Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-01-17

of establishing and maintaining principles and not
for the benefit of any particular set of men,
1t can succeed only when thoroughly and justly Or
gained; if disorganized in locality, it may be
In others; and if dsorganized generally. if even
affected here and there by the weakness always
duced by the clashing aspirations and claims of
1t will come to end and that end will be, defeat
Let US, therefore, stand together man in the
ensuing contest. remembering that men pass away,
but that principles live always.
Our opponents are holding their County meetings,
and will make their nomination for Governor during
the ensuing Spring. We do pretend even to conjec-
lure what their platform will be, for they
tain and as changeabe the nds, so far as their
published declarations concerned but one thing
we know, and that is they will make desperate fight
The taste of the "spols is sweet to the leaders,
and they will work, work, work, for-Memselpes.
There is no doubt of it. We have met these gen
tlemen before. and expect to meet them again in
the hottest of the contest What issue they will
be able to conjure up, time must determine but a
crisis "a panic-an excitement they oOiH have,
at all hazards and to the last extremity We trust
to truth, justice and reason; not dsappoint-
ed in the last campaign, and we have no fears as to
this.
No true Democrat can ever be at loss when ask.
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derf progress of these States in all that improves
benefits, and elevates mankind-in the increase Of
our territory and the extended sway of fiag-in
the prosperity which pervades the land, and in
the great fact that this government for thEee-ourths
Of its existence. has been administered by Demo
cratic Congresses and Democratic Presidents This
is history. The rich fruits of these principles be-
fore US, around us, and about and these princi
pies, as heretofore avowed, and established
to considerable extent in the regular action of TIT
government, constitute our platform for the future
We go now heretofore, for the Independent: Treas
ury, for the Tariff of 1916, for economy in the public
expenditures, and for strict construction of the Fed
eral Constitution; and we are opposed now, here
tofore, to National Bank, to Tariff for protection
to consolidation, and to loose construction of thu
Federal Constitution. We also hold that The State
are the best judges of their domestic conce rms
and that they only have the right control and man
age those concerns; and that Congress has no RICH
to interfere with questions of Slavery, to carr
out the Constitution far it relates to fugitiv
slaves. We desire peace and quiet upon the SLAYER
queston-we regard the " Compromise" as a fina
settlement of it !; and will support no man for tn
Presidency who has not who will not pledge him
self to the fugitive slave law, and HIMSELF
alay agitation upon the subject, by banshing it from
the halls Of Congress.
But we do not propose at present to enlarge upon
these points. Our main object was to remind on
friends that the period for holding a State Conven
ton is rapidly approaching, and TO enforce the i'm
poance of Misrepresentation in it from all portions
of the State, and then vigorous, determined, ant
well-directed canvass We hope to see every Coun
ty represented. We can lose the State only by neg
and apathy we are sure of it for years and years
provided put forth our energies as we did wher
our late brilliant triumph was achieved. We hav,
right side. and the people are with us ane
they will desert US, so long as we execute thei
will and show ourselves worthy of their confidence