Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-12-22
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.sSflALL THE PEOPLE RULE"

!, Mr.. HoLnEN: Through your columns wish e
ask an honest people if they believe in republican
! form of Government (Which believe every North
Caronian does If sowhy not let the people rule
They have elected a. Demoeratc President and Vice
Precedent; they have elected Democratic Legis-
latureand, as matter of course, they wish Demo.
cratic United States Senator, in order to carry out
Democratic principles, which Democrats believe to
be their country's principles; for what have Demo.
Gratis tabored in the last three popular elections In
North Carolina Was it not for our country good,
and the promotion of such measures as would conirl-
butte ultimately to that object? Certainly trat was
the feeling and sentiment of the masses of the party
tnen after thus securing triumphant victory, why
/ lose IT by division dissension? The people have
sent majority Of Democrats to the Legislature
knowing al the same time that's Senator to Congress
was to elect; then what should Democratic legls-
iator ash, when majority of his political colleagues
| nominate candidate for that appointment! We
all have our personal preferences, but who does the
people desire, through their representatives, 10 be
elected? will answer, that the masses Of the party
desire them to unite, if possible, upon man Of known
Democratic faith-and if they should differ as to the
man, oil course give their adhesion to the one that seems
to satisfy majority of the people. mean the one
mat receives the nomination, by fair majority OF
little doubt Of his election giving general satisfac.
on 10 the party; but it seems that this is not the
case. The people look for the election of Demo-
cratic Senator. 5. Shall the people be heard - II
hey are not they Will - keep snarp eye on tne
Legislators who have stifed their voice. s. 4 I.
Is TO Free Suffrage, can it be possible that the
Legislature Of North Carolina has killed it? l an
swer no! emphtlcally no! They have checked it,
but kill it they cannot. The people have wiiled it
and ready 10 raiiy it, and they expect their leg
slatos to give them chance 20 rafy it, but in this
it seems the people cannot at present be heard rest
ye assured !" they will be.) Those who have thus
set aside the expressed interest and rights of the
pie, for party purposes, will be remembered here
after, for who, ask, refuse, after the measure
has passed all the initiatory stages, 10 let the peo
pie be heard directly upon the subject! can hardly
believe there is such legslator-but it seems there
is enough such to reject the measure; but who are
they! Whigs-save one Il mean the Senate) and
that one, (say several Wing papers,) has been the
Democratic anti-Free Suffrage legislator; thereby
holding the party responsible for its failure, but
looking through our s' blind specks " we find the
names OF some gentlemen voting against it who advo-
Gated it the stump before the people, and they will
hear of their consistency before they elected to
Congress, or again elected to carry out the peoples
views. - -.
The election of Battle to fill the vacancy on Su-
preme Court Rench, doubt, will satisfy all dis
interested parties. good selection and mistake.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.
Wilkes Co., Dec. 18th, 1852.