Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-04-12
nE,FocR ATI9, ',TEETING IN LENOIR

DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN LENOIR.
Alta meeting Of a portion of the Democrats 9
Lenoir County held according to previous NOTES u
the Court House in Kifston, 4on Tuesday (beint
Court day. the 21st March, 1864.
8 On motion of Col. Jas. w. Norris g. sHooten
ESQ. was called to the Chair, and n Hunter alie
Rich,d F. Bright Esq were appointed Secretailes
The Chair explained the object of the meeting IN
few pertinent remarks, and a committee was ap
pointed, consisting of DR. Ihos ooeley Sas
Davis Gen. JAS w. Cox, Cob JAS w: Morris ane
SSSaml NJ -Croome Esq., to prepare and report SUP
iect matter for the consideration OF the meeting Wo
after short retirement, returned and reported
preamble and resolutions, winch were UNANIMOUSLY
+ am sorry, Mr.. Editor, that l cannot here fur,
nish YOU with copy of the same, as the original
resolutions were destroyed after they had been CO.
pied and sent to N C. Republican at Godsboro for
pubication-we cannot tell why the Republican mas
neglected to publish the same The following sketch
of them is believed to be nearly correct at least SUI
fcienty So. ~ -,
WHEREAS, A Convention is proposed to be held
in the City of Raleigh the 10Th of April next Tor
the purpose of nominating candidate OF the Dem
ocratic party for the Office of Governor IN the ensu-
ing campaign.
hold the said Convention at the time and place APP
pointed and that the Chairman appoint 20 delegates
to represent this County III said Convention.
Whereupon the Chairman nominated the Hollow
ing gentlemen as delegates to the Convention: COL
. James Davis, John L. Lee, j. s Davis, job Ieary,
James Jones, John Grady, John S. w. Pearce,
Stephen w. Herring, VIM. Sutton, Noah Rouse
Benz Sutton George w venters' = 1d pr,agSH'
Cox, Col. JAS w. Morris, James NJ. Wooten, Frank
lin Dibble and Buryell Kennedy.
And on motion the Chairman and Secretaries
were added.
Our resolutions expressed strict adherence
and abiding confidence in the wisdom and necessity
of maintenance of the time IGNORED principles OF
our party asserted by our early fathers Jefferson,
Madison, jackson and Polk, embodied in our late
State and national platforms, and contained IN the
admirable inaugural address and first message OF
President Pierce. That our present worthy anu
able Governor Hon. ID. S. Reid, deserved the thanks
and gratitude of the people of North Carolina tor
the faithful discharge of the various duties OF his
Office for the last four years. and would carry with
him in retirement the plaudit of "we done good
and faithful servant" and our best wishes for higher
honors and prosperity in his future That we placed
an abiding confidence in the wisdom and PATRIOTISM
of the Convention in nominating worthy and able
candidate and pledged our warm and Jealous sup
port of the nominee, and recommended harmonious
action and generous concession to the brethren OF
the party throughout the State thus united another
victory is certain That regard the great princ-
pie of Free Suffrage vital and essentially necessa-
ry to the liberty and freedom OF every American
patriot and that the Legislative mode, to obtain the
same is believed to be the shortest and cheapest,
safest and best. That the Conventional plan,
commended by our Wing opponents, we are oppos-
ed to endangerng the basis of representation, and
that we cannot look upon their proposition in any
other light than as another scheme and attempt to
deceive, defraud and defeat the people, they did
do in the last Legislature, aided they were by
few renegade Democrats, contrary to and in con-
tempt of the well known wishes of the people. That
Gen. Franklin Pierce and his able Cabinet deserve
the confidence and support of the great national
Democratic party of the Union for their able and eff
ticent administration of the Foreign and Domestic
affairs of the Government; for their determination
to throttle the principles of the Freesoicrs and Alb
otionists, and for their regard of sound and strict
construction of the Constitution-preserying, dis
tnct and involate, the lines which separate the pow
ers delegated to the general government and the
served rights of the States and of the people
The great principle of non intervention by Con-
gress in the slavery question and restoring to all the
States just and equal interest and privilege in all
the pe a the the acton of CONGRESS-
as the Nebraska and Kansas bill, establishing the
principles of the Compromise of 1850, for the odious
Missouri Compromise of 1920, were approved, an d
thanks returned to Judge Douglas and all his coad
TUTORS of the Senate and House, and to the admins
tration for their jealous and patriotic efforts to
tabish measure just and equal and of such vital
interest to the South.
The following resolutions were also adopted
RcS0Lred, That we are, ever opposed to the
policy of distribution of the public lands of the
proceeds of the sales of the unequal and
just, unwise and impotic, alike contrary to the
spirit of the Constitution and in violation of the deeds
obtained and dangerous to the independence ofthe
States and liberties of the people-prcferring that
they be sold, the proceeds be applied to defay the
expenses of the government and thereby reduce the
taxation of the people.
Resotrcd, That to our worthy friend and late rep
resentative in the State Senate JAS p Speight ESQ.,
of Greene, due warmest thanks for his faith
ta discharge of duty and trust reposed and that we
assure him of our continued confidence by earnest
ly soliciting him to become our standard bearer for
another term of service in the State Senate and we
pledge him our jealous and warm support
Mr.. Speight being present, made short spirited
and eloquent address, accepting the nomination ten
dered him.
Thanks were returned to the officers of the meet
ing and the proceedings ordered to be published in
the N T. Republican, with request that the Stand
ard and other Democratic journals copy the same.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die
c. WOOTEN, Chna'n.
r. F. BRIGHT, A'e''esofteS
DEMOCRATIC MEETING In BEAUFORT.
meeting was held in the town of Washington
on the evening of the 21st ult for the purpose of
appointing delegates to the State Convention to be
held IN Raleigh the 10Th Anril Tn caloct