Weekly Standard Newspaper, Raleigh, NC November 30, 1859
Democratic Meeting in Madison.
A meeting of the Democracy of Madison County was held at the Court House in Marshall on Wednesday the 19th of October, for the purpose of appointing delegates to represent Madison in the District Convention to be held at Asheville on the 30th of December, to elect delegates to represent the 8th Congressional District in the approaching National Convention; and also to appoint delegates to attend the State Convention to be held in Raleigh.
Delegates to the District Convention-- W. Carter, Frank M. Lawson, Dr. J.A. McDowell, A. Baldwin, L.A.B. Duckett, G.D. Robeson, R. Teague, J.W. Reeves, D. Payne, J.M. Carver, Jordan Hughey, T.D. Carter, Lewis Palmer, William Goldsmith, Riley Allen, Joel Holcombe, John Washington(Johnny) Chambers, James Edwards, John Ramsey, J.G. Yancey, James Smith, George Gehagan, E.S. Carter, William Brown, Barnett Rhea, R.P. Merrell, Isaac Brigman, Dr. John Yancey, L.M. Allen.
The Democratic Convention held in Charleston ended in a split convention when the delegates walked out. A second convention was held in Baltimore that also ended in chaos. This split the Democratic party paving the way for the election of Abraham Lincoln. The trip was not a total loss because
Lewis Palmer and other delegates obtained the Charter at Raleigh for Mars Hill College. Slavery as always the divisive issue.
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