For the North Carolina Standard.
Meeting i'm Halifax,
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At a meeting of portion of the democrats o.
Halifax county, held in Halifax town, on the 2ls
day of November, l843, (being Tuesday of Court,
the meeting was organized by calling DIR. T.. s.
BrownIow to the Chair, and appointing Whitme
H. Hardee, Secretary.
The object of the meeting was explained in q
neat and appropri late address from DR.. NJ. A. Will
cox; after which,


On motion, the following gentlemen were ap
pointed a committee to draft resolutions for the ac
ton of the meeting: l.. M. Long, DR.. Wilcox
W. w. Daniel, Harrison Walker, and Dr. w.
L. Shelton, who, after retiring a short time, re-
ported through their chairman, Mr.. Long, the
following resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted


ResolDed That we concur with our friends in propos


ing to hold convention of the democratic party of this
State at Raleigh, the 14th of December next for the
purpose OF nominating candidate for Governor at the
suing election and appointing two delegates to
the State in the national democratic Convention to be
neo at baltimore IN May next and for taking such fteps
general and vigorous the democracy of our State
In support of the candidates of our party


heSotoed That the acts and designs of the present
wing party, indicated by the proceedings of the late
Congress- raught with the most alarming tendency
dangerous to the constitutional rights and best interests
OF the people We in them the attempt to revive the
consolidation, which the people have repeatedly pro-
nounced hostile to the letter and spirit Of the Consu
ton and destructive of the best principles of our polt
cal system. -


Resored That our confidence in e princnles of tba
democratic party is mistaken and we sincerely believe
nat upon the triumph Of those principles depends the
prosperity and happiness of our country


ReS0Ioed, That we will support the nominee of the
democratic national for President of the Uni
TED States preference for men,
we love principles better than men.


ReSotUed, That will meet our Democratic brethren
Oh ns Congressional District at future day for the
purpose OF selecting some person to represent us in the