North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-20
EDWARD STANIv

When Edward Stanly returned hmm
congress, IN which he signalized bin,oIr we hs
trucking to Freesoilism, his chances ''' oy ha
were considered hopeless by his hest g. te'electoa
DEED. is falr to presume that he consido,aS H.
hopeless himself; and accordingly he pub"n then
cular, announcing that he would not bo '4s0 aCtt
for reelection. Wing Convention WAS Ia r~dnddaA
Mr.. Washington was nominated. He and
the Wing Committee went to work IN ,o. and
IN his place. After time, it was ,1.. Duldate
MIR. Stanly was again in the field; and ,ho u that
sion on the public mind in this region is ,, 41es
tanned the field in opposition to the wiab. wa. NeO
State Rights Wings of his District, over ~" many
MIR. Pettigrew, who was willing to mn dOf
Rights candidate. Stale
The campaign opened. and Mr.. StaDlv
Col. RufHn. Mr.. stanly and his adherents l,' ~s'Sy
ne stood no chance to be reelected on the INV: @a
his course in Congress; and so thew Wen, "s@d
at once, with the view of alarming the mo-. work
he people by the new cry of Disunion. ;,o,, r Of
ginning to be heard in the Southern conr,,n De-
game was to identify every man who s,oos '0sf
for the Constitution and for Southern riob,o
Disunlonists of South Carolina; and in r,.. "@
seaboard Counties this game succeeded. Tb@
ISLANDERS and the most outrageous lies we,o 'N
up against Col. Ruffin and his cause but :, NJ
Greene, Lenoir, Jones, and Pitt, where H.
could be met and effectually exposed bv biz r ns
and where the Southern Rights papera b., 'uua
circulation, he gained upon his opponents. In R'
fort, Carteret, Hyde, and Washington It W.. '''
wise. Here Stanly and his sycophants had "S'
| full swing the majority of the people were WI
and they listened, as matter of course, w;h s'
readiness to what he said than they woDld =. ~'s
Democrats. In addition to this, there was ,,a.1 %
current of Abohtionism in several of the Coma
which silently but surely augmented Mr.. S,n,r,
strength. We learn, upon the best authorize n.,.
Wayne he was sustained by the Aboitiopsts sr,,"
ly upon the ground of his assertion during ba U.s.,
Congress, that " Slavery is an evl"; and tho .,n'
influence was no doubt thrown for him in C,,...,
Washington, and other Counties. This Aho;,.'
strength, it is true. is but small but in WAYNE v.
have no doubt it polled from fifty to sixty vo,s
while, taken together, it has had very decided ,D.r
in fixing the result. 1t may be fairly assum I'd tbah
for this 6 balance of power '-insignfcantas !, mo,
appear-Mr Stanly would have been defeated >,
any rate, this Abolition influence, coupled with hs
Disunion cry. has secured his election. These ,s
facts, which address themselves to the FEELINGS and
judgment of every STAKEHOLDER in North Carolina.
Mr.. Stanly will return to Congress with his Fressa
sympathies and conduct apparently endorsed BY The
people of the Eighth District; but if he should mn.
sue hereafter the same course he has heretofore pur
sued, he will be very far from representing his con-
stituents. The truth is, with his peculiar notion,
and opinions he kno,cs he cannot honestly reppsen
the people of his District; and, under the ccumsrn
cas-, he ought to resign his seat.
Great credit is due to the Democrats of the Eighth
District, who stood up so firmly fer their candidasun
der this false cry of Dsunion. But few, very few
them were carried away by this trick of unscupu.
ous adversary, and induced to take part against their
friends The thanks of the friends of the Constitution
and of Southern Rights are also due to those Wings
of the District who supported Col. Ruffn. Thes.
gentlemen have shown that they esteem country moe
than party; and that they may be counted upon with
confidence, in all times of trial, by the advocates
the rights of tho States and Of Constitutional Union
Mr.. Stanly may chucke his ill-gotien triumph;
but Col. Ruffin, though defeated, can lay his hand
pom his heart and feel that his skirts clear of h
clifton stains, and that he has resorted to unworthy
means to achieve victory. Col. Rufin has won
State reputation in the contest and he may walk for
ward in the future, proud of the confidence reposd
in him by thousands of his patriotic feIlowcizen'
and secure in the hold he has obtained upon theTF
CARDS and affection of Democrats generally.
Yes, the candidate of the Boston AtIas-the FIRST
choice of Horace Greedy, has triumphed in the midst
of a slaveholding people! We expect, in day OF
so, to hear the echo of this triumph from the New
England States. 1t will come to US from FreesOl
lips, with soft commentators and honied words for
the " conservative-the 6 national'-the "loyaI aD
patriotic Stanly. Our readers know what such lsr'
guage means, when used by FreesoiIers In relation
Southern men.
VOTE IN THE EIGHTH DISTRICT.
We publish below the vote of the Eighth DsT'i