Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-19
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN STOKES COUNTY.

i.
On Tuesday of September County Court large
portion of the Democracy of Stokes County assem-
bed in the Court House at Danbury, and on motion,
William A. Mitchell was called to the Chair, and
Solomon Morgan requested to &C. as Secretary
whereupon John @. Beasly offered the following
resolutions viz:
ResozUed, That we most cordially approve of the
course pursued by Alfred NJ. Scales, Esq, our po
ltcal standard-bearer in the late campaign in this
District and that our thanks and gratitude due
to him for the ability and fidelity with which he dis
cussed and maintained the great principles of De-
mocracy.
Res0zUed, That are utterly opposed to and
condemn all secret, Oath-6ound political organiza-
tons by whatever name known.
Resolced That we deprecate the spirit of intoler-
and persecution manifested by the Know Moth
ing or selfstyled American party; that we regard
the prescription of foreigners and the exclusion of
citizens from Office account of their religion
contrary to the genius and spirit of our institutions
Which resolutions were unani mously adopted
Mr.. Scales being present, came forward and return
ed his thanks for the compliment paid him in short
but neat and appropriate address.
Thomas Settle, jr, was then loudly called for, who
responded in able and eloquent address of con-
siderable length, which was loudly applauded.
On notion it was ordered that the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the Raleigh Standard.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
SOLOMON MORGAN !Sscy.
After the Democratic meeting had adjourned the
Know NothlngS present being a little sore, called
out loudly and Justify for Mr.. Gmer, who came for
ward and made long and bitter speech in favor of
the Know Nothing organization and denunciatory
of the administration, and Democracy generally
Mr. Settle replied to him at considerable length eff
fectually showing up the falacy of the gentlemans
arguments in a most happy manner. Upon the
whole it proud day for the Democracy of old
Stokes. Know Nothingism, l can you, has
but small hold in this staunch republican County
The Harrisonburg (Catahoula, Lag Independent
of Wednesday week, says:
The intense heat of the weather, without
general rain for more than month past, is begin
ming to affect vegetation very seriously. Grass in
many places is parching up, and the stock range
failing to great extent Cotton crops as general
thing, must turn out much shorter than antci-
pated three weeks ago. In fact, hear that in
tually dying for want of rain. The river is in good
boating order high this point, owing to the
late rise of several feet in the Mississippi The health
of parish and of the country generally continues
remarkably good"
The Farmervle, La. Enquirer, says that in Union
parish vegetation, and cotton especially is suffering
very much because of the drought.
The Minden, La. Gazette of the 10th ult., reports
the weather exceedingly hot but the health of town
and county good.
The Shreveport, La. Gazette, of the 18th ult,
has the following.
"On the river the cotton is doing well and prom
Uses an abundant yield but from the uplands
sorry to hear unfavorable accounts, owing to the
long protracted drought.
''Some weeks ago-we thought the river
low as it could be, but mistaken to every
deep there is still lower deep, it is said, and so with
cold Red" it seems that every lowest stage" of
water leaves room for still a lower"