Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-02-15

a numeronsiy attended public meeting of the De-
nocraey Of Yancy county was holden in the Court
House in BurnsyilIe on the oath ultimo being the
Tuesday of County Court week, for the purpose of
appointing Delegates tothe approaching State DEM
ocratic Convention. The meeting was organized by
calling Rev Samuel Byrd to the Chair and appoint
ing j. A. Pearson Secretary. 80 3 "a
3 The object of the meeting was explained by Dav-
id Coleman, Esq, on whose motion, a committee,
consisting of Messrs. @. r. Byrd, i M Broyles,
James Patterson, Samuel i. Wilson and Amos 7.
Ray were appointed to report resolutions for the ac
ton of the meeting.
Spirited addresses were delivered by @. F. Neal,
ESQ.,, of Ashe, and E. F. Clewell ESQ., of Watauga,,
who were called on for the purpose when the COM
mitee having returned reported the following
lutions, which read by l. M. Broyles, Esq, and
unanimously adopted:
Resozred, That, whereas, it is contemplated that
State Democratic Convention will shortly be held in
the city of Raleigh, for the purpose of nominating
Democratic candidate for the Office of Governor !;
the Chairman of this meeting be authorised and re
quesed to appoint five Delegates to represent the
Democrats of Yancy county in said Convention.
Resolred, That the Democracy of Yancy adhere
with unchanging constancy the ancient principles
of their party; that they stand squarely and unco
promisingly, on the Baltimore Platform of 1852 and
advocate, with mistaken frmness, the great princi
Piles of Free Suffrage and popular and State Rights,
set forth in the State Democratic Conventions of
1850 and '52.
Franklin Pierce meets full and hearty approval
and support; and that its every act gives us more
fully the assurance that confidence and that of
the country, in the President has not been mis-
placed.
ResoLoed That the administration of the State
Government. by Governor Reid, challenges our ad-
miration and respect; and denotes him worthy of
the favor which has been shown him by the people
of North Carolina and of the exalted station he
cupies.
Resolred, That the Democracy of this county are
in favor of udicious system of internal improve
ment;, within the State and, especially, advocate
the extension of the North Carolina Central Rail-
road, East to Beaufort and West to the Tennessee
line.
Resolrcd, That while we shall consider ourselves
pledged to sustain the nominee of the Convention,
and expect to give him hearty support, we take
this opportunity respectfully to recommend to that
body the name of w. w. Avery of Burke, as the ia
vorite choice of the Western Democracy; and gen.
teman whose talents character, services and sterl-
ing Democratic principles would do honor to his Sc
lection, as the candidate of the party and to the
high station to which it is proposed to elevate him.
Under the first resolution, the following gentle
men were appointed Delegates to the Convention
/. NJ. Broyles, j. A. Pearson, c. r. Pyrd and j. W.
Garland.
On motion, it was resolved, that the Secretary
forward report of the proceedings of this meeting
to the Asheville News, with request for publication
After which, on motion, the meeting adjourned
SAMUEL BYRD, Chairman.
j. A. PEARSON Secretary.