Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-04-21
RALE: GH. .NoRTH-CAR0LINA,
chosen President of the Conventiqp!; The Platform
adopted is as follows: IA

= WHEREAS, Pursuant to the usage of the Demo-
cratic party, Convention of Delegates representing
the Democratic voters of the different counties of
the State, has assembled in the town of Charlotte,
upon the different questions now before the people
OF the State, and of the country at large be there
fore
Resolred lst, That we cordially approve of the ad-
mnistration of James Buchanan believing it to be
marked by ability ilnpartialty and devotion to the
Constitutional rights of all sections of the country;
and more especially do we endorse his position in
favor of the immediate admission of Kansas with the
Lecompton Constitution, and regard that measure
essential to the quiet of the country, and act of
simple justice; the rejection Of which only be
viewed blow aimed at the equality of the
States in the Union.
Rssolued End, That Thos. Bragg, by the manner
in which he has discharged the duties of his Office
Chief Magistrate of this State, has established
character for high executive talents and secured the
confidence and respect of all good citizens of the
State, and We hereby tender him in behalf Of our
constituents the expression of their high admiration
and best wishes for his happiness and success
through life.
ResolUed Sd, That are anxious to see the
sources of the different sections of the State osered
and developed and to that end believe that such aid
should be given towards the forwarding to compile.
ton of the works of internal improvement already
begun, and the construction of such others as may
be deemed expedient, the credit Of the State and
riously affecting the one or imposing too onerous
| burdens on the other.
| Resolced 4A, That regard the distribution of
the public lands their proceeds unconstuton-
al antidemocratic and impotc and its agitation at
the present time emlnently unpatriOtic, because
| being wholly mpraccabe, the sole tendency of
such agitation must be to divide and distract the
| ly party upon which the South rely for the de-
fence of her rights and interests in the Union.
The platform was dop.sd unanimously, without
Ndebate. "a
The Candidates before The Convention for nomn-
alton to the governorship, were w. w. Holden, Esq,
of Wake, and Hon. Jno. W. Ellis, of Rowan-W. W.
Avery, ESQ.,, of Burke, having withdrawn his name.
The maoryof the democratic strength of the counties
MAS the rule adopted for voting. On the first ballot:
Mr.. Ellis received the nomination, by the following
vote: Ellis, 25,O51; Holden, 1854; scattering,
1904 majority for Ellis of 2254 of all the votes
cast The whole number of votes represented in the
Convention Al, ,S4S-necessary 10 choice, 23,-
924
The following is the vote by counties:
For JOHN w. ELLIs-Aexander, Anson, Bladen,
Brunswick, Cabarrus, Catawba, Craven Cumber-
land, Chowan, Currituck Cleaveland Davidson,
DAVE, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston Granville Hal.
fax, Tredell Jones' Lenoir, Lincoln, Moore, Montgo.
merry, Meckenburg, Nash, New Hanover, Northamp-
ton, Pasquotank, Pitt, Rowan, Rutherford Rich.
mond, Sampson, Stanly. Union, Warren, Washing.
ton, Wayne, Wikes.-4O.
For W. w. HoLDEN.-Alamance Burke, Bun
combe, Beaufort, Carteret, Cherokee, Caswe, Chat
ham, Caldwell, Dupln, Forsythe, Guiford, Hay
wood, Henderson, Jackson, Johnston, Madison, Mar
tin, Mcdowell, Macon, Orange, Rockingham, Ran
dolph, Surry, Stokes Wake, Yancey.-27.
Nor REPRESENTED :-Ashe, Bertie Columbus
Camden, Gates Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Perqui
mons, Person, Robson, Tyrrel, Watauga-13.
The delegates from Greene Onslow and Yadki1
were tied as between Ellis and Holden. Green
voted for Hon. Thos. Ruffn, of Alamance; Onslow
for Hon. Thos. Rufin of Wayne; and Yadkin d
, | not vote. The counties of Polk and Wilson vote,
, with the counties from which they orginal
taken. After the vote was taken, Yadkin got pei
Y mission to record her vote for Ellis -
1.-The foregoing will be sufficient to indicate the
, important results of the Convention.