Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-11-10
POSTSCRIPT.

UO i y III L.
The Washington Union of Saturday last claims
2ss Electoral votes for Pierce and King, and con-
cedes 18 tes-Massachusetts and Vermont-to
Scott and Graham The Union of Sunday says
but few additional returns have been received since
its last issue, but it adds the only States in
doubt are Kentucky and Tennessee
A despatch to the Baltimore Sun of Saturday
says the Democrats expected large gains in Gen.
trys District in Tennessee; but the Wings were
equally confident CT success. The Sun is inclined
to concede Kentucky to the Democrats, and to
place Tennessee in doubt
A despatch from New Orleans, dated the 5th,
says " it is now conceded that Louisiana has gone
for Pierce"
A despatch from Mobile, dated the 9Th, says
we have some returns from Florida, which show
decided gains for Pierce. He will carry the State
by from 900 to 200 majority
The popular majority for Pierce is estimated
at between two and three hundred thousand
HURRAH!!
We shall probably have it in power by our
next issue to present the full official vote. We
have kept our paper open to the latest moment
for the purpose Of getting in as many returns as
possible.
For the Standard.
PARTIZAN NEUTRALITY.
For the bold and manly avowal of sentiment;
through the medium of the press l have the utmost
respect hen those sentiments in opposition
to my own; but when public journal, under the
garb of utraty, seeks to favor party shows the
chagrn of its conductors the defeat of their par
ty, it deserves to be rebuked.
Under the editorial head of the 6 Weekly Post "
of November 9th is article which would have
looked quite natural in the columns Of the Register
indeed its similarity to in the Register of the
same date presents curious coincidence, or else
shows that the editors of those two journals had been
talking together, and that each coored his article from
the hue of that conversation. Both seem to be hor-
ri6ed the result of the late presidential election
and the Post" after saying the election is over,
exclaims from the depth of its dependency, How
many shall we have9' and after dealing out
few is,' to the sage conclusion that the cit
adel of our liberties is in the heart OF the Masses,
and that this fortress needs to be strengthened with
more intelligence drawing the inference that the
election of Gen. Pierce is the result Of ignorance.
The masses need more light and in very pathetic
italics it cries out in it's despair If do not put
forth efforts in this direction, there be no
reasonable hope, doom is sealed'' AS much as to
say: The election of Gen. Pierce proves be-
nghed nation people incapable of selfgovernment,
and unless speedily become enlightened we shall
lose our neutrality-suspicious. never see another presl-
dental election. 0 how deplorableis our condition
We could weep over the picture-lf We had an ingun
We make short from the article in question:
"The strength of country has lain not in its
paper bulwarks or its letered parchmens-i has re-
posed in the honest, manly and viruous heart of the
American people. When this becomes corrupt and
feeble, is enslaved by the lust of conquest, de-
bauched by the spoils of plundered provinces, the
Constitution written with the blood OF Washington
and BY the pen of Wisdom herself would be poor
dependence"
That all looks fair and unobectionable at the first
glance; but when probed it shows attempt to de-
| nounce not only the with Mexico, by which CAL
! was
vinces but insnua ties by the words " has lain,
the past tense you will observe, that the heart of
tuous," is corrupt and feeble,' and ens'aved
by the lust of conquest" Of the " blood of
Washington is only harmless rhetorical flourish.
mention this to dsPel any aPPrehensions the tmld
might entertain.
| have written the above with malicious spirit.
No man is impressed with deeper sense of the ne
cessity of education than but believe the pres
ent generation is sufficiently enlightened tor segov-
eminent and regard the election Of Gen. Pierce,
the statesman, over Gen. Scott. the mere military
hero the strongest proof of that enlightened con-
servative spirit which insures the stability and the
perpetuity of institutions. that this nation has
ever exhibited The article in the - Post is inap
propriate to the character of that paper.
l will briefly notice, in connection with the above,
the g Peoples Press" published Salem, N. c.
Under the captivating colors of Independence it
has been INSCRIPTIONS defamer of Gen. Pierce and
extoer of Gen. Scott. 1t has published the account
of Gen. Pierces " fainting, " with The insinuaton
that it through cowardlce it has spread upon its
pages the charges of Foss. Fogg & Co., and repre-
scented the former pious minister of the Gospel
i'm word it has worked with all its little talent and
ingenuity for Scott and against Pie-ce and now, with
unblushing effrontery, it says: 1--WE have endeavor.
ed lay before readers, during the such
political information as believe be founded in
truth and justice ~ And again, - We have given
all the reliable information in power" That is
what NAV be termed adding hypocrisy to duplicty,
and png it up.
/ If the - Post and Press - are to be advocates
of whiggery hope they will throw off their assum-
ed garbs and appear in their true coors. Then no
one be cheated by them. o..