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

a meeting Of the democracy of Ashe was held at
jefferson on the 18th Feb. 1860, and motion of
j. NJ Gentry, ESQ.,, Col. Geo. Bower was called to
the Chair, who explained in few pertinent re-
marks, the object of the meeting
On motion Of Mr.. Gentry, Q. F. Neal and Geo.
H. Hamilton were requested to act as Secretaries
The following resolutions were then offered and
unanimously adopted:
Resolced, That this meeting has entire confidence
in the patriotism and nationality of the present Fed
eral Administration.
Resolred, That Governor Ellis has discharged the
duties of his Office so as to command our unquai-
ed approval, and that he is first choice for the
nomination by the State Convention as the demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of North Carolina
ResolUed, That in view of the dangerous and
threatening doctrines of the black Republican par
ty, and the possibility that it may be successful in
the coming Presidential election that it is the duty
of all conservative to unite in defeating it, that
the contest in the approaching Presidential election
is clearly between the Democratic and black Repub-
lican parties that the existing state of things shows
conclusively that the only party which can make
successful struggle in defence of the rights of the
South and of the Union is the national Democratic
party.
Resolued, That entertaining these opinions, we
invite the cooperation of all good and true men, by
whatever name they may have been heretofore called
to join with in sustaining the Democratic party
the South and the Constitution against the assaults
of black Republicanism.
Resolred, That the Chairman appoint twenty-fiv
delegates to represent this county in the State Con-
vention to be held in the City of Raleigh, on the
9Th of March next, to nominate Democratic cand-
date for Governor and that he appoint ten delegates
to the District Convention to be held in Winston to
appoint delegates to the National Democratic Con-
venton, and to appoint an Eector for this District
The Chairman announced the following delegates
to each Convention.
Dr. James Wagg, John Reeves, Tarlton Woody,
Geo. Koonce, David Houck, Squire Yates, VIM. II.
Gentry Jonathan Walters, Elijah Green, George
Osborne, Alfred Grayheal, James P. Waugh, Joseph
Tatum, James Wilson, Jesse Price, John Eldrith,
Thomas Ham, Asa Weaver, Thomas Duvall, John
F. Green, James Gambill, N. G. Turner, James
Smith, Samuel Rhea, John Baker and William f.
Campbell.
DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Carey Ashley Jacob Houck, Geo. A. Nye, VIM.
Weaver, Geo. W. Reeves, Martin Sheets Benjamin
H. Neal, Jno. j. Sapp, Hiram Baker and VIM. K.
Wilcox.
On motion the Chairman and Secretaries were
added to the list of delegates to the State and Dis
trict Conventions.
On notion if none of the delegates appointed
should attend, W. W. Holden ESQ.,, is requested to
represent the County of Ashe in the State Conven-
ton, and Gen. A. j. Stafford and COL j. W. Alspaugh
in the District Convention.
On motion, it is requested that these proceedings
be published in the North Carolina Standard and
the Western Sentinel
GEORGE BOWER, Chmn
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