For the North Carolina Standard
MEETING IN ROCKINGHAM.
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large and respectable portion of the democratic citi
ofRockingam County, met in the Court House at
Wentworth, on Tuesday the Id day of May, 1s43, Gt
being the week Superior Cour for the purpose of
pointing delegates to in Convention at Rockford in
Surry County on the 9th day of this nst to select some
suitable candidate to represent the 3d Congressional dis
trct in the next Congress of the United States. The
meeting was called TO order by Geo. D. Boyd esq, on
whose motion James Scales esq., called to the CHAIR
On motion of Col Peter Scaes John N Watt and Doct'
Roh't II. Scales appointed Secretaries:
F The object of the meeting explained by Geo. u
Boyd esq, who introduced the following Preamble and
Resolutions:


Whereas meetings have been held by the democratic
citizens of several of the Counties composing the 3rd
Congressional district proposing to meet in Convention
at Rockford in Surry County, the 9th OF this month


for the purpose OF selecting suitable person as the
candidate said district In the next
Congress of the United States Therefore,


Resolved That portion OF the democratic cltzehS
of Rockingham County, meeting assembled do approve
of said Convention and will appoint delegates to repre-
sent this County in the same.


ResoZved That the Chairman of this meeting appoint
ten or delegates to represent this County IN SAID
Convention.


ResoEoed, AS the OF this meetlhg' that each
Comfy composing this Congressional district should be
represented in said Convention in the ratio as each
County is now entitled be represented in the most nu-
brach of the General Assembly agreeaby TO the
ent made the last session of the Legislature


Resolved That this meeting feel truly grathed at the
adopton of resolution by the citizens of Caswe Coun
ty in meeting assembled for the expression OF cohdence
IN the political principles and alentsof our worthy long
tried and faithful public servant Col David s. Reid and
for nominating him as suitable candidate to represent
this district