Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-07-21

ard ticket nor the two-faced Kerr, and am amono
them; but we are bound to 90 for PIERCE and Re1D.
receive the STANDARD regularly. and, after reading,
hand it over to my neghbors. You may depend
upon it. Old Wayne will thunder up to the mark,
tor REID and EQUAL SUFFRAGE"
We might give more extracts from letters to-day,
but our lack Of space forbids it, These letters, we
can inform our readers. mostly from the farmers
OF the country; and they all from men of charac.
ter and sound judgment. We know the men. The
morning dawns brightly, and the sun of victory be-
gins to ascend the heavens. Democrats Free Suf.
frage men! the eyes of the reemen of thirty States
are upon you looking to see whether you will ,er
60 forward in this noble cause But you ,oN not fa-
ter. we know it, as we know you. We have stood
with you for years, 10 the calm as in the storm Of
politics. undepressed by defeat, and not overbearins
or supercilious. we trust in victory and truly
say we have never known time when so glorious
triumph lay before US. But we must work if We
would win: The adversary is desperate and he will
leave no means unt:ied to poison the public mind
against our candidates, to misrepresent aims and
our principles, and to elevate his own chosen men at
the expense Of truth, justice, and honest dealing.
This adversary is o. the enemy IF Free Suffrage,
the friend Of Scott, and the ally Of Se.vard! 90 Ex-
pose him wherever you may find him, and ,rample
him down under the iron heel of truth; do j, fea,-
essly, for the masses of the noble-hearted and un-
corrupted people of both parties are h you and for
you in their sentiments and sympa,hies. Onward is
the word land the motley Supplies and the foes of equal
privileges will give way before you. Canvass every
neighbohood. lay the facts before all the people, go
to the election ground before the polls are opened poll
every vote, and work from morning till the sun goes
L. 49, q
will crown your efforts.
Bear in mind that John Kerr is better Free Suf-
frage man than David S. Reid.''
This statement is proclaimed to the world by that
pink of consistency and truth. the Raleigh Register
And what, pray, must the readers of that paper say
and think of such eectioneering stuff this ! Wha,
does the author private!y think qfi2 By what name
should such statement made just in this style and
at this time, be characterized by every lover Of truth
and fair dealing! Hear it-'' John Kerr bette,
Free Suffrage man than David s. Reid -; and the
reader is requested, too, to bear in nind'' this
monstrous and selfevidcnt talsehood Only think o
it-bear in mind-John Kerr. who pronounces the
Constitution perfect is, and desires change
John Kerr who, amidst all his electioneering proes
sions of being willing that the people, poor souls
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claims of nonlandhoders vote in The Senate, and
sneeringly asks if the landholders do not pay the
| wages of the 4" war worn soldiers "-who, in West
ern North Carolina, has suddenly lost. his memory
of what he said in Eastern North Carolina and for
gets even to mention the vital questions of State
policy-he "a better Free Suffrage man than David
S. Reid? Than Gov. Reid, who, from the begin.
ming, has, with patriotic and sngle-minded boldness
stood fast and unfinchingly by this great principle
popular freedom who has. through every difficulty
through evil report and good report openly expressed
his convictions, nor IS forgotten" in any section, Of
before any audience, what those convictions were
and who has, for his adherence and devotion to the
measure, been denounced as a " demagogue by this
very organ of Mr.. Kerr! The very statement of st
absurd and false proposition carries with it to The
mind of every freeman in the State its refutaton
nor is there in North Carolina, capable of
derstanding the expression of freeman's suffrage
who does not know it to be false.
And by whom is this wretched pretence Of Johr
Ker's Free Sufrageism put forth to the public! Ha
not the Register, his fadvising organ, been from
the commencement, the bitter and uncompromisn!
enemy of Free Suffrage! Is not that journal nov
opposed TO it! If not, when and where has its Edi
done, what has John Kerr done but used every ef
fort TO rdicue and ssigmaze it as odious and 'dema
|gogical"!
No, fellow.ci,zens, no flourish or disguise of tn
Register can, at this late day, up this contemp
tibie sham to catch votes. The Register is still on
posed to Free Sufrage-so also is Mr.. Kerr opposed
it, and the real issue in this contest is whether Gov
Reid shall be elected and the principle Of Free Sui
frage be practically adopted, or whether John Ker
shall triumph and that vitality important principle
liberty be de6ed. execra,ed and spit upon.''
/ o. We are panied to learn that one Of the speak
ers a. the s. Young Mems Scott and Graham Club
on Tuesday nigh. last in this City, was driven to hi
Dictionary prove that Gen. Scotts letter Of accep
lance is all right. The word "accept' was foun'
10 mean Ito take with pleasure -; and thus it seem
that Gen. Scott, in accepting the nomination, wa
proved to have " taken it su.th pleo.ue." OF cours
is ratter oversranng the point to say that accept
ing the nomination." with pleasure !" events en-
dors;ng the " compromise -; but we suppose some al
lowance must be made for Mr.. Moore's knOOn prefer
military candidates. and therefore let