The Charlotte Journal

Another Whig Elector,—At a District Convention of the Whig Delegates appointed in the Counties of Anson, Cumberland, Moore, Robeson, and Richmond, held in Rockingham, on the 20th April, the Hon. JOHN D. TOOMER, of Cumberland, was unanimously nominated as a fit person to be placed on the White and Tyler Ticket as Elector for the Electoral District composed of said Counties.

This is the ninth nomination of Elector which has already taken place for the Whig Ticket—only six more remain to be made, before our Ticket will be complete.

In publishing the official proceedings of the above Convention at Rockingham, the Fayetteville Observer accompanied them with the following remarks

"We have the pleasure of laying before our readers the proceedings of the Convention at Rockingham which nominated the Hon. John D. Toomer of this County, as the Candidate for Elector on the White Ticket. Compare this Convention with that of the Van Buren party, held in the same place on the preceding day. At ours, every county was represented, by Delegates appointed in public meetings of the people. The number of Delegates present was, the meeting was public, held in the Courthouse, in presence of many spectators. It was animated by the best feelings and strongest confidence of success. The Van Buren meeting was composed of 8 Delegates, two from each of only three Counties. It was held in a private room in the Hotel, without a spectator, although the Court adjourned, at the instance of a Whig, to give them the use of the Courthouse. Its members are said to have made a precipitate retreat from Rockingham, dispirited and chagrined. They saw 'the hand writing on the wall.'"

We have heard some amusing anecdotes of this Convention, that we are informed considerable efforts were made to procure "Rucker members" of the Convention from Anson and Richmond. The people not having sent any Delegates to the Van Buren Convention, from the Counties of Anson and Richmond, individuals of those counties, who happened to be present, as Rucker happened to be solicitous to have them, were applied to take seats in the Convention and represent those counties. But alas! every applicant failed, and the Convention was at last obliged to meet with only the eight faithful.