Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-04-30
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING
For the North Carolina Standard.

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MR. HOLDEN: We intend to elect Democrat from
this District 70 Congress. 1t can be effected easily.
There is not Whig that stands the least chance Of
being elected, except Mr.. Steele. and he could be
elected by Democratic it he were to run, as he
is particularly unpaatable to the old Federal Whlgs
which vegetate around Concord and In the neighoor
hood of General Dockery. But Mr.. Steele, owing
to this consideration, will not be put upon the tur
and G. w. Caldwell, Mr.. Lander, ]. +. Hoke, or
Burton Craig, Gf he belonged to our district') can
the smoohest beat any other man they can 0ring out
Mr.. Deberry, have understood, said at Washing
ton that he would again be candidate but alter ne
he at once declined. The old gentleman knows how
he to failing before, and since ne has again
landed safely on this side of the Yadkn, and taken
a turn around, he finds chances much more hopeless
He very modestly says, " can't try tagaln. Pru-
dent man! Wise Mr. Debesry! Very conslderate
in thee!
Except Mr.. Steele, no one who has done any thing
to distinguish himself, has been suggested by the
Wings. They appear to be in deplorable state OF
silent doubt SO much so that understand, 'hrougn
themselves or "Pigeons," one or two obscure lnd-
viduas have been named for Congress, in one or two
this has caused no feeling and scarcely any notice,
save the one now take of it. These obscure per.
out in reply to themselves their Pigeons
and say they cannot become candidates, and all that
sort of barney, just to give themselves little noto-
rety. You may feel safe, therefore, in setting down
this district to the Democrats In this County, but
few Wings will vote for Whig nominee. They
say that they want Northern, free-soi- w big
partisans about them.
The larger portion of the Democrats here, were
Indifferent to whether the Distrctng Raynerman-
der repealed by the last Legislature or not, as
they felt so sure that they could send Democrat
to Congress the coming August.
Democratic principles in the popular ascendant
in this district, while the mere Whig name alInoot
fades from the paper write it, just as its prestige
is fading among the people.
asked Wing the other day, what his candidate
if brought out, would contend for or against.
Well, hadn't thought Of that says he,
Will he 60 for the Tariff"
"No, that was given up last " inter in the Legls-
Iature.''
will he advocate a repeal of the sub'reasory' :"
81 rather think Lot.''
"Will he advocate United States Bank!''
"Oh. no +! what you thinking about
Will he advocate the election of Fillmore, or the
election of General Scou?''
IL don't know"
"WiII he be silver gray or woody head'''
~ don't know.'
"Well wha, on earth, pray will he go for or con-
demn!'
IL don't k,,ow.''
"That's it, saysI. " Nor will any one else know.
And SO, my dear sir. you need run candidate. for
he will be beaten, and that badly, as sure as my
is BONFIRE.
Mecklenburg, N. c., April 18th, 1851.
Photographed for the Washington Union.
Railroad C0nreniion ut Nev OrLeans-1He Fire in
Grand Gulf TJ,0n-Confrmation If the Shooting
~ officials at Havfi-Later from Fenesuela.
NEw ORLEANS, April IS. The Jackson and New
Orleans railroad convention in this city yester-
day and organized. Delegates present from
Memphis, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, and several par
ishes The convention will probably continue in
session for week.
We have accounts from Grand Gulf Town to the
10th, at which time half Of the town was in ashes,
and the fire still raging. There being no engines or
other means of stopping the flames, all hopes of
ing the town had been abandoned.
Advices from Hayti. received at this port, confirm
the shooting, by order of Souloque, Of Jean Bapste,
of France, the Minister of Justice and others,
for conspiracy against the peace of Hayti and st.
Domingo.
We have news from Venezuela reporting all quiet.
The coffee crop had failed one-half.
Cotton is unchanged. Flour has been active this
morning, with sales of 700 bbls of Ohio for export,
at 81 O5 % 10. Common descriptions are heavy,
with full stock. 5000 bushels Of corn sold at SO
81 cents for mixed and yellow. Lard is advanced
II, 900 kegs changed hands at 10 cents. Bacon
sides are st cents for ribbed, and cents for clear.
Mess pork inspected, is selling at $l4 SO $l4 s73.
Sales of Rio coffee have taken place % cents.
Whiskey is dull at l63 10 cents.