The North-Carolina standard., 1840-08-26
D HENDERSON.
FROM THE GLOBE.
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.


SPECIMEN ofthe means By a0hich The Fede1 al
Wigs Aare carried the elections IN the Stale OF
North Carolina,
A handbilI was issued Just before the election
from the Whig printing Office in Raleigh, with
the following caption, viz:
"NEeRo EVIDENCE AGAINST WHITE MEN-poStOn of the
Administration defned-VAN BURENs cLOven foot shOr0n
negrOes to be witnesses tn all courts against Urte men,
The following is an extract from the handbill.
viz:
"When this shameful trial 1.-THE HooE easel was first
heard of many Wings said if this testimony could be
received IN courts martial against the officers and
soldiers of the army and navy, could be against
ALL OF US in the Federal courts. This was at first
denied and it was attempted 10 make difference be-
tween the two cases. but now the whole truth is dis
covered The opinion OF Mr. VAN BUREN, of his naval
secretary, OF his district attorney, and of his
per, the Globe, became known among the faithful
apology is no longer attempted-what has been done
is openly justified, and it becomes article of
the Loco FOco creed, that negroes may lawfully be ad
mitted witnesses against white menand the officers
appointed by Mr. VAN BUREN TO prosecute in the United
States courts, do not hesitate openly 10 proclaim that
if the Courts will allow them to do so they will offer
such black Witnesses against any white whatever
and WILL upon such testimony, convict him Of any
crime, whether concerns his property, his character,
or his lfe.'
All this monstrOuS faZSehood is trumped up
from some words of the District Attorney Of
North Carolina, uttered in conversation, although
he had previously declared the construction put
upon them to be EITHER GROSS MIsREPREsEN-
TATIoN OR AN UNWORTHY ATTEMPT TO PER-
VERT THE TRUTH" Who, indeed, can believe
that the District Attorney was so ignorant as not
to know that the introduction Of black witnesses
into the Federal courts in that State would be a
direct riolGtion Of iaao Aud if be could have
been so stupid or so ignoran', what warrant was
there for mputing to the President, the Globe
or the Democ ratio party, his individual opinions
What warrant was there for saying that "neg1Oes'
are 't0 be aoitneSSeS im all The United States
courts against aohite men" None in the least.
1t is downright fabrication-a Fabrication BY
THE ALLIES OF THE ABOLLTIONISTS
IN THE SOUTH, to put dOa0n THE ONLY
PARTY IN THE NORTH aOhicA stands up
for Southern ri ightS IN that section Of Tie Union.
Its authors are not only traitors to the people in
general, whom they induce, by deceiving them.
to vote against their own honest opinions, but
they traitors to their particular section of the
country. TO their neighbors, friends and families
That such means can influence elections is
matter to be deplored but there is some consola-
tion in the thought, that IL proUss The honesty of
tie people. 1t is because they are honest them
selves, and cannot believe any one so profigate
as to make such assertions without foundation,
that they believe them, and act from the belief
Could the whole people of North Carolina see
the truth as 1t as could they believe that the very
men who make these charges, are The political
allies THE A6oLitiOniStS, who would. indeed,
as this handhill charges upon the PRESIDENT,
produce equality "6etooeem black end
you1 aOires-black children and yOur children"
but would also expose the whites of the South
to rapine and murder, they would shrink from
them serpents. and leave them standing lone
like blasted trees In the desert. Let every effort
of every ~ Democrat be put in requisiton TO
DISSEMINATE THE TRUTH. Enable
people to things they are. and the rights of
the South and of the North will be- respected,
the bad men who think they are rushing on to
victory over truth, justice and honor. will be
left powerless and hopeless, and the Republic
will be safe.