Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-09-05
For the Standard.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ROBSON:

DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ROBSON.
According to previous notice large number of
the national Democracy of Robson county met at
the Court House in Lumberton Monday, 9th
inst, it being County Court week.
On motion, Thos A. Norment was called to the
chair, and James A. Rozier and Henry F. Pitman
were requested to act as Secretaries.
On taking the chair, the chairman returned thanks
to the large and intelligent crowd before him for the
honor conferred on him; and after stating the OBJ
ject of the meeting, proceeded for one hour to ex-
plain the action of the Baltimore Convention, and
in very forcible manner clearly showed that Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas was the regular nominee of the
Democratic party; he having received 2l2 votes
in that convention when its action was made unan-
imous; and that the Democratic party was bound by
every principle of honor and justice to support the
nomlnees,-our primary meetings and our State
convention all pledged themselves to support the
nominee. But what do we now see? faction seced-
ing from the regular party-holling an unauthoriz-
ed meeting, at the head of which was VIM. L. Yam
cey they number los, and Breckenridge and Lane
are declared the candidates of the Scceders. Now
who would have thought that Breckenridge and
Lane wonld have accepted of such nomination,
knowing as they did that it would divide our party
and perhaps defeat the regular nominees They
have been led astray-they have seeded and gone
from us-they have both committed political sui
cide-they have chosen their company but they
will regret the step they have taken all their lives.
| Let our motto be, "Irust IN God and perserere,"
and we will succeed in electng our regular nomi-
nees in spite of them. The speech was highly ap-
| plauded.
Col. Alex. Watson then made very good speech,
| urging our people to stand BY the nominees, and
not be led astray, and was loudly applauded.
Col. Nell A. Mclean was then called for, and
made very clear and effective speech in support of
the nominees, which was we'll received and often
| loudly applauded.
After which the following resolutions were adopt
| ed unanimously:
Resolced, That we regard Stephen A. Douglas
our nominee for President, as bold and patriotic
statesman true to the whole country faithful to the
Constitution and laws of the Union and Just to the
equal rights of all the States; and that in Hersche
V. johnson we have one of Georgias noblest sons
and far seeing statesman of whom the whole ma
ton way we'll be proud
Resolred, That under the banner of national De-
mocracy our country--our whole country-has
ourished and prospered until is the great
est country on earth. And all efforts now made to
change its principles require tests of Demo-
cracy are productive of evil to the best interests of
the American people.
Resolred, That we, the National Union Democra-
cy of Robson county, in convention assembled, do
declare our firm adhesion to the doctrine of nonin-
PREVENTION by Congress on the question of slavery
in the States or Territories, and we regard all at
temptS to modify or mlScOnStrue Sald doctrine, as
hostility to the rights Of the South.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The chairman appointed the following delegates
to the State convention, to meet in Raleigh on
Thursday of this week, to wit:
Jas. A. Rozier, Noah Mercer, Henry F. Pitman,
Jno. S. Thompson Owen G. Norment Nel MCNEIL,
R. B. Gregory, DR.. S. B. Rozier, Hugh Pitman,
Henry Pitman, Ransom Pitman, Col. Neill A. Nc
Lean, Col. Alex. Watson, DR.. VIM. A. Dick, Allen
Tnman, JAS A. Phillips, Elias Baxly, Henry Bullock,
ST., D. B. Mears, H. W. Phillips Winston Andrews,
Robert A. Rozier, Rowland Mercer, ST., Dawson
Lewis, VIM. Mcneil, Kinchen Atkinson John
Hodge, John B. Mcneil, Robert S. Moore, William
Barker, Angus Mcdonald, Joseph Thompson, John
Israel, ST., VIM. 10. Brown, Everett Phillips, Jno.
A. Love- John Phillips
And, on motion, the chairman was added to the
list of Delegates.
And, on motion, the proceedings of this meeting
were ordered to be sent to the N. G. Standard with
request that they be published, and also with a
request that all other Democratic papers in the
State copy.
THOS A. NORMENT, Chm.
JAMES + 4: Roz'EH' sec'ys.