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" J " - ft - ni , y .fani y I h ay yy ay lag . p fca Ija jjjj p y kHI If--: ; :;; Tqrborotigh, Edgecombe County, VU C. hii-rfy, m8 39 1830 iliti 'aiiduku' rttaopj BY GEORGE HOWARD, JR. t. published weekly at Two Dollars per year paid in advance-or, i wo hollars and rim- Cents ai im - . ovniraiion oi ine sunsr.r niton vear. Av(Ttisemenis'cCu1..g aBHua. wit. u I . nn,.r.in thH first incprtinn. snrl Qft I inrr every succeeding one. Longer ones at ' I Ccn ' souare. Court Orders and Judicial per soi !,nisements 25 per cent, higher. 4iu iom Mtf Raleigh Standard, n luMO Vll TIC State Convention. The Delegates to the Democratic State Convention assembled in the Commons Hall, Raleigh, on Thursday the 13th of June, at 12 o'clock, JI,, and on motion of Mr. Exum of Wayne, the Hon Asa Biggs of Martin, was called to the Chair, and on motion of Mr. Shepherd of Cum berland, James Fulton of New Hanover, William W. Holden of Wake, were re quested to act as Secretaries. On motion, the Counties were called, and the Delegates came forward and enrol led their names as follows : rflamance Dr D A Montgomery Dr Gaston D Cobb George Patterson Henry Fogleman and Capt Benj Hurdle Cumberland Robert Strange Murphy V Jones Warren Winslow lesse G Shep herd P Taylor A C Dewer D J Mcalister William H Bayne D G McDuffee Chatham Dr Robert Foshee Columbus William W Holden (Al ternate) Caswell Samuel P Pill Capt George Williamson Z A Patillo Alaj John A Graves Thomas S Poore Richard J Smith J T Ihiley Nathaniel J Palmer and G N Thompson Duplin William E Hill Edgecombe James S Battle L D Pen der Jas Carney and Irvin Thigpen Guilford Kotft P Dick and Wilson S Hill Jr Greene E G Speight and Dr D W G Ward Granville John S Eaton W R White T 0 Mct'lanahan and DrKennon Halifax--B F Whitaker and J R Ma son Hyde Peters P Spencer Johnston David Carrington I uncc ford Richardson Linn B Sanders John H Kennedy and J W B Watson Lincoln Gaston and Catawba R M Saundnr Ppmn IXuvUno onH Wm w i Holden (Alternates; Lenoir John L Lee and George Jones Mecklenburg Green W Caldwell Moore J L Bryan Montgomery -Dr C Peacock and W $1 Peacock Martin Asa Biggs AWi Gen G E B Singeltary David . V a a MWKWW M a V J A McDaniel Benj Mann T G A Cooper! li N B Battle and Thomas M Arrington ! JSeio Hanover James Fulton i until Friday morning, ten o'clock. Northampton -Gen Thos J Person! and John W Pugh ! Friday, June 14th. ' Onslow J F Spicer and L W Hum-; The Convention met according to ad pfrreys ' jour n men t. Orange -William N Pratt Col Biggs, from the Committee appoint- Petson C S Winstead Samuel Jacobs ed to prepare Resolutions and other mat and George W Brooks ter for the consideration of the Conven- Uichmond Daniel McNeill and Wil- tion, reported as follows: liam Powell Resolved by this Convention, That Robeson John W Powell and Wm our confidence in our principles as a par WcNeill Jr ty is not only undiminished, but strength- ftoccingham Robert P Dick and ened; and that we are encouraged by past Samuel P Hill (Alternates) events as well as by the prospects of the Rowan-Dr E W Brown future, still to adhere to those principles, Sampson Matthew J Faison Thomas and to press them on the attention and Holmes J D Melvin James S Mathis , consideration of the people generally, as Isaac Boykin Thomas JBoykin and S E imams Stokes Henry Brooks Surry Hobert P Dick (Alternate) Union Green W Caldwell Warren Henry Harris Ffrce-Romulua M Saunders James Bi ouepara uuncan Ji JYIcRae LO B Branch Moses A. Bledsoe Burwell Rollins Col Willis Whitaker Simon Smith Wm R roole William H Jones Dr JJW Tucker n r ?i w ourcn J j iJiggs Jere Nixon W VV u . , , . n t r "v"" " HOgerS m Allen Dr W R Scott Paschal B Butt Col Thomas G Whitaker Prrrin jlJusbee Maj William J Clarke and Beni B Smith iVayne John Exum John V Sherard William Robinson and Thomas Ruffin Jr On motion a Committee was directed to be appointed one from each Congres sional District lepresented to report per manent officers for the Convention The Chairman appointed the following gen tlemen Messrs E W Brown William Powell Wilson S Hill Jr Dr D A Mont gomery Duncan K McRae John Fpicer Edwin G Speight and General TJiomas J Person On motion . the Convention adjourned to 3 o'clock P M Tliree o'clock, P. M. The Convention met according to ad journment, Col. Biggs, of Martin, in the Chair. Mr McRae, of Wake, from the Com mittee appointed to report permanent offi cers for the Convention, reported as Pres ident thereof the lion. Robert Strange, I Cumberland; which report was unani mously concurred in. Judge Strange was then conducted to the Chair by Mr. Hill of Caswell, and Gen. Singlctary of Nash, whence he re turned his thanks for the honor conferred upon him in an eloquent and impressive manner. Mr. McRae, from the same Committee, reported the following gentlemen as Vice Presidents of the Convention: John S.j Eaton. Esq., of Granville, Hon. G W. Caldwell, of Mecklenburg, John Exum, Esq , of Wayne, aud James S. Battle, Esq., ol Edgecombe. The report was unani- mously concurred in, and these gentlemen were conducted to their Biggs and Mr. Dick. seats by Col. - iMr. McKae, trom the same i-ommmee, " . 9C""9 " V Vtr V, : Jones and Wm. W. Holden of Wake; which report was also unanimously con-; curred in. ! On motion of Mr. Burch, Mr Ira Bec.kwith of Wake, was appointed Door- keeper to this Convention. On motion of Gen. Person, the rules of the House of Commons, as far as applica- blc, were adopted for the government of ,.' . ' Mo rnnirAntmn On motion of Mr. Dick,it was resolved to raise a Committee of two from each LlllkJ VU II. Congressional District represented, to re- port Resolutions and business for the con- ' port Resolutions and business for the con-' - .. . sidcration and action of this body; and on motion of Mr Bayne, the Delegates from .1 fti:no rnnnncL inercprereniai.vcu....uBu . . . .1 "'l ! tKn ed to present 10 tne iviiairiiian mc imiu of ccntlemen to act on this Committee. U 5th Samuel P Hill, Dr Robert Fodshee 6lh James B Shepard G E B Singeltary 1th Jesse G Shepherd James Fulton 8th Edwin G Speight Wm Robinson 9th Asa Biggs Thomas J Person On motion, the Convention adjourned best calculated to carry out the views oi the founders oi our noerues ami secure the rights of man. 2. Resolved, T hat alter raonuia ui '-' . i., iL. f jperience, we feel ..constrained Jo-disap- prove, in the most decided terms, ot the Administration of Gen. Taylor; that we The following gentlemen were appointed: ion, this Uonvention is willing to amcie oy jonn o. n,aion, uieen . -uhu,10 ouy oui raine s ngnt to his newly 2d District Dr E W Brown li an(1 vvou,d cheerfully see all the dis- Exum, James S. Battle, Vice Presets, ; discovered, gas. The Tribune says the 3d M Peacock Dan'l McNeill tracting questions settled on this basis William H. Bayne, William H. Jones, bargain is to this effect: ' Ath RMi't P Diok Wilson S Hill Jr 8- Resolved, That . an amendment to William W. Holden, Secretaries. The conditions are that Mr. Paine regard the President himself as . having iaiied in the discharge of his high func lions, by committing them Jo his Cabinet a course wholly unprecedented; that by his course orr the Slavery questiori he has contributed and is now contributing, as Mr. Clay himsejf has sliowni to produce discord and agitation in the. country, in stead of concord and harmony; and that his course, from first to last, has realized the predictions of evil destined to , flow from it which were made in the campaign by the Democratic party. 3. Resolved, That the Union of these States as formed by our forefathers, is dearer to us than every thing else, besides our vital interests and honor; that we will cherish it and stand by it, so long as it realizes in its operations the design of those who founded its equals; but that, while we thm yield to none in our at tachment to it, we are sitll determined, happen what may, to resist all palpable violations of the constitution, and all at tempts to wield the Government by a mere sectional majority, to the injury and degradation of the Southern people. And whereas, There are questions an exciting and agitating, character, now pending before the Congress of the Uni ted Stales, growing out of the long-continued and oft repeated aggressions of the North upon Southern rights; and whereas,! spoke for upwards of an hour, with his ac the agitation of these questions is fraught j customed warmth, clearness, and ability. with imminent peril to the Union of these States; and whereas, it is greatly to be de sired by every lover ollns country, that an amicable settlement of all of them j should be made, so that while the honor and dignity of the South are preserved, j d, till 1 harmony Miowld be restored to , , j. . ' r ; tnc wnoicconieoeracy; tnereioie 4. Resolved, That in common with aj large portion of the people of this State : and of the South, we desire the full and perfect settlement of all the agitating questions which now distract the country;1 we desire theii settlement upon a basis of- equal right and justice to all and every nortion of the Union. 5 Resolved, That the "peculiar plan" wived, I hat the "peculiar plan" d and persisted in by the rresi originated and pe " "Y' will not have thn but leaves the Territorial questions unset . M r J tied, the door of agitation wide open, and the Union still involved in excitement and peril. G. Resolved, That this continued persis tence of President Taylor and his cabinet in his "peculiar plan," is one out of many j violations of his pledges given before his election is a direct and unwarranted in-j r -.u i r tPtTprpnri with, and an ntlomnt in lore- - - f I stall the action of Congress; and is not inme,n fine ait' l0.0K occas,on 10 &a w accordance with "the proper duty of an! those .n ine opposite party, who coun ed American Executive, . 7. Resolved, That . 7. Resolved, That the Compromise,! .. i . . ! known as the Missouri Compromise, was adopted in a spirit of mutual concession nn1 nn n ni I i I i r n anA tli-l1nrK ihp Sniillli -H-vw. - b ... fnnfa Mint it rln r-o n I o Irnm h tl 1 nnnctltll. item muv u wnavu vw. tionai rights, yet lor tneir love oi me u n the Constitution of this State ought to be made, abolishing the land qualification for electors of Senators; and that the people ought to be pertpitted to elect the Judges for a term of years. 9. .Resolved, That we have undimin ished confidence in the ability, integrity, and sound principles of. the Hon David S Reid, of the county of Rockingham; that his self-sacrifice and devotion to the cause in the canvass of 1843, deserves our highest praise and heartiest thanks; and we hereby again unanimously recommend him to the people as a proper candidate for the office of Governor of North Caro lina at the ensuing election. The Resolutions were read one by one, and unanimously adopted amid loud and prolonged applause. Gen. Saunders was. then called upon from all parts of the house, and he came forward and addressed the Convention for more than an hour in a most able, effect ive, and eloquent manner. He concluded by offering the following Resolution, which ,was unanimously adopted: Resolved, As in the opinion of this Con vention, Tllt the Slavery question is one of-principle, and not of party; that the rights of the South are to be maintained, j . .. .. .. .. I I Tl O T7 1 I' KI I ' I .1 II I m 1 . 1 !. and the Constitution and th Union of the States preserved; and in the language of Jefferson, "if there be any amongst us who would wish to dissolve this Union. or to change its -Republican forms, let them stand as monuments of the safetv with which error of opinion may be toler ated where reason is left to combat it."-.. The Hon. Green W. Caldwell was cal led on and spoke briefly, expressing his cordial approval of the Resolutions 3nd the action of the Convention. On motion it -was resolved, that the Presiding officers of this Convention com municate to the Hon. David S. Reid his unanimous nomination for the office of Governor, and express to him in behalf of all the members of this body their request that he accept said nomination. On motion of Mr. Shepherd, of Cum berland, it was ordered that the usual Democratic State Gommittee be appoint- ed, two from each Congressional District,' upon me suggestion oi names oy uie Lei egates from the respective Districts. Maj. William J. Clark, in response to a call, addressed the Convention in a for fcibleand eloquent manner: after which Mr. Shepard, of Wake, was called out, bbt declined to speak on account of a cold and sore throat. ' Mr. McRae was then called for, and In response to a call, Mr. Shepherd, of Cumberland, addressed .the Convention briefl but abl and effectively. On motion of-Mr Dick, the thanks ol Ue Convention were unanimously ten- (jered to Gen Saunders, for the very able i nnii ponurnt Sneech with which he had! anu eioqucni opeccn wiui which uau, 'favored this body. The followine Resolution, introduced ny General ' Saunders was unanimously inntpi. , T, . . n. f . . p J " " V ' n ... Tr. D ., t c . m Ci. n . . t- r ,uft i,, . ... . .4 1 ' f.- i , , , mui laiiniiii ii crr.T rtro ni i o'ann n iso in mmittee on Resolutions for the ad-- mirable and very satisfactory manner in which lllcy have perlormed the task aS 'isiirnwl Ihpm. o The President of the Convention then ; lion h feeb!e to cornprehend the change rose, andspoke in animating and eloquent j whichit must creMe in the wdr,d Titg terms of the prospects of the party, and ; practicability should cont inue to be prov of the confidence with which they would ! d; Science mav well boast of it as one rm" , -H'u'uB-w; " - - ,J1U.J nominee of the Democracy, and so hearti- '. Col. Biacs, in riMng to move an adjourn- ' . J . . . . on uivi&iuiis aiuuug u.ucUiML.aia, ll,ttt I 4 ara aw . . 1 m f at r a"Ml-fl T 1" r T WlA I I CM Ifl uu.u u u.,-Fr.u, ocrats. in all nortions ol the State, would ; ... f t i i of Col. Convention then adjourned sine die. J Robert Strange, President. From the Wilmington Journal. expense, say five cents per thousand cu J2 Troop of Gatphins. The Wash- bic feeU gas enough to light the 'Aster ing Union makes a catalogue of the claims House for six successive nights. Before refused by former Cabinets and granted j he commences, the parties in question are by the present. These are: 'The Francia Claim," originated in 1810, rotten in the beginning, and refused prietor-John C Pedrick, Esq., of Bos by every administration since by Clay j ton, who has aided Mr. Paine in carrying in 1826, among others now it is paid principal $12,775, with interest for 50 years, at six per cent., about $40,000. "The Benson Claim," less than ten years old, rejected by Tyler and the other administrations, allowed and paid. A mount not stated. "The Barron Claim." g40,000?refused by former administrations granted by this now under investigation of Congress. "The Evving Claim," 77.000, for goods sold the Menominee Indians, refused by Gov. Marcy and Mr. Medil under in vestigatton. r "TheAlabama ClaimV' gS0,000 tcmi citatedby Meredth, and paid by him "The Allen Claim," only 5,500 paid to J M. Allen, of Cleveland;-for two months' services collecting rents of miner al lands in' Lake Superior. a - These, with the Mammoth Gafphin in eluded, amount in the aggregate to a mil lion of dollars, paid by cabinet officers, without warrant or authority of law. Emigrating Negroes. A body of free people of color, thirty, in number, men, women and children, from Perquimans county, N. C, destination Indiana, reach ed here yesterday, in the steamer Herald, from Norfolk. They were all free bora except one old man, whose master manu mitted him that he might accompany hia wife. Baltimore Sun 6th inst. 'Ruing of the Negroes, An arrival at New York from Porto Rico, brings the intelligence that on the 10th of May the city of St. Pierrf on the island of Marti-. nique, was set on fire. Soon after, it was discovered that the negroes had riser aaainst the whites. The tinner of the eitxi vvas supposed to have been the signal fop a general insurrection and massacre About one . hundred houses were , burnt, the negroes then surrounded the city and? commenced perpetrating the-most horrid! excesses AH the white citizens, capable) of bearing arms, have been called out, and the-city immediately put under martial law. . . The case of Dr. John ' W, Webster. Boston, June 18 In the Supreme Judici al Court this morning, Chief Justice Shaw pronounced the decision of the court on the petition of -Professor .Webster for a writ of error. The court refused to grant the petition, and the case remains as be- j fore. There is little probability of the wtuvi uivuauiuiir ji Hit; ,u . pnsoners escaping the execution of his awful sentence. Light and Heat from Water. The discovery of Mr. Pa) ne outdoes all the wonders of this age of mavels, and real. ize the most extraordinary visions. The that, by decomposing water, fire ana ngnt nave oeen produced, is attested b7 "ving witnesses, one of whom is Bur- - - ritt, the "learned Blacksmith;" while the ' nsfq in vvhioh tbr now rtieinroit) nun ' .. . w muvu t v i v.aii u j iapplied, are readily suggested arc alike i numerous and imnortant. The imamna- ot the grandest achievements of any age; VVe await iyrther developments m regard to this extraordinary discovery with much interest. Meanwhile, let us not be as tonished if the way is now'opened to oth- ers even not more miraculous. -He, who, only yesterday, .wrote the "Song of " ' Steam." mav, m all probabilitv, nrepare . . a a a . . . lnmseU to be shortly called upon to indltQ ;to :!),,...: Paine9s Neio Gas.,.. The Patent Right. The N. V. Tribune confirms the re port that a company in that city are about shall bring a machine of his construction to New York and produce at a nominal to deposit one hundred thousand dollars i with some person acceptable to the pro- on his experiments forthe'past two years to be paid over to Mr. P. as soon as the trial is declared successful. This is by way of bonus or guarantee, in case there should be a failure to pay over to him the sum of One million which is to ren der those parties part proprietors of the invention. The value of the patent for the United States (the city of Worcester excepted, which is reserved for Mrs. Paine) is fixed at.ten millions of dollars,, and a joint stock Company is to be form- ed to manage it. In this company Mr. i? Pedrick is to hold from one-third to one- " half the stock; on the remaining pari which he sells, the million handed over immediately on the success of the experi ment is to be considered an installrnent9 and the balance is to be made up by sales of rights. - - - 4 j ..A - r i
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