Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-10-29
DRosPEcTUs OF THE NORTH CAROLINA


day of january next, Raleigh North Carolina begin
weekly and weekly paper devoted to Politics. News, and
Miscellaneous subjects and respectfully solicit for it. share
of the patronage OF the Democratic party their friends and
Invited by many leading persons of the States Rights
Republican party propagate and defend pies which
have always held and regard the only basis of pros
cere desire to serve that party advance its interests
propose paper of the
In the field of editorial enterprise there is ample for
those who holding position, well for others,
who choose to enter INTO fair competition The
CATION of the principles of party is duty
Portant and to us peculiarly ag eeabe The attractions of
desire to extend its influence has had much weight in the
decision which have made profession at once dgnfed
ton public We persuaded Journal
seshness and devoted principle may sufficient
patronage without interfering with the claims rights of
any, prosecuting the same great work.
Although mainly devoted the discussion of such poiti
cal questions, they arise which affect the welfare of North
Carolina, whether relating the Federal State govern
ments OF such local interests be of it is
General Intelligence Accordingly the state of the MARKETS
in the principal cities to which goes shall be
conductors be less addressed to the subject of Internal I'M
he Mner and of the sae these
interests of primary Importance shall always command their
selected and original ITa'y Being strictly
sentative they propose avail themselves Of all the lights
of the of EoF
The general objects ofhe proposed paper being thus clear
uar views which to be sustained by it as political jour
1st Our purpose being publish paper purely demo-
cratic according to the GSt requirements of that party
we s@ Ses N b cb n
the popular will by the people their pr
mary assemblies and which has teen successfully intro
ducd among the Democracy of many of the other States
by which the gak Ga file Of the party are in fact those
express their will imperatve thus by open and fair deal
the people and not Of ntrguers restoring to those
suerance have tolerated its temporary usurpaton
Gates of their right to select their to
command acquiescence in decisions made by conventions
good old States Rights platform of SO shall resolutely
oppose all created by for
other measure inconsistent with the Rights of
8rd Believing that the platform adopted by the late
Baltimore convention contains the democratic creed they
ing that the policy adopted by those who compose it. will be
regulated the cardinal doctrines of the American Democ
4th They will advocate all the measures Of Internal I'm
the interests Of the people and dse the benefits Of sys
tenn already BY of t P of the being
at once met and settled The unjust unequal
of Congress- relation to those lands and the large aud fire.
qncnt appropriations made the States indicate f.
nal departure from the old and wise policy Of
expenses of the Government it has for time
heTe will be- to policy which so much to
recommend it. Believing that this system of squanderng
we shall protest against It. right the old
States to their equitable share of the lands which remain
declared in the Constitution the exercise Of that power
question of policy both as to the time and the mode Be-
Congress to squander the Public Lands adopt the
onas sons both wings and Democrats should protest and
demand North Carona's share of the public domain
President shall oppose the acquisition of Cuba any
other foreign territory unless such acquisition be in accord
ance with existing treaties and entirely consistent with the
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