Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-02-29
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN CHATHAM


| The Democracy of Chatham held primary coun
ty meeting in Pittsboro, on Thursday the 10th in
slant The object of the meeting being as explain
ed by j. j. Jackson, Esq, the appointment of dele
gates to represent the county in the next State and
| District Conventions
On notion VIM. Griffin ESQ.,, was called to the
Chair, and j. A. Aston requested to act as Secre-
! tary.
On motion committee of three was appointed to
draw and report resolutions for the consideration
and adoption of the meeting -.
| The Chairman announced the committee as COM
! posed of the following gentlemen Il. j. Merritt
John A. Moore and Sam'l. Brooks, Esqrs
| This committee withdrew for consultation, and,
after short interval returned and Mr. Merritt read,
under the instructions of the committee, the follow
! ing resolutions As far as they went he thought
| them sound in principle and correct in policy. He
! doubted not that the meeting would join with the
| committee in their unanimous approval of them.
To that end he asked the attention of the meeting
| to their reading, to wit:
Resotued, That approving of the times and places
for holding the State and District Conventions, as
designated by the State and District Executive Com
mittees and duly approaching the important ends
for which they to be held and having assembled
for securing a proper voice and representation in
| each we do hereby authorize the Chairman of this
meeting to appoint at least fifty delegates to attend
and represent in the State Convention to be held
in Raleigh on the 9Th day of March next and also
to be held in Graham on the 9th day of March next
and we do hereby also add to the list of delegates
the names of the Chairman and Secretary of this
| meeting as representatives to each Convention
ResotUed, That without any formal reiteration of
long tested and oft indicated principles the assem-
bling of ourselves together under the of Dem
ocrats is but renewal of devotion to that policy
| and those principles which have brought us to
proud position among nations, and which will still
carry us on to better and greater thngs-if better
and greater things be in reserve for constitutional
, Union-for upon the continued supremacy of their
principles rest the involabty of the Constitution
and the preservation of such Union as the const
/ tution provides
Resolred, That the charge of sectionalsm against
| the Democratic party, by those whose northern
| friends, in the language of Ex-Presdent Fillmore
! "are all anti-.SLaUery in sentiment" is of itself
! sad comment upon their impartial intelligence.
Resoloed, That we rejoice that we have at the
head of federal affairs chief Executive statesman
of eminent ability, firm integrity and whose adhe-
| renee to the constitution, and whose administration
of laws, passed in pursuance thereof not guided
| by painful sense of official duty" but proceed
from the conviction of the wise business of the one
and the necessity of the other, and who through a
| long life of eminent public usefulness has proved
an honor to every trust and reflects honor on
and adds dignity and character to the highest Office
| known to nations.
Resolued, That Gov Ellis, by and able an faithful
administration of our State affairs has shown him.
| self eminently worthy of the high trust that has
| been committed to him, and that his denomination
and consequent reelection should and will follow.
ResOLred, That, under the circumstances, we do
equally approve and commend the course of the De-
mocratic representatives in Congress the late
test for Speakership in their united effort to
the election of Hon. W. n. H. Smith as well as
their firm refusal to contribute by VOTE to the cleo
ton of Hon. John 4. Gilmer.
ResOlUed, That the secretary transmit copy of
the proceedings of this meeting to the Democratic
| papers in Raleigh for publication with a request
that the Carolinian publish them also.
The resolutions read by Mr.. Merritt, were, on
motion of Mr.. Moore, unanimously approved and
adopted.
The delegates to the State convention were ap-
pointed as follows:
A. j. Emmerson, VIM F. Foushee, H. II. Hatch,
T. Bynum, j. Manly, Geo. Foushee, L. Howard, j.
r. Marsh, c. c. Goldston Jerry Hughes, S. W.
Brown, John Straugh, VIM. j. Headen, D. A. Car
ter, S. c. Forester L. j. Dark, Jno. Parrish, G. w.
May, R. E. Eubanks, Jno. Thompson s. Brooks, J..
Z. Nettes, R. P. Aston, n NJ. Aston, j. j. Crump,
j. |. Lane, John A. Moore, A Smith, j. A. Aston,
P. Haithcock, Joe. Jenkins, r. j. Foushee, L. w.
Wombe B. /. Howe, W. Buchanan, Thos. Ragln
w. G. Harris, E. Bryan, w. A. Rives, c. G. Tally
S. G. Hackney, Robt Lambert R. c. Cotton, Jr
T. B. Long, R. B. Paschal, G. W. Thompson Robt
Dosset, j. w. Hackney.
And the following to the District convention:
S. W. Gotten, A. P. Brooks, A. Stroud, A. G. Hea-
den, W. H. Jones' A. B. Marsh John Hackney, B.
R. Ward, Jesse Goodin, DR.. R. K. Smith, H. II
Burke, Lewis Smith, Jerry Brewer, L. j. Merritt
NJ. X. Herndon, j. j. jackson, o. Newlin, S. B.
Jones, DR.. j. A. Hanks, DIR. r. R. Ihrie, James
Thompson, j. F. Rives, William Matthews, G. E.
Brown, j. W. Tinnin o. McMath, DR.. VIM. Wat
son, James Womack, VIM. Gunter, R. c. Cotton
Sr, Isaac Patterson, H. Dossett NJ. d. Williams, G.
j. Williams, Daniel Hackney, VIM. H. Burke.
On notion the meeting adjourned.
WIN. GRIFFIN, Chm.
j. A. ALsToN, Sec'y.