Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-09
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Il rectinr 81 |. rcsI,sotable portion of the De-,
mocfacy Of Wilkes, q tho Goart House ~ Mllkes
shoro, On Thurslay fhe 40fh March, on motion q.
) Mai. Ill S. Stokes tas. Gwyn Esq, was called 70
The Chais and Capt =. itsckett appointed SEC
3 Ma. Stokes ii Z fc.s pertinent remarks, explain-
led the object of the meeting, and moved that the
Chairii,aii appoiMt a. Committee OF three to DRAFT
sltab for Tho consideration OF the meets
.ing. = s5.s
y Pursuant to which the Chairman appointed the
following gentlemen Dr. R f. llackett, Col. Leland
Martin, And Silcr Brewer.
The committee. after retiring for a few minutes,
reported through then. chairman, Dr. r. F. Hackett,
). che following preamble and resolutions
WHEREAs All political parties are supposed TO be
established upon system of principles, and as it IS
their duty from time to time to reiterate and publish
the world thc principles by which they are gov
erneds therefore
RssoBesd, Tint VIC adhere nnwaveringy to the
cardinal principles of the great Democratic party,
u heretofore laid down in its National Conventions
and as carried out by the Administrations which it
has placed in power.
of the Democratic party our country has attained
Its present exalted position among the nations OF the
earth, and we believe that upon strict adherence
to those principles depend the perpetuity OF the
Union and the glory of our country. :,
Resolged, That We are opposed to all Inbound
them to be inimical to Repubicanisn, hostile to the
spirit Of our institutions and detrimental to the cause
/ Of liberty every where.
Rssolped, That the secret organization known as
the Know Nothing party, which sprang up like mush-
ROOM in the dark, and is now fast perishing in the
light Of day-by its stimulating the baser
Of the human heartily its coalitions with all the
isms of the day-by its miserable trucking to the
disappointed politicians Of all parties by its vascl-
atng course on all national subjects, and lately, by
its cfasng from its platform the last vestiage OF ma
tionality, has,rendcred itself unworthy OF the conf
dencc and support of the American people.
Resoleed, That we highly approve OF the Admin
istraton of President Pierce, at home and abroad
that at home he has shown himself to be the Presi-
dent Of the nation, and not of section the enemy
of all kinds of fanatcism, and the firm defender OF
the Constitution and the Union and by his unwa-
verng course on the all absorbing question OF the
day, slavery, has rendered himself doubly dear to
the people Of the South; that his firm and deter
mined course in our foreign policy has taught tho
nations abroad that we intend to do justice to them,
and are determined to require the same Of them
Il Resolped That we fully endorse the course OF our
party and the President in the repeal OF the Mssou-
ri restriction and the passage of the Nebraska Kan
sas bill that it leaves the subject of slavery where
it ought to be, with the people and that the Annual
and Special Messages of President Pierce on the
subject should meet the approval of all Union and
Constitution loving men, North and South
AeSOGIeu Indt VIC dPPIoSS VI eoS 6A"iA'''
of our able Governor, Thos. Bragg that we believe
neither friend or foe has been able to find fault with
his official acts, and that he is every way worthy OF
the confidence Of the people of North Carolina.
Resolred, That the Chairman appoint Is delegates
each to the District Convention to meet at Ashevie
on the 9Th, and to the State Convention to meet in
Raleigh on the 10th of April
8 Maj Stokes, in few desultory remarks, set forth
the position of the Democratic party and the ap-
propriateness of the resolutions and on his notion
they were unanimously adopted.
The Chairman then appointed the following Del
cgates:
To the District Convention-Jas. Roberts, ESQ.,,
Dr. James Hickerson, John A. Parks, George Wyatt,
R. F. Galloway, Col j. w. Transeau, Enoch Vannoy,
DR. r. F. Hackett, James H. Taylor, James Gillian,
Joel Waters, Esq, Charles Carlton, ESQ.,, H. Thomp
son, Peter johnson, and John B. Miller.
s. To the State Convention-Col. L. Martin, j. B.
Gordon, Esq, Willis Childers, COL F. B. Parks, H.
Warren, S. Brewer, Fl. Gambill John Hendrin, Maj.
n. S. Stokes Fl. Wingler, W. II. Hubbard, Esq, P.
Carlton, j. Vannoy,J j. W. Hackett, and Col. B. H.
Brown
On motion, the Chairman and Secretary were ad-
ded to the delegations.
On motion, it was
Resolred, That these proceedings be published in
the Asheyille News and Raleigh Standard.
J. GWYN, Chm'n.
a. L. HAcKEr, Sec'y.