Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-04-25
FOR CONGRESS:
GEORGE w. THOMPSON.
OF WAKE COUNTY.
THE DISTRICT CONVENTION.


been present at the Convention which assembled
in Franklinton last week, is prompted both by in
clinaton and sense of duty to notice some things
which occurred there, and of which it was not the
province of the Secretaries to give account For
the action of the Convention we refer to the pro-
ceedings in another column.
To say that harmony prevailed throughout our
deliberations would not be strictly correct in one
sense while it would be in another; for while diff
ferent delegates and delegations had their personal
preferences and while those preferences urged,
in some cases, with more zeal than discretion, pro-
voking mutual denominations, there were no diff
erences in principl none in the great fundamental
doctrines of the Democratic party; and the plat
forms of the Baltimore Convention, and of our
last State Convention, together with the additional
resolutions incorporated in the proceedings,
adopted without single dissenting voice, showing
the utmost unanimity in those old and time-honor-
ed principles of Democracy which have brought
country to its present high position and made
it the first among the nations of the earth.
The preliminary business of the Convention
having been gone through with on Wednesday,
the popular vote of the last gubernatoral election
having been taken as basis for voting for NOM
inee, and what is generally known as the "two-
thirds rule " having been adopted-it was agreed
on Thursday morning that each delegation should
cast its vote for whom it pleased, no being in
nomination. Orange, Wake, Johnston and Frank
lin cast their votes for Cad. Jones, jr of Orange
Granville and Warren for Hon. A. w. Venabe;
and Nash voted for Linn B. Sanders, of Johnston.
BY reference to the first ballot in the proceedings
it will be that Mr.. Jones received 4l53 votes
Mr.. Venable 1882; and Mr.. Sanders Ills. Mr..
Jones, although he had a considerable majority of
all the votes cast, did not receive two-thirds, and
consequently there was no nomination. These can
didates were then all dropped, and George W.
Thompson, of Wake, and DR.. R. G. Pritchard, of
Warren, were put in nomination; and on the fourth
ballot MIR. Thompson was nominated, and on mo-
ton of the Granville and Warren delegations, (hat
had voted for Dr. Pritchard,) his nomination was
declared unanimous by reclamation, and amid the
most enthusiastic demonstrations of satisfaction
Ali past differences and difficulties were buried,
and union and harmony took their places. The
scene that ensued may be more easily imagined
than described; it was one of those joyful occas-
ions which strengthen the faith in and increase the
devotion to Democratic principles-which make
us all feel band of brothers battling together
in glorious cause, determined to make all honor
able efforts and all necessary sacrifices to secure
success, conscious that patriotism is guide and
our country's good the prize for which contend.
As soon the cheering and other demonstra-
tons of rejoicing had partially subsidized DR.. Pritch
ard came forward and was greeted with loud Sp-
plause. He thanked his friends for the high COM
pIiment they had paid him in voting for him; said
he yielded willingly and cheerfully to the decision
of the Convention, and would use all honorable
efforts, both publicly and privately-would devote
all the time he could spare from other engagements
and whatever talents he possessed, to secure the
election of the nominee. He then alluded to the
new organization known Know Nothingism,
which he handled with gloves off. He said that
for many years past the Northern States had invi-
ted emigration, and had brought thousands of for
egners in order to make abolitionists of them
among others there many Irishmen, all of
whom were speedily manufactured into voters to
the detriment of the South that at last John
Mitchell, an Irishman, established a paper in the
midst of the abolition horde, and called upon his
countrymen to come out from the vile gang into
which they had been inveigled; that his appeals
were not without effect; that the Irish had began
to act with justice to the South and in conformity
with the Constitution and then it was that Know
Nothngism instituted for the purpose of pro-
hibiting foreigners from voting all. because they
would not vote with the abolitionsts. He denoun-
ced the order in terms about as strong as the Eng
llsh language Affords and the harder he hit it, the
louder and longer was the applause; and if there
was " Sam y within hearing, he must, if possess
ell of any spirit have almost burst to think he had
bound himself by secret oaths so securely that he
dored not resent lest he should reveal the fact that
ne was member of the order.
Mr.. N. E. Canady, of Granville, said he thought
1t due to Mr. Venable and his friends especially as
1t had been rumored that Mr.. Venable would pro-
badly be candidate whether he obtained the
nomination or not, to state that Mr.. V. had told
him that he should submit his claims to the Con-
vention and abide its action. Mr.. G. said he had
no doubt but that Mr. V. would give his hearty
and cordial support to the nominee. The Conven-
ton was full and fair one, and no exceptions
could be taken to it.. lie was strong friend to
Mr. ", and had always stood by him; but if he
(Mr' W should now put himself in opposition to
'ne nominee (of which lie had not The slightest
apprehension he woull ranounca him IIa sa;J