Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-10-13
FOR PRESIDENT:
GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE.
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
WILLIAM R. KING,
OF ALABAMA.
OF ALABAMA.
ELECTION TUESDAY I'D OF NOVEMBER.

We are panied to have to record the death OF
this distinguished citizen. He expired, at his resi-
dence in this City, on Thursday morning last, after
a long and painful illness.
The deceased had filled large space in the eyes
Of the people of the State for many years past His
death is deplored as heavy loss to the communi-
ty in which he was born and resided, and to the
Bar of the State, of which be was shining orna-
men
We shall present in our next more extended
notice Of the life and character of the deceased.
THE LEGISLATURE.
We refer our readers to another part of this pa
per for the proceedings of this body from Tuesday
to Thursday, inclusive.
1t will be seen that Committees have been rails
ed on the subjects of the Electoral Districts and of
adjournment The Committee on the Districts re-
ported On Thursday, but the Committee on adjourn
ment has not yet acted.
The Senate was engaged for the most part of
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in considering
the contested election case from Camden and Cur
riuck. The certificates of election the votes upon
the case in the Senate &C., will be found in todays
paper
appears from these certificates that DR.. Shaw
received, in the two Counties, 33s votes, and MIR.
Barnard ss7. This is not disputed; but Senators
who have spoken in favor of referring the matter
to Committee, have gone out Of the record before
the Senate, and brought forward statements not
IL u
this case. The arguments of Mr.. Caldwell, Mr..
Hoke, and COL Bower, in reply to Messrs. Jones,
nynum, Ellington, and Kelly, were, in our hum
Die Judgment, conclusive. Mr.. Caldwell examined
'ne whole case in mastery manner. He took it
up' point by point, thoroughly exposing the unite
nable positions Of the speakers on the other side.
lhe insinuations from the friends of Mr.. Barnard,
that the Democratic side of the Senate were dispos-
90 to decide this case, not upon the evidence but
according to the dictates Of party, struck us as
oelng out Of place and not altogether charitable
those who are first to impute partizan motives are
not always the last to be Influenced by such mo-
tves The friends of DR.. Shaw have done, in this
matter, what they believed to be their duty. They
have awarded the seat to the gentleman who is, IN
their Judgment justly and fairly entitled to it; and
IN doing this they have been guided by the wishe.
Of majority of the landholders Of Camden ane
currltuck. Instead Of permitting this case to b
referred to Committee, to "drag its slow length
along" for weeks and weeks, they have actee
promptly, and have given to the people of tn
District representative on the floor of the Senate
to look after their interests and utter their voice il
the public councils If party (Whig) advice ha
been followed, no such result would have been al
tanned; but we should have had a Conemitte
taking depositions, contestng irrelevant points, an
delaying action on the part of the Senate; ant
after all, the question would have been taken an
determined, in all probability, on the very evidene
upon which that body has already acted.