North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-25
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.

composed of the Counties OF Chefokee' -hdco"' nay
wood, Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Burke
Mcdowell, Yancy, Cleaveland, and CALDWELL me
candidates are the Hon. Thomas l.. Clingman late
Representative, and Col. Burgess S. Gather. Mr..
CIingman took ground, some time since, against any
further increase of Tariff duties, while on the Sou
thern question his has been such as TO identity
him. out and out, with the Democratic Union State
Rights men of the South. His opponent is a FEEDER
alis or rather Consolidationist Of the strongest
stamp, and proposes, if elected, to vote TO The Pres
dent men and money with which 10 coerce South
Carolina back into the Union, in she secedes
from it, In other words, MIR. Clingman regards State
Rights and united action the part of the Southern
people as indispensable to the preservation of the
Union and to their safety; Col. Gather regards
the States as dependencies Of the Federal Govern
ment apologies for the aggressons OF the latter on
the rights of the former, and proposes 10 hold this
government together il necessary, by fire and sword
AS friend of Southern rights and of the Union,
we shall rejoice at Mr.. Clingmans election. And,
we may add, We have doubt of his success.
Thousands of the Wing masses will continue to
stand by him, while he is sure of the entire Demo-
cratic vote His reelection, under the circumstan-
ces, will be overwhelming rebuke TO the CONSOLE
daoniss of this State and to the enemies generally
of the Union and of Southern rights.
In the Second District, composed OF the Counties
of Ashe, Wilkes, Surry, Davie, Rowan, lrede, AL
exander, and Catawba, the Hon. J. P. CALDWELL the
late Representative and Federast, is candidate
Tor reelection.
In the Third District, composed of the Counties of
Lincoln, Castor, Mecklenburg, Union, Arson, Stan
! ly, Cabarrus, Montgomery, Richmond, and Moore,
! the Candidates the Hon. Green w. Caldwell
and Gen. Alfred Dockery. Maj. Caldwell is an ad
vocate of State sovereignty-a friend of Southern
af oDlI
! Jeffersonian stamp. Gen. Dockery is a Consolida-
ZIONIST; and also proposes, felected, TO vote men
and money the President with which to carry fire
/ and sword into South Carolina. Wehave strong hopes
of Mai. Caldwell's success. 1t cannot be possible
that the people of such District will elect such
man as Gen. Dockery to Congress, at a crisis like
the present.
! In the Fourth District, composed of the Counties
of GuiIford, Rockingham, Stokes. Forsyth Ran
dolph, and Davidson, James T. Morehead, Esq,
! FederaIist, is the candidate. He has opposition.
In the Fifth District, composed of the Counties of
Granville, Caswell, Person, Orange, Alamance. and
Chatham, the Hon. A w. Venable, the late Repre-
sentative, is candidate for reelection. MIR. Fena-
blei the ardent friend of Southern rights. and devo
ted to Constitutional Union. During his service
in Congress his eoquence, his fearlessness, and his
love for old North Carolina and her Institutions have
/
peculiar degree, his patriotic and enlightened
suents. He has opposition.
! In the Sixth District, composed of the Counties
of Wake, franklin, Warren, Halifax, Edgecombe,
Nash, and Johnston, the Hon. ]. r. ]. Daniel the
late Representative, is candidate for reelection.
Mr.. Daniel has represented his constituents with
ability and fidelity. Hehas no opposition.
In the Seventh District, composed of the Counties
| of Cumberland, New Hanover, Robson, Columbus
Baden, Brunswick, Sampson, Duplin, and Onslow,
the Hon. w. S. Ashe, the late Representative, is
candidate for reelection Mr.. Ashe has opposi-
ton. He has faithfully reflected the will of his
stiuens, and will be returned by reclamation. His
District is of the soundest in the State on the
question of the Union and of Southern rights.
In the Eighth District composed of the Counties
of Wayne, Greene, Lenor Jones, Craven, Carterel,
Beaufort, Pitt, Hyde, Washington, and Tyrrell,-t
known heretofore Stanly's District-Thomas Ruff
fin, Esq, Of Wayne, is the Democratic State Rights
Candidate. The Consolidaoniss held Conven-
lion, few weeks since. and nominated the Hon. w.
H. Washington, Of Craven, who declined. They
casting about for another candidate; and our
impression is, from all that can gather from the
party organs, that Edward Stany will be the man.
We hope go. Col. Rufin will beat him 500 votes. !
In the Ninth District, composed of the Counties
of Perqumans, Pasquotank Northampton, Camden, !
berte, HEREFORD, Gates, ChOWan, Martin, and Currl-
tuck, the Hon. David Outlaw, the late Representa-
tive, is candidate for reelection. Mr.. Outlaw is a
Federalist in his views of government, though he
was at time, we believe, member of the Repub- I
lican party. He refused to support Mr.. Van Buren,
for the Presidency because of his supposed advocacy
of high Tariff, and his supposed leanings, at the
time, to Abolitionism NoU, he apologies for ag-
gressions upon Southern rights, which, if made in
1886, would have produced instantaneous dissolu-
ton of the Union Mr.. Outlaw did not vote for the
whole of the so-caed Compromise, but he approves
it, and acts with set of men who denounce all that
portion of the people agitators and Disunionists,
who refuse 10 endorse and commend it. We regret
that he has no opposition. We learn, from the best
authority, that any respectable State Rights candidate
could defeat him. Either Gen. Person. or Thomas
Bragg. or Whmell Stallings, Josiah T. Granber-
ry-not to mention many others in the District
could run through in triumph. by little effort during
the next four weeks; with William B. Shepard {
as the sandardbearer of the Republicans of the Dis
trict, victory would be certain. We know Mr.. She
Pard's aversion to public life, but we believe he
would if elected. Our friends in that District
know what would be advantageous the cause better
than we do, and we do not feel competent advise
them under the circumstances; but throw out this
for their consideration and with the sin
cere hope that they will make effort redeem their
District.
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