The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-11

We hope our friends in the Eleventh District
will take steps forthwith, if they have not already
done so to nominate an Elector.
Thanks TO Messrs Toole, and Venable and
Reid, and Bragg, and others, for their strenuous
and persevering Iabors in the good cause Thanks
also to the Assistant Electors in all sections for
the bold and able manner in which they meet the
adversary. Nota day is to be lost. Let US press
upon the Federalists-expose the dangerous char
acter of their canddate-and show the people
what must be the result of his elevation to the
Presidency.
The last Tarborough Press contains a capital
article descriptive of late discussion at Tarbo-
rough between Mr.. Toole, and H. Ferdinand
Harris, Esq Federal member elect, &C. &c. to
the Commons from Pitt The Press SAYS:
"The democracy of old Edgecomb were graft
fled with rich and rare treat on Tuesday last St
the Court House in this place. Henry J. T0oZe,
Esq, the Electoral candidate for this district ad-
dressed the people ip his usual happy and felict-
Gus style, briefly and eloquenty portraying The or
igin of parties in this country, and tracing in a
mastery manner the tortuous gyrations the monar-
chia alias federal alias peace alias national repub-
can. alias wing, alias coon party had pursued in
their various efforts and stratagems to begue and
mslead the people He exposed in glowing COL
ors the unconstitutonality and inexpediency of a
national bank, and the injurious and blasting effects
of the tariff on Southern industry, demonstrating
by facts and figures its unjust and injurious opera-
tien this section OF the Union and earnestly
and elcquently exhorted the democracy 10 united
and vigorous action IN the approaching presiden-
tial contest as the best and surest means of OBJ
tanning partial relief from their oppressive bur-
dens.
SIN an attempt to reply to Mr.. Toole, H. Ferdfn-
and Harris Esq. strained every power of mind
body, and lungs, and il seemed as if he attached
more consequence to tbe'effort of his voice than
any, for it was frequently strained to pitch appa-
rently as unpleasant to himself as his audi
tors-a contest of how much he could endure
or could be endured from him. Like some tyro
learning to play on the carionet, the greater the
blast the more the discord, with occasionally the ac
cidental touch of that key which produces the gan
der note. A western Legislature once elevated 10
the speakers chair very worthy man but one
who knew nothing of his business as speaker
After calling for the ayes and noes, he proclaimed
his decision, saying I" by the racket the ayes have
it," So we almost exclaimed during some of his
bursts "by the racket Ferd has it," His speech
was summary OF statements which stand stereo-
typedin all the whig papers, embellished at inter-
walls with some plausible supposition. He made
one xisorous effort at an argument-after adva nc
mG Avorite proposition, he undertook with great
emphas is to prove it-not by any argument of in
eenulg, but by pompously pulling out his purse
nd Offering to bet S 100 IL ar1s So
y /" We had hoped never again to have witnessed
the disgusting spectacle OF seeing public speaker
in public discussion offer to sustain himself bv
bet or stake of money, instead of reason and com
mon sense: The last whig speech made in this
place by Edward Stanly, he deliberately offered in
the midst of his speech bet of 1000 to $500 and
now Mr. Harris his successor repeats this brow
beating specimen of whg eIoquence 1t is pro-
verbal remark that betting is the substitute for ar
5ument with the illiterate the backyard, and
we regret that these two whig orators should find
heir cause weak TO condescend to sucb
,esort. Besides the immortality of betting and its
evincing weak cause 1T is insulting to the commu-
litY who when invited to listen to public dis
.nssiOn should have bets thrust in their face in
stead of appeals totheir reason and common sense
It seems to belong to the party of all the decen-
" and morality" for their great whig candidate
or president, Mr. Clay being high better at cards
MS more humble followers ready to play
he game OF brag-where by high betting the weak !
.st hands sometimes win"