Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-05-05
Il NORTH CAROLINA STAND ARD: SATURDAY. MAY 5, 1855
Democratic Meeting in New Hanover County.

Democratic Meeting In New Hanover County.
Pursuant to previous notice, large and respec-
table portion of the Democracy of New Hanover
assembled at the Court House in Wilmington, on
Tuesday evening, the Oath of April 1856, for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the Convention
to be held in Clinton Tuesday of Superior Court,
to nominate suitable person to represent the Bird
Congressional District of N. Carolina in the next
Congress of the U. States. On motion of S. D. Wal
lace, ESQ.,, DIR. Peter M. Walker called to the
Chair, and Sam'l R. Bunting requested to act as
Secretary
On motion a Committee of five, consisting of the
Hon. VIM. S. Ashe, S. D. Wallace, John L. Holmes,
Eli W. Hall, and James Kerr, were appointed to
draft resolutions for the consideration of the meet
ing.
The Committee reported though their Chairman,
VIM. S. Ashe Esq, the following, which was unani-
mousy adopted:
WHEREAS, A Convention of Democratic Delegates
from the several counties composing the 3rd Con-
gressiona District of North Carolina is to be holden
at the town of Clinton, in Sampson County, on
Tuesday, the 9th day of May next; and, whereas,
believe in the necessity and propriety of hold
ing such Convention, for the purpose of consulting
together for the common interest and of nominating
some good and true Democrat who shall receive
the united support of the party; be it therefore
Resolved That two Delegates each Captains
District be appointed to represent the county OF
New Hanover in the said District Convention.
ResolUed That votes and best exertions will
be given to the election of the gentleman who
may be selected to bear banner in the coming
contest, feeling confident that none but good and
true Democrat in word and in deed will be nominal
ted, one not connected in any way whatsoever with
any of the dangerous and prOscrptve secret politi
cal societies isms of the day, whether existing
under the name of IL Know Nothings" under any
other name and that pronounce all such socie-
ties or isms evil in their tendencies, being not
only in direct antagonsm to the known principles
of the Democratic party and subversve of its organ
zation, but also at war with constitution, our
laws, and the whole tenor of history ma
ton gotten up and designed by their founders at
the North potent engines for the overthrow OF
States Rights Democracy, upon which the South
has always safely leaned, and in whose ranks at
the North is found its only friends and in short,
the object Of such associations is to build up feder-
alism of the most centralizng and proscrptve char
acter upon the ruins of Democracy.
ResoI0ed, That reaffirm abiding confidence
in the principles of the Democratic party in all
their strength and purity, essential to the best
interests of the country, and the only safeguard for
the preservation of our civil and religious liberty
Resolued, That the policy pursued by Franklin
Pierce President of the United States, in cheek
ing extravaganza and speculations in enforcing the
provisions of the Constitution, and in maintaining
the equality of all sections under that instrument
meets our fullest approval; and that the opposition
which his administration has met, and the defeat it
has sustained in the hot-beds of abolition, only en-
dears it the more to the Southern people.
On motion, resolved, That the Chairman be au-
thorized to appoint two delegates from each Cap
tains District, to attend said Convention.
The chairman, in accordance with the above reso-
luton appointed the following gentlemen as dele
gates:
Wilmington, 1st Distribution Houston, VIM.
Peden.
Wilmington, I'd Dstrict.-Jas Fulton, j. L. Hol-
mes.
Upper sound.-Jas. M. Stevenson, Joseph G.
Picket.
Middle Sound-John A. Sanders, David K. Futch.
Topsail Sound.-N. N. Nixon, Joseph NJ. Foy.
Holly Shelter.-Davd Williams, Jno. Shepherd.
Rocky Point.-David Mcintyre, VIM. NJ. Walker.
South Washington.-Dr. r. H. Tate, j. E. John
son, Jr.
Long Creek-John Jones, T. H. Williams.
Moore's Creek.-James P. Moore, John B. Groom.
Piney Woods.-M. Register, Owen Alderman.
Upper Black River.-Dr Newkirk Owen Fen
nell.
Kaintuck.-Charles Henry, William S. Pridgeon.
The meeting ably entertained by Messrs. E.
W. Hall, w. j. Houston, and G. G. Wright.
On motion, the proceedings were requested to be
published in the Wilmington Journal and Fayette-
vile Caronan, and other Democratic papers OF the
State, requested to copy the
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
P. NJ. WALKER, Chm.
SAMUEL R. BUNTING Sec'y.