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

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Ohslow Co1nty-77l.
" hoie number Of votes cast AZ. $40
Necessary to choice ,ss2s, 1924.
The delegates from Yadkia could NOT .,,,.
therefore did not vote "s'ee' and
After the result Was announced, Greene and a.
low were allowed to record their votes for u Wns
Ellis. '' 'udge
the Convention: Ashe, Berthe, Columbus. C,ma,nm
Gates, HEREFORD, Hyde, Perqumans, Person Posa'
son, Tyrrell, and Watauga.-l2 -'0's'
Harnett Polk and Wilson voted with the con,.:
from which they were originally taken. ""es
Judge Ellis having received majority Of al, a..
votes cast, the President declared him the nominss
Of the Convention. '''
MT. DieuSoe,O OF wake, GAINED the PRIVILEGE IA
move that the nomination be made unan;@ons
loud and prolonged cheering) Heidi not dssss
to conceal his regret for the loss sustained th, dV
by his friend. They had stood by him as S Say
ought But Wake was always found on the s;da =.
the party. She now extended hand to th r1 E,s
and the West, and he pledged for her an increased
majority for the nominee. (Cheers)
Dr. Dickson, Of Burke had cast more votes ap,ns,
the nominee than any other man in the Conyen,on
r and han n,,I1 nm, v,1,Ir, ~.
as great majority than she gave before. Goud
cheers.)
Col. Humphrey, of Onslow, also pledged the Fast
to do her full duty to the nominee (Cheers)
Mr.. Bedsoc's motion was then unanimously adoD.
ted.
On motion Of J. F. Simmons, of Halifax. a com,
mittee Of three was appointed to inform Hon. John
w. Ellis of his nomination. The committee consist
ed of the following gentlemen: j. F. Simmons Of
Halifax; VIM. Il. Thomas, of Jackson and A, N
Lewis, Of Wake.
On motion, the Convention adjourned till o.
clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION, o'clock
The Convention again assembled, Gen. Avery in
the Chair.
On motion of Robt P. Dick, the President an.
pointed the following
Erecutice Committed
Dr. j. E. Williamson, Of Caswel, Chairman.
j. C. Badham, of Chowan.
L. w. Humphrey, of Onslow.
John Winsow, of Cumberland.
NJ. A. Bledsoe, of Wake.
Francis Fries, of Forsyth.
VIM. j. Yates, of Mecklenburg.
NJ. S. Stokes, of Wilkes.
S. Med. Tate, of Burke.
After the committee was announced, objection was
made by H. K. Burgwyn, of Northampton relative
to the mode of aDnOintmenf n,ofinn roda
as test VOTE and the President was unanimously
sustained.
On motion of A. M. Lewis the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolred That the members of this Convention return
their warmes thanks to the citizens OF Charlotte for the
very kind reception they be met WITH and they will carry
with them to their homes the best recollection of their pc.
likeness and hospitality.
Speeches we're then made by f. W. Hall, Of New
Hanover, and ). A. Waugh, Of Forsythe, with much
success.
RIP. Dix, of Guilford, was then called for 1t
was his intention to remain silent, but he must say
few words for Guilford. He pledged her to the
warm support of the nominee. He alluded to Ae
difference between the aspect of affairs at Conven.
tons in former years and now. Then it the
tom to meet to choose some to offer sacrifice;
now we meet to do him honor. (Cheers) He spoke
of the advance of the party-touched upon Black
Repubcanism, which, he said, had its origin in Know
| how Southern man could be any thing but Dem.
ocrat There was no question to divide them now
but the humbug distribution. In the course Of bis
remarks on this subject, he made an excellent fling
at McRae. He contended the South should be
unit, and present to the North an undivided 'front.'
1t was duty Of the South to the brave men there
who had sacrificed themselves to her interests. lie
was no dsunionst, but he would prefer freedom out
Of the Union to slavery in it. He would stand
by the Union as long as he could but when it be-
came instrument of oppression, if he had the
power he would shake the columns of the fabric and
let it bury him in the ruins. loud cheers) But
he was not without hope, so long rs he could hear
the voice of Democracy in Vermont and Massschu.
sets (Cheers) In CONCLUSION, he again pledged
Guilford to the support of the nominee.
Gen. Jno. WinsloH, Of Cumberland, was called
out No attempt will be made by this writer to re-
port the Generals remarks. But the quiet citizens
of the remotest parts of Charlotte bear witness
to the reports Of laughter which reached their ears
What with his ininaitable Dog Story" and bis
other stories and anecdotes he kept the Convention
in roar Of the most boisterous merriment and
many one retired from the meeting with sore sides
The county of Cumberland will always have host
| where the General represents her.
Speeches were subsequently, made by r. Pat
telson, Of Forsythe, Jos. Dobson, of Yadkin j. l.
Scales, Of Alamance, j. W. Boyd, Of Rockingham.
w. +. Dayane, Of Sampson. others, and vote Of
retaries.
I The Convention adjourned sine die.
| fThe Reporter begs to remind the gentlemen
whose speeches have been mutilated or overlooked
Of the difficulty OF crowding into 80 narrow com,
pass the proceedings Of protracted meeting ,no
the sayings and doings Of so numerous body 10
could have occupied his entire space with one OF
two Of the speeches alone His object has been 70
I give simply an spit0ma of the WHOLE
:
THE SLAVE TsADE-IxroKrANr CoKREspoSDEscE
1tis stated that important diplomatic correspoa'
dence on between the British Minister
Lord Napier, and General Cass, relative to the slave
trsde has reached the climacterc in long, able anu
convincing note from the ayeperabe Secretary 40,
dressed 10 Lord Napier, reviewing the whole SUI