Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-03-01

ed by G. H. Wilder and E. G. Haywood, Esquires.
We may safely assure Democratic friends in
other parts of the State that the Democracy of this
County are thoroughly united and prepared for the
important contest upon which entering.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
AT a meeting of the Democracy of Wake County,
held in the Town Hall, in Raleigh, the 21st Feb
rna,y, 1854, on motion of w. w. Holden, Esq. Will
son ". Whitaker, Esq. was called to preside, and
DR.. j. j. W. Tucker appointed Secretary. E. G.
Haywood, Esq. then moved that Committee oftive
be appointed to prepare Resolutions for the consid
Grafton of the meeting; whereupon the Chair
man appointed the following gentlemen the Com
mittce: w. w. Holden, E. G. Haywood, w. Whita-
kar, Jr. W. Fl. JONES' and j. K Marriott.
The Committee retired, and during their absence
Mr.. 0. L. Burch called on Maj. Wilder to address
the meeting, when that gentleman and spoke at
some 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
compelled to leave on account of sudden illness in
his family.
The Committee Oh Resolutions returned and
ported the following, which were unaninosly aaop-
ted:
l. Resozrcd, That our confidence in Democratic
principles has been strengthened by the tests through
which those principle have passed, and by the sau
tary ami beneficial results of the measures based
upon them and We now, aforctimc-hcre in this
citadel Of Democracy, where the flag has never been
struck to the adversary--rc-afi, devotion to
those principles and renew determination to
maintain them in their purity.
q Resolred, That in favor of a tariff for
revenue and opposed TO tariff for protection; that
are in favor of the independent Treasury and
opposed to national Bank that opposed to
any and all schemes for assuming by the general
government the debts Of the States: that in
favor of'thc general government holding and man.
aging the public lands for the benefit of all the States
and therefore opposed to distribution of the lands
their proceeds among the States; and that
hold now, forefthers held in the days of JEFF
ferson, to the doctrines of strict construction and
jealous regard for the reserved rights Of the States
3. ResolHed 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 inst!tutonS-by his efforts to
introduce economy and reform into the various de-
partments of the public servce-by his determine
tion, emphaticaly Expressed TO maintain and enforce
the fugitive slave law in its letter and spirtby his
approval of the doctrine that the people o. the Ter
ritories when they form State Constitutions and APP
ply for admission into the Union shall have the right
to determine for themselves, without regard to a-bi
trary geographical lines distinctions, whether
| they will establish domestic slavery 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 ssnay justified the expec
tations of the American Democracy, and already
for himself shining place in the list Of Ameri-
| can Presidents.
| l. Reso2res7, That t,le bill now pending before
Congress to organize the Territories Ct Nebraska and
! Kansas, has our hearty approvai--cSpecally those
portions of i which leave il to the rCope to deter
mine when they apply for admission into the Union
| whether they viii have slavery not, and which
extend those Territories the f;lgitiye-Save acts Of
! 1898 and 1850; and we tender to Senator Douglas
and other members of Congress from non-savohoid
ing States thanks for their manly, patriotic, and
| national course this question
| g. Resojced, That the Constitution OF this State
ought to be aend,d so as to extend to all free white
the right to vote for members of the Senate
well as the House of Commons; that we regard the
plan of amendment by legislative enactment and the
sanction of the people at the bal!obox, strictly
Republican, asi is certainly CONSTITUTIONAL that
are opposed, under any and all circumstances, to q
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 hut
will unite with fciow-citizcns of both parties in
pressing it, in The face Of ali opposition and difficult
ties, 10 its final triumph
6. Reso3rtd, That we tender to our brother Dem
ocrats Of Western North Carolina thanks and
congratulations for the frmness and fidelity with
which they have heretofore stood and are now stan
ding by this measure, under circumstances which ii
hoped by our political opponents would embar-
rass and divide them; and that take occasion to
assure the people of Western Carolina of our cordial
desire for their prosperity and readiness to unite
in all udicious movements having for their object
the development of the mineral agricultural, and
industrial resources of the State.
Z. Res0tred, That the Democracy Of the State have
reason to be proud of the administration of public
affairs under David S. Reid that he has shown him
self just, patriotic, and able Executive; and thai
in addition to the fame he has achieved as the orig
inator and champion of Free Suffrage, and as the
long-tred and unwave,ing 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, anc
the sincere and enthusiastic confidence of the Dem
ocratic party
s. Resolced, That we approve of the proposition
to hold State Convention in this City Wednes
day the 18th day of April next to nominate De
mocratic candidate for Governor and that the Chair
of this meeting appoint fifty delegates to repre-
sent Wake County in said Convention.
9. ResOlred, That recommend to the Democ
racy of " axe County the Importance of union, con
citation, energy, and organizations and that VI
would respectfully suggest primary meetings IN du
time in the different Captains Districts to appoin
delegates to County Convention to nominate can
2 didates for the ensuing Legislature.
E. 6. Haywood, Esq, being called upon, Delivers
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 Stat
s. Convention Simon Smith, .. l.. Burch, Sidney a
l Smith, Edward Cantwell, Kimbreugh JONES' W. w
, Holden, James b. Shepard, Quentin Busbee, j. K
, Marriott, E. G. Haywood, w. III. Jones, Saml. Whi
taker, Jas. I. Marriott, Isaac Rowland P B. Burt
Fred. j. Shepard, James D. Newsom, q. II. Wilder
W. A. Allen, Isaac Ell. Rogers, John Kane, Rufus
: JONES' Adolphus q. Jones, Henry A. Dowd, Joh
e NJ. Fleming, Geo. w. Thompson, Geo. B. Allen, al
!, len Rogers, John O. Jefreys, William r. Pool, Gee