmington Jour
nal Raleigh Standard, and other Democratic papers
were requested to publish the proceeding of this
meeting
On motion the meeting adjourned, sine die.
JAMES PEARS-iL, Chairman.
GTLBERT CARR, Secretaries