The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-04-29
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN LIN
COLIN

According to previous notice, large
number of the citizens of Lincoln county,
assembled in the Court House, when, on
motion of Henry Canister, Esq, Ambrose
Costner was called to the Chair, and r. j.
Clark requested to act as Secretary.
On motion, committee of five were APP
pointed to report resolutions for the meet
ing. During the retirement of the commit
tee, Henry Cansler, Esq, addressed the
meeting in his usual animated and impress
sive style. The Committee reported,
through Mr.. d. Schenck, Jr., the following
resolution
| ResOlced, That we have an abiding con-
fidence in the great principles of the Dem
ocratic party they have been developed
and acted upon by the administrations of
Jefferson, Jackson and Polk, and as they
are now brilliantly exemplifed in the able
and eminently constitutional administration
of Franklin Pierce.
! Resolred, That the late annual message
and the special message on Kansas affairs
| of the President of the United States are
| State documents, deserving the highest
commentator from every true lover of con-
stitutional liberty, and especially demand
ing from every Southern patriot the most
| profound admiration; that in these acts of
his as well as in his whole administration
he has given indubitable proof that he
| knows ''nO North, no South, no East, no
| West" but that he is the faithful Chief
Magistrate of our common country, and
that he is our first choice for the next Pre-
sidency of these United States.
| ReSOIced, That the able administration
of His Excellency, Thomas Bragg, Govern
or of North Carolina, has still more endear-
ed him to the people of the State, and as
an evidence of our confidence in him we
declare him to be our first choice to fill the
high position which he now occupies, for
the next term of two years.
ReSolred, The we are opposed to and
will use our utmost exertions to oppose and
put down the anti-republican dogmas of
the late Know Nothing party that its pro-
| scriptive and intolerant tendencies are con-
trary to the genius of a Democratic form
of government and only fit to be exercised
| by tyrants and fanatics, and that its secret
mummeries are insulting to an intelligent
people.
ReSOlred, That we are still ardently in
favor of the Democratic doctrine of Free
Suffrage, and that we will use our utmost
exertions to expunge from our constitution
that federal clog which forbids a freeman
of North Carolina to vote in the Senate I'M
less he owns fifty acres of land.
Resolved, That we are in favor of Judi
cious development of the resources of North
Carolina by completing such improvements
as have been already begun, and economi-
cally advancing so as not to endanger the
faith or credit of the State or Cypress our
people with high taxation.
RcsOlred, That the Chairman of this
meeting appoint five delegates from each
Captains company to meet our friends of
CASTOR and Catawba, at such place as may
be named, on the Cd Saturday in Nav. to
select suitable candidate to represent us
in the Senate of the next Legislature of our
State.
five delegates to represent this County in
the State Convention, to be held at Raleigh
on the 10th, and ten delegates to represent
us in our District Convention, to be held at
Charlotte, for the purpose of selecting two
delegates to represent us in the National
Convention to be held at Cincinnati for the
purpose of selecting suitable candidates to
be supported by the Democracy of our
country for the offices of President and
Vice President of these United States.
ReSoIced, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Standard, and
the Democratic papers be invited to copy.
The Chairman appointed the following
delegates to the Convention to select a can
didate for the Senate:
Capt. Beams Company-D. Williams.
Thos. Williams, G. w. Hull, Peter Best,
Jos. Stamcy.
Capt. Roberts'-Jos. Stamey, Jr, An
derson Roberts, VIM Hull, Gen. d. Seagle,
Jno. Wood.
Capt. Ho"ser's-JOs. Houser, ]. Hoover,
Logan Torrance, Lawson Hill, Dan'l Hoke.
Capt. ratcford's-Henry Cansler. VIM
Lander, w. NJ. Reinhardt, Robt. William
son, Philip Plonk.
Capt. Observation-Disclosures Carpenter,
A. killian, Jas. Sumerow, Jonas Rudisill.
Michael Finger.
Capt. Ashbury'S-Sol. Rudesill, David |
Sumerow, Jacob Helderman, Aaron Good |
son, j. b. Smith.
Capt. SheLton's-W. w. Monday, Isaac
Lowe, ii. Howard, Eli Killian, II. w. Con- |
nor.
Capt. Kincade's-R. E. Burch r. Lowe, |
Perry Cahill, ID. A. Lowe, James Bryant.
To RaLeigh-W. j. Hoke, T. T. Slade. |
w. Nj. Reinhardt, David Williams, G. w. |
Lowe, with W. w. Holden and F, I. Will |
son. altcrnates.
To District Conrention-Wm. Lander, |