Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-04-27
For the standard.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN GRANVILLE.

At meeting of the Democracy of Granville, held
in the court house in Oxford, Saturday the 23rd
of April 1859, pursuant to previous advertisement,
On motion of L. L. Hargrovc, ESQ.,, j. NJ. Stone.
ESQ.,, called to the chair, and F. B. Currn and
L. NJ Van Hook, were chosen as Secretaries
On motion of T. l.. Hargrove, ESQ.,, Col. W. R.
White, W. H. jenkins and F. B. Currin, Esqs.,
were appointed by the chair committee to draft
resolutions for the action of the meeting.
After the committee retired, the meeting was ad-
dressed by the chairman in speech breathing the
true Democratic spirit, and proving that he is well
entitled to be considered one of the old guard of De-
mocracy.
The committee returned and reported through W.
H. jenkins, ESQ.,, the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has been proposed to hold a Demo-
cratic District Convention at Franklinton, on the
2Sth of April, to nominate candidate to represent
this district in the next Congress of the United
States; and,
WHEREAS We approve of said proposition, and
desire to be represented in said Convention There
fore
Resolrea, That the chairman of this meeting ap-
point sixty delegates to attend said Convention.
Resolred, That We take occasion to express our
renewed confidence in the time-honored principles
of the Democratic party, and hereby tender Presi-
dent Buchanan our warmest thanks for his able ex-
posure of the distribution humbug in his recent veto
message.
Resolred, That President Buchanan has justified
the predictions of the Democracy by his faithful ex-
ecut0n of the laws for the benefit not only of the
South, but of the whole country
Resolced, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the North Carolina Standard.
Resolred, That we will give cordial support to
the nominee of the District Convention.
After the reading and adoption of the above reso-
lutons, w. II. Jenkins Esq, offered the following:
Resolred, That although we are in favor of the
acquisition of Cuba by fair and honorable means,
vet we are opposed to trusting the President with
thirty millions of dollars for that purpose or any
other, not only because of the dangerous precedent
which would be set, but because of the unconstitu-
atty of such an act.
Whereupon F. B. Currin, Esq, offered the fol-
lowing as substitute, which was adopted:
Resolred, That although we in favor of the ac-
QUESTION of Cuba, yet the scheme commonly known
as the thirty million bill does not meet with ap-
probation
The following resolutions were offered by W. H.
Jenkins, ESQ.,, and adopted:
Resolced That we are in favor of tariff for rev.
enue and opposed to specific duties
Resolced That in w. w. Holden we recognize a
bold fearless and able advocate of Democratic prin-
ciples.
On motion of 7. L. Hargrove, Esq, the latter was
adopted by reclamation
IL Was TeSONcu Iildt anu
be added to the list Of delegates and that any good
Democrat from Granville, who may attend the dis
trict convention shall be considered delegate.
Pursuant to the first resolution, the following
were appointed delegates:
John c. Clark W. L. Brummett c. j. Bobbit,
w. H. Bradford, Col. W. R. White, John jenkins,
Jesse Meadows, NJ. H. Jones, j. D. Hobgood, X. H.
Wainwright, F. B. Hester, I. L. Hargrove, j. H.
Gooch, W. H. Jenkins David Fuller Sam'l DECKER
son, DR.. Cheatham, W. B. Mann, Thomas Peasants,
S. H. Cannady, VIM Williams, Jerry Estes, VIM.
Fuller, DIR. W. R. Harris, j. M. Bullock, c. H. X.
Taylor, Jas. R. Duty, W. B. Hughes, Bazell Bur,
roughs, Arthur jenkins. Elcana Lyon, A. M. Yea.
sey, 7. B. Lyon, VIM. Suit Col jeff Horner, Thos.
Meadows, Zach Hampton, VIM. Weaver, Ruben
Clayton, D. T. Wlkerson, W. H. Puryear, B. T.
Winston, L. B. Stone, Thos Hester, Alex. Cooper
R. o. Gregory, R. H. Gregory, G. A. Gregory, DR.,
W. Lewis, Thos. Satterwhite, j. W. Stovall, Ed. B.
Lyon, Thos. Lyon, jackson Bradford W. A. Cur
rim, Fielding Knott Henry Knott j. NJ. Satterwhlte
W. NJ. Sneed, A. H. Hanks, j. j. Riggin, w. O.
Bobbitt, G. W. Knott, P. Wyche, W. j. Hamlet
Col. 7. J. Hicks, S. S. Cooper, Jas. c. Coghill
Stephen Beasley
On motion the meeting adjourned
j. NJ STONE, Chm'n.
F. B. CuRR1N, soc,.
L. N. VAN HOOK,