Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-05-05
7HE STANDARD.
s,TURDAY, MAY L, 1852.
ur wH1G STATE CONVENTION.
RALEIGH, N. C..

This body assembled in this place on Monday last,
,H,urued sine die on Tuesday at about 2 o'clock,
Y The representation was mainly from the East
I Centre, showing one important fact, to wit: that
[. Western Wings are less concerned on the Con-
zau question than certain politicians would have
sisre. while the strong representation from the
;scosed a state of anxiety on the subject, the
Irs 1esul. Of the demands and policy of Messrs.
ncn Woodir, GIlmer, and others. But few of
ssing Wings were in attendance. They either
! aj ,he sectional shock, or had agreed beforehand
mite in an effort to postpone it 70 more conve-
:, season; but in addition TO this, it must be re-
,bssd that the IS great Whig party, :" nationally
5ered. is in no condition just now to call forth
PARTICULAR regards or arouse the enthusiasm OF
sahe.u Wings. This fac, also had its full weight
the absentees. They had but little hope for
more and Graham; and could not very pleasantly
san the thought of coming up here to commit
nseres, even under protest, TO the tender mercies
Nngum and Seward.
We have not yet seen the Whig platform, and of
Gs DO not propose now to examine it at length.
shsari the Resolutions read but once, and cannot,
aare. be sure that we caught them all fully and
Hly. The first one nominates Mr.. Fillmore as
rint choice for President-the second, Mr.. Gra-
nhr Vice President-the third, expresses deter
zaon to supper, the nominee of the Wing Conven-
lia President, provided he is unequivocally COM
I'D to the compromise - as final settlement !;
then there is another Resolution, very properly
Ing ground against Intervention in foreign affairs,
in favor of'the policy of Washington on the SUBJ
There were also Resolutions about the public
lard the Union of the States. The Resolution
he Convention question is, we believe, substan-
!as follows: That if the Constitution is to be
aset the best plan for doing it is by or through
zen Convention and the Convention was in ia
OF lsa7ing it to the people to say whether they
have an open Convention for the purpose, called
Easfederal basis. Not one word about Equal Suf-
most important measure now in process OF
anens, and 10 the success of which so many thou
F'of our people look with interest and anxiety
platform is as convenient and accommodating
sole. The West gets nothing, while the East
Centre are expected nevertheless to endure agi-
aiu party purposes and party ends. Mr.k Kerr,
allng 10 this platform, is to have every thing in
ing; he may declare in one spot that he is fo'
n'sn'Ion and in another that he is against it, OF
&c! refuse to speak out in one locality, and be
'aey communicative in another. Here he may
4a there he may be s. fowl''; and just ore'
~ ne may be IS flesh'' and as much else besides as
!eh00se. He may change his hue as oftenas the
"ss'n' and still be Mr.. Kerr and good Wing
-! advocate as many views on the subject OF the
''aa Convention as there are colors in the
w. and Yet be honest and consistent, and The
1' 'igan 0! his party leaders. In other words
4s Same cid game of 1850, which was con
Og The people in e!ecting Gov. Reid. Sucf
y can no more prosper now than it did then
"s4u''';ution and dshonesty on its front; it il
'''"s invitation to the people to come forward
y, 'eee'7ed and cheated. That is just what
"a'' unless we are greatly mistaken, will b'
s~en' OF the people at the polls.
'a fillmore Conveaticn-every body was TO
~eSery one who spoke exhausted the Ian
ecogy on Fil!more--no one mentioned Gen
s,a QUO yet every intelligent member Of that bod]
d assured that Gen. Scott, and not Mr.. Fill
Oao be the nolninee. instead of" busyini
.,. A'ey "eane 10 praise him." Bot the Scot
n f. - was there, lowering over the Convention
,e ps;II ffsae over soue g.ea. City. awipg every
"a '''o silence. No one even whispered Scott
''ead' all-pesvading, yet unpronouneeabL
.'0'o'ee was raised in praise of Outlaw, o
-, ~ 'I''''on of Mangum and Stanly. ."Carse
Of %sr ,.,, ,'' 0eep'" were heaped on the latter bu
,g4 'Ne prevented honorable public men,ion o
o. e,s II might become the party duty Of tn
'. s., support Scott, and then Messrs. Mangun
s, y would be very good allies and sagaciop
4 band A''ef all, MI. Mangum might show
s,,. a"a wtns and then woe unto those VIII
!. N.Y.: s:neee Willie P. Mansum for his alliance
of 's." ' with Seward and Greedy!
sh., Witnessed any Whig Convention in thi
T. ss,,a tA was as mild as this was, or as respec
asD,. p'n''cal opponents. Some unfounde
,h0 asi,,.. - uue We're made by the speakers, an
no sg,o. "ohs and illusions, which were unfair
- '"u unworthy the sources whence the