H. NJ. STOKES, Secretary.

For the North Carolina Standard
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING.


At a Democratic meeting of the citizens of Franklin
County, at the Court House, in the town of Louisburg
on the Ilth of April, 1s43. On motion, Gideon Glenn
ESQ. was called to the Chair and ITn NJ B. .areadeL
and VIn. Il. Jefreys appointed Secretaries The OBJ
ject of the meeting briefly stated by the Chairman
viz that suitable arrangements be made to unite harmo-
ny in the Congressional District TO proper person
to be candidate for representative in the next
Congress of the United States.


John D. Hawkins, Esq. then suggested the propriety
Of Convention for the purpose OF a nomination:


Mr. Arendell Observed that in offering certain resolu-
ons he held in hand. it any division in
the Democratic party, but to reflect what he believed to
be the views of the Democrats of franklin and that he
believed that the other citizens in the District would
unite with them. He therefore offered the following,
which were unanimously adopted


Whereas, the voters of this Congressional District of
which Franklin is of the component parts will soon
be called TO elect proper person to represent
them in the next Congress of the United States;


Therefore, be it ResOIUed the citizens of Franklin,
here in meeting assembled that without any intention
of deracting from the merits claims of any individual
in the said District that the citizens aforesaid,
posing confidence in the moral WORTH and political in
tegrty of J. R. ]. DANIEL, Esq. recommend him a
suitable fit and proper person to represent the said Dis
trict in the next CongIess.


ResolUed That the other counties OF the District be in
vted to unite with US.


ResoIued That though thus publicly express pre-
ference should it be desired and thought necessary by
the other counties composing the District to hold Con-
vention for the nomination of Candidate, will cor
daily unite with them.


Resolved That should it be determined to hold Con-
vention that be appointed Delegates from this
county attend the at such time and place may
be agreed on


On motion the following persons were then appointed
in Convention be held to act Delegates, (to
WITT Wood T. Johnson, Thos. Davis, VIM M. B. Aren-
dell, Richard Winn Guston Perry, Henry G. Williams,
Jno E. Twitty, Joseph J. Williams, Young Patterson
VIM. A. Jefreys, Joseph Bridges, James Baker, Jr.
Arch'd H. Davis, VIM. Montgomery, Wash. Branch,
Jno D. Hawkins Samuel Harris, Etheldred Green, JAS
Collins, and Washington Harris: and, on notion the
Chairman added.


At the request of the meeting, Gen. DANIEL, who
was then in town, attending Superior Court was
called address the meeting, which he did in lofty
srain and with noble bearing, that displayed the purity
of the man, in morals we'll in political sentiment.


On motion, it ResOlUed, That the proceedings of
this meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretaries
and forwarded to the Standard Warrenon Reporter, and
Halifax Republican for publication.


G. GLENN, Chairman


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