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From the Raleigh Star.
STATE CONVENTION.
At a Convention of Delegates,
assembled for the purpose of
making a nomination for Presi
dent and Vice President of the
United States, began and held,
pursuant to previous notice, at
the city of Raleigh, on the 18th
day of June, 1332. Tile meet
ing was called to order by Ed
ward 13. Dudley, of New Hano
ver, and the Convention orani
zed by the appointment of the
following officers:
James Iredell, of Raleigh, Presi
dent. Willis Alston, of Halifax, Ed
ward 13. Dudley, of iNevv Hanover,
Will iam A. Blount, of Heaufort, I ice
Presidents. Chas. Manly, of Wake,
Kenneth R nyner, of Ilertlonl, War
ren Window, of Cumberland, Secre
taries. On motion of Willis Alston,
the names of the counties rep
resented Were called over, when
the following Delegutes appear
ed and took their seats:
Bertie James G. Mhoon.
Beaufort XV . A. Blount.
Chowan James Iredell.
Cumberland Alexander M'
Neill, Edward J. Hale, W arren
Win slow.
Edgecombe Jos.. It. Lloyd.
Granville Robert B. Gil
liam, Spencer O'Brien, L. G.
Watson, Lunsford A. Paschal.
Halifax Willis Alston, Eli
sdia II. Euro, M. L. Wiggins.
Hertford K e n n i t h R ay n c r .
Hyde Benj. Sanderson.
Lenoir Isaac Croom.
Martin Joseph J.Williams.
JYe id Ha nove r E . B . D u d I cy .
Northampton Roderick B.
Gary, Herod Faison.
Orange Hugh Waddell,
Walker Anderson.
Pasquotank John B. Muse.
Pcrquimons Jesse Wilson.
Warren John II. Green,
Richard Davison, Solomon G.
Ward, Nathaniel T. Green.
Wake Tli e o p 1 1 i I us Hunter,
James Iredell, Charles Manly,
Johnson Busbce, William It.
llinton, George W. Haywood,
Alexander J. Lawrence.
Mr. Blount presented to the
Convention the following com
munication from John C. Gor
liam, a Delegate from the coun
ty of Pitt; which was read, and
ordered to be entered on the
journal:
Greenville, 5lh June, 1832.
President of the Convention.
Dear Sir, 1 regret that the
extreme ill health of my family
has prevented my attending
your meeting, and request (if it
is consistent with the rules by
which you may be regulated)
that my vote may be recorded
for Philip Pendleton Barbour,
of Virginia, as Vice President
of iher United States; a man
Tflrgfti fcomfie Coiinly, JV. CJ Tuesday, July
w4iose politics, talents and in
tegrity seem particularly to pre
pare him for the duties of so re
sponsible a situation. In short,
the hopes of the South rest upon
him, and the finger of Provi
dence points to him as the indi
vidual destined to save our dis
tracted country from anarchy
and ruin.
Very respectfully, yours, &c.
JOHN C. GORHAM.
On motion of Walker Ander
son, of Orange, it was resolved,
that a committee of five persons
be appointed to draft ami report
resolutions, expressive of the
sense of this Convention upon
the nomination of individuals to
the offices of President and Vice
President of the U. States.
And, on motion of Joseph R.
Lloyd, of Edgecombe, it was
ordered that the President form
an additional member of that;
committee. Whereupon the
following persons were ap
point cd:
Walker Anderson, of Orange.
Richard Davison, of Warren.
W in. A. Blount, of Beaufort.
Ed. B.Dudley, of N.Hanover.
Isaac Croom, of Lenoir.
.Mr. President Iredell.
On motion of Mr. Lloyd, the
committee appointed to draft
resolutions were ordered to pre
pare and report to the Conven
tion an address to the citizens
of North Carolina; and, upon
motion, the following gentlemen
were added to that committee:
J. It. Lloyd, of Edgecombe.
Spen. O'Brien, of Granville.
Willis Alston, of Halifax.
Ed. J. Hale, of Cumberland.
Whereupon the Convention
adjourned to to-morrow, 9 o'
clock. Tuesday, June 19, 1832.
The Convention met pursu
ant to adjournment.
The following additional De
legates appeared and look their
seats: -
Lewis Thompson, of Bertie.
Joseph S.Jones, of Warren.
Wm. D. Amis, Northampton.
Mr. Anderson, from the com
mittee appointed for that pur
pose, reported the following!
preamble and resolutions:
Believing that the great po
litical crisis at which we have
arrived, renders it expedient
that the citizens of North Caro
lina should proclaim to the
world the principles upon which
they feel themselves called to
act, and, confiding in the uni
versal expression of their senti
ments which has been made in
every section of the State, your
committee recommend to the
adoption of this Convention the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That grateful for
the eminent services General!
ANDREW JACKSON has
rendered to his country; believ
ing that his political principles
coincide more nearly with the
principles of this State than
those of any other candidate we
could select; and continuing to
repose that confidence in his
integrity, purity of purpose and
patriotic sentiments which we
have heretofore manifested, we
recommend him to the people
of this State to be supported at
the next election for the office of
President.
Resolved, That this Conven
tion regards the present Tariff
as destructive of the interests
of their constituents, subversive
of the principles of the Consti
tution, and odious for the ine
quality of the burdens which it
imposes on the planting States
of our. country.
Resolved, That we consider
this fundamental question as
the prominent test to guide us
in the selection of a candidate
for the Vice Presidency. That
we are persuaded, from suffi
cient evidence, that Mr. Sar-
geant, Mr. Wilkins, and Mr.
V an Luren, who have been no
minated by their respective
friends for the office of Vice
President, all decidedly in favor
of continuing the odious system
of taxation under winch we are
suffering, and that the Southern
States cannot expect from them
any thing but uniform and ener
getic attempts to fix it upon us
forever as the sealed policy of
this country:
Resolved, That we regard all
constitutional efforts, to avert so
ruinous an issue, as a sacred
duty we owe to ourselves, to our
country, and to our posterity.
Resolved, That, in conformi
ty with these sentiments, and
confiding in the uniform and
efficient support which the prin
ciples we advocate have receiv
ed from PHILIP PENDLE
TON BARBOUR, of Virginia,
and in the general integrity and
ability of his personal and poli
tical character, we nominate
and recommend him to the sup
port of the freemen of North
Carolina for the next Vice Pre
sident. And the question being taken
on these resolutions separately,
the same were unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Alston, one of the Vice
Presidents, having taken the
chair, Mr. Iredell, from the
same committee; reported an
a-idress to the citizens of North
Carolina, which being read, the
same was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr. Blount, it
was resolved, that the following
persons compose a Central Cor
responding Commitlcc:- Wil
liam Polk, Theophilus Hunter,
James Iredell, Charles Manly,
George W. Haywood, Alexan
der J. Lawrence, Johnston Bus
becj Allen Rogers, jr. Thomas
J. Lemay, William R. Hinton;
Durrell Rogers, William R.
Pool, Robt. Cannon, John Bell.
The President presented to
the Convention the following
communication from Messrs. A.
Mitchell, William P. Waugh,
and S. F. Patterson, of Wilkes;
which was read and ordered to
be entered on the journals. They
communication expresses a be
lief that the people in that part
of this State "have the utmost
confidence in the integrity, abi
lity and experience of Philip P.
Barbour, and that his purity of
character and noble zeal in sup
port of the favorite political
doctrines of the South have at
tracted their warmest admira
tion his nomination for the
Vice Presidency would meet
with the hearty concurrence of
the friends of the Administra
tion, and his is the only name
we think that can bind the party
firmly together," &c
On motion of Mr. M'Neill, it
was resolved, that the Electoral
Districts be called over by the
Secretary, and. that the Dele
gates from each district which
is represented in this Conven
3, 1833.
tion name the individual agreed
upon for Elector for their dis
trict. Whereupon the following per
sons were named and approved:
7th, Archibald M'Bryde, of Moore.
9ih, William R. Hinton, of Wake.
10ih, Willis Alsten, of Halifax.
11th, George B. Outlaw, of Bertie.
12th, Charles E. Johnson, of Chowan.
13th, James W.Clark, of Edgecombe.
14th, I saac Croom, of Lenoir.
15th, John Owen, of Bladen.
Mr. Lloyd introduced the fol
lowing preamble and resolu
tions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, owing to the short
ness of the notice for the meet
ing of this Convention, many of
the counties are not represented:
Resolved, That it be recom
mended to the Electoral Dis
tricts not represented, to have
meetings for the purpose of
nominating Electors pledged to
the support of Andrew Jackson
as President, and Philip P. Bar
bour as Vice President; and
that the Central Corresponding
Committee be requested to cor
respond with such counties, and
to give such aid as may be
deemed necessary in comple
ting the Electoral" Ticket.
Resolved, further, That said
committee be requested to pub
lish in ail the papers of this city
the ticket of Electors, as soon
as the same may be completed;
and said committee have power
to fill vacancies on said ticket
that may occur by death or oth
erwise. On motion of Mr. Croom, it
was resolved, that the Central
Committee be instructed to cor
respond with the several gentle
men recommended to thisCon
ventioni and such as may be
hereafter reported to them, as
Electors, to ascertain if they
will pledge themselves to vote
for Andrew Jackson for Presi
dent, and Philip P. Barbour as
Vice President; and if any oqe
or more of them refuse to do
so; that said committee have
authority to substitute the name
or names of such other person
or persons as they may deem
proper.
The Convention then adjour
ned to 4 o clock.
2iesday afternoon,
June 19, 1832.
The Convention met pursu
ant to adjournment.
On motion of Mr. Croom, it
Was resolved, that the Central
Committee have 5,000 copies of
...
the proceeding and address of
this Convention published and
distributed among the counties
of this State.
On motion of Mr.. Blount, it
was resolved, that it be recom
mended to the different counties
of this State to hold meetings
and appoint Committees of Vi
gilance and Correspondence,
and to report the same to the
Central Committee.
The President presented to
the Convention the proceedings
and address of the Convention
held at Charlottesville, in Vir
ginia, for the purpose of nomi
nating a candidate for the Vice
Presidency; which was read,
and, upon motion ot Mr. Lloyd
Resolved, That the thanks of
this Convention be returned to
the President and members of
the Virginia Charlottesville son, pilot, the chambermaid of
Convention for their politeness die boat, Mr. Garrett, of Green
in forwarding a copy of their upsburg, and a Mr. Duvall, pas
proceedings: and that a copy of sengers others not known.
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the proceedings of this Conven
tion be forwarded in return to
the President and Vice Presi
dent thereof.
Resolved, further, That cop
ies of the proceedings of this
Convention be forwarded to
General Andrew Jackson and to
Philip P. Barbour, of Virginia.
On motion of Mr. Hale, it
was resolved, that the thanks of
this Convention be tendered to
his Excellency Governor Stoked
tor trie use ot the Hall of the
Government House during the
sitting of this Convention.
On motion of Edward B;
Dudley, it was resolved, unani
mously, that the thanks of this
Convention be tendered to the
President for the dignity and
ability with which he has presi
ded over its deliberations.
On motion of Willis Alston,
it was resolved, that the thanks
of 'his Convention be tendered
to the Secretaries for their ser
vices during the session thereof.
Un motion of Mr. O 15nen, it
was resolved, that when this
Convention adjourn, it adjourn
subject to the call of the Chair.
Mr. President Iredell haviher
returned his thanks, on motion
of Mr. M'Neill, the Convention
adjourned.
JAMES IREDELL, Ch'n.
Charles Manly, Kenneth Ray-
ner, vv arren Winslow, See s.
Vi rginia State Convention..,
The Charlottesville Advocate
states that the Convention met
in that place on Tuesday the
12th, and adjourned on Thurs
day. Mr. James II. Gholson,
of Brunswick, was appointed
President; Mr. William P. Tay
lor, of Caroline, Vice President;
and Mr. Edward Broaddus,
of Culpeper, Secretary The
Convention was composed of
30 delegates, being from the
following 9 counties, viz: Albe
marle, Amherst, Brunswick, Ca
roline, Culpeper, Halifax, Loui
sa, Orange, and Spottsylvania
and 2 boroughs viz: Norfolk
and Williamsburg, and the town
of Lynchburg. J,'-
They adopted resolutions
1st. Unanimously recommend
ing Andrew Jackson for Presi
dent 2d. Unanimously recom
mending Philip P. Barbour as
Vice President 3d. Recom
mending the Electors nomina
ted by the Legislative Caucus,
to the neoDle. of Virginia 4th.
Recommending to the "people
I l XT' I r
of Virginia, who are now favor
able to the election of P. P. Bar
bour as Vice President of the
United Stales, to endorse his
name on the ticket or. ballot
prescribed by the Electoral law
of the last session of the Legis
lature, as an instruction to the
Electors aforesaid." They de
termined alsojo appoint a Cen
tral Standing Committee and
they adopted an Address to the
people of Virginia.
ttVVe learn from the Cin
cinnati Advertiser, that on the
2d inst. a tornado struck the
steamboat Hornet, Capt, John
Sullivan, then on her way from
that citv to Kanawha, when she
upset, and from 10 to 15 per
sons were drowned, among
them Capt. Sullivan, John John-