Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-06-30
o,,aerine News--Push on the Column!

cheering News--Push on the COlun
w. are in the constant receipt of letters from
friends in various quarters, giving the most cheering
aocounts of REID and FREE SUFFRAGE. A
f;snd. writing from Western County, says:
1.-The people here, Notwithstanding what has been
NV men who hate reform and Democratic victo-
S are devoted 10 the question OF Free Suffrage as
nstaned in Co.. Reds Proclamation and Will send
~ 70 the next Legislature who will not, alter they
-, there abandon this great measure merely 10 ao-
se nartv interests and party schemes. Let the
democracy of the East and the Centre know that we
0omocrats up here do not subscribe to that famous
JJrass of the Western members during the last Lee
Iaure: that we for letting the basis OF repre-
g,tion remain as it is and for Free Suffrage with
81 Convention. Gov. Reid's majority IN these
Western Counties the 9Th of August, Will De sucn
, rebuke to certain demagogues that they VIII moi
Mise their heads soon thereafter.
We learn that, in various Counties In the West
The Free Suffrage Wings uniting with the Demo-
Gratis on Free Suffrage Democratic candidates. oelng
determined, without regard to party ties, to secure
the passage of that great measure through the next
Assembly. Let all such Whigs-let all Free SUI
rage men remember that John Kerr opposed to Free
Suffrage. but is willing to aLO,O it to the people, pro-
yided they will undo their own work, call a Con-
venon and take along with it other measures which
they have not demanded and do not wart!
We make the following extract from letter just
received from Henderson County:
.sBrother Holden, we are all right side up here.
Henderson will give Reid the largest vote she ever
cave him. He is gaining here constantly. The
Convention is dead-we want Free Suffrage by the
Legislature land the people at the polls Push on
your columns-all right, skies bright!
So much, for the present, as to the West-wnat
saws the Eastl We learn, on the best authority
that many Wings in the Cape Fear region '0iH
not support Mr.. Kerr; and we perceive, by certain
signs in the Northeastern portion of the State that
the Wings of that region beginning to feel and
believe that Mr. Kerr is indeed for an unlimited Con-
rention He SO avowed himselfhere, at Fayetteville,
and elsewhere. What then7 Can Perquimons,
Pasquotank, BERTHE, Chowan, Gates, Hartford, Tyr
relI, Washington, Hyde, Beaufort support him! Let
our friends see to it, in all these Countess and in
other Counties of like interests that might be named,
that The facts are laid before The people. "Prove all
things, and hold fast to that which is good. -
We might quote from other letters from Eastern
friends, but the following, from old Sampson, the
birth. place of William R. King, will do for the pres
emit:
1.-The names of Pierce and King take we'll in old
Sampson. have heard Wings say they cannot go
BIZ voting for William r. King. 1 think this year
shall exterminate Whggery. We POAked them
in 1914, and we will Pierce them in 1852. Kings
native County will do her full duty by him. We
anxiously expecting news from Baltimore. If Scott
should be nominated he will not get many votes in
Sampson. Reid will do well in this County, or
better, than before"
All we have to say Just now is, push The column
work for REID, brother Democrats, lie is work.
ing for you, and glorious victory will crown your
efforts. The East calls TO the West, and gives her
the open hand of cordial greeting and goodfeowshp;
and the West thunders back, from all her mountains,
justice and fair-denfng tOo0ards The East-REID,
FREE SUFFRAGE, and VICTORY!