Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-07-07
For the Standard.
For the Standard.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN HALIFAX.


DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN HALIFAX.
A Convention of the Democrats Of Halifax county
met pursuant to adjournment at the Courthouse in
Halifax town on Saturday the 3Oth ult
The Convention called to order by L. H. B.
Whitaker, Esq, Chairman; j. NJ Grizzard, the Sec
rotary of the first meeting, also resumed his scat.
The object of the Convention was stated by the
Chairman to be the nomination of candidates torep
resent Halifax county in the next Legislature;
whereupon Dr. NJ. c. Whitaker, former Senator, and
DR.. W. l.. Long and William Hill, Esq, who repre-
scented the county in the last House OF Commons,
were renomnated by acclamaton.
On motion, a committee composed of L. l..
Moore, W. w. Daniel, ST., and VIM. L. Williams
was appointed to inform said gentlemen of their
nomination. DIR. Long and VIM. Hill, for reasons
imperative to them, compelled to decline the
honor rendered to them. DIR. NJ. c. Whitaker in n
short and appropriate speech accepted the nomina-
ton.
On motion, committee appointed by the
Chairman composed of John Anthony, w. S. Bar
cliff, DIR. W. L. Long, John w. johnson, Jacob
Higgs, A. Parks, Dr. NJ. A. Wilcox, VIM Hill, L.
L. Moore VIM. T. Williams, Edwin Whitehead and
f. a. Pearson, being one from each Captains Dis
trict represented at the meeting. The duty of said
Committee declared to be the selection and sub
mission to the Convention of the of candidates
to represent the county in the next House of Com
mons in place of MeSsrS. Long and Hill. The Com-
mittee, through DIR. NJ. A. Wilcox, reported that
w. b. Pope and a. H. Davis, Esqrs., had been
lected by the committee such candidates, and on
motion the report unanimously adopted Mr..
Pope, who was present, accepted the nomination in
few appropriate remarks, and gentleman, author
lied to speak for Mr.. Davis who was absent accep-
ted the nomination in his behalf
The following resolutions were submitted by VIM.
Hill, ESQ.,, for the consideration of the meeting, to
wit: .-.- ... Fg
Resolred, That while we deeply regret the division
of the Democratic party at Baltimore we cordially
approve the action of those delegates who withdrew
from the Convention. -r. -.---.. - .
Resolued That the responsibility of the division
of the party rests upon those who, in rejecting the
regularly appointed delegates from Louisiana and
Alabama, and Mr. B. F. Hallett, of Massachusetts,,
and j. B. Gardy, of Missouri, and in admitting the
seeding minority of Al upon equal terms with the
majority of 800, of the Georgia convention, and in
admitting the Memphis delegation from Arkansas,
were guilty of an attempt to dsfranchise the people
of these States for the purpose of osting upon the
Democratic party against right, usage and justice
candidate and principles which North Carolina has
repudiated.
Resolced. That we reafirm our adherence to the
following resolution of our State Platform That
neither Congress nor Territorial Legislature, whe
Their by direct legislation legislation of an indirect
and uhfrie1dly character possesses the power to
annul or impair the constitutional rights of any ci
zen to take his slave property into the common ter
riteries and there hold and enjoy the same while the
territorial condition remains.
Resolved, That we cordially approve of the Balti
more Platform of the National Democratic party,
which is in accordance with our State platform,
which received the support Of ls out Of 20 OF the
Carolina delegates and recognises the equality