Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-03-07

Asheville.
Resolred, That his Excellency John W. Ellis has
discharged the duties of his Office with marked ab
ity, fairness and impartality, and in our opinion
his denomination will not only be cordially received
by the people Of Burke County, but will be hailed
by large majority of the people of the entire State
as an endorsement eminently due to him for the f.
deity and devotion with which he has watched over
and protected all the great material interests Of the
State. =
Resolced, That we heartily approve the admins
tration of James Buchanan as President of the Uni
ted States, and proudly point to has Nationality
proclaimed by precept and developed in practice,
emblematc of the broad comprehensive and national
principles which animate and distinguish our great
from the tides Of the Atlantic
to the shores Of the Pacific, and from the Northern
extremities of the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico
Resolced That we cherish devoted attachment
to the Union Of the States and the Constitution
which cements it. but the sanctity of the grows
out of the compacts for our protection guaranteed
by the other; and the deliberate violation by coned
crate States of the rights secured to us by those
compacts, whether effected directly or indirectly,
cancels the bond of Union and leaves the States
whose constitutions. rights may be thus violated,
free to choose the mode and measure of redress.
Resolred That the black Republican party, ex-
Guiding fifteen States of the Union, are organized
upon platform which, however disguised, pro-
poses the emancipation by fraud if possible by vio
lence If need be, of four millions of slaves, 20 be
turned loose as frcemcn in our midst; that having
adopted Helpers book their text and Seward bru-
tai and bloody manifesto their creed their rally
ing cry among their adhcrcnts at home is death to
the master and freedom to the slave" and the dom
inant sentiment which impcs them in this unholy
crusade is intense, malignant hatred to the South
and her institutions. Such o party, so organized
and for such purposes, is tantamount to declara-
ton of war against the Constitution and the Union
Of the States, and triumph by such Organization
in Presidential contest would be virtual dssolu-
ton Of the Union. ,.sr
Resolred, That whilst deploring the calamitous
consequences which black Republican triumph
would entail upon our beloved country, and SYM
pathizing most deeply with our noble Democratic
allies at the North who would thus be left to the
tender mercies Of that revolutionary and fanatical
party nevertheless take this occasion to declare
most solemnly, that in such an emergency, our po-
sition will be taken beside our Southern brethren
that the concerted action Of sister States of the
South shall be our guide, and We as individuals
pledge to the holy cause of the South, amid every
peril "our lives and our most sacred honor"
Resolred, That the spirit of submission to black
Republican rule has no existence among the mass of
our people, and any expression to that effect is but
ebullition of individual partisan sentiment, rarely
avowed and finding few sympathetic ears.
Resolpsd, Tha. the only hope for the preservation
Of the Constitution and the safety of the Union, in
the present crisis, is the success of the Democrat
ic party, and we look to the deliberations of the
Charleston Convention as furnishing the only means
of escaping the perils which now environ our ship of
State. To the nominee of tina. Convention we pledge
warm and cordial support, and we invite the pa
triotc men of all parties to rally around that nomi
nation. No third party can be formed with any
chance of success in the coming struggle. The
Democratic party is now the only Union saving par
ty. The cry Of q "new Union party" is delusion
and snare; the real and only contest for President
will be between the Democratic nominee and the
black Republican candidate; the stake is, our glo-
rous Constitution and the Union consecrated by the
blood of fathers the one side, and disruption
perhaps civil war; on the other; between these ex-
tremes of lofty patriotism and of bloody treason,
patriots must choose
Mr.. Avery advocated the resolutions in speech
Of an hours misunderstanding upon all the excl
ting issues embraced in them reviewing The past
and present relations of existing parties to the
mentous questions before the country and invoking
all patriotic men to rally beneath the Democratic
banner He was followed by Messrs. John A. Dick
son and S. C. w. Tate, who entertained the large
audience with eloquent and effective speeches. The
resolutions were then unanimously adopted
On motion of John A. Dickson ESQ.,. it was or
dered that the proceedings of this meeting be pub.
lshcd in the Standard. Asheville Nees and West
ern Democrat and Salisbury Banner, and other dem
cratoic papers in the State be requested to copy.
The Chairman, under the first resolution, appoint
cd the following delegates to the State Convention
at Raleigh, to wit: s .s5 .
W. W. Avery, R. c. Pearson, SamL Med Tate,
j. G. Mcdowell, E. j. Kirksey, Jacob Seagle, John
A. Dickson, S. c. W. Tate H. j. CASTOR, VIM R.
Duvall, James T. Pearson, Joseph Britain, James
N Henderson, z. d. Lancaster j. NJ Happoldt C.
Happoldt, c. N. Avery, j. B. Kincaid, W. G. Good
John N. Carson, Isaac E. Avery, Samuel Tate, JAS
c. McKcsson, Phillip Warlick, W. R Aiken, Sam'l
Aiken, William Bally, William Berry, J. D. Glass
w. L. Glass, A. s. Greenlee, Bartlett Berry, Michl.
Spainhour, Wesley Berry, Daniel Burns, j. W.
Wilson, John w. Duckworth John Ferree, w. r.
Tennessee, Levi Laxton, j. D. Tennessee, R. u.
Michaux, E. S. Shipping j. C. Estis H. Conly, Bar.
net Moore, Nelson Lindsay, Riley Talent Claiborne
Branch, VIM. Stamey, David Mace, Britain Hawk.
ins, d. W. Stacey, Robert l. McElrath Geo. Hodge
]. H. Hall, VIM S. Sudderth, Sidney Poteet Johna
than Hne'. Henry Deal, Peter Epley, Joseph Deal
Marcus Winters, VIM. d. McElrath, Jesse Comfy,
M. D. Britain, w. S. McConaughy, Daniel Jarrett
p. N. Ferree, John Kincaid, Robert Presnel, Aaron
Kerly, W. W. Kincaid, N P. Beck j. P. Beck
Henry P. Lindsay, M. D. Armfeld VIM Mccall
lard, E. E. Greenlee Calvin Houck, and B. Stacey.
The Chairman appointed the following delegates
to the District Convention at ASheville.
s. G. w. Tate, John A. Dickson, H. j. CASTOR,
Joseph Britain, Saml Med. Tate, James T. Pear,
| son, John c.. Mcdowell, q. D. Lancaster, John M
Carson, G. NJ. Avery, C. Happoldt, Samuel, Tate
w. S. Sudderth, j. B. Kincaid, Isaac E. Avery, Jas
N. Henderson, E. J. Kirksey, Bartlett Berry, Bart
lett Lisk, Clayton Scott 81. Scott VIM R Hennes-
see, N. D. Armaeld, Nv. Avery, andR g. Pearson
Upon motion Of S. G. W. Tate, Esq, the name.
Of the Chairman and Secretaries added to bott
lists Of delegates. SIS 4ss.5s5t,
On motion Of ]. NJ Happoldt, the meeting id
| journed JOHN II. PEARSON, CAN.
| Rurus KHc4ID, asersssri.
| The Opposition Convention adopted the I'D s6le
rem proposition Is, part Of their platform w,
wers u hopes int This subject would mt 8 aovei
70 disturb the public mind during TIE sfmpendin,
misid but II ~ d6uet {6inS now ~ rs So nhjec;
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