The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-30
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AN ADDRESS
no che People Of NOrtT1 CarOIins.

cuiar, issued from this clty. by the 2Whig Contra
Committee, since the elections have been held ii
Pennsylvania and Georgia ) hundreds of which
weyare informed have been put in circ1Iatio,
secretly! This circular is marked "confden
Iial and contains the most nnwarranlable lie charge
against the Democratic Party of PREMEDrTATEl
FRAUDS and DISUNION, and was Intended
as we have reason to believe to create falls
alarm on the eve of the election, to Tighten tb,
timid from theirduty, and to arouse in the whis
ranks spirit of buIlyism at the polls.
The copy we hold, was semitic the Editor o
the Standard. The person who sent it, states lha
he is "a REFORMED WHIG," but does no
give his name, his note atthe foot of the letter
will show. Iii postmarked I" Raleigh 10Th Oc
tober." and addressed to person who as we sup
pose, being unwilling that bis name shontd be
known, has erased it from the superscriptIon. and
endorsed the circular to the Editor of the Stand
nrd prompted no doubt TO do so BY the grave
character of the charges SECRETLY made
against the democTHic patty, TO which party.
having abandoned whiggery. he has attached him
self The letter may be- s"en by any gentleman.
on application at the Office of the Standard
Here it is
|rsg E.fs q. CcoNFIDENTIAL
DEAR SIR:-Ne feel il imperative duty TO
address YOU in regard 10 the approaching Eleciion
1t has long been evident that the Democratic par
~ has degeneratPd into faction and very1
cent events have demonstrated that, despairing of
succeeding by any Just and honest efforts, they are
resolved 10 use whatever means may seem best 10
promise success a cause, having, in itself moth
ing TO attract the regard of good and patriotic men
1t is evident, that powerful and united movement
Is now making, and will be made 10 carry this
State for Texas and Disunion. And what acts
wilt not be resorted 10, order MAKE il efftclu
al? They who have already added TO wiIfUl false
hoods and Infamous abuse deliberate forgeies Of
letters and certificates, will scarce be withheld by
scruPles Of conscience, from doing anything, how
ever unprincPed and prohigate, if it shall promise
to be serViceabie.
We should all rem ember the inexpreSsiblV i'm
portaDt matters which depend on the Election Of
November. We should also remember, that no
means provided by the Constitution for puI ginc
the polls OF fraudulent votes. If by any means
IA apparent majority is returned for Polk aud
DALLAS. ~ nofhing but rerolution can help US
even if such apparent majority should be procured
bV open, gross and demonslrable fraud. No1
then, is the time aud the only time, in which we
can act for our Country with eff CT
We, then, impressed with the importance o. the |
occasion, and ~ charged arih q general orer-
sightcf the Whig cause in this Stale, beg most |
earnestly to urge upon you immediate measures to |
counteTact the efforts ol opponents and secure
the vote of the Slate for CLAY aud FRELINGHuYsEN
10 do this, we recommend that some persons of
true Wbg principles, and of influence in their
neighbort ood be at once selected, aud pledged 10
the following duties:
First, To attend the Polls ia their Precinct, and
see that every Wing 5 brought forward to vote
Secondly. To see the people of the Precinct be
fore the day OF Election, urging upon them The du-
ty cf attending and voting, and gain their promise
10 do SO.
Thirdly. To challenge all bad or doubtful votes I
md. if possible, prevent frauds. a
FourthLy, To warn the people against those |
Alsehoods which We may expect 10 hear or the
'Ve Of the Election. These falsehoods will doubt
ess be gross in kind. and many in number, but q
hey can deceive none who consider that truth :
you'd be made known early, and faIsehood only
lreaas examination.
BY immediate and active adoption Of these means Ii
lone, can we insure the State for the Whig cause
! rue, we have majarty of six thousand in the ii
State bat, if Two or three thousand Wbiq voter. ~
tay away and Edgecomb votes thousand beyond A
er real strength and other strong Democratic Il
;ouoties resort TO similar means what avaiIs cur
cal maloriIy7 The apparent ma jority will thus.
y our neglect and their fraud be on their side o
nd when once this happens the result however
llse and fraudulent, cannot be corrected
We beg your prompt attention to these SUCCESS
cns from your brother Wings oil the Central Conn
littee and are,
Very respectfully,
RICHARD HINES. Chairman.
- GEORGE E. BADGER,
CHARLES MANLY
JOHN H. BRYAN
henry w. MILLER.
WESTON r. GALES
And subscribed to the above, is the following
Die by the person who sent it to the Editor oil
e Standard: ea..:.
" From such a cause as this good Lord
etiUer me! Arouse, Americans and put 7
oa0'' the man! These I find all over my 4
Ouaty."
What surprise must such letter create in the
som of every good man. containing as it does
argcs so vile and fonl of ofFACTIoN, FRAUDS.
ORGERIES, TREACHERY and TREA-t
IN, against their fellow Enthusiastically cir NJ
iated-on. the ere of a momentous eIeetion-fil. l.
g, or designed to fill the public mind with false III
the passions of neighbor q
inst neigbbor, and tending to fraternaI strife OF
blood on the day of election Had this organ tn
the Wing party of North Carolina, as they pl
lle themselves been satisfied to issue secret cir Tn
lars to organize their party Cor the election we pc
ould not have complained; but these secret l.
arges against the Democratic party, of fraNds ar
rgerics, and diSUpion, is a STAB IN THE al
ARk-and from quarter we had supposed
elevated IN society to have lent themselves 10 an
ch work. Hence the necessity, in Justice to te
Eselves, and to our cause to meet and put them &c
wn. We are charged with the design "to &c
rry this Stale for T'eras and disumion,' and III
At too in the face of two Addresses lately pub 10
bllshed by the Democratic Central COMMITTEE =
lIch must have been known to this Whie organ Of
only disavowing al unpatriotic designs against mi
2 Union. bnt soIemnIv declaring that WE Ju'
ENT FOR THE UNION, TEXAS OR TIT
y TEXAS; and in the latter of these Ad TO
esses. urging fellow citizens the necessity go
annexation one OF the STRONGEST unaranties Iul