The North-Carolina standard., 1849-07-18
For The North carolina STANDARD.


! SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTs
MR. EDIroRs Your excellent paper of the 4th In
slant contains reply Sc Conventionist," in which
the writer, Johnston - attempts to offer some rea
for Withholding his support from our late lnde
fatigable Representative, Hon. ]. r. J. Daniel.
With your permission ] propose to examine and
comment upon those reasons, and to adduce some fol
sustaining him, who has GfsOoys been true to the
great principles of the Democratic party.
| Johnston claims " to succumb to no man In MS
devotion the Union and to that particular portion
in which he resides," and Immediately follows with
the statement that he IS has conversed with Major
Clarke for the purpose ascertanng his sentiments
in regard to question that WtH arise In the
ensuing Congress- and feels confident that he is as
sound on that subject Mr.. Daniel any other man
South of Mason's and Dixons line."
Really, Sir, if +" Johnston be Democrat must
be permitted to say that he has kept bad company.
The whole tenor of his answer savors OF coonery,
and if he be real one, With rings round his TAIL
why he must be, strange animal, as ne has Ways
very like his coohship. =
shown want of attachment or devotion tosour glo-
rious Unionl Has he not, on the contrary, shown
and proved himself the firm and steadfast friend OF
the whole Union, and not like "Johnson" to the par
ticuar- portion in which he resides only VIII J.
or any one else charge that Gen. Daniel betrayed
want of devotion to the whole Union when he united
with many Southern Democratic members In signing
and sending forth that so-caed Southern Address
Will he dare to claim votes for Mai Clarke on any
such pretext9 IF Gen. Daniels course be unsatis-
factory to " Johnston" that subject he will have
to start a third candidate (perhaps Wimot proviso-
ist, and any prominent Whig about Raleigh would
suit that question, Mr.. Badger claims that to
enact that provso by Congress is withinSthe sphere
of their constitutional powers,) as Maj. Ciarke's
Circular is before me, in which he entirely approves
of that Southern Address-occupying the same posi-
ton with the late member.
stJobnstonr objects to Gen. Daniel, because, as he
alledges he cannot govern himself" and refers to
what he ispleased to term the scratching between
Daniel and Tooie two years snce and also urges shat
we should n stormy times like the present choose
those persons to legisate for who cool, dis
passionate,z and who possess sound judgments not
easily swaysd by the eloquence and sophistry of
John c. Calhoun" General Daniel cannot govern
himself because he felt himself compelled to strike
Mr. Toole for having, Gen. ID. believed, called
him liar. / would like to know in what school
Johnstons ideas of chivalry originated. Perhaps
he has not recovered from his antwar opinions, nor
ceased to Sympathise with the "down trodden and
helpless Mexicans"
Again. he fears Gen. Daniel will yield implicit
obedience to the wishes of MIR. Calhoun. Let me
inform " Johnston - that great as Mr.. Calhoun is
to be, he caRnot influence Gen. Ilan-
iel to cooperate with him on any question OF national
policy the character and tendency of which the Gen
eral has not first thoroughly examined and satisfied
his own judgment about.
call upon Johnston to point to one single !
vote of Gen. Daniels whilst in Congress- which sa-
of blind adhesion to the views, position for
tunes of any LET him show it, or else hereaf-
ter cease to urge objections, which only exist in
minds like Johnstons, under the influence of ill
founded prejudices Ii he were the blind devotee of
Mr.. Calhoun, as is intimated by "Johnston, " he
would not command the confidence of the House of
as he has for years. Without detact
ing from the merits orcharacter of any other, may
say that very few men from North Carolina have en-
loyed SO high reputation assiduous and labo-
rious member of one of the most important COMMITTEES
of the House-as an able and lucid debater of cons
tutonal questions and at all times and under all cir
anun~avering and unyielding Democrat.
' Johnston attempts to disparage the claims of
Gen. Daniel when he says that g he has seen nothing
in the papers that he has ever done at Washington
city, that illustrates his exalted craftsmanship. &c.
all this may be true, but it only proves that John
ston has either not read the papers, if he has he
nay be classed with those who are blind only be-
cause they will not see.
Now let me inform " Johnston !" that Gen. Daniel
vas Chairman (after Ex-Governor Vance declined,)
# the Standing Committee on Claims during nearly
he whole of the 29th Congress, and so ably and sat
sEhctorly did he discharge the duties thereof that
Turing the thirteth Congress when the Wings elect
ID Winthrop Speaker, and having the appointment
# Committees, he assigned to Gen. Daniel the first
md highest position of any Democrat, on that same
tanding Commitiee-giving him in fact just the same
osition that as Gen. Mckay occupied the
of Ways and Means-that Gen. Daniel
enjoyed the confidence of the late lament
d James X. Polk, during the whole of his admins
ration, and 1 may add that no Democrat in Congress
as enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his entire
arty in higher degree. Yet " Johnston says '' he
as not seen any thing in the papers. &C."
l apprehend that Maj. Clarke could not have dis
inguished himself in Mexico had the men and means
ot been furnished by the votes of just such as
ien Daniel, whom he is laboring to defeat; and
hazard nothing in saying that the Major is as much
ldebed TO Gen. ID. for the opportunities Of his dis:
motion officer, as he is to any member Of the
9th or Both Congress.
{" Johnston % also thinks Gen. Daniel has fattened
ong enough at tine Sc public crib and" should give
ray to better if not older sodier.' trust and
eieve that the Democracy of this District will
lain and exercise the privilege of deciding who is
he IS better as well as older soldier" of the two
nd venture the prediction that Gen. Daniel has not
ne slightest fear Of what that decision will be.
Finally, submit that the great experience, ripe
Judgment and eminently successful career of Gen.
)anel do constitute good and sufficient reasons with
is friends for believing that he will be trumphanty
e-elected and in the of the great Democratic
arty call upon friends throughout the District
cooperate with the Democrats of Warren in giving
Zen. Daniel such a majority as will cause him to
eel and know that his constituents fully appreciate
is services.
A VOTER OF WARREN.
DEMOCRATS THE SOUTH AND WEST, BEWARE
We published yesterday the secret circular of Tru-
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