Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-04-11

the contest one which none can evade or shirk, and
those Democrats at the North who play at hide and
seek will be forced to go to you, or else slough off
into repubcanism; besides there IS Gerry large
conserVatlve-reserued vote in the North-men who
rarely erer vote; but if such stand were taken by
our party, these voters would be brought, to man,
to the polls, in support of our candidate" Hon.
Jno. Cochrane and others, among the number gen.
teman prominent in the Union party" state that
Hunter can carry New York, and bring out this
large reserred rote
The National Democratic Committee have decided
that 1t is inexpedient to make any change in the
place of meeting of the National Convention.
Hon. jeff Davis has been quite i'll with return
OF the eye-dsease from which he so recently recov-
ed; He is now improving Cyrus Field, ESQ.,, the
Atlantic Cable man is here on business connect
ed with his submarine project Senator Wigfall has
made characteristic speech against the Homestead
Bill, during which he declared in answer to an in
curry whether or not Texas had donated lands,
yes, but she is sovereign State and has the
right to give them to a missionary society, or to
print the Bible, or to gamble off in a hell" R.
DELEGATES TO THE CHARLESTON CoNvENr1oS.-
The following is a complete list of the delegates ap-
pointed to the Charleston Convention from North
Carolina, except from the Eighth District, which
has yet held no Convention The alternates are
also given:
For the State at Large
DELEGATES. ALTERNATEs.
w. 5 Ashe, n. Hanover, W. n. Edwards, Warren
w. W. Avery, Burke, w. L. Steele Richmond
Bedford Brown, Caswel, w. T. Dortch Wayne,
W. ". Holden Wake, G. S. Stevenson, Craven
In the above list the names range as the vote
stood. The custom, believe, is that the highest
alternate takes the place of the highest delegate and
so on, in case the delegate don't attend.
DIsTRIcT DELEGATES.
First District-W A. Moore Chowan and Mich
olas NJ. Long, Halifax, delegates. C. H. Foster,
Murfreesborough, j. R. Mason, Northampton, alter
mates.
Second District-R R. Bridgers, Edgecombe and
L. W. Humphrey, Onslow, delegates. w. X. Lane,
Wayne, and H. F. Bond Lenoir, alternates.
Third District-N. L. Steele Richmond, and
Jas. Fulton, New Hanover, delegates. j. P Fuller,
of Robson, and A. A. McKoy, Sampson, alternates.
Fourth District-T j. Green, Warren, and j. w.
B. Watson, johnson, delegates. A j. Taylor Nash,
and W. F. Green, Franklin, alternates
Fifth Dtstrict-R. P. Dick, Guilford, and S. P.
Hill, Caswell, delegates. c. s. Winstead, Person,
and l.. j. Merritt, Chatham, alternates.
Sirth Districts. Hargrave, Davidson, and R. L.
| Patterson, Forsyth, delegates. j. w. Ellington,
Rockingham, and j. F. Hill, Stokes, alternates.
Serenh District-W. Lander, Lincoln, and John
Walker, Mecklenburg, delegates. d. Schenck, Gas
ton, and II. b. Hammond, Anson alternates.
The foregoing names range we find them in the
papers. The alternates for this the Seventh Dis
trct take the places of the delegates in the order in
which they occur. We will publish the list of the
Eighth District as soon as they are appointed
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