New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-17
North Carolina.

The Raleigh Standard (Opposition) has returns
nearly full Of sbe vote for Governor, and says the
cffcisl vote will stand very nearIy-Reid 45 900,
Manly AZ, OOO-Reids majority 5000, Of which he
obtained full bali by Wing opposition to Manly in
the two Counties Of Rutherford and Warrington.
But all through the State his vote was sweed by
his open and early avowa in favor of CoDstitu.
tonsl Reform which should give the election Of the
State Senate 70 the whole People iDitead of conGn-
ing it to Freeholders alone, as hitherto and which
should give the election Of State Officers, Judges,
&c also to the People. Gov. Reds election there
fore sc ,ures a very desirable aud sautary Reform,
as we presume bis party will feel the necessity OF
giving effect to bis professions. The Wings did not
as party oppose, butneither did they cOmmitthem.
selves to these Reforms, insisting that they had
nothing to do with the State Ele ,tion- an assump
ton which, however correct, did not satisfy the
friends Of Reform
But there was another cause OF the recent over.
turn which is by no means so credtsbe to the vic
tors. They planted themselves upon the ultra.
Southern, anti Compromise ground, of the Nashville
Convention, as The Standard boasts in its leader
ezutipg over the triumph. Hear!
"Os the question of Slavery, the language Of the
Democrats was equally firm aud explicit. They
took their stand upon the principles OF the Mis-
tour Compromise, and solemny announced il as
their determination TO resist all palpabe viola
tons OF the Constitution and all attempts To WELD
this Government by a mere sectional sjority to
the injury and dec radiation Of the Southern people,
They denounced the plsn of Gen. TGy as unjust
ard dangerous, and by their silence they disaJ
proved the SensteG Ad justmenl. The Wings,
on the other hand, expressly approved Of that
measure, with amendments and in addition to
this they endorsed, in all its length aod breath the
unfortunate and odiOus Administration Of Cen
Taylor.
"Aswe are DOW dealing with the recorded opR
ions Of the two parties, as expressed In their Con-
veutions, 1t 10 hardly necessary that We should do
more than alude TO the positions occupied by the
" big candidate in relation TO California and New
Mexico and on the basis question 1t is sufficient
10 remind our readers that he came out UnequiyO-
cay in favor of the immediate admission OF these
Territories as States, and also In favor OF white
population as basis Of representation in the Lee
gislsture. If he bad gone to the East and taken
these positions, nearly every County would have
exhibited Wing loss equal 70 that of Waibing
ton; and as it vas, if the election had been four
weeks further of the majority against him would,
in all probability, have reached eight or ten thou
sand 1t is highly crafty ing to know that he
gained but little by this course even in the West
ern Counties for the that, in the first place,
the Western people felt they could not con6de in
him and because, in the fecond place, they deemed
this the most unsvorabe Of ali junctures for press.
ing against their Eastern brethren the peculiar
opinions which many of them entertain on these
important questions
upon ali these points-Equal Suffrage, judges
by the People. the question Of the Basis, and
Slsvery-Col Reid is sound, and he was ka0pH
TO be 40 when the people voted. He published an
Address, at the opening of the campaign, 70 the
people Of the State and on no occasion has he
swerved from the principles therein laid down,
or equivOcated or withheld bis opinions with the
view Of gaining votes or securing popularity
The people have made him their Governor with q
full knowledge OF bis principles and sentiments
and, under ali the Notwithstanding to the
issues Of the campaign, as well ss to the positions
respectively Of the two candidaieG-his triumph
ia a triumph Of POPULAR RIGHTS aud of THE
CAUSE or THE SOUTH in North Carolina. There
can DO no doubt Of il, and we announce the fact
with sincere eradication TO our Democratic breth
rem in other States. There were other issues it
ia true Of an Incidental character which had their
influence in fixing the result bat so far az they
are concerned the gains and losses to the two can
ddates were pretty well balanced
1t 10 thus rendered clear. by the testimony Of
the victors that Politics, In the National accepta
ton OF the term, had little or part ia producing
this result The victory was won by Slavery, just
ss the same party will try to win Vermont New
York and Ohio by Free Soil
The new Legislature will stand:
Senate--Whig. .......23 Opposition. ........27
H0use - ........55 80 .........6o
Joint Ba'iOt-Whig. Opposition.
Opposition maj. for U. s. Senator, Ii.
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