Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-04-28

United States az my first choice, prefer Winfield
Scott and if he shali be the nominee have little fear
poweriess. without patronage, and without official in
fuence, to get nomination against the power of an
Administration which can wheel into the ranks
hundred thousand ofice-hoders, and dependents, per-
haps, to the number Of half million. know that if
they unscrupulousIy use this power, it will be next
to impossible TO obtain nomination against them.
The present President is entitled to the declaration
from me that believe he would scorn the Of such
means. But what of his friends might do l
should no, undertake to vouch for. Their activity
premature and somewhat absurd, as I thousht-seems
10 furnish full guarantee that they will not be in the
future suggards, and disoya their PRACTICES in the
past"
The above paragraph we copy from the official re-
port Of the speech recently delivered in the Senate
by Mr.. Mangum, of North Carolina. on the Presi-
Dental question.
With regard to the alleged power of the Office
| holders in securing a nomination, Mr. Mangum must
be we'll aware that most of these ofice.hoders were
appointed by General Tayor's administration; that
by tar the larger number of them supposed to
sympa,hize with Mr.. Fillmore in his course upon the
Compromise, and that their power is employed in
favor Of the candidate who is the first choice of Mr.
Mangnm. Ii there were ever an Administration
which has sought to maintain itself upon it's measures
and principles, without recourse to extaNeous means
of influence, it is the Administration Nj. Fillmore.
1t has left every Wing in Office entirely free TO ex.
efcse his own sense Of duty and policy with regard
TO all public questions. The fact is perfectly we'll
known that here in Washington. under the very eye
OF the Administration, there leading bureau off.
who have been for months actively engaged, and
VIII" are now engaged, in welding all the influence
and patronage OF their places in favor of the dist.
guished man under whose banner the honorable Sen.
ator has gaIIantly enlisted. They left 10 pur.
sue their unmolested, because it has been
part of the policy of the present Administration
to interfere with the exercise Of private judgmen,
among any section Of the party which has elevated
it to power.
II the Administration is sustained, it will be ow.
The appreciation extended to has been the unbough
favor of the people, serve echo of official voices
| We are at loss to understand what Mr.. Mangum
intends by the "premature activity" Of the Presi
dents friends. We have seen no signs Of such ac
tivity, unless the popular demonstrations may be 81
considered, which have induced even Mr. Mangun
to proclaim that he Is understands, from evidences
that he - cannot question: that maj jority OF th
people of North Carolina prefer the presen, Presiden
for the succession as their first choice"
Washington Republic.
There are two important admissions in the forego
ing extract from President FiIImore's organ. Th
frs, is that Gen. Taylor appointed to office in the fre
States, the friends of Seward and the enemies of tn
{" compromise, who are now engaged in proving tn
fact by eiec,ioneering for Gen. Scott; and the secon
is, that - leading bureau officers" in Washington
under the very eye Of the Administration" are a
lo.Oed to bring their official patronage and icuence in
to conflict ,oith the freedom Of elections. Oh Wing
i. gerry! Whiggery!!
CHARLOTTE, n. c., AND CHAalrsros. eth