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The Charlotte Journal
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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A wager in Albany between Democrat Mr. Nafew and Whig Mr. Davis on whether the Democratic State Convention in Syracuse endorsed the Compromise measures. Arbitrators Peter Cagger and George Dawson ruled the resolutions did not endorse them, awarding the hat to Davis.
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We commend to the "Standard" the following paragraph from the Albany State Register:
"Previous to the Democratic State Convention at Syracuse, Mr. Nafew, of this city, Hunker Democrat, wagered a hat with Mr. Davis, also of this city, Whig, that the convention would endorse the Compromise measures. After it had adopted its platform and adjourned, Mr. Davis claimed the hat on the ground that the resolutions did not approve or endorse the Compromise measures. Mr. Nafew claimed that they did, and thus a dispute arose, and it was mutually agreed to leave it to Peter Cagger, Esq., chairman of the Democratic State Committee, and George Dawson, Esq., of the Evening Journal, good and competent men, to decide the question.
The arbitrators thus chosen have decided that the Democratic resolutions, adopted recently at the Syracuse Convention, do not approve or endorse the Compromise measures of the last Congress, and accordingly awarded the hat to Mr. Davis."
How does our neighbor propose to get out of this difficulty?-Ral. Reg.
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the arbitrators decided that the democratic resolutions do not approve or endorse the compromise measures, and awarded the hat to mr. davis.
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Previous to the Democratic State Convention at Syracuse, Mr. Nafew, of this city, Hunker Democrat, wagered a hat with Mr. Davis, also of this city, Whig, that the convention would endorse the Compromise measures. After it had adopted its platform and adjourned, Mr. Davis claimed the hat on the ground that the resolutions did not approve or endorse the Compromise measures. Mr. Nafew claimed that they did, and thus a dispute arose, and it was mutually agreed to leave it to Peter Cagger, Esq., chairman of the Democratic State Committee, and George Dawson, Esq., of the Evening Journal, to decide the question. The arbitrators decided that the Democratic resolutions, adopted recently at the Syracuse Convention, do not approve or endorse the Compromise measures of the last Congress.