Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-12-18
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!. SHALI. .TRE PEnpLE RuLE"2

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! Mr. Holden: Through your columns wish TO
ask an honest people if they believe in republican
| form of Government (Which believe every North
Carolinian does, if so-why not let the people rule
They have elected a Democratic President and Vice
President; they have elected Democratic Legis-
lature-and, matter of course, they wish Demo-
cratic United States Senator, in order 20 carry out
Democratic principles, which Democrats believe to
be their countrys principles; for what have Demo-
Gratis labored in the last three popular elections in
North Carolina Was it not for our country's good,
and the promotion of such measures as would contrI
butte ultimately to that objecl2 Certainly that was
the feeling and sentiment Of The of the party
them after thus securing triumphant victory, why
lose 1t by division or dssension The people have
sent majority of Democrats TO the Legislature
knowing at the same time that Senator to Congress
was TO elect; then what should Democratic legs-
ator ask, when majority of his political colleagues
nominate candidate for that appointment? We
all have personal preferences, but who does tho
people desire, through their representatives, to be
electedl 1 will answer, that the of the party
desire them to unite, if possible upon of known
Democratic faith-and if they should differ to the
to satisfy majority of the people. mean the one
that receives the nomination. by fair majority of
the peoples representatives, and there be but
little doubt of his election giving general satisfac-
case. The people look for the election of Demo-
cratic Senator. ''Shall the people be heard % If
they are not they will keep sharp eye" on the
Legislators who have stif1ed their voice.
no " fIee CuuIdSe, cdH IL Oo pOSSloI0 IHdI Tue
Legislature OF North Carolina has killed it! I an.
swer no! emphtcally no! They have checked it.
but kill it they cannot. The people have wiiled it
and are ready to rafy it, and they expect their leg
sators to give them chance 70 ratfy it, but in this
seems the people cannot at present be heard g. rest
ye assured - they will be.) Those who have thus
set aside the expressed interest and rights of the peo
pie, for party purposes, will be remembered here
after, for who, ask. refuse, after the measure
has passed all the initatory Stages, 10 let the peo
pie be heard directly upon the subject2 can hardly
believe there is such legislatOr-but it there
is enough such to reject the measures but who are
they! Whigs-save one Il mean the Senate) and
that one, (say several Wing papers,) has been the
Democratic ant-Free Suffrage legislator; thereby
holding the party responsible for its failure. but on
looking through g blind specks - find the
names of some gentlemen voting against it who advo
Gated it on the stump before the people, and they will
hear of their consistency before they elected to
Congress- or again elected to carry out the peoples
views.
The election Of Battle to fill the vacancy on Su-
prene Court Bench, doubt, will satisfy all dis
interested parties. A good selection and no mistake.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Wilkes Co., Dec. 10Th, 1852.