Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-04-21

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The report Wns concurfe in and, to give this cons
Iittee time 10 report the Convention took anotner
recess Tor half an hour. ss.3 &
The Convention again being called tc order, and
the committee on permanent officers &c, not beng
ready TO report Messrs. Dortch, of Wayne, How
Of Wilson, and Engelhard, Of Wake, were severany
called for, but declined to speak. -
Loud calls were then made for Hon. Jno Kerr, ..
Caswell. who at length presented himself amidst
io,a cheera He assured the Convention that but
for being Young American, he would iee emoar
raised on the present occasion. But on al occasions
like this he was always prepared 10 90 MS ou'y.-
Speech making to lawyers and politicians was
small matter. laughter) de sa'd 1t was strange
that he should be called upon to address Democratic
Convention VIVA. claims had his adversaries on
himp He had made war upon them all his life with
all the strength he had. He thought he was right.
But now change had come over the spirit OF Inc
country. He thought the old Wing party conserva'
tve but he found it to be too weak to resist 'ns
common enemy. (Applause) II the liberties OF
the country were to be maintained he saw it could
only be done by relying upon the Democratic party
| (Cheers) "And if knew this. :" exclaimed Mr. herr,
!" why should not confess it? (Cheers) Must
give way lest be called a renegade? No. lie is
most worthy of respect who follows the dictates OF
his own heart Honest men sOiU do right" loud
cheering) Mr. K knew he would be denounced;
but he would not he worthy Of trust if he shrank
from his duty. He warned the young men OF the
State that the youth who shrinks from his duty
through fear of ridicule is doomed to despcabe
inferiority. (Cheers) He drew attention to the
fact that all the leading men of the country were
coming into the Democratic party. And it was III
accordance with the public sentiment of the country
And now begin to hear of old line democrats d.
vidng the Democratic party" haunting you with
such illusions as where is Barringer, Osborn and
others" 1t like some alarmed christian ex-
claiming, on seeing some devils child had got into
the church, have farther for Christ and his
disciples. loud laughter and cheers)
Mr.. Kerr proceeded to pay his respects to the
Distribution humbug. He entertained the Conven-
ton with display Of ridcule on the "speech-
making politicians" He alluded to The agitation on
distribution in the days Of Clay and Webster
"Well," continued he, jackson put them down,
and the American people cried out we'll done "
(Cheers) And he sneeringly asked if Clay and Web
could certain men expect to do SO, cloud laushterD
and denounced any man who revived such question
now as an nrrdnt hum6ug. CHEERS and laughter.)
Talk Of land pirates continued Mr.. f., my expert
ence in Congress taught Inc that the bitterest and
most rapacious land-pirates there were Whigs."-
(Laughter.) He spoke of the strength of this dis
trbulon question before the people, and declared it
his belief that its only object to divide the
Democratic party. 1t was wholly impractcable.-
Nothing could be done in Congress; the President
would veto such measure and if every man, wo-
man and child in the State called out for it. it would
not avail. (Applause) There danger in the
distance, too, which must be met and We were
called upon to follow the lead of man, at the
r6ce Of our dearest rights There might be excuses
for popular errors. he continued but this was not
the time for to desert the dearest ties Of their
country and their homes. {" Is this asked Mr.. K,
the time 20 talk of your sheer of the public lands
The.e was more patriotism in it than in the mans
cry for the price Of his beef during the rage of the
Revolution. CHEERS and laughter) Mr.. Kerr dis
claimed making sectional appeal. But he appealed
to the Southern people to stand by their consttu-
tonal rights, cheers and to insist upon equality
dissolution. loud and prolonged cheers) He
loved the Union, and beautifully apostrophized it,
and prayed to God it might be perpetual; but when
it became an instrument of Cypress on to his peo-
pie, he uouM strike 1t dorn, if he ere super.
stitious enough TO. think it of divine origin. Gre
mendous cheering) He would make this country
equal to any of the best >on Gods earth and de-
clared, in conclusion, that any who gave coun.
tenance to free-solers and other enemies of his
try, was traitor to his country and his race and
he would always denounce him as such. prolonged
cheering)
I The committee on permanent organization now
made the following report:
For President:
GEN. C. NJ AVERY, OF BURKE.
Vice Presidents:
j. G. Badham, Of Chowan,
d. G. w. Ward, of Greene,
John A. Mcdowell, of Baden,
Nathan Milan, Of Warren,
Gen. Benz. Trollinger, of Alamance,
Joel +. Hill, of Stokes
VIM. N. Matthew'S of Mecklenburg,
Jas. B. Gordon. Of Wilkes.
Secretaries:
GEORGE HOWARD, Jr., Of Wilson,
j. W. ALsPAUGH, of Forsvthe,
w. F. GREEN, of Franklin.
The committee further recommended that the
Rules Of the House of Commons (as far as practi-
cable) be adopted by the Convention.
The report was unanimously concurred in, and,
on motion, j. NJ. Bullock of Granville, w. L. Steele,
| appointed to conduct the president to the chair.
At the request Of this committee the Convention
adjourned till p O'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION. d, p. m.
| The Convention re-assembled. The attendance
| was much larger than at the morning session.
The President, Gen. Avery, addressed the Con.
| vention as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Democratic Conyention:
rise merely to return my profound thanks for
| the unexpected honor you have conferred upon me
belong to that large branch of the Democratic
family which is disposed to labor, rather than talk
| My services to the Democratic party, however hum
BILE, are field. not cabinet achievements. have been
accustomed to stem mountain torrents. to face the
| currents Of opposition in every FORM when the in.