Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-10-29

e-Ke 1t was charged against the Editor of this
journal during the late campaign, that he was desr-
Gus of representing this District in Congress- and that
his course towards Mr.. Venable influenced by a
hope that he could supplant him, and thus pave the
way to the accomplishment of this desire. We re-
PEELED this charge at the time; but it repeated
and it will no doubt be revived and used again with
the view of impairing the force of the statements
and arguments may present in the unfortunate
controversy now going on. We therefore come
forward to declare that neither desire nor seek
any Office either at the hands of the Administration
of the people; and that we could not, un-
der any circumstances, accept nomination for Con-
gress even if unanimously made and rendered US by
the Convention for the District. A Convention we
take it for granted will be held in 1866; and hope
to it full possible of Delegates fresh from
the people. We have no right to assume that it
will be controlled by ntriguers be unfair in its de-
alterations and decisions; and pledge to its nomi
nee, in advance, our cheerful and earnest support.
No cay say, with truth, that we were govern
ed in the late campaign by selfish unworthy mo-
tives. We endeavored to act for the good of our
party not only in this District but out of it. and
know that calculations as to our political adj
vancement or promotion had any agency in shaping
our The uncharitable, those prone to
this declaration reject it, just they choose; we
satisfied with of our integrity in the
NATTER and outlive, and aoiU outlive with the
blessing of Providence) all such charges as these
We can confidently appeal to our past course,
while in charge of this Journal to reue any insinua
ton that oice-seeker or an "ntriguer" for
other mems places. In 1916 the Democracy of Wake
did the honor to elect us to the House of Com
ood dof;+
tarily declined to be candidate for reelection We
felt then do now, that duties here demanded
constant attention. and we fslt then, as we do
now, that it would not be becoming in us to hold
present position and at the same time take ad-
vantage of the influence which belongs to it to OBJ
tain places of emolument power. Mr.. Venable
would be much more apt to Intrigue" himself into
Congress than would be to intrigue him out
for our own benefit or for any else we fight no
battles in ambush with masked batteries, but in
the open field with the daylight of truth shining upon
ALL and an honest people standing by to Judge and
decide for themselves. To that Democratic people
we now appeal, and thank God we can do it with
pure motives and clean hands. To that people our
highest loyalty and best exertions due they have
stood by us amid all the vicissitudes and struggles
of ten years service and our faith in them is as
firm as the foundations of the Alps. They will re-
buke disorganzers, and scatter the schemes of the
factious and selfish to the winds. They will see to
it that their voice is heard and respected in the next
Assembly, as it was not in the last; and they will
hold to terrible reckoning, d's adcance, any man
who shall presume to establish new creeds for them
Or who shall labor to bring discredt those
Of organization and concentration of strength by
which alone, next to principle their present
1ency in the State can be maintained.
We trust our readers will pardon these illusions
10 ourself They are made in selfdefence, for the
good of the Democratic cause, and from wish to
put record declaration which ought to silence
hose who have charged US with unworthy motives
in the late contest.