For The North Carolina Standard


Third Congressional District.
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AT meeting of the delegates ofthe Third Con
tgressionat District of the State in the town o
Rockford, in the county of Surry, on thesi5th
instant, for the purpose of appointing a delegate
to the Baltimore Convention, which is to be held


in May next, the following proceedings took place
in the Court House: On motion of William p
| Dobson, Gen S. Graves was called to the Chair,
and Hugh NJ. Stokes, Esq, was appointed Secre-
tary. The object of the meeting of-the Conven-
ton being briefly explained by the Chairman
| Hugh M. Stokes and VIM. p Dobson, Esquires,
addressed the meeting at considerable length.
The following resolutions were introduced by
Hugh NJ. Stokes, and unanimously adopted. viz


ResOtDed, That this Convention approve the plan of
appointing delegate from each Congressional District
of the State to attend the National Convention be held
IN Baltimore, IN May next, to nominate candidates for
President and VIce President.


R1solred, That it is due to the citizens of North Caro-
lIna from the Democracy of theSate, to give them an
opportunity of dlsabnsng the public and casting of
the stain OF injustice and ngrattude brought upon them
by the Wing leaders of 1s4O that while we would do
ample justice to the distinguished men whose names
have been connected W tn the, Pre- sideney-BUC
NAN, CALHOUN. JOHNSON and CAss--aDd pledge
selves to support the nominee of the Democratic Con-
ventIon, we cannot tOTbear to decided
ference for that eminent statesman, MARTIN VAN
BUREN, who, through long life of public service, has
been most consistently devoted tee principles policy
and measures which suPPsrf; is most fully and thor
oughly identified with them has Just and enlarged
comprehension of them, and most capable of CARRYING
them out most emcfehtfy In eXecurloR Ihe victory
due to the great in which engaged
and to the man of that who, aided by those dstin
gushed men, in the darkest hour under the trying
circumstances, upheld with consummate ability pru-
dence, moderation and PmRess. This will carry home
to the dark combination of mumme:y, passion, clamor
fraud, sehood and corruption Of lS40 Just verdict
of people who feel that the honor of the country and of
Republican Government, was then fnsGlted and
ragged in the person of the Chief Magistrate ofthe United
States = - .-.


The Hon. JOHN HILL, of Stokes county, was
then, under the first resolution, appointed the dele
quite to the Baltimore National Conventioh, to be
held in Mary next.


On motion, it was


ResolUed, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the Raleigh Standard. and that the other
Democratic Fapers in the State be requested copy


On motion, the meeting adjourned.


S. GRAVES, Chmn.


HUeH M. STOKES, Sec'y.