The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-09
NORTH CAROLINA.
Correspondence of the New York Tribune

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RALEIGH, N. c, August 3, 1874.
= We have just passed through the most exciting
| political contest ever witnessed in North Caro-
lima. The means resorted TO by the Locofoco
party TO obtain a temporary triumph on Thursday,
have been unparalleled for baseness and violence.
The State has been flooded with Kendalrs bias
phemous tracts, and Texas documents, and the
President r..6fcio of the " Democratic Tract
Society" here, w. II. Haywood, Jr U. S. SEN
ator, not coatent with crowding The mails with
such matter as he has received from abroad, has
turned author hmse t, and just upon the eve of
the election the Western part of the State was
literally g'utted with tract, or rather two tracts,
issued from Raleigh and intended to operate upon
the Governors election. OF these tracts it is
enough to say that they were every way worthy
of the author-miserable appeals to the West to
vote for Hoke because he was a Western man,
and for Polk because they were for Gen. jack
| son! Democratic Members of Congress and
Democratic office holders, State and National have
volunteered in behalf of "Hoke, PfRk, and T'eaqs"
Gen. Saunders has been stunping the State
| nominay in behalf of his friend HIKE, but really
IN behalf of himself as there is a vacancy on the
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anxious to see properly filled, and a North Caro-
lima Locofoco is never particular what office be
gets SO he gets life estate in it. But all this
| has been of no avail us aa
| The Wings have quietly and calmly, without
| excitement and without organization, awaited the
| coming of the storm. 1t has beat upon us, and
we are now clearing the wreck and preparing to
take reckoning A "long, low, dark, susp-
clous looking schooner" is floating past US bottom
nm fnIa and, yyJ,J
discover, with aid the of a glass, Hoke, Polk,
and Texas" Now and then poor fellow pokes
his head above the water and begs to be taken on
board but we are done taking in.
But to the point North Carolina has again
placed herself in the front rank of the Wing
army, and planted the Wing banner on the in
nermost bati!ement of the enemy's fortress. We
have returns from nineteen counties only, and
thus far the Wings have gained fifteen members of
the Legislature and lost one! Already the Loco
foco majority of The last Legislature is swept away
and Tomorrow night Wing thunder will begin 10
roll down from the mountains Clay will beat
Graham IN every county in The State Our ina
Jorily Tor Governor will exceed five thousand, and
perhaps reach eight. But it is useless to wait for
particulars; enough is already known to author
Ize you TO announce to the Wings of New York,
full, complete, and glorious victory for the
Wings OF North Carolina, and to pledge on her
behalf ten thousand majority Tor Clay and FIRE.
nshuysen. Y urStrnly, RIP VAN WINKLE.
DUEL "A duel Was fought in Point Coupee on
Thursday morning last, between Messrs. Pierre
Porche and Jean BaplIste Bereron-- he weapons,
rifles; distance, 100 Yards. AT the first fire, Mr..
B. received his adversAry's ball through both S
thighs, and discharged his rifle as he fe but
without effect. He is dangerously, but it is
thought not mortay Wounded. The quarrel
grew oul OF snnething which transpired during |