The North Carolinian

MEETING IN CHATHAM.--The democrats of Chatham held a meeting in the Court House on the 12th inst., for the purpose of appointing delegates to a District Convention, for this District. Mr James S. Smith addressed the meeting. The following resolutions were passed:

Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting there should be a Convention of the six counties composing this Congressional District, for the purpose of selecting some suitable person as a candidate of the democratic party for the next Congress of the United States, and that the person thus selected should receive the undivided support of the party.

Resolved, that we recommend to our friends in the other counties, that said Convention be held at Mrs Barclay's, in the county of Cumberland, on the 3rd Friday in April next.

Resolved, That the Chairman appoint forty delegates to represent this county in said Convention.

The Chairman appointed the following gentlemen delegates under third resolution, viz: Capt Elias Bryant, Thos Pharish, Wm Carssloss, Bird Jean, Capt Robt Marsh, Wm Fooshee, Dr R C Poe, Capt H Bray, Gera Lane, Jas Smith, Alford Heathcock, D Murden; Jos I Cotten, G Luther, Thos Ragland, Jessa Marley, P K Alston, E Fooshee, H Burke, Geo Williams, R P Alston, Wm Reeves, A Headen, H Cole, Samuel Brooks, T Rodgers, Maj Jenkins, Hehden Harris, Jas Reeves, Col S Robinson, M Williams, O D Alston, N J Hackney, J J Gholston, T Mann, A B Marsh, Wm Harris, N M Alston, O McMath, and Dr John Hauks.

On motion of Dr Hanks, the name of the Chairman was added to the list of Delegates.

On motion, the proceedings of the meeting were ordered to be published in the N. C. Standard, and that other democratic papers be requested to give them an insertion.

Whereupon, on motion, the meeting adjourned.

G. W. GHOLSTON, Ch'm.

Harmon Burke, Secretary.