Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-09-05
LOCAL AMI A ITEMS.

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lumber of persons were at the Depoto on We'd
nesday when Judge Douglas arrived, He
was welcomed to the City and State ia a few
appropriate remarks by Henry w. Miller,
Esq, and JudgeD d. responded in a few words
of thanks for the A~attering reception. He
was then escorted through solne of our prin-
cipal streets to the Marlborough House, where
quarters were provided for him. He was
called on generally by men of all parties,
both Of our citizens and the large number Of
citizens Of the State who were here to sec and
hear him,
On Thursday afternoon an immense con
course of ladies and gentlemen, assembled be-
fore the east wing ofthe Capitol, from whence
it was understood Judge Douglas was to ad-
dress his feilow-citizcns. At 4 O'clock he
was introduced to the audience in a hand
some manner by ca. Fox, Esq, of Meek
lenburg county, and President of the Demo-
cratic Douglass Convention then in session
in the Capitol Judge d. expressed his pleas
ure at appearing before a North Carolina au-
dience, and at being honored with an intro
duction by a son of the patrioeie ola county
OF Mecklenburg, celebrated in American his
tory as being the FIRST place where British
tyranny was resisted by the utterance of the
first Declaration of independence,
1t is not cur purpose to attempt even an
outline of the subjects discusscd-the speech
will be published in full and and all who are
disposed may read it for themselves. All
admit, VIC believe, that it was a bold, open,
undisguised declaration of his principles, and
whether men agree or disagree with his opin-
ions, no one may charge him with timidity
or dissimulationin expressing those opinions.
We could not but notice the enthusiastic adj
miration expressed by the audience whenev-
er he declared that the Union mast be pre-
served, and his utter detestation of any one
who would lay unhallowcd hands upon it
for its overthrow, be he who he may.
Judge D. spoke for two hours, and at the
close three hearty cheers for Stephen A. Doug
las were given, and the audience dispersed.
DOUGLAS DEMOCRATIC CoNyENTIoN.-The
COINGIlllO1 WAS Cdllcu 10 OIQGI ny llODl. L
Dick Esq, of Guilford, who announced the
purposes for which it was assembled. Thir-
ty three counties were represented by about
100 delegates. The following gentlemen
were appointed permanent officers OF the Con
v%cntion:
President-Dr. C. j. Fox of Mccklcn-
' burg.
S Vice Presidents-Thos. Jones of Martin !;
Maj. G. H.. Wilder of Wake; Thos. Settle,
- jr., of Rockingham Col. John Morrison of
Moore.
g. observation-disclosures DeCarteret and Bus
bee of Wake.
n On motion, the following Committee, con
sisting of one delegate from each Congress
g ional District, was appointed to prepare bust
- ness for the Convention, viz: Messrs VIII
l. der, Myers, Lyman, Swanners Pennington,
t., M~cDougald, Morrison and Settle.
The Committee returning submitted through
MIR. Wilder the following report, which, on
- motion of Mr.. McRae, was unanimously adop-
1t ted:
lie ResOlred, That we cordially reaffirm and
Z heartily endorse the platform of principles
adopted at the National Democratic Conyen.
= ton which recently assembled at Charleston
r. and Baltimore, and pledge ourselves to sup
re port cordially the ominee of said Conven'
IT ton for President and Vice President.
:. ReSOlred, That it is the duty of this Con
" %vention, and necessary for the success OF thu
~ National Democratic party, to nominate an'
" maintain an Electoral ticket pledged to tn
N support of Douglas and johnson.
~ Resolred, That we instruct our Electors t
III vote for Douglas and Johnson, in case il
RS will either elect them before the people, 0
70 carry them to the House of Representatives
and in case it will do neither, they shall cas-
their votes as will best subserye the purpos
IN of defeating the black Republican candidates
VS., WHEREAS, The doctrine of Intervention i
tie revolutionary, dangerous and unwise, calcJ
.1u lated to excite anamositics and sectional dl
- cord-that of non-intervention bears upo
its face the noblest effort of four best an
&C. greatest statesmen, subordinating all part
i'm ties to duty and to country, and has been til
fixed and uniform doctrine of the Democrat
%" party throughout the country--instanC
bic the Georgia Platform of 1649, the ultimatul
I'M Of all Southern men at that day-the con
,od promise of 185O-the Baltimore Platform
1852-the Kansas and Nebraska bill of 1876.
TO and the Cincinnati Platform of 1856, as
Ieir final settlement of the difficulties betwee
nh the North and the South upon the subject
negro slavery in the Territories and tt
wv States, leaving the people thereof perfect
aus free to determine for themselves as to its c
csc adjustment or rejection, subject only to Il
Constitution of the United States:
feel ReS0tUed, That we pledge to each other al
IN to the country a persistent and determine
opposition to the mischievous heresies al
Tor mere party tests that have we'll nigh d
to- rupted the National organization of the n
ion tional Democratic party, and will, ifsuccessfl
produce the dissolution of the Union itself.
ueh Resoboed, That the President of this CO
5 is vention appoint an Executive Committee
- five to superintend and advance the interes
Of the National Democratic party in tt
WI State.
ere Mr.. Settle introduced the follwing res
d to luton:
tead Resolped, That the people of North. Cal
re- lima cannot too much admire the manly, mol
and heroic conduct of Robt p. Dick, one
the delegates of the State of North-Caroll
,tor at the National Democratic Convention
% nr Sembled at Charleston and adjourned to Is
) at timore, in standing by the principles a
in@ maintaining the integrity aud unity of
of National Democratic party of the count
,aso against the mischievous heresy of interv'
,yis ton, and the blasting and damnable con
~ quences of secession and disunion.
- MIR. Settle said that he would not have
charged his duty as a delegate had he not
fered this Slight testimonial of approval
,, one who had displayed so great heroism
60 Mr.. Dick had stood solitary and alone in
w Baltimore Convention a spectacle of me