North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

We copy the following from a late number of the
Washington Union:
NORTH CAROLINA. We are gratifed to learn
that the Hon. w. S. Ashe, incorporating de-
mngton district North Carolina, by an overwhelm-
ing majority. Indeed, there was regular opposi-
ton to the election of Mr. Ashe. Iappears that Mr.
Warren Winslow, decided democrat was voted
ior by portion OF the wings, with view to dlmin-
lsh Mr.. Ashes vote. But authorized to say
that Mr.. Winsow was placed in the field without his
knowledge or CONSENT was voted for against his ex-
pressed wishes, and that he in favor of the cleo
ton OF the regular democratic candidate"
This expression of qualification, by the Union, on
the election of Mr.. Ashe, in good time, and
is nothing than that gentleman is entitled to at
the hands of the organ of the national Democracy;
but this is the first occasion, we believe, which
that paper has made any allusion to the Congression
al elections in North Carolina. The Washington
Union newspaper has been of but little if any ser
vice to the party in this State during the late
paign; and indeed, the impression of many of our
friends is, that it has rather crippled and injured
in our efforts against the common adversary. That
paperhas been and is taking part with Cobb and
Foote against Mcdonald and Quitman; and we do
not remember to have seen, at any time in its col
umns, definite and correct statement of the position
of the Democracy of this State, OF the South gen.
orally, in relation to the sccalled Compromise. On
the contrary, that paper has affirmed, repeatedly, the
justice of the Compromises and it has sustained it,
to the injury of Southern Democrats who acquiesce
in it for the sake of the Union, but who have pro-
tested and will continue to protest against the njus
tice of some of its features.
So far as the agitation in the South upon the So
called Compromise is concerned it ought to be known
to the Washington Union that the Democrats not
responsible for it, but that it has been brought about
and kePt up by Wing leaders, for party purposes. AS
soon that Compromise became the law of the land
the Democrats of the South, of South Carolina,
announced it their attention acquesce in it in
good faith, provided the free States would do the
but because they would not unqualifedy approve it,
which large majority of them could not conscien-
tiously do, they at denounced by the Con-
solidation presses Disunonists, and enemies
to the Union and public order; and this, too, while
in the free States the greater portion of the Wing
party arrayed against the fugitiveslave law and
demanding its modification repeal.
We observe that the Washington Union, the Rich
mond Enquirer, and other Democratic prints North
of this have announced the Union ticket gen.
orally successful fer Congress in this State. Now,
what We have to repeat for the twentieth time is, that
there Disunionists in North Carolina and we
must express our surprise that compelled to
make this assurance to friends, members of our own
party. The Democrats elected to Congress from
this State, better Union men than the Wings who
have been elected; they for the simple
that they seek to preserve the Union according to the
COnstitution-the Union which fathers establish
ed, and the only Union worth maintaining preserv
ing.
But we have no wish, at present, to dwell upon
these points. We have been defeated in this State,
not by any Union test, but for the plain that
majority of the Districts Wing Districts, made so
by the Wing leaders in 1876 for their own benefit
This is the reason why North Carolina sends only
three Democrats, out of nine members. to the next