For the North Carolina Standard
Democratic Meeting.
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A meeting of the Democrats was held in the
town of Washington, North Carolina, on the night
Of the I'd of November, for the purpose OF express
ing their disapprobaIion OF CERTAIN secret CIrcu-
addressed TO The faithful of the Hhg party in N.
Caroua.. The meeting called 10 order by ap-
pointing George Houston. Esq. Chairman, and
Sylvester T. Brown, Esq. Secretary. After the
Chairman in few eloquent and pertinent remarks
had stated the object and design Of the meeting,
VIM. B. Rodman was called on and addressed the
meeting in his own effective and feliCitous style.
His yindicaron of the noble county of Edgecomb
from the base calumnies and contemplate slurs
made against her particularly happy, aud
elIcted the most enthusiastic applause. Never was
vindlcation more complete, and let Edgecomb long
cherish the name of William B. Rodman as an
able and eloquent defender of her fame and integr


ty. Matthew Shaw, Esq. Of Wake then address,
ed the audience in short but eloquent and anus
ing speech. After MIR. Shaw had concluded, on
motion of William Ellison, Esq, Committee Of
FIVE gentlemen were appointed by the chair TO pre-
pare a preamble and resolutions for the adoption
of the meeting. The following gentlemen were
selected by the Chairman for that purpose, viz !:
Henry S. Clark, Matthew Shaw, VIM. Ellison,
Richard M. Oogdell, aud w. B. Rodman, Esqrs.,
after retiring for few moments, the Committee
returned and reported the following preamble and
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted by
the meetiDg.$A


The potti1n Of the Democracy here assembled,
have keens Isith deep Gsegret and modification,
publication over the names of the Central Whig
Committees sof North Carolina, purporting to be a
confidential circular addressed to the faithful of the
Wing party in the State. In that circular the de-
mocracy OF the country are spoken of, as having
already been guilty Of forgeries, are held up as
capable and ready 10 commit still more infamous
and Hagltious crimes in order TO ensure to
their party in the coming Presidential election, and
as plotting dissolution of the UnIou of these
States, if Texas should be admitted into the Con-
federaey.s Il may perhaps be conceded thar noth-
ing contributes more to the purity of pure gov
ernnent thana well regulated party spirit, which
withou, degeherating into party faction or dema-
gogueism, seeks only to have its own peculiar
principles infused into the administration Of the
government. Il is for this reason that the warmth