The North-Carolina standard., 1845-09-03
Extract from Letter 10 the Editor, dated
RICHMOND county, August %. 1S4

"We must be allowed TO congratulate you on
the brilliant victory which the democracy have
achieved in the recent trial OF strength and which
we cannot but view as the shadow OF that coming
event which awaits the passage at arms so soon as
The bugle shall sound for the great gubernatorial
battle come off in August next For our
selves we have no fears Of the Ides Of that month
provided the democracy do not become too much
eIated with their present success. Keep them ia
remembrance that they should not forget that "lhe
price of liberty is eternal vigilance" and that when
parties about equally balanced il will not do TO
fold their arms and rely, heretofore, upon that
slow and gradual progress which political truth will
make. No; they should keep their armor bright
by the constant discussion of those great truths
which Distinguish them as party.
"The Press in North Carolina for the next
twelve months should more than ever be political; !;
not in the partiZan meaning Of that term, for in
such a sense il becomes the vehicle of falsehood
instead Of truth but It should be devoted 10 the
calm and dignifed discussion of the principles now
held by those who are coDtending for the ascend
ancy. De Tocquevie has remarked that all the
history of the United States is comprized in the
newspapers which should be literally true Of its
politics and we congratulate our countrVmen up
the fact that with free and independent Press,
with no shackles imposed upon the expression of
opinion, and where every man is permitted 10
transmit his views 10 the sober Judgment of the
people, democracy rather invites than avoids dis
cussIon. go.
1--WE look upon the present victory in North
Carolina as great triumph Of our principles, and
as having turned upon the Same point, and moved
by the same lever, as that which controlled the
November elections. The latter was not the cause,
nor has opr present success been The effect, las
some of opponents have already vanly ina
gined-ihey attribute all changes momentarY
impulses. and have always dealt with the masses
as if they were puppets) but both were the effect
of the same cause.-The regeneration Of public sen-
tim"nt.
"Tbe ball is now onward in its course, and is
compelled TO advance, unless it be impeded by that
elhargy which success is too apt to produce. ALI
that the cause requires is gentle impetus, given
by the discussion alluded to, in which the princi-
pies held by party shall be fairly brought before
The tribunal of public Judgment and contrasted
with those held by our opponents. There should
be concentration of the energies oil the Press up
on few wel-defined objects, such as Annexation,
Ethe Tariff, and Distribution. Concentration upon
a few points is the Archimidean lever which will
fost federalism into full view with all its naked
ness until il shall be compelled TO abandon the
contest, or, what is more probable, put on new
livery 10 hide its deformity. The general error
into which our party have run in my humble Judg-
menI) and which has been produced by the adroIt
maneuvring Of their opponents is the suffering too
many issues, and those mostly collateral TO be sub
miited to the people. By this device the whig
ment to which the appeal has been made. and
through the misfs thus produced have been able 10
escape the mischievoUs and blightng effects that
ensue the adoption of their principles
s'In order that principles should be properly
discussed, and the better to protect ourselves
against the sophiStTY and Misrepresentation of the
onposng party il is greatly to be desired that our
central paper should he published twice week.
Cannot this be done 2'