Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-11-17
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THE LATE CONTEST. s,s
Wecopy the following just and well-timed ar
tlcle from the Wilmington Journal:
HoNoR TO WHOM HoxoR.'' Now that the smoke
OF battle has, in some measure, cleared away, suf
ciently at least to show what the general result oil
the late election is. we feel that we would be doing
violence to our own feelings if we omitted to make
favorable and grateful mention Of few at least Of
those sturdy Democrats who, whatever the result in
the State may be, have worked ably and faithfully fol
the cause Of Pierce and King and the principles oi
the Democratic party. The only difficulty in the
way of our so doing is the difficulty of selection,
when all have done SO well. It will not, however,
be considered invdous if we refer to the noble and
efforts Of gallant elector in this Dis
trict Col, Samuel J. Person. From county to coun-
y from precinct to precinct he has thoroughly
vassed the Dis:rict-ever ready-ever prepared-ey-
er cheerfay willing to lend his valuable aid to any
Democratic party. Col. Person deserves and will
receive the paudits of that party and high mered
place in its esteem.
The assistants to the State Elector, VIM. E. Hill,
Esq, and c. G. Wright, Esq. have also done good
and efficient service in their district as has also
Warren Winslow, ESQ, the National Comm,,ee. man
for this State. His eloquence-his ability and his
devotion have been all enlisted in the cause. We
mention these gentlemen irst and particularly, be-
cause of their official position in the party of this
District. Hon. ]. c.. Dobbin, the Elector for the
State large requires no eulogy from efforts
inns.
Theleading Democrats in every county, we believe,
exerted themselves manfuly, far at least can
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 our central organization. Of the energetic and
talented young President of that association, Eli W:
Hall, Esq, it is hardly necessary to speak, nor of
his nntring exertions and telling addresses.
Nor should those gentlemen whose able addresses
lent spirit to the meetings OF the Club, and reused to
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 as Messrs. A. L. McCallum
and James Bryan. all of them deserve the most hon.
orable mention. These were the principal speakers
but by no means the only workers. When we get
to them we 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-
fecton for such Democracy as 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
is wheel horse par excellence and who may be au.
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 team any
where, and the few addresses he made, told with
great effect. And Robert Strange, Jr, ESQ.,, was
hard it, unit, the meeting of the Legislature called
him to other duties, it did his compeers. By the
fooo4
zen-D. X. M'Rae, Esq, and are happy to remark
the improvement in his health. If indisposton did
prevent his voice being heard he could have wished,
we know that his heart was with Us in every move.
H. L. Holmes, ESQ.,. remarked in speech made
on Monday night, in Major Walkers yard, that there
were many Wings in this town who, from convic.
tons of principle could not go with their party, and
that whether they.vo,ed for Pierce and King or not
he could not but honor them for their course. Mr..
Holmes expressed our sentiments precisely"
We may take the liberty of adding that all the
Democratic Electors-James G. Dobbin, William
II. Thomas, Burton Craige, Walter F. Leak, Rob,
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 are others indeed
their name is legion who, though not Elec
tors, nevertheless labored well and effectively fo1
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 tt
five thousand majority.
TENNESSEE.
The following letter (says the Union Of Tuesday
last) received last evening, gives, we think, tin
most reliable intelligence yet received from Tennes
see. In addition to the democratic gains it men