Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-14

The PRESIDENCY.
The Democratic party of the country may now be
said to have returned to its ancient platform, which
is equally hostile to seconasm on the one hand and
ulraism the other; and the prospect is, if its
bers should prove their leading principles and
to themselves, that they will achieve brilliant tri-
umph in November But in order to secure this
triumph, we must have union and harmony in the
ranks and concentration of the entire strength of
the party upon some one man. This concentration
of strength can be brought about in no other way
than by Convention of the whole party, which shall
be empowered to reannounce to the country the prn-
ciples of the national Democracy, and select the
man to represent those principles and hence
in favor, in the first place, of Convention of this
character, and in the second place, matter of
course, We shall support its nominee.
There are, perhaps, not less than two millions
of Democratic voters in the country, all of whom
have their peculiar views as to the claims of
men, but who agree substantially as principles.
Vow, what We have to say is, that these Democrats
are all equal at the rolls and if this that shall
declare in advance that he will be governed by
the action of the majority, another and another, of OPP
Posite views TO men, may also make declarations
of similar character and the result will be, confu-
sion, disorganization and defea-Whigism, Federal
ism, and Freesoilism will triumph through own
discussions and divisions. and, instead of 10
whom some of may have slight objections, we
shall have placed over Us avowed opponent, and
man unsound-radcally, from habit and principle,
unsound-on the great questions of the Union, Slave
ry, and the Constitutional rights of the States. We
regard the so-called Compromise - as permanent
and final settlement of the Slavery question. and
though we do not approve all of its features,
willing acquesce in it, and have been all along
to do he of nd he
and regarding it in this light, prepared, while
we do not discuss the of the past connected
with this question: to forget the past and to for
the future. But when we say prepared to for
get the past, do not mean include such men as
Benton. Cambreling, Preston King, or the Van b.
rens. No human power could force to support
either or any of these for the Presidency Vice
Presidency; but the nomination of such men by the
National Convention is among the utter impossible
ties, and speaking now more particularly Of
the party it is, re-establshed the old platform,
and not of the Freesoil renegades and outsiders,
who claim to belong to it. We have confidence in
the national Democracy. We are willing to meet
them in Convention, to confer with them in rater-
nal spirit, and 60 with them. Heart and SOUL for the
nominee. We believe the triumph of that Democ-
racy in the approaching campaign, is of the first im-
portance to all the great interests of the country,
and indispensable to the protection OF Southern rights
and the preservation of The Union; and thus belev-
ing, most reIigiously and truly we shall not permit
preferences for men, objections to men, to
control action, to throw in opposition to the
will Of the majority. We have preference, it is
true, but we have not announced it, and shall not.
Our motto is as it in 1874 and 1S4S, " Union
and harmonyfdelity to principles, but concessions
to the other. in things ndifferenteuery Thing for
the cause, and nothin for men,"
The question now Island we call the attention of
Southern friends especially to it-shall we unite
man and aid in elec,ing as President sound
Democratic Republican. pledged to the faithful exc
cuton of the fugitve-slave law and opposed to
vival of the Slavery agitation; or shall We differ
among ourselves to men, divide, and then be COM
PEELED to witness the election of man, whose SYM
pathes are with Seward and Greedy, and who will
combine in his own person and establish by his tri-
umph, the bitterest Freesoilism and the worst doc
trines of the F.eesoers and fanatics