Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-08-18
FOR PRESIDENT:
GEN. FRANKLIN PIERCE,
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
WILLIAM R. KING,
OF ALABAMA.
THE RESULT IN NORTH CAROLINA.
OF ALABAMA.

THE RESULT IN NORTH CAROLINA.
The Democrats have reelected their Governor
by nearly six thousand majority, and have the
Legislature ON joint ballot, certainly by two, and
most probably by four majority. But for our losses
in Counties largely or undoubtedly Democratic
such as Lincoln, Person, Bladen, Robeson-we
should have had the Legislature by from fifteen
to twenty on joint ballot. The present majority,
however, is sufficient for all practical purposes. 1t
secures Democratic officers in all cases. and United
States Senator in place of Willie P. Mangum.
Gov. Reid has doubled his majority of 1850.
He has made run which has surprised many of
his friends, and astounded the opposite party.
In 1850 we were told the reason of Gov. Manly
defeat was his lack of popularity-Johra Kerr was
the man who, in 1852, was to overwhelm Democ-
racy. He was popuar-he could rouse up dor
mant Whiggery-ie could vanquish Gov. Reid on
the stump-he could satisfy the East, please the
middle Counties, and roll down majorities in tor
rents from the "Western Reserve" Rutherford
was to give him nearly all her votes-Guilford was
to thunder as of old to the tune of seventeen hun
dred .majority-and indeed the whole West was
to put forth its old-flshioned Morehead and Clay
strength for the humiliation of Democracy. The
country was to sec how popular Mr.. Graham was
in his native State, and what tempest of enthu-
siasm had been created by the nomination of Gen.
Scott. The Wing candidate for Governor, Mr.
Kerr, though ardent Fillmore man, entered at
once, upon Gen. SCOTS nomination, into his sup
port-decared him the greatest chieftain of the
age, able and sagacious statesman, the friend of
the "cOnapronaise" in all its parts and sound upon
the Slavery question. Indeed the language of eu-
logy was exhausted by Mr.. Kerr on Gen. Scott
and Mr.. Graham-hiS cause he made theirs, and
the result of the election was therefore looked to
as sure sign for against the Scott ticket. But
this is not all. Mr.. Kerr denounced Gen. Pierce
as unsound upon the Slavery question, and declar
ed him coward, appealing to the people to take
hero for their President, and not man who had
tainted in the face of the foe. The issue was
thus joined between Scott and Graham and Pierce
and King. Well, the vote was taken. Ruther-
ford gave him less gain, by 800, than Gov. Reid
obtained over Gov. Manly in 185O-Guilford COM
plimented Mr.. Kerr with loss of 2O2 votes-Bun-
combe with another loss of 144-Burke with an
other loss of 28S-Davidson with another loss of
255-Rowan with another loss of 177-Randolph
with another loss of 16O-Craven, on the sea-shore
with another loss of 169-Ashe, among the blue
mountains, with another loss of 3O7-Chatham,
in the CENTRE with another loss of 23s-Martin
Chowan, and Gates, in the Mays head region, with
losses of 134, SO, and 7O-Nash, New Hanover
and JONES' in the East and Cape Fear region, with
losses of III, So, and Richmond, on the South
{ taro1i linz e
Macon, Yancy, and Cherokee, on the Tennessee
and Georgia lines, with losses of $780, Is, 1872 and
500! Let no Wing politician say these majorities
are due alone to Free Suffrage, or that they only
happened to be cast against Mr.. Kerr They have
been rendered by the people, in all sections, not
only an favor Of David s. Reid and Free Suf
frage, but against Scott and Graham and for
Pierce and King. There is no doubt of it.
Again Were we not told, by the Raleigh Re
gister, the organ of Whiggery in this State, that
John Kerr was ga better Free Suffrage man than
David S. Reid"? That declaration was kept |
standing in that paper for weeks; and now, when
MIR. Kerr Is overwhelmingly defeated the people of
other States are to be deceived by the statement
that Scott-Sewardism had nothing to do with the
result!
In addition to this the people were distinctly and
repeatedly told by the Register, before the election
hat every vote withheld from John Kerr qooa,Zd be
vote '0ithheId from that glorious old hero, aco
IS destined to carry forward the standard of his
country once more to victory." Appeal upon ap-
peal was addressed to the Wings to rally to their
standard for the sake 9f William H. Graham, and
lot to allow the Scott banner to trail in the dust
n the first contest after the nomination in his oun
State. The people of the State have responded to
hese appeals by an immense anti-Scott vote; and
Inc people of Orange, Mr. GRAHAM's OWN CoUN-
rT' have answered by gain of Al votes for the
Democratic candidate.
David S. Reid, the advocate of Pierce and Kino.
received the largest vote ever cast for any man
in North Carolina; and John Kerr, the advocate of
Scott and Graham, has made the most disastrous
run for his cause ever made by any Wing candi-
date for Governor in the State. These are facts
which cannot be denied.
We can most confidently assure our friends at
distance, that North Carolina will vote for Pierce
and King. The old State has once more wheeled /
INTO the Democratic. line; she, stands again