Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-16
From tho Raleigh Register. August u.
NORTH CAROLINA.


NAL and informal, TO shew that although the Loco
Focos have carried both branches Of the Lcgisla.
ture, yet the Wings have re elected Governor
MoREHEAD by decided majosiiy-a result which
ensures that North Carolina will vote for HESRT
| CLAr in 1874. This assertion, TO those who are
| ignorant OF the true state of things with US, may
seem strange, but its truth may DC easily demon.
| s,rated.
The Wing Convention of April distinctly con.
demned MIR Tyler. justified the Of the re.
firing members OF his Cabinet, epproved the Ad-
dress of the Wing members of Congress, at the
| Extra Session, and announced MIR Clay as their
candidate Tor President, without any qualification.
| The ground, thus assumed by the Convention was
openly maintained 10y Gov. Morehead in his can
yass of the State and more particularly, in every
Address made TO his Fellow-Cizens; he plainly
declared himself the advocate OF Bank Of the Uni
ted States, and the incorporating supporter of
! Henry Clay. Tho vote, therefore, which was cast
for Morehead, was, in effect, vote for Henry Clay
and whatever majority has been received by the
former, IS certain majority for the latter. But
the true Wing strength of the State, in favor OF MIR
Clay, is, by no means, TO be measured by the ma
joriiy foe Morehead. This is evident; for in the
| hrst place, the plan adopted and recommended by
the Wing Convention in April, for the thorough
County and Precinct organization, though urged
| uron their friends, by Gard from the Central
Committee, was not adopted by the Wings in q SIM
gle County in the State. Conhdng in their un.
doubted majority, and trusting to the goodness of
their cause, they confined themselves, in some parts
OF the State, 10 public Addresses before the people,
and, in others, neglected even this means Of ensur-
| ing success.
In the next place, MIR Henry, the Loco Foco
Candidate, after canvassng considerable portion
of the West, and having met, and been sisnay
vanquished by Gov. Morehead in debate in his
| own County, published Letter in which he an
nonnced that. from the state Of his health he could
not further pursue the canvass. This announce
ment is by subsequent events, ascertained TO have
been siTa'asem, intended to hull the Wings into
belief that the eontestf for Governor given IN
| and thereby TO enable the Loco Focos TO carry by
arthce, what, by oren force, could not be nc
complished. The effect of this maueuvre wss
that, in Counties where the Wing strength was
overwhelming, and no local contest brought the
People to the Polls, Wing voters remained at home
IN large numbers, and, by consequence, compara-
lively small major,es were given for their favori,e
Candidate. single example will sufficiently Illus
Iate this: The County OF GliIiord, in which Gov.
hofehead resuesb wtSgC lac - OGiV.Sl ID s.Spso,
ed as much as he deserves 10 oe and that is saving
every thing in one word, gave him majority in
1910 Of nearly 1900 votes while in the recent
election, the whole vote cast for him was several
hundred short Of his former majority. This was
not owing to any change OF sentiment, for his OBJ
ponent received not quite the vote cast for Saun-
ders in 1910. In faci, the people could not be per
suaded that there was any real contest. They
considered the election settled and that il was idle
TO ose days work, in order 10 give an unnecessa
ry vote. What is true OF Guilford, is true also of
other Counties.
In the third place. while the Wings were thus
without local organization, and by the fraud Of their
adversares led 20 consider the contest for Governor
as virtually reinqushed, their opponents have been
acting throughout the State under q complete partv
dril havo been, every where, brought 10 the Polls
in their full strength; have been every where suppli
cd with the most Infamous falsehoods, fabricated a,
their Head Quarters in Raleigh, and circulated upon
the very day Of the Election, by simultaneous elJrts
| extending 10 every precinct 10 the State-in one
place, assuming the form Of oral statements md at
III
secretly printed and secretly dispersed that being
known only on the day Of election, IL was impossi.
bic they could be, in time, exposed. Let rs give
specimen: In some places, il was confidently assert.
ed that the Governor had stolen twenty or thirty
thousand dollars OF the public money and had in
vested 1t in Cotton Speculation In others that
he had token two thousand dollars from tho Trcn-
suTy, TO delray his electoneering eIpensesl In
others, he was plcaded in hand bills as a swinder
Who had cheated poor man by paying him for his
Pork in spurious deprecated paper These
caumnles, published in hand bills, or seriously as
serted, could not but have effect upon many simple
minded people who, honest themselves, could neither
understand or readily believe that total DISREGARD
OF truth and honesty, to which alone such atrocious
iasehoods must owe their origin and their circua
ton
IL these considerations, 10 which others might
easily he added nre properly weighed, il vii; up
pear but reasonable conclusion that the effective
| Wing majority in this State does rot fall short OF
TEN THOUSAND. And, that whatever MAORI
~ Morchead has received, under tho disadvantage
Gus circumstances we have mentioned, will, in q
contest for the Presidency, where no local aues.
tons will arise, lie easily doubled or irebed. From
the corractness Of this conclusion, no abatement
can be Justly made, on account OF the unflvOra bic
result Of the Elections for the Legislature. IN these
Elections, personal aud local Considerations have
had, and in North Cirolna ever will have much
influence. In some Wing counties, gentlemen oil
talenls, long known to the People, have. from ;he
situation q Their private affairs insisted upon re
firing from the canvass and have been succeeded by
others as candidates who, though unexceptionable
IN character and principles, were lees known, and
less abc or less practised in public discussions. IN
oiheTF, Wings have been opposed 10 Wings while
gentlemen Of opposite politics. personally accepla-
bic, and having large Wing connections, have beer
brought into the field. IN Others, ogain, Whgi
have counted upon certain success, and have per.
mitted business, which, othorwc, they would
> readily have reinquished, 10 keep them from the
Polls. IN others, questions Of State policy having
connection with general politics, and not necessary
here n he padiculafizsd, operated njuriously q
the Wing cause. And thus 10 has happened, al
the 1T Ct ofal, some Of those causes that coun
ties, undoubtedly Wing, and which gave Whg ina
ljoros in this very Election for Governor, have 70
IN ned one or more Loco Focos TO the Assembly
Take the following examples;
In the County u Orange, the Loco FocO Ssna
tor is declared elected by single vote yet severn
Wing voters are known TO have been in this plac,
on the day Of Election, assigning rs reason fo
their absence from the County, that they had LEI
Wings enough behind 20 elect Woddcll, (ihc WIFI
candida,e.) And, II is oseertained, that not LEI
than 60 Senate voters, on the Wing side, were ID
sent from the Polls; while tho Loco Foco vote ox.
hibits gain Of ten the vote Of 1910. Ami in N
House OF Commons but single Wing was elected
though Morehead's majority 10 the County wa
moro than one hundfod.
In tho County Of Burke, which gave Morehoad
majority Of abou, 1900, Mr. Avery, young geu
tlemsn Of opposite politics, but hlving numefou
and ghly respectable Wing connexions, is return
. cd 70 the Commons, with Two Wing colleagues.
IN Chathim, a majority Of several hundred
given for Morehead, while one Loco Foco Membe
Of Assembly 10 returned with three Wing colleaguci
In Northampton, Morehesd obtained a IMPORT
. u more than ono hundred, while but one Wing
returned out Of three members.
10 Granville, majority Of more than fifty is give
70 Morehead, and but one Wing, out OF four,
4 reformed 10 The Assembly.
In Suuy, Morehead received majority Of "a
and the whole Loco FOco Ticket was elected.
IN Moo'e, majority is given for Mofehead an
! a Loco POco elected 70 the Legislature.
~ 10 Beaufort, where Moishsad obtained decide