Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-02-25
DEMOCRATIC MEErINd N WAK {.

4 eddy CT H Wilder and e. Ct Haywood Esouires.
/ We may safely assure our Democ1atie friends in
other parts of the State that the Democracy of this
County thoroughly united, and prepared for the
! important contest upon which we are now entering
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Ata4meeting of the Democracy of Wake County,
held in the Town Hail. in Raleigh, on the 21st Feb
ruary 1864, on motion of W. W. Holden, Esq. Will
son W Whitaker Esq called to preside, and
Dr. J. j. w. Tucker appointed Secretary. E. G.
| Haywood, Esq. henmoved that Committee of five
be appointed to prepare Resolutions for the consid-
appointed the following gentlemen the Com
mttee' w. w. Holden, E. G. Haywood, w. Whita-
kerr Jr. w. Fl. Jones, and j. K. Marriott.
The Committee retired and during their absence
Mr.. o. L. Burch called on Maj. Wilder to address
the meeting, when that gentleman rose and spoke at
length and with his usual ability on the lead
ing topics of the day. He was especially emphatic
in his approval of the Nebraska and Kansas BILL
now pending in Congress Before concluding he was
compelled to leave account Of sudden illness in
his family.
The Committee on Resolutions returned and re-
ported the following, which were UNANIMOUSLY adop-
ted
/. .Resolred, That confidence in Democratic
principles has been strengthened by the tests through
which those principle have passed and by the salu-
tary and beneficial results of the measures based
upon them and we now, afOretime-herc in this
citadel of Democracy, where the flag has been
struck to the adversary-re-affir devotion to
maintain them in their purity.
g. Resolred, That in favor of tariff for
revenue and opposed to tariff for projections that
VIC are in favor of the independent Treasury and
opposed to national Bank that we are opposed to
any and all schemes for assuming by the general
government the debts of the States: that are in
favor of the general government holding and man
aging the public lands for the benefit of all the States
and therefore opposed to distribution of the lands
or their proceeds among the States and that
hold now forefatEers held in the days of JEFF
ferson to the doctrines of strict construction and
jealous regard for the reserved rights of the States
8. ResOlced that Franklin Pierce, by the just lof
ty and commanding tone of his Inaugural Address
and Annual Message in regard to foreign affairs and
the extension of free nstitutOnS-by his efforts to
introduce economy and reform into the various de-
partments of the public service-by his determine
tion emphatcay expressed, TO maintain and enforce
the fugitive slave law in its letter and sprit-by his
approval OF the doctrine that the people o. the Ter
ritories, when they form State Constitutions and ap
ply for admission into the Union shall have the right
to determine for themselves without regard to arb
trary or geographical lines or distinctions whether
they will establish domestic slavery Or not-and by
his devotion to the Constitution, which is the bond
of the Union, and to the Union itself and to the
rights Of the States, has sgnay justified the eNpec
tatons CT the American Democracy, and already
won for himself shining place in the list of Ameri-
can Presidents.
4. Resolred That the bill now pending before
Congress organize the Territories CT Nebraska and
Kansas, has our hearty approval-especially those
portions of it which leave it to the people to deter
mine when they apply for admission into the Union
whether they Will have slavery not, and which
extend those Territories the fugyeslaye acts Of
1898 and 1850; and we tender to Senator Douglas,
and other members of Congress from non-slavehoid-
ing States thanks for their manly, patriotic, and
national course this question.
s. ResOlced That the Constitution Of this State
ought to be amended so as to extend to all free white
the right to vote for members of the Senate as
well as the House of Commons; that regard the
plan of amendment by legislative enactment and the
sanction of the people at the balloboN, as strictly
Republican, as is certainly CONSTITUTIONAL that We
opposed, under any and all circumstances, to
change of the basis of representation In the Senate
and House of Commons; and that we will never
abandon the great principle of Free Suffrage, but
will unite with fellow-citizens of both parties in
pressing it. in the face ofall opposition and Difficult
tics, to its final triumph.
6. ResoIced That tender to OUT brother Dem
ocrats of Western North Carolina our thanks and
congratulations for the firmness and fidelity with
which they have heretofore stood and are now stan
ding by this measure under circumstances which it
was hoped by political opponents would eInbar-
rass and divide them; and that we take occasion to
assure the people Of Western Carolina OF cordial
desire for their prosperity and readiness to unite
in all iudicious movements having for their object
the development OF the mineral, agricultural, and
industrial resources of the State
T. Res0{ced That the Democracy OF the State nave
reason to be proud of the administration of public
affairs under David S. Reid that ne has shown him
self Just patriotic, and able Executive and that
in addition the fame he has achieved as the orig
inator and champion of Free Suffrage, and as the
lonotried and unwavering advocate of the peoples
rights, he will carry with him into his retirement
from his present post the consciousness of having
dedicated his best energies to the public good, and
the sincere and enthusiastic confidence OF the Dem
ocratc party.
8. ResoIced, That approve of the proposition :
to hold State Convention in this City on Wednes-
day the 10th day of April next to nominate De-
mocratic candidate for Governor; and that the Chair
man OF this meeting appoint fifty delegates to repre-
sent Wake County in said Convention
We recommend DemOc-
racy of Wake County the Importance OF union, con-
citation, energy, and organization; and that we
would respectfully suggest primary meetings IN due
time in the different Captains Districts to appoint
delegates to County Convention to nominate can
didates for the ensuing Legislature.
E. G.. Haywood, Esq, being called upon, delivered
an able and eloquent speech, which was received
with much applause.
The following delegates were appointed to repre-
sent the Democracy of Wake County in the State
Convention Simon Smith, O. L. Burch, Sidney A.
Smith, Edward Cantwell, Kimbrough Jones, w. w.
Holden, James B. Shepard, Quentin Busbee j. X.
Marriott, E. G. Haywood, W. H: Jones' Sam'i W hi
taker Jas T. Marriott, Isaac Rowland, p. Il. Burt,
Fred. j. Shepard James d. Newsom, q. H. Wider
WA. Allen, Isaac III. Rogers, John Kane, Rufus H.
Jones' Adolphus G. Jones, Henry A. Dowd, John
NJ Fleming, Geo. w. Thompson, Geo. b. Allen, Al
len Rogers, John O. Jeffreys, William X. Pool Geo.
Faribaut Burwell Temple, Peterson Dunn, Dr. j.
B. Dunn, Peyton A. Dunn, John ii. Burt, A 4
Clement James M. Mangum, w. G. Mangum, Fabi-
us J. Hutchns, James f. Jordan, Jno. c. Partridge,
Geo. T. Cooke, A. G. Drake, DIR. William Hayes,