Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-10
!, 100. ATTIC DISTRICT CONVENTION.

s.;on.l District of North Carolina, met in the
."n,n Of Winton at l1oo'clock, on Thursday, tue
och Nav 1857, and proceeded to an organ'zaton
20 a,ecf;ne Dr. G. C. Moore. of Hartford county; as
0y and j. B. Jones of Currituck A. W. Bell
Of Camden. NJ. S. Sawyer of Pasquotank, . "a. w;
R;ohton of Chowan, W. H. Manning Of Gates, Aoram
Thomas of Hartford, 1. P. Freeman OF befue, W:
W PEBBLES of Northampton, John H. Ponton o.
Halifax, D. C. Guyther,, OF Martin; M. Bowen .,
Washington, ana y. y. oh'nne'' VI Aed"'
Vice Presidents.
The president was led to the chair by Messrs
Heath and Starke, and returned his thanks to the
Convention for the honor conferred upon him in
neat and appropriate speech. g..
Dr.. j. B. Goodwin, Aug Moore, ". S. Barctt, and
r B. Davis, we're then appointed Secretaries
The list Of delegates being called for, the follow.
ing counties were found TO be represented, as fol-
'0T carritucz-col ]. B. Jones, DR.. E. Morton, Jno
L. Cox, l. B. Hughes, j. E. Baxter, E. +. Baxter
Dr.. W. H. Coweil, A. NJ. Cunningham, W. George
Grsnbery. W. Mcbride, Israel Fanshaw.
Camdsn.-A. w. Bell.
Pasquotank-Mark S Sawyer, NJ. S. Dance, a.
L. Pendleton, L. D. Starke Dr. R. Fremont, W.
Albertson, G. A. Williams, William Williams dr.
John Ellison, DR.. j. B. Goodwin. A. L. JONES' 'e'
rome Simmons.
Perquimans-Jas. c. Skinner, 4. L; FLEETWOOD
Cho,oan-J H. Leary, R. billiard, r. D. Simpson
Heath. Thos Gregory, Col. S. A. W. Righ,on.
Gates.-Whitmel Stallings, Riddick Calling, W.
H. Manning, DR.. H. c. Wiley, Jno: c. !ro'man'
W. F. Rddick, W. H. Harrell, W: T. Parker T. Jas
Daughtry, Rddick Calling, Jr:, Lassiter klddlck'
JAS Costen. R. H. Ballard, John Wiley, John +.
Parker, R. D. Duke, Elisha Parker, H. W. Parker,
W. W. Cooper, l.. R. Cooper, j. NJ. Parker, L. 5.
Riddick, Jno. W. Hotter, John B. Langston, D.
Langston G. E. Lowther.
Heryord-A. Thomas, Jas. Howell, John w.
Moore, COL P. Jordan, A. Vann, Dr. G. .. Moore,
W. W. Mitchell, Charles Vann, r. B. Cobb, ID. j.
Jenkins, Dr. j. T. Lewter. j. E Carter. S. J. Neal,
Perry Carter Eli Carter, R. B. Davis, A. Britt, j.
Picott NJ. Griffith, Geo. Askew, DR.. S. j. Wheeler,
j. W. Barnes, VIM. During, DR.. R. II. Worthington,
A. w. Darden L. T. Spiers, j. A. Motley, j. g. Hol-
Idly, VIM. Darden.
Bsrtie-A. O. Askew, Geo. S. Madre, Jas. Bur-
den, A. Pritchard, George T. Aske~, Dr. w. H.
Speller JOS Jordan, Jas. r Duers, Dr. H. S. Mitch
ell, l. P. Freeman, DR.. A. j. Askew, j. e. Freeman,
W. j. Freeman, R. P. Freeman, John W. HeekstalJ,
W. A. Ferguson John B. Gillian. James Williford
Washington.-M. Bowen, Dr. R. s. Halsey, Col.
B. j. Spruill, A. L. Chesson.
Aartin.-John Watts, S. W. Watts. Samuel Reg
ers, John R. Rogers, Jos. Rhodes, W. B. Lanier,
W. w. Andrews, F. W. Moore, D. c. Guyther, Au-
gusus Moore, A. Fl. Coffield.
Northampton.-J. R. Mason, Dr. H. L. Bowden,
". T. Josey, W. c. Jordan, j. Bingham, E. A.
"A.
Deberry.
Ralifar-John H. Ponton, Dr. W. L. Long. Jas.
II. Snow, A. NJ. Quarls, John E. Morecock, L L.
Savage, w. H. Howell, W. S. Barcif George W.
Owen.
Tyrcll was not represented
On motion, it resolved, that all good Demo-
Gratis present from any of the counties in the Dis
trct be invited to take seats and participate in the
business of the convention.
L. D. Starke offered the following resolution,
which, after some debate, was unanimously adopted
Resolued, That in this Convention in voting for a
nominee, each county shall be entitled to cast the
number of Democratic votes given in the last guber-
material election and that each delegate be allowed
to cast his proportonate part thereof.
The Convention then resolved that majority Of
votes cast should decide its choice of nominee.
The Secretary was then requested to read the
vote of the District given in the last gubernato
rial election.
On motion of W. ". PEBBLES, it was
Resolred, That committee on resolutions be ap-
pointed by the Chair, the committee to consist of
one member from each county.
The following gentlemen were named in pursu-
ance of the above resolution DR. E. Norton Cur
rituck, A. W. Bell Camden, L. D. Starke Pasquotank
J. T. Granbery Perquimans, R. R. Heath Chowan
S. j. Wheeler, Hartford, W. A. Ferguson, Berthe;
". ". PEBBLES, Northampton; A. l.. Chesson,
Washington; j. Watts Martin; and G. W. Owen,
Halifax.
The Convention then took q recess for one hour.
At o'clock, the Convention again assembled,
when the following resolution offered by Mr. Bad
ham, was unanimously adopted:
Res0lred, That the Chairman of this Convention
appoint committee of from each county in
this congressional District whose duty it shall be,
whenever the occasion demands it, to confer togeth-
er, and conclude upon any matter affecting the gen.
eral interest OF the party, and especially to desg
nate at the proper period, the time and place Of
holding the next Convention.
During the absence of the committee on resou-
tons j. E. Carter. Esq. of Murfreesboro', was in
vited to address the Convention, with which he
complied in happy and effective Speech inter-
spersed with veins of wit and humor that brought
frequent bursts of applause from the Convention.
MIR. Carter having concluded, the committee
resolutions reported the following, which without
debate were unanimously received:
Resolred, That We renew pledges of unswerv-
ing devotion to the great cardinal principles of the
Democratic party,-asserting our thorough identity
substance, as of old.
Resotoed, That we reiterate faith in the prin-
cIple OF levying duties upon imports according to
the revenue Standard and oppose the policy of pam
Perng moneyed capitalists at the expense of the la
boring masses.
Resoloed, That we have witnessed with the high
est qualification the admirable working of the Sub.
treasury as fiscal system we'll calculated to sub
serve the legitimate ends of our Republican form
OF Government, without mourning the dangers and
expressions of great central moneyed monopoly.
Rssolced, That the public lands are the common
property of the United States that their proceeds
should be sacredly applied to the discharge of the
obligations of the Government of the said United
states and that consequently, we are opposed to
their distribution, the proceeds thereof, among
the several States, vioatve both of the Constitu-
ton and sound policy
fss0tred further, Thatit is the duty of the Gen.
era Government not to favor portion of the States
IN this respect at the expense Of Others and not to
ular States f
Reso iced. That the administration of Franklin
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