Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-14


asavored q esscs,t = much ~ possible roasepr
ton OF the pSesdosA merian party wasA ~ Tues
dav Of court far tie y Of 1emits eAndi.
date 10 represent the cQuht of Dxtie next
,Legislst ufe. for a. glsp hic sinsb6r
Mdccssin; g do justice to the cub fest a,ow-
ever do my best to- giye you some int idea Of the
scene; for cannot hope 70 describe It fully. The
convention was composed Of phols dozen Of the K.
N. leaders in the county, which large number was
held TO be full representation Of the party. Owing
to the number of delegates in attendance, the con-
vention could not find room in the spacious Court
House, and it was therefore deemed expedient that
the meeting should be held in lumber house at
tached to the store of merchant in this place
This lumber house, which was some ten feet by
twelve, having been duly prepared, the members OF
the convention sneaked in one by one at the back
door, the front door being carefully closed during
the session of the convention. The members hav-
ing safely accomplished the dangerous undertaking
of getting in without being SEEM the convention pro.
ceeded to organize. On motion of Mr.. - Mr.. .,s
called TO the chair and there being chair, he
took his seat on large pot in one corner OF the
ROOM After stormy debate, Bedford Brown ESQ.,,
of this place. was selected as the nominee of the
vention; whereupon the antBrown faction bolted
from the ranks, and refused to support the nominee
on the ground that the party was "dgsn Jurriness,
and could not, therefore, consistently support man
who was not a native of the county. The action of
the convention has caused good deal of dissatisfac
have sworn in their wrath that mo cussed fur
riner" shall rule Davie county. Nothing daun-
ted by the opposition which was made to his nomi-
nation, the nominee proceeded incontinently to the
Court House, and in the face Of day, and the light
of Gods glorious sun, announced himself as the
nominee of the K. N. convention, or conspiracy, as
some of them call it The gentleman went on to
say, in his dulcet tones and in strain of burning
eloquence that he was the nominee of the Ameri-
can part-ee and sink or swim, live or die, survive
or perish, he would stand by the platform of that
part-ee." This was the sum and substance of the
gentleman's speech, SO far as / have been able to
learn. But in spite of his eoquence and the fervid
patriotism of the above speech, (WHICH by the way,
is quoted from Lovells U. S. Speaker) the majority
Of the K. Ms are not satisfied with the action of the
convention, and good many of them have ordered
their names to be erased from the secretarys book.
In consideration of this serious dsafection " Sami-
eel has determined to call new convention, who
know not Joseph" and will attempt to choke off
the regular nominee. In addition to all this excite
ment, the town was electrified on the same day by
an Grafton from Gen. Leach, the K N. Elector for
the district. This speech was Of the most char
acteristic productions to which it has been my
good fortune to listen. The General after letting
off the usual amount of gas about the census reports
and "the cussed urriners and Catholics" proceeded
to vindcatc the principles of the,k. n. party, in
which gigantic undertaking he succeeded to his own
satisfaction, if not to that Of others. He confined
of the order; but after winding about for some time,
he at last frankly acknowledged that "to please
their friends from all quarters, they had abolished
seer. and all the other ugly features in the prin-
cples of the party, to wit: the Catholic test and
the twelfth section of the June platform, suppose.
After revolutionzing the country two or three times
the General proceeded to try his luck at revolution
Of the Latin language, in which he was success
full before. lie launched ont into terrible phil
ippc against Messrs. G;ddings, Seward and Sumner
-et omne tribus as he called them. He then, with
his usual candor and fairness, and with that cour-
age and reckless disregard of danger, for which he
has rendered himself notorious, proceeded to mis-
represent Il. P. Dick, Esq, of Guilford, who was
not present, of course He backed his reckless as
sertions with great show of documentary proof.
He proceeded to read copious extracts from what
purported to be Washingtons Farewell Address;
but upon closer examination, it proved to be Re-
publican Landmarks" a K. N. campaign book OF
reference. He spoke of "bobtai, crossroad poll
ticians," and have no doubt there is no better
judge Of the article in the whole country his long
experience in the business having made him quite
o connoisseur. The Generals speech was received
with tremendous applause, all of which done by
person in this place, who, if he cannot aspire to
fame, can at least lay claim to notoriety without
fear Of having his title disputed. In short, the
Speech taken a whole, was one of the shallowest
things ever listened to, and consider it gross
insult to the common sense Of the people Of Dave.
MocKsv1LLE, May 3Oth, 1856.
For the Standard.
To the Democracy of the 9Th Congressional
District.
DEMOCRATS! now is the time for action. In view
of the fact that the able Eector chosen for the 9th
District by the District Convention, is compelled to
decline the call of the party, and that the District
may not be without an Eector, / propose that the
Democracy of the District meet in Convention at
Winston, on Tuesday juno 18th, and appoint an
Electo, for the District.