Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-02-22
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN GRANVILLE.


According to previous announcement, Demo-
cratic meeting was held in the Court House in the
town of Oxford, on Tuesday, 18th February, 1860,
for the purpose of appointing delegates to the State
and District Conventions.
Whereupon, D. S. Wilkerson, ESQ.,, was called to
the chair, and W. B. Hughes. L. N. yanhook and
r. d. Puryear were appointed secretaries.
j. NJ. Bullock, Esq, moved that committee of
nine be appointed to draft resolutions for the action
of the meeting; whereupon the Chairman appointed
the following committee: j. NJ. Bullock c. H. K.
H. Cannady, Hon. A W Venable, I. L. Hargrove,
NJ d. Register, Esq.
The committee retired for short time, when they
returned and reported through their chairman, j.
NJ Bullock, Esq, the following resolutions
WHEREAS, The 9Th of March has been appointed
the time, and Franklinton the place, for holding
the District Convention to select delegates to the
Charleston Convention and nominate an Elector for
this District And whereas, the 9Th of March has
been appointed the time and Raleigh the place for
the meeting of the State Convention to nominate
candidate for Governor.
Resolced, That the Democracy of Granville, desr-
ing to be represented in said Conventions, hereby
authorize the Chairman of this meeting to appoint
one hundred delegates to represent them in the State
and District Conventions.
Resolred, That John W. Ellis, our present Gov
daily recommend his denomination for the high Of
fee he now SO ably fills.
Resolced, That in the patriotism, integrity and
craftsmanship of James Buchanan, we have undi-
minshed confidence and hereby tender him our sin
gratitude for his noble efforts to maintain sound
principles and the laws of our country.
ResolUed, That the recent startling everts warn
of the dangers to the South the Constitution and
the Union, from the unprincipled fanatics and dis
honest demagogues at the North, and therefore it
becomes all good citizens to be prepared for any
emergency, and particularly to strive to perpetuate
the Union of these States by preserving the Consti
tuition inviolate.
Resolred, That the Democratic party being in our
judgment the only national organization, which, by
it's pure and conservative principles, gives guaran-
tee that by it the Constitution and the Union may
be preserved, the rights of the South and all the
States sustained and defended, we frankly invite all
the citizens of the South to aid us in accomplishing
the success of this party whose principles time
has tested and to which experience has affixed its
appreciation.
After the reading of the foregoing resolutions
Hon. A. w. Venable offered several resolutions as
an amendment, which were discussed at some length
and rejected, whereupon the foregoing resolutions
were adopted.
Pursuant to the first resolution the Chairman au-
pointed the following delegates to the State ana Dis
| tIict Conventions:
James NJ. Bullock, ESQ.,, NJ D. Royster ESQ.,, DR..
Willis Lewis, Rufus Amis. Stephen L. Purycar, j.
D. Wilkerson, DR.. I. B. Wilkerson, I: B. Lyon, w.
j. Hamlet W. H. Puryear, R. H. Vass, L. B. Stone,
Esq, J. S. OVERLY, F. B. Currin, Esq, W. H. Tho
mas, Thomas Chandler, R. o. Gregory, c. A. Greg
j. G. Cooper, Col. T. j. Hicks, X. H. Wainwright,
DR.. W. R. Harris, Elder R. D. Hart s. H. Cannady,
W. 0. Bobbitt, D. E. Bobbitt, T. A. Stewart, c. II.
K. Taylor E. B. Lyon, j. M. Stovall, R. B. Hunt
W. L. Taylor, Thomas Satterwhite, j. R. Duty, T.
L. Hargrove, c. H. Sanlin, John Rice, B. Thorp, A.
H. Hanks R. r. Burwel, Isham Cheatham !. J.
Gheatham, DR.. W. Cheatham, Capt. James Hunt
Braswell Burroughs, Col. W. R. White, DR.. G.
White Jonathan Jenkins, George Catlett F. NJ
Stone j. Ball, w. H. P. jenkins, Paul jenkins
Hon. A. W. Venable, F. B. Hester, N E. Cannady
DR.. o. F. Manson, Joseph Cook, W. D. Alien PhiliE
Mitchell, Philo White, Joseph Peace w. b. Jones
W. Horner, Jeremiah Ests, T. B. Lyon, ST., A. NJ
Veasy, N. c. Lyon Jos. Veasy VIM Coley Jr
Col JEFF. Horner, John Nance, H. F. Moore, Jess,
Meadows, J. L. Jones, 7. Meadows. W. Weaver
John Kimbal, q. Hampton, VIM. Horner, ST., Capt
D: Hobgood, W. A. Currin, A. H. Cooke, NJ T
Smith, j. H. Gooch, Samuel Hobgood, James Beas
ley, David Fuller, W. H. Hughes, Perry Wyche
Dr.: W. w. Young, Crawford Sandlin, Jordan Moss
2. I. Young James Winfree, NJ H. Jones, w. Mar
row, Maj. w. NJ. Sneed, John A. Williams, DR.. P
W. Young, Stephen Frazier, Samuel T. Williams
R. 7. Hughes, William Jones, ST., Alexander Coope,
John w. Stovall, and R. H. Gregory
On motion, the Chairman and Secretaries wer
added to the list of delegates
On motion, it was ordered that the proceedings Z
this meeting be sent to the Raleigh Standard an
Leisure Hour for publication.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
D. s. WILKINSON, China.
W. B. HuGHEs, q,
L. NJ VANuooK, Secretar;e.
R. D. PuRYEAK