Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-02-29
POPULATION OF GEoRGlA.-The official table fro
the census Of last year has been published, al
shows the following result.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ASHE.

A meeting of the democracy of Ashc was held a.
jefferson on the 18th Feb. 1860, and on motion !
j. NJ Gentry, ESQ.,, Col. Geo. Bower was called !,
the Chair, who explained in few pertinent T
marks, the object of the meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Gentry, O. F. Neal and &c
H. Hamilton, were requested to act as Secretaries.
The following resolutions were then offered al
unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That this meeting has entire confident
in the patriotism and nationality of the present Fec
eral Administration.
Resolced, That Governor Ellis has discharged Il
duties of his Office as to command our unqualiff
ed approval, and that he is our first choice for IL
nomination by the State Convention as the demti
cratic candidate for Governor of North Carolina
Resoluea, That in view of the dangerous an
threatening doctrines of the black Republican pail
ty, and the possibility that it may be successful
the coming Presidential election that it is the dut
of all conservative men to unite in defeating it; tn;
the contest in the approaching Presidential electio
is clearly between the Democratic and black Repul
lican parties that the existing state Of things show
concllsiyely; that the only party which can max |
successful struggle in defence of the rights of tn
South and Of the Union is the national Democratic
party. ....
Resolred, That entertaining these opinions, wi
invite the cooperation Of all good and true men,
whatever name they may have been heretofore calle
x
the South and the Constitution against the assault
Of black Republicanism. !
Resolced, That the Chairman appoint twenty v
delegates to represent this county in the State Conf
vention to be held in the City of Raleigh, on TIL
9Th of March next, to nominate Democratic cand|
date for Governors and that he appoint ten delegate
to the District Convention to be held in Winston
appoint delegates to the National Democratic Cor
vention and to appoint an Elector for this District
The Chairman announced the following delegate
to each Convention.
STATE CONVENTION. SOS
DR.. James Wage, John Reeves Tarlton Woody
Geo. Koonce, David Houck, Squire Yates, VIM, i'll
Gentry. Jonathan Walters, Elijah Green, Georp
Osborne, Alfred Grayheal, James P. Waugh, JOSEF
Tatum, James Wilson, Jesse Price, John Eldrith
Thomas Ham, Asa Weaver, Thomas Duvall, job
F. Green, James Gambill, N. G. Turner, Jane
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, Beniami.
b: Neal, Jno. J. Sapp, Hiram Baker and VIM. K
Wilcox. EA-]
On motion the Chairman and Secretaries ver
added to the list of delegates to the State and Di.
trict Conventions.
On molten, if none Of the delegates appointe,
should attend, W. w. Holden, ESQ.,, is requested /,
represent the County Of Ashe in the State Conyen
ton, and Gen. A. J. Stafford and Col j. W. Alspauel
in the District Convention.
On motion, it is requested that these proceeding
be published in the North Carolina Standard an
the Western Sentinel
3 GEORGE BOWER oam,n
GO Ssssi 4 1 a1 sass sss'.ssr's. !