The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-01

little boy and the bundle of sticks The! father
handed the son bundle of sticks and fold him to
break them, the boytried, but failing TO doso, the
father divided the bundle into separate pieces, and
broke each piece with perfect ease-thus illusrat-
ing, by a simple method, the strength there is in
union. g Man." said HENRYsGLAY in his
speech against Gen JACKSON in 1919, sis a bum
die of habits" One habit leads to and strengthens
another; two bad habits are harder to break than
tain thing, and boxing both TO the same means
and the same efforts, are often successful where
one would sit down in despair. But why illus
trate Why argue, to democrats about the ne
scessity of union and concentrated efort2 The
whole history of American democracy is glow
ing history of union, and Of that strong and irwin
reibie activity which union produces. 1t was so
when the Whigs'of the Revolution put down the
tories and beat the English into the bargain. 1t
was so when the friends of JEFFERSON triumphed
over those of the elder Adams it was so when
JACKSON walked into power over the broken hopes
of Adams the younger; il was so when Mr.. VAN
BUREN vanquished Harrison, and White, and
Webster, and Mangum, in 1886; and it will be
SO in the approaching contest if the democracy
will drop their preferences and predictions, and
be true unto themselves, the Constitution and the
country.
In the strong and emphatic language of the
Richmond Enquirer "the great conservative
maxim.which we must follow-the sheet-anch hor
of the ship-is to support the nominee of the
n . TT r
strength. Without this Convention, we shall be
beaten And why hold it. if any portion of us
are determined not to respect its proceedings or
abide its decision? Do any of US think too
much of men to Jield up otu affections and parts
alites in obedience to the voice of the American
If so; if any man attaches more
Importance to the cause of his favorite than he
does to the triumph Of democratic principIes-Iet
that man stand off Gom us-let him be accursed
from the democratic party. This is no contest
for men. 1t is contest for principles 1t is high
and noble in itspurposcs-it looks far above the
petty influences of personal affection and regard
It looks to the whole country-weighs every in
LeTest-that ismay engage the whole country, and
thus ensure triumph to any man who may be com
and sent forth as the great standard
bearer of the cause.
We hear it whispered occasionally that this or
hat democratprefe1s Mr.. Clayto Mr. Van Buren,
DR. Gen. Scott to Col Johnson or MIR. Calhoun.
Can this be true? Can it be possible that demo
;rGts--men who profess to be governed by pri7a-
iples-are so far lost 10 the cause, and 10 the tri
lmph which that cause deserves, to forsake any
hnmpidn of democracy, and go over TO hostile
hleis ia the hour of our EXTREMIST peril7 We
will not-we cannot believe it. Perish the frs, I
amt thought of such gnobe treason! Whctherj
We are to be headed by Mr.. Van Baren, Mr.
Calhoun, or Col. Johnson, ought to be matter of
'erfect Indifference. If Mr. Van Buren, should
e chosen to lead us on, what heart will not burn
With fresh fire at the recollection of the wrongs
eaped on him in the late disastrous campaign 2
Who Will not remember the Standing Army sian.
ers-the chicken-taX hunbug-the gold spoon
leory-andthe thousands of base. black calun-
les circulated against his just and pure admins
,ation; and what democrat remembering these
1ings and looking with an eye of wisdom to the ;
lture, will not sink deep in his inmost heart all
egard for other men, and stand by the sage of t
linderh ook in his great third struggle against
lie MONEY PowER2 If on the other hand, Mr. t
'ALHoUN should be the nopinee of the Conpen- t
northern western de,nocrat-whatl {
lend Of MIR. VAN BUREN-should hesitate for t
] instant TO give him his sdpport2 He is emin- t.
ltly capaelehe is faithful, patriotic, and pure. a
thoroughly imbued with the principles of JEFF
rson his administration, taking all things into I
e account would be more like those of Gen. b
gc&sOn and Mr.. Van Buren, than any -other we V
uh possibly establish And who, we ask a
hat democrat in all this broad glorious countrt. J
oud hold back from the contest if the mantle of
e National Convention should descend upon the c
nr-worn formsof old TecuasseA IF not so
lllant asssome, heis as honest as any man the
orld ever saw The unfnching adversaryt &c
thesmoney Power-the antagonist of all who [
ould seek TO unite the church and the State f
e friend of the poor man, and the comforter Of n
ewidew and theorphan-the hero whose wounds h
il beed-how would the first announcement of [
5 name, as the choice OF the National Conven- to
m, be caught up by a waiting and impatient e.
ople, and responded to in tones of thunder from 7
e st. Lawrence to the Sabine G
t has been justly remarked, that naeArn bad men
ne6ane the good mast associate else then aoiUI
u, one bD one m, a0o;f;ed so.r;t. OF