The North-Carolina standard., 1846-08-19
THE STANDARD.
RaLEEGM " q.
Wednesday, August 10, 1876.


The battle has again been fought and lostsin
North Carolina. Federalism, with iii, Lawyers,
and Banks, and Corporations and its Merchants
to sustain it, has won the day; md dnawr we, sup
pose, the people will have'RaiI Roads, and Turn
pixies, and State Indebtedness, and high taxes to
their hearts content So be it. We,bow with
allreverence to the popular will--the people have
spoken, and we shall not question the wisdom Of
their decision 1t is theirs TO put up and theirs to
pull down; theirs to bear with abuses, if they
choose to do SOL theirs to stand as long pleas
es them, to the support OF party leaders who care
little for their welfare, who violate the law and
lrample on the Constitution whenever suits their
unhallowed purposes, and who are even now de-
vising schemes by which Federalism and its ruin
Gus influences are to be f1stened forever, per-
haps, upon the garments of the Commonwealth
The people have wiled it, and it is all well. 3
We have been beaten, but how? In the Ian.
guage of the Wilmington Journal and Oxford
News, we have beaten ourselves, or. rather we
have not all Of us been true under the influences
that have been brought to bear upon our cause
The Journal says with much truth:
eff we are defeated in the Legislature it will be
satisfactory proof TO our party, we hope, in all
time to come, that dissentions in our ranks should
no longer be tolerated. That Democrat who will,
after this, give encouragement vote for what
are generally termed mo party or " independent
democrats" and affect to be opposed TO nomina-
lions BY his party, does not deserve the name of
Democrat. We say this in all candor, and we say
it with all reverence to our principles Without
and unanimity we can never expect
TO succeed. Ambitious men, we hope, have now
been taught to feel as well as see, and know the
necessity of such a course. In the contest which
has Just closed, not the least enthusiasm has been
manifested ny the people, except in a very few
counties. Hence the necessity of the most viei-
lant exeriions of the Democratic party ofNorth
Carolina If they ever expect 10 overthrow Federal
ism within her borders. We deeply deplore the
result. We feel mortified to have il said that the
election has again resulted in favor Of The Federal
lists, thereby giving TO them the election Of two
United States Senators, which TO remain in
the Senate for the next four and six years We
are almost induced 10 give up all hope of ever re-
deeming the Old North State from Federal mis-
rule, and place her at once on the list with FEEDER
al Massachusetts. Bot such course would be
in any Democrat. We must never
cease our efforts. We must never DESPAIR of the
Republic" Our principles are too sacred 10 de-
SPAR OF seeing them triumph at some future day.
They must, as they are destined yet flourish We
may we'll say now that we have lost the State bv
the lethargy Of our friends, which we ferventIy
hope may never be the case again. We appeal TO
Inc republican party TO bear in mind, ever here
auer' the importance of unanimity and concert of
action. We are beaten by ibe lukewarm, indiffe.-
ent and dsaecred portions Of our party, and to no
other cause can our defeat be aItributedn
Among the causes Of our defeat the resignation
of Senator Haywood and the existing War with
Mexico may be prominently mentioned Not that
he personal influence OF any man could iniure the
Republican cause in North Carolina, or that the
people of this State are opposed TO the existing
War Far from it. Any man occupying Mr.
daywood's place would have produced by the
anne course similar effect; and the existing
War, though acknowledged among the people
generally to be just and necessary, was harped
pon by the Fedcr leaders in strain akin to
reason, and its objects and expenditures were so
nisrepresented that many of the Wing people,
'ho We're on the eve of taking their stand in the
'emocratlc ranks, were induced to go the Feder.
tIcket-to pause, as they said, until Mr.. PoIk's
had been fully tried, But what,
re may be asked, were the Democratic speakers
nd presses doing2 Doing their best; but what
ould they do, though armed with truth. when the
omoers on the other side were two TO their one; ;
hen Wing SANDERS and falsehoods walked a.
foad at >noon-day, or skulked secretly through ,
elghoorhoods, poisoning the minds of the peo-
e; when hosts of Federal lawyers met our :
andld for Governor in every County, while ?
e Federal papers teemed with the yilest false. 7
'ods in regard to his opinions when in our =
fongest Democratic Counties friend arrayed him. v
If against friend, giving an easy triumph to the
Versary; when the timid and ignorant were d
ceived and alarmed by the Federal cry, that the
exlcan War was War of conquest, and that il \
ould crush the Republic with direct taxes when
course OF Senator Haywood was flung in our il
'es' and the people were told, from Currituck TO
'erokee that The Democratic cause nsusI be bad p,
that the conscience of the Senator would not per
him to go :or the new Tariff BILL and he had a,
his seat rather than vote to DESTROY that oood
h'g measure, the Tariff of 1912; when the &C
nk', and their pensioned Editors, and the Ra. in
gh and Castor Road under the control of Gov. ~
aham, took the field against us--what, we ask a. q.
I'D any party have done under such circum. to
'ces, or what party thus assailed; though even he
majority, could have held its own2 +.
There are other causes which might be men fit
led, but we let them pass. Ii would do no tn
ID to look into our o,0n ranks to show The in. ce
noes which operated against Mr.. Shepard, nor era
1d 1t become US to dig up the past and repeat su sn
'hcly the lessons of wisdom which it teaches inc
my are curious to see and understand Tor them tha