Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-23
NORTH CAROLINA.

| FROM THa rArErrEvILLE oBsERvER OF AUGUST a.
| The CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION has resulted in
the selection of five Union Wings, three Locofocos.
and the Hon. Thomas l.. Clingman, who fights
for his own hand"
| That the Wings should faithfully perform their
whole duty in the election just passed was in our
view highly important They owed it to their
reputation tanished by past negec-to the patriotic
President in whose election they had asssed-to their dis
sushed fsllowcitzen called by that President TO the Ma
ona Councito their brother Wings of the Unon
the union Of the States Noby have they fulfilled their
freely have they given their voices to sustain and per-
the Union for which their gallant fathers fought Lo-
coocoism, Secession and Dsunon are put down in North
Carolina It becomes the duty Of the friends Of the Union
70 see 'nat they are kept down. II should never
poach 70 us that the good people Of SOBER steady thinking
North Carolina rst to declare her independence of foreign
oPpressor assisted in the destruction Of that Union 10 which
we owe the full enjoyment of our freedom. e
The result has equalled the most sanguine expectation.
True deeply regret the defeat Of that sterling Whr and
true patriot COL GATHER. But had little reason to az
psct bis election His opponent besides rspudstng in full
bis dsunon sentiments and representing himself as good
Wing and better Union than Col Gather, has SO
zeaousy fosteed feelings Of jealousy and dsrus Of the
Eastern section Of the State has constantly represented
himself the sole defender Of the West against Eastern
the Of his seco and induced many to believe as he
most certainly Does that Thomas L. Cngman Is the West
30 these and not to any feelings Of hostility the
Wing party the Union COL Gathers defeat must be at
tbuted. Let the question Of Union Disanion be fairly
presented and the Mountain Wings of North Caroina true
to their country, their party and themselves will roll up
majority of thousands in favor Of the Union and the Cons
tuition as they are.
Two other districts only contested In the third the
sanch Whig ALFRED DocKERT, elected by overuhem-
ing majority The good Wings of the third neighbors to South
Carolina they are, and accused of sympathy with that
misguided State they have been have clearly proven that
among them secession have abiding place. They
have repudiaed in the abstract and in the concrete they
will have nothing do with the cast-of folly Of South Ca
rolns either question Of right question of e1pe-
diency. Yg s8f
So also in the eighth. The whole machinery of party
warfare had been put in motion by the Locofocos in that dis
c and elsewhere the defeat Of EDwARD SrArLr
All would do. Mr.. Stanys election by an increased
majority has changed the exuatons over triumph conf
IDENTIFY expected into lamentations bitter defeat.
In the other districts there was, have said regu-
lar organized opposition. If there had been the result might
have been different. As it s however, few will be found
bold enough assert that Secession Dsunion finds favor
IN the good old North State. 3k8
With the result it is are satisfied. AS triumph Of
Whg principles rejoice at it. As confirmation Of the
action Of the great Whg party Of the South and ra
cation Of the acts and approval Of the Of the Admin
sraon, which has noby fulfilled all its pledges Of respect
to the rights of the South, rejoice at it. But far above
these high above all considerations Of party rejoice
the triumph Of the UNIoN and the CONSTITUTION. May
many more such be in store for For such rumphs
Wings and Democrats not only in North Carolina, but
throughout the whele country, may and will unite in
joicing.