Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-11-13
THE LATE CONTEST

e copy the following just and well-tmed ar
tlele from the Wilmington Journal: -
s. HoNoR Whom HoNoR.'' Now that the smoke
OF battle has, In some measure, cleared away, suffi-
clenty at least TO show what the general result of
the late election is. feel that we would be doing
violence toour feelings if we omitted to make
favorable and grateful mention of few least, of
those sturdy Democrats who, whatever the result in
the State may be, have worked ably and faithfully for
the cause OF Pierce and hing and the principles of
I the Dem ocratic party. The only difficulty in the
way OF Our SO doing is the difficulty of selection,
when all have done well. 1t will not, however,
be considered lnvldous if we refer to the noble and
Peseverng efforts of gallant eector in this Dis
trlct, COL Samuel j. Person. From county to coun-
ty, from precinct TO precinct he has thoroughly
vassed the District-ever ready-ever prepared-ev-
er cheerfully willing to lend his valuable aid any
and every honorable movement for the support of the
Democratic party. Col. Person deserves and will
receive the paudits of that party and high merited
place in its esteem.
The assistants to the State Eector, Vim. E. Hill,
Esq, and e. G. Wright, Esq, have also done good
and efficient service in their district, as has also
Warren Winslow, Esq, the National Committee
for this State. His eoquence-his ability and his
devotion have been all enlisted in the cause. We
mention these gentlemen first and particularly, be-
cause of their official position in the party of this
District. Hon. j. G. Dobbin, the Elector for the
State at large, requires eulogy fromus-his efforts
throughout the State his best and highest
| inns.
The leading Democrats in every county, we believe,
themselves Indnlully, least as we
know or hear and among them the candidates for the
Legislature, in August last have not been idle. The
reports of meetings, throughout the District pub
| lIshed In the Journal bear witness to this
In our own county every man did his duty, and did
it efficiently, and every that worked for the party
was in order, although the Pierce and King Club
was central organization. OF the energetic and
talented young President of that association, Eli w.
| Hail. Esq, it is hardly necessary to speak, of
his nntlrng exertons and telling addresses.
| Nor should those gentlemen whose able addresses
lent spirit to the meetings of the Club, and reused
action the powers of the party, be omitted. Col.
CASTOR Meares, John l.. Holmes, Esq, Moody B.
Smith, Esq, and though later in the canvass, far
from less efficient, that glorious Democrat, H. l..
Holmes, Esqr., as we'll Messrs. A. T. McCallum
and James Bryan, all of them deserve the most hon.
orable mention. These the princ pal speakers
but by no means the only workers. When we get
! to them don't know how to begin, because we
/ would not be able to stop without naming almost
every Democrat in the county, for all worked. All
feuds forgotten, all breaches healed, and the
good cause alone thought of. We have perfect af-
lection for such Democracy those in this County.
| They work like men, every soul Of Them. We do
want to name some few very much, but fear to be
invidious; but certainly there is one gentleman who
is wheel horse par excellence and who may be allu-
ded to without offence to any other-we mean Miles
Costin, Esq. The list of the various committees of
our Club will give the names of active and hard
working Democrats.
Nor, although we have deferred SO long, do we
intend to omit Hon. w. S. Ashe. He's any
where, and the few addresses he made, told with
great effect. And Robert Strange, Jr, Esq,
hard it, until the meeting of the Legislature called
him to other duties, it did his compeers. By the
way, notice the return of our talented tellowcItl
zen-D. X. MRae, Esq, and are happy to remark
the improvement in his health. If indisPoslton did
his voice being heard he could have wished
we know that his heart with us in every move.
H. L. Holmes, ESQ. remarked In a speech made
Monday night, in Major Walkers yard, that there
were many Wings in this town who, from conVlc-
tons of principle could 60 with their party, and
that whether they voted for Pierce and Hing or not
he could but honor them for their course. Mr..
Holmes expressed sentiments precisely
We may take the liberty of adding that all the
Democratic Electors-James c. Dobbin, William
II. Thomas, Burton Craige, Walter F. Leak, Rob
ert P Dick, Abraham Rencher, L. OBJ. Branch,
Samuel. J. Person, DR.. D. G.. w. Ward, and Tho
mas Bragg-performed their whole duty, most
eloquently and ably in the contest through which
we have just passed and there others-indeed
- their name is legion who, though not Elec-
tors nevertheless labored we'll and effectively for
Pierce and King.
Our majority in the State, it is true, is small
but this is owing almost entirely to consciousness
of strength on the part of the masses of the De-
mocracy, and consequent absence from the polls.
A full vote of the Democracy would have Civ
en- the State to Pierce and King by from four TO
five thousand majority.
POLITICAL JOKES. The Wings acquiesce in their
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