North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.

The Register of Saturday last contains an article
ON the subject of the Congressional election IN
this State, which very clearly foreshadows the poll
CIV and tactics of the canvass, so far as the WINGS
as a party, are concerned. The issue has oeen an
aouneed by the Regster-it was no douo' Ma"e up
and agreed upon at Washington City by the Fiil"ofe
Administration, those in its employment ana Sc
crets; and that issue is, approval OF the tate so-cd
ed adjustment.
We are willing to meet that issue in its broadcast
sense. We do not court it, for the reason that we
are ready and always have been, to acquiesce in this
so.called compromise, and have no wish to revive
aqitaton on the Slavery question. The Register,
hv the article alluded to, as well by its for
some time past, has eyinced disposition to renew
this agitation and prolong it for party purposes; and
sucb being the case and that paper appears deter
ermned 10 force us into this controversy. we repeat
,,,o .ro willing TO meet it. We have no fears for
the result.
sne.Lipo Of the issues and addressing its friends
r tho ;mnortauce of union and harmony, that pa
per says: ,;nr o,o,,;or rv;,, toe, tho Gin
r;,v If those who profess attachment to the Union,
biISt thew are doing all in their power TO disturb its
harmony They will then have to take sides. Let
nr friends be on the alert. For the sake Of the cause
for the sake of the Union, let there be no bicker
;nqs-no i'll fee;ng-no rivalry which cannot yield to
disappointment for the purpose OF securing great
principle. If there are several VINO crave inc nonor
of heinz in Congress, let them submit their claims
IN Convention and abide the result. Above all,
let them see to it, that the great cause of the UNION
does not suffer in their hands, SECESSION is not yet
dead Ii will lift its poisonous crest again, when 1t
is least expected. That it can gain permanent foot
hold in our State we have no fears, but lest should
scatter its frebranGs sufficiently wide to jeopardiZe
our peace it behooves every true Wing to stand firm
lyat his post-snk all minor conslderatIons-oury all
past differences and buck!ing on the armor OF the
CONSTITUTION AND UNION, 60 forth to battle re-
solved to conquer-and victory-a victory for the
CoUNTRY-will crown their efforts ~
We call attention the fact, that in the above ex-
tract not one word is said about in favor of South
ern rights. For the sake of the cause-or the sake
of the Union '-nothing beyond that! Where, we
ask, is the assaulted and injured South ! Is there
South, in the estimation of that journal Has North
Carolina any rights sovereign STATED
The Register says truly there several who
the honor of being in Congress - as Wing Rep
resentatives from this State So There SEVERAL
and few more besides. And they " craze - it, says
the Register. Webster's Dictionary defines the word
follows: "To ask with earnestness i'm
portuny-to beseech-to in:phore-to ask with submits
sion or humy-to beg-to long for-to require or
demand as passion or Appetite 1t seems, then,
that these Wing gentlemen who are called upon to
submitther claims to Convention, have passion -
or an "oPpettte for Congress; they beseech' -
they "implore ''-they long they 6eg" for it!
How cruel is it in the Register, under these crcum-
Stances to compel these patriots to submit to Con-
venton!
The Register says I" secession is not vet dead. 1t
will lift lis poisonous crest again. when it is least
pected." What says the Hon. William 3. Shepard
Why, that secession is the true doctrine and that
those who deny the abstract right seriously in
error. What says Mr. Loring, of the Wilmington
Commercial? Hear him &c We believe State has
right to secede, and that secession for is but
the reclamation Of her sovereignty. We believe, it
South Carolina secedes, she ought to be let d0ne,
treated as sovereign State.'' We willing, at
any and all times, to stake the opinions of William
B. Shepard and Thomas Loring against those of the
Editor of the Register.
But we have disposition at present to SO at
length into discussion of the probable issues of the
canvass. We shall be IS on hand - in
due time. In the meantime we most respectfully
put the following questions to the Editor of the Re-
gister with the request that he will answer them soon
and without evasion:
1. Are you Wing?
2. What sort of a Whig1
8. What is Whigsm?
4. What, as a Whp are Won in favor off