Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-08-28
For the Standard.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, SHENANDOAH Co. Va,
August ID, 1859.

| August ID, 1852.
EDITOR THE STANDARD: Having Just visited
Pennsy ivana, it gives the writer, democrat from
Kentucky sincere pleasure to you, and through
you the democracy of the Old North State,' that ir
every part of the keystone State' the is
felt of glorious result at the Presidential Election
All honor to the incorruptible democray of North
Carolina! The news has just reached the Sc 10th
Legion, that the honest and intelligent freemen of
your State spurn the free soil candidate Scott, and
permit the distinguished John Kerr remain in private,
which doubtless he will enjoy for time to come.
In every part eft the Old Dominion there is this
time deep sentiment Of gratitude towards North
Carolina for supporting the principles of Jefferson and
Madison.
Virginia sends greeting to North Carolina and
gives the assurance that whatever shout of triumph
you send forth at the coming Presidential election
will be returned with increased sound from the
mountains and valleys of this State.
1t now seems "a fixed fact that Scott will fail
in Marylan as well as Kentucky. So the battle goes
When the writer met you, Mr.. Editor, at Aqua
and King, but he had doubts which time has fully
dspeed.
Five thousand cheers for the democracy of your
noble State, and all honor to DAVE s. REID, the
pilot who weathered the storm.'' Probably it might
be well to suggest to the Wings to haul down the
name of w. A. Graham, and another friend of
w. H. Seward in his place, to wit: w. P. Mangum,
as being stronger man, and the next time they wish
to sacrifice one of their party candidate for
Governor, let it, by all means, be that great man,
Edward Stanly But perhaps advice to the
wings would not nelp tnelT SAD SldLe HOW fallen
they at Washington City They fully hoped
that Graham's presence in Orange, Alamance, Gull
ford, ETC., would bring oct Strong vote, and that
with the liberal slice of the corruption fund at Wash
ington for use, to distribute false documents
Gen. Pierce, that they would win the day, but it all
would not do. They failed, because they deserved
to fail. Previous to the reception of the news at
Baltimore and Washington few days since, they
claimed the State for Kerr by 5000 majority least.
Alas! what fall was there, my countrymen! Now
they never mention your State. North Carolina de-
serves well of the democracy of the nation, and has
sealed the fate of General Scott.
Doubtless you will have Observed this reaches
you, that Hon. Thomas H. Benton is elected from
the Saint Louis (Mo.) District. 1t from re-
turns that he received very large Wing vote and
in the City of St. Louis the merchants nearly all
supported him, expecting that he will make gigantic
efforts to induce the House of Representatives to send
up the Senate bill to charter the Pacific Railroad,
the General Government taking fifty millions of dol
lars of stock and granting ten miles ri gh of way etc.
Let the South to its interests in reference TO that
same matter, when the proper time comes for its dis
cusslon, and if such measure be proposed, (as 1t
doubtless will be,) by Mr. Benton, let it be thorough
ly discussed and properly treated. Benton has had
long and exciting public well as private career
since he left Orange County North Carolina, 6 long
time ago. However the old adage is true one,
every dog has his day. and his day, though very
long one. seems nearly over he is very old
1t is said, though, that his vanity and ambition in
crease with his years and ability. He is hard
student, rises six always and retres till
eleven at night. Well, there is something glorious
in the off real STUDENT and so let old Bull
lion'' pass. G. H. B.