Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-02-22

According to previous announcement, Demo-
cratic meeting 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, ID. S. WilkerSon ESQ.,, was called to
the chair, and W. B. Hughes, L. NJ. yanhook and
K. d. Puryear were appointed secretaries.
j. NJ Bullock, ESQ.,, moved that a committee of
nine be appointed to draft resolutions for the action
of the meeting; whercupon the Chairman appointed
the following committee: j. NJ. Bullock, c. II. X.
Taylor, F. B. Hester, 7. B. Lyon W. o. Bobbitt, s.
II. Cannady, Hon. A w Venable T. L. Hargrove,
NJ. ID. 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
as 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 Sth of March has
been appointed the time, and Raleigh the place for
the meeting of the State Convention to nominate
candidate for Governor.
ResOLred That the Democracy of Granville desir-
ing to be represented in said Conventions hereby
authorize the Chairman of this meeting to appoint
hundred delegates to represent them in the State
and District Conventions.
ReSOlred, That John W. Ellis, our present Gov
ernor, has our appreciation and esteem and we cor
daily recommend his denomination for the high Of
flee he now so ably fills.
ReSOlced, That in the patriotism, integrity and
craftsmanship of James Buchanan, we have und-
minished confidence, and hereby tender him our sim
gratitude for his noble efforts to maintain sound
principles and the laws of our country.
Res0LUed, 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
nrtip
the Union of these States by preserving the Consti
tuition invioate.
ResOlred That the Democratic party being in our
judgment the only national organization, which, by
its 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 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. Venabe 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 ap-
pointed the following delegates to the State Dis
tIict Conventions
James NJ Bullock, Esq, NJ D. Register, ESQ.,, DIR.
Willis Lewis, Rufus AmiS Stephen L. Puryear, j.
d. Wikerson, DR.. T. B. Wikerson, 7. B. Lyon, w.
j. Hamlet, w. H. Puryear, r. H. Vass, L. B. Stone,
ESQ.,, j. S. OVERLY, T. B. Currin, Esq, W. H. Tho
mas, Thomas Chandler. r. o. Gregory, c. A. Greg
DRY, Herbert Gregory, S. S. Cooper W. H. Jenkins,
j. c. Cooper, Col. I. j. Hicks K. II. Wainwright,
DR.. W. R. Harris, Elder R. D. Hart, S. H. Cannady,
w. o. Bobbitt d. E. Bobbitt, 7. A. Stewart, c. Fl.
X. Taylor, E. B. Lyon, j. NJ. Stovall, R. B. Hunt,
w. l.. Taylor, Thomas Satterwhite, j. R. Duty, T.
L. Hargrove, G. H. Sanlin, John Rice, B. Thorp A.
II. Hanks, R. r. Burwell, Isham Chatham, l. ].
Cheatham, DR.. w. Cheatham, Capt. James Hunt,
Braswell Burroughs, Col. w. R. White, DR.. C.
White Jonathan Jenkins, George Catlett, F. NJ
Stone j. Ball. w. Ii. P. Jenkins, Paul jenkins,
Hon. A. W. Venabc, F. B. Hester n. Z. Cannady,
DIR. o. F. Manson, Joseph Cook, w. D. Alien, Philip
Mitchell, Phio White Joseph Peace, w. D. Jones,
w. Horner, Jeremiah Estis 7. B. Lyon, Sr., A NJ
Veasy, N. c. Lyon, Jos. Veasy, VIM Coley, Jr,
Col. jeff. HOrner, John Nance, H. F. Moore, Jesse
Meadows, j. L. Jones, L. Meadows, W. Weaver
John Kimbal, q. Hampton, VIM. Horner, ST., Capt
J. d. HObgood, W. A. Currin A. H. Cooke, NJ. T.
Smith, j. III. Gooch, Samuel Hobgood, James Beas-
ley, David Fuller, W. H. Hughes, Perry Wyche
Dr. w. w. Young, Crawford Sandlin, Jordan Moss,
P. I. Young, James Winfree, NJ. ii. Jones, w. Mar
row, Maj. w. NJ Sneed John A. Williams, Dr. P
w. Young, Stephen Frazier, Samuel I. Williams
K. L. Hughes, William Jones, ST., Alexander Cooper
John W. Stovall, and R. H. Gregory.
On motion, the Chairman and Secretaries were
added to the list of delegates.
On notion it was ordered that the proceedings of
this meeting be sent to the Raleigh STANDARD and
Leisure Hour for publication.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
d. S. WILKINSON, Ch'mn.
u " NJ T. 7 hGs"ss Secretaries.
R. ID. PURYEAR