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NUMBER 9s4.
For the STANDARD.
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THE TR1UMPH.

Mr.. HOLDEN: Now that the smoke has cleared
away, the war dogs called in, the din of battle hushed
and the victory decreed, it is suitable time to
change congratulations.
Upon all of those issues which you 80 confidently
predicted the Democracy would triumph, they have
sure enough won the day and upon those positions,
which confidently predicted defeatto the
they have sgnally failed. Nothing else could have
been seriously expected by the Wings, nothing else
could have been contemplated by the Democrats.
The Wings strained every nerve-thatis is the Lead
ers Of them they selected their first orator, (save
one,) they gave him cIap-trap positions to sustain
and aid him; they made him, par significance, the
champion Of the "ajority; they had the press with
him by large odds; they brought the cast influence Of
Scotts nomination to his support and he, with all
suggested, and resorted every manervre plaasbe
manner enabled him to execute. But all failed
straining of nerves. fine oraory. clap-tap POSITIONS,
all combined, were not sufficient to sway the people
of North Carolina from the right track. The major
iiy could not sustain champion that proposed to
wrest from their Constitution its anmus-its conser-
vative spirit; and pronounced him no champion
truly of theirs. The press, though powerful for good.
was not sufficiently powerful for evil, to secure Mr.
Kerrs election; and Gen. Scott's uast influence only
served to sink Mr. Kerr deeper in the slough OF de-
feat than the weights had sunk him which had pre-
viously been hung to him by his ocious friends.
On the other hand, Gov. Reid took in his hands.
the plain, republican resolutions Of the Democratic
Convention, fortified himself with the virtues and
business talents which he had brought to the dis
charge Of his official duties, and which had carried
him through the discharge of those duties with so
much credit and honor to himself and the State; and
then with honest convictions, firm purpose. and
plain, clear, open mode OF attack aud defence, he
cleared the way TO Of the handsomest victories
ever achieved in any Stlte in the Union.
This is simple, brief and true state of the case,
strpt Of the of language the tricks of fancy
stript of the coloring satisfied pride in
by success, claim to lay And have wenot cause
congratulate each other-,o pass the word Of con-
graduation from to the other-to say "honor to
the Old North State''; and to 90 up, we'll girded,
confident, hopeful and resoue to the still greater VIC
tory that awaits the Ides of November I?
| CLIO.
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MASS MEETING AT GoLDsBoRoUGH.

MASS MEETING AT GOLDSBOROUGH.
We learn from the last Republican and Patriot
that the Hon. WILLIAM R. KING has consented
to attend Mass Meeting at that place, and that
he has named the I'd or Sd of September as the
time. The Republican and Patriot says:
"It is to behoped the committee will take the time
named in the widest sense and say the second and
third as days to which we invite the PEOPLE, the
STATE to assemble in CounciNa grand Mass Meet
ing. There can be no doubt such would be the wish
OF 1900 voters in Wayne, and our invitation would
be readily responded to from all parts of the State.
Our place is of easier access than any town in the
State. The Rail Road counties can readily roll in
their thousands, and the East and the West can meet
here-hoding jubilee tor past victory, and stim-
nlalng and strengthening our arms for greater in
November: Many Of the1ndss; distinguished men Of
the nation would find it convenient to meet with US
that time-and no doubt we can assemble such gal
axy of talent. eloquence and patriotism has seldom
been equalled and never surpassed.
Congress adjourns on the 3lst Of August, and the
Senators and Representatives of the South and South
west always take this route to and from Washngton,
and we feel assured none of them would refuse to
stop on occasion like that proposed and we may
be perfectly certain Of making meeting on the Cd or
Sd of September one of the most interesting which
has ever been held in the State. An opportunity
will thus be afforded our citizens to old and
tried friend, COL King, surrounded by his friends the
Senators and Representatives with whom he has 50
long and faithfully served his country.
We vote for two days jubilee, Thursday and Friday
the second and third OF September. What say our
friends abroad-et US hear from you, Raleigh, Fay.
etteville, Wilmington, Newbern, Tarborongh, and
everywhere"
We hope the people will turn out and attend
by thousands. Wake County will no doubt send
her full share. The occasion will be highly inter-
esting, and every Democrat who can attend ought
to do so.
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NORTH CAROLINA. 1t is admitted on all hands
that in the FIRST trial of strength since the Presiden'
nor REID is reelected by increased majority. The
National Intelligencer and the Republic, however,
console their party by assurances that this election
is no test; that Scott will show very different re-
suit, &c. We agree with them that this election is
mot test: but for the reason that the Wings were
united and worked heartily for their candidate fol
Governor, and that they will be divided, and but
portion probably small portion, will enter into the
canvass for Scott with spirit and hope. According
to all the indications, Gen. Scott has no chance o!
of course no chance Of carrying the State.
Ckayleston Mercury.
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NOW AND THEN.


Before Gen. Scott was nominated the Petersburg
Intelgencer uttered the following home truths in
relation to his position and character:
d" He is man who, although born and bred in the
slaveholding county of Dinwiddie, in the State of
Virginia, and whose kindred and early friends are
now shareholders, has not dared to say that he ap
proves and will sustain the measure tor which the
Wings so glor6ed Mr.. Film ore, and which they de-
clared saved the Union, and maintained the rights Of
the South.
Gen. Scott is the candidate consecrated b. the iposi
tion Of such hands those of their Right References
Sewnrd, Johnston 6e Co. Gen. Scott fears the Abo.
tionists-he will court and concate them and trust
to their influence for his nomination. Now, if he
should procure the nomination by such means, are
we not fully justified in coming to the conclusion
that in the event of his election, the Conncs Of the
Abolitionists would be felt in his administration! !!
No one who knows Seward, Johnston, and the rest
Of that damnable cohort of political knaves, doubt
this Seward and his confederates in iniquity not
the men to sacrifice themselves for Gen. Scott any
else. Tker political creed is written in the word
SELF and if they procure the nomination and election
of any man. it will be after distinct understanding
that when the Offices are 10 be distributed, they are
not to be overlooked 1t is obvious that is the pol
icy Of Seward and his consprators to sustain man
for the Presidency who will either in terms
substantially to restore their elected confederates
to office. How then will stand the matter! A Se,o-
ardite Marshall in New York will slap the owner
and pursuer Of fogtive slave in the face with the
very process of the law, and plead his conscience
and his obligation to the higterlaw as justification
of his conduct"
The IntelEgencer has been whipped iu," and
now supports Scott.
The Fayetteville Observer, leading Whig pa
per of this State contained the following in its is
sue of April 81, 1852:
Let not our people be deceived by the braggar
declarations Of Mr. Mangum, that Gea. Scott is the
only available candidate. If it be so, 0hat but tn
support Of the Se,uard faction makes IL 500 And il
that motive which would influence Southern maj
to 20 for him! On the contrary, it is quite sufi
cent motive for opposing him to the last"
The Observer has also been whipped in" t.
the support of the Seward candidate. But tn
above declarations are as true now as they wer
then they are Whig facts, which neither tim
nor the changes Of position by Wing leaders ca
overset or disprove.
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PARTIES IN THE LEGISLATURE.

We learn from letter from Currituck County,
published in the Norfolk Argus of Monday last,
that the vote in the Currituck and Camden Dis
trlct, between Messrs. Shaw and Barnard, IS tie.
The SheriAs Of the two Counties, we suppose, are
tied also, as one is a Democrat and the other a
Wing. If this be so, and the Sheri& of Camden
and Currituck should be unable to decide between
them, it will be their duty, under the act of 1885,
to determine who shall be Senator, by "drawing
in like manner as the grand jury is drawn for in
the Superior Court" We have rumor, however,
that DR.. Shaw, the Democratic candidate, has been
elected by one vote, and has the certificate.
= The last Assembly stood as follows: Senate 27
Democrats, % Whigs-House, 65 Democrats, SIS
Wings. The Democrats have gained one in Cra-
ven, one in Columbus, one in Chatham, one in
Granville, one in Jones, one in Mecklenburg, one
in Northampton, one in Rowan, and one in Macon
-nine in all; and the Wings have gained one in
Bladen, one in Chowan, one in Hyde, two in John
ston, two in Orange, one in Perqumons, one in
Robson, two in Sury, one in Lincoln, one in
Person, one in Stokes, one in Wilkes, and one in
Buncombe-l6 in all. This gives the Wings 62
in the House and the Democrats So; and the Wings
% in the Senate, and the Democrats 27, making
a tie on joint ballot. But if the Democrats have
gained the Senator in Camden and Currituck, they
will have two majority on joint ballot 1t is prop
er to state that in this calculation Dr. Mills of Ruth
erford, and DR.. Blow, of Pitt, members of the
Commons, are classed with the Wings. Both
these gentlemen, it is stated voted for Gov. Reid
and are regarded as anti,Scott men.
One thing may be set down as certain-no
Scott Wing can be elected to the United States
Senate by the ensuing Legislature.
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ABOLITION AUTHORITY. The Scott papers took
up with eagerness the uttered by two abo.
liton papers, in regard to the Fugitive Slave Law
and Notwithstanding several respectable members OF
Congress have certified to the baseness and utter falls
ity of this abolition assault upon Gen. Pierce, the
Scott organs, with their accustomed love of asehood
continue to reiterate it. Now, as they are so ready
to receive abolition testimony against Gen. Pierce, OF
course they won't reject it on the other side Well.
here is, and if good in the former case. is equally
competent in the present. The wings Of Ohio held
a Ratification meeting at Ravenna on the 10th ult.
The Scott Club at that place was addressed at ngh'
by the Hon. Daniel R. Tilden, whig free soiler.
who in the Of his speech, introduced and read
a letter just received from Hon. D; +: Wade' WI wing
Senator at Washington, in which Senator Wade
writes:
haue this dag had a eonUersation soith Gen. Scott
in ,uhich he declared he ,uod sooner cut off his righ
hand than lend it to the support Of slavery"
"Sauce for the goose IS sauce for the gander !!
If Gen. Pierce may be convicted upon abolition au
thority there is no rule of receiving evidence tina
will save Gen. Scott from condemnation by the sam,
kind of testimony. .AaheoiIk NeUs.
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SrrAM BErwEEN NEW YoRK AND WnMINeroH,
N. c. The Wilmington papers are agitating the
project of line of steam packets between that port
and New York. The Inducements held ont for the
encouragement Of the line, the despatch and the
certainty of the time of receiving goods shipped
thsrebyeapd the saving Of part Of the premium for
insurane It 10 stated that the steam propeller On
tario has been chartered for the route.
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WEBSTER AGAINST SCOTT.

One of the signs that Daniel Webster is against
the ScottSeward ticket is to be found in the fact,
that as Secretary of State he is giving the publica
ton of the laws to anti-Scott Whig papers. The
Editor of the Wilmington Commercial has just re-
ceived the appointment of publisher Of the laws,
and in reply to some remarks Of the Herald, says
"Mr. WEBsTER's Letter, giving US notice Of our
appointment, is dated " Washington, June "a 80
will be seen that we retained the confidence of the
present administration, not only after we had decar-
ed our opposition to Scotts nomination, but months
after we had pledged ourselves not to support him if
he were nominated.
The appointment was certainly bestowed upon Us
with full knowledge Of our position, and also Of
our Independent manner of speaking of public men
and misunderstanding long time ago declared that
there patronage in the power OF the President
or the Departments to besow, that would induce US
to speak we'll of the administration if we did not
think we'll of it. The expression OF our admiration
for Fillmore and his Cabinet were free will offerings
of the understanding and the heart-and the appoint
ment above noted was bestowed without solicitation
on our part any of our friends. that we know OF.
We are grateful to the Government for its apprecla-
tian of US, not parzan, but an Independent Ame-
rican freeman-and we are proud to be in its employ
ment while we can sustain an attitude SO honorabe'
Brownlow, Of the Knoxville Whg notoriously
anti-Scott, has also been appointed by Mr.. Web
ster to publish the laws. Straws show which way
the wind blows If Mr.. Webster would like to
enjoy the luxury Of some very pointed abuse
just let him take the publication of the laws from
the Raleigh Register. We have no doubt he would
do it. if there we're another anti-Scott Wing paper
in the State besides the Commercial.
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MORE "IFS" AND "ANDS."

The Greensborough Patriot Of the 18th August,
in its endeayors to account for Mr.. Kerrs defeat,
says:
We can now only repeat our conviction, that a
bold stand for free Convention, for Constitutional
changes, and thorough canvass among the people
of various measures of REFORM without any of those
ifs and ands which indicate willingness and wish
to slave off popular reforms to the latest possible
dav is the only road to success, far as State is
sues are concerned. Mr.. Kerr did as we'll as any
man could do upon the platform given him-the fault
was in the principle, not in the advocate
Mr.. Kerr came out, in the West, for free,
open, and unrestricted Convention and yet 1t
was in the West that Gov. Reid made his largest
oa;nsl How will the Patriot account for that!
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THE New YoRK TR1BuNE's OPINION OF THE
WING PLATFORM. Mr.. Greeley thus expresses his
opinion Of the platform, and gives his running COM
mentary on it:
"Tbe next job wasthe platform thorough Hunk
erish piece of work concocted of Southern pine
and rather awkwardly polished. Our friends were
advised and urged by the Southern Scott men to let
it pass quietly, as the Webster and Fillmore men had
Joined hands to pass it any how. and any violent de-
termined resistance to its adoption by the Northern
nerhaps defeat Old Chippewa's nomination. So, af:
ter Rufus Choate had been allowed to make one Of
his peculiar exhibitions Of pyrotechnic eloquence In
its support the platform was let slide (onder the pre-
vious aueston) by 227 yeas to 66 nays"
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The National Intelligencer, in speaking Of Gen.
Pierce, says i: His experience has, therefore, been
practical to an extent to qualify him to administer
the affairs of the Government should the people
call him to that trust respectfully and in nation
al spirit.
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~F Amos Kendall were now in politics ne
might make something out of the following: OF
the different Presidents Of the United States there
have been, Adams and Adams, Jefferson and Jack
son. Madison and Monroe. Tyler and Taylor; and
we shall no doubt be able to say Polk and Pierce,
after the 4th of March next. President Pierce
how # sounds The P's are now in the ascendant.
Peace, prosperity, President Pierce, and particular
perplexity to Whiggery.
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THE WEBSTER MOVEMENT.


It meeting of the friends of Mr. Webster, held
in Boston on Monday evening last, the following
Resolution was adopted:
Resolued, That the friends of Daniel Webster, in
convention assembled, in the home of great states
man, send greeting to the national wings of North
Carolina, and purpose to accept their distinguished
son, and offer our to them, fit associate in
the coming Presidential campaigns and to all the South
say, that as compromises are the order OF the day,
we offer to accept the ticket furnished by the Bat-
more Convention, wth this compromise, that the name
of Webster be substituted for Scott they taking what
is due to the South, and taking what is due to the
North, and with Webster and Graham we will sweep
the land.''
The Meeting is said to have been most enthu-
siastic one, and it adjourned to Tuesday evening.
The Webster men are pressing their favorite and
are standing, in good faith, by the compromise
They are likely to get some help in North Carolina
The Wilmington Commercial is doing effective ser
vice in the Webster cause, and we hear that the
Scott disaffection is spreading in Eastern Counties
re- Bear in mind that the statement which is
kept standing in many Of the Southern Wing
newspapers, to the effect that Gen. Pierce said he
"loathed" the fugitiveslave law, IS lie, manu-:
factured for Abolition and party purposes and de-
signed to deceive the people and cheat them out
Of their votes. Gen. Pierce has contradicted this
statement over his own name, in the most pointed
and unequivocal manner.
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Anour R,oHr. The New York Times, having
compared one of Scotts harangues to an Grafton Of
Pericles, a country paper printed the latter name
PiekLes!
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The Wing Press, in summing up the sins OF our
nominee, among other things, state that General
Pierce's father was a poor man, Of Irish descent
,and without brilliant education! Horrible
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ELECTORS.

Both parties in this State have agreed, so far as
this Presidential election is concerned to adopt the
present Congressional Electoral Districts, with
one Elector for the State at large. Under the ap-
portionment of the Census of $780, this State loses
one Electoral vote; and this plan has been adopt
ed in order that the Electors may take the field at
once, and with the expectation that the General
Assembly, which is to meet on the first Monday in
October, will sanction the plan. This can be done
by simply repeating the existing law in relation to
Electoral Districts, and by declaring the Congress
sional Districts Electoral Districts and adding an
Elector for the State at large.
The Democrats have already appointed an Elec-
tor for the State at large, and Electors for four
Districts The Second, Third; Fourth, Fifth, and
Eighth Districts are still without Electors and it is
hoped that our friends in these Districts will lose no
time in making the necessary appointments.
re- We invite attention to the able and pow
erful article in our columns to-day, headed What
we are doing at home" from the New York Herald
of the Union. The Herald of the Union is edited
by E. Edwards Lester, Esq, and was established
with the sole view of advocating and sustaining
the "Compromise :" measures. 1t is emphatcally
UaiQn Wing :" Compromises" paper, printed in
free State. Read the article referred to, and see
that your neighbors have an opportunity Of read
ing it also.
The Washington Correspondent OF the New
York Tribune states that the appointment OF Gen.
B. M. Edney as Charge d'Affaires to Guatamalia, ,
has been confirmed by the Senate. So the General
has got another slice from the Graham q0ne' North
Carolina Whiggery must be in high repute in
Washington when such as Balls M. Edney are
singled out for the promotions and honors.
The Asheville Messenger-the Scott-Seward or
gan of Western Carolna-is rather warm over Mr.
Ken's defeat. It calls those Wings in the West
+ who voted for Gov. Reid, "leather-heads and
e Turkey-B Bazzard Wings" The same paper is
quite bitter towards Mr.. CIngman. This is
good sign.
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>,1r1GH SATURDAY, AUGUST FL, 1852.

N.rtb no South, no East, no West, under the
10 'sa,;"n but a sacred maintenance of the COM
uaI and true decotion to the common brotherhood
,a oonu 0' Franklin PIERCE.
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Il HAVE THIS DAY HAD A CONVERSA-
|my WITH GEN. SCOTT, IN WHICH HE
ETrI AIRED HE WOULD SOONER CUT OFF
|sE RIGHT HAND THAN LEND 1T TO THE
Export OF SLAVERY"
Uncontradicted Letter of Senator Wade.
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1.wrs N. MonrsomcRy, Secretary.

Scorr's GENrRALs. It is said 10 be fact that
averv General officer, who served under Scott in the
Mexican wsr, s opposed bis election to the Pres.
idency-believing .ha, be does not possess the civil
Qualifications to 6t him for that high and response
ble station. Wool, Twiggs, Riley, Butler, Qoitman,
Pillow. Lane. Paterson, Persifer Smith, Cadwalla.
der. Marshall, Shields all found in the ranks Of
the opponents of the Wing nominee, and if the la.
,nented Worth and Hamer were living, they would
be found among the number. Does not the fact
speak volumes against Gen. SCOTS fitness for ths
HIGHEST civil Office in the word Mobile Register.
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FOR PRESIDENT:
I'm FRANKLIN PIERCE,
~" OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
WILLIAM R. KING,
OF ALABAMA.
ReDublican Electors.

nomocratic Republican Electors.
r,, the State at large, JAMES c. DOBBlN.
w.. district. WILLIAM H. THOMAS,
Ia,t Sir'b district, L. OBJ. BRANCH.
gnu" SlA.n,b District. SAMUEL J. PERSON.
x,.h S"h District. THOMAS BRAGG.
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For the Standard.
nnI1NTl CnMpETITIAN

Z
Mr.. HoLDEN: We rolled up the increase We prom-
ised in Duplin. We sent on 73 clear gain 70 swell
the tide We felt certain had set in for Reid. COM
parison of this gain with others, will show that We
did well, considering our relative numbers; and we
should have done still better, had not high water kept
geodly number from the polls at several precincts.
Comparing our Democratic strength with the Whig
strength Of Stanly, and we gained four Democrats
to every Wing vote they gained there. Bot where
SO many Counties did so nobly, it does not become
modest little Dupn prefer her claims to the hon.
ors too boastfully Permit her to say in conclusion,
that as she has up to her promises in August.
in November she will again compete for the banner,
and she hopes that in friendly spirit of competition
other Counties will enter the arena. ..
Scott will scarcely receive corPoral's guard from
Us. Yours, DOfLlN.
Duplin, N. G., August l4th, 1852.