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DEMOCRATS. TO THE POLLsI

Tomorrow week, brother Democrats, you will
be called upon to vote for members of Congress-
You have candidates in six Districts out of the
eight aid these candidates are tried and true men,
Much will depend upon your action on this occa-
sion. You can, if you WILL elect Shaw, and Ruff
fin, and Ashe, and Lewis and Boyd, and Craige
but in order to do this, you will have to work-to
bring out the voters-to reason with thelh-to
stand at the polls during the day and see that
your principles and your candidates have fair play.
Bear in mind that the result of this contest will
have its effect for good for evil in the contest of
1854. If we " SOW to the wind :" we shall reap
the whirwind." If we prefer disorganizers to re-
gular nominees, or if we sustain men who differ
with us in principle to the neglect of those who
coincide with u.s. how can we calculate on continued
triumph in this State? We have won our present
position by devotion to principle and by organiza-
ton, and we will most surely lose it if we depart
from either.
We appeal to you, then, in view of these i'm
portant considerations, to prepare for the work,
and to enter it as in past time, determined to for
get men and their pretensions and to cleave to
principle.
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A. M. LEWIS, ESQ.
principle

| Mr.. Lewis, it is true is younger man than Mr..
Venable; but is it crime in young man to seek
to serve his country? Is it not better to take a
young man, who has always been true to his cause,
and who is true now, than it is to take an old one
who has been weighed in the balances and found
wanting?
! Mr.. Lewis is gentleman of decided ability, as
his speeches before the people prove. He is, to
say the least the equal of Mr.. VenabIe in debate
and if SO now, he will much surpass him by the
time he attains his age In addition to this he IS
reliable as Democrat and be depended on.
If elected, you will know in advance how he will
vote on important questions, and these votes, we
feel confident, will be in accordance with Demo-
cratic principles. He has always stood by party
organization, preferring party success to his own
advancement. This is evidenced by his course last
summer in Franklin, when, after having been nom
mated for the Assembly, he voluntarily withdrew
in order to ensure the triumph of the Democratic
ticket.
Away then, with the unjust cry that he is a
young man, and ought not to be supported. He
is old enough and able enough to represent the
people in the Congress of the United States, and
we believe he is destined to enjoy that honor.
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views 81 the policy Of the administration. Such,
cestainly v, il cur own opinion and determination.
We have already expressed cur appreciation OF its
general pelley is Swallowed forth NtAe Presidents
Inaugural, and we knew OF no subsequent de-
velope4AeMt feFa the White House that Is, in
Any respect inconsistent With the doctrines there
IN Contained Certainly there Is nothing In the
important appointments yet made by the ESeeu,
t\e to eNeite the app4eAeFsleNef any strue friend
TO the south. An the members of tue Cae'Get
aSe and have been EeE years, identified WITH the
NATIONAL Democracy in enlsesleen To WhigSh'
AooafoS4sFl4 and every ether fsa in opposition 70
4isttiehaA &bt4Sy, The aeGeihtment of General DlS
to lucrative post in the city OF New York, is d"i,
Nv T@s44eA 10 by Whtg eaiterS as an evidence OF
tire PSsfAfNts partially To Ree Sellers, Are they
AWARE sAat the aevtE4Aes avewed by Cen lCT III
I AS48-FfD4A which they teel Justified in clubbing
97Rh An ASeANHNMiSt-aEe identical With those pro.
Q4SRAeA &S Nix Webster in the same year, and
ARAA &V he WAia party OF the North at all times
Mr.. &eSsseA in the canvass Of ls4s, eontended
tlfAA NgessSs, Van BNEeN Dix h Co, had stolen the
W4AS eA&ASseE Of Nee Soil, lie denounced them
VEN H4a&1aFAsteasy FeT not co Operating WIN tns
Wig ESa44y-sAe real Free Soil party, us he said
I-44SseSaa II starting distinct Free Soil or,
as&Afzas&aA. We know IN the tdSt Presidential
&.88ysSS Gen. Dix placed himself upon the national
5iat E4444 u the Demeeraeie arty, aud, very aoiy
h EeaNSA It's principles against the Wing and Alb
a4t$5A opposition by which 1t was asSailed' lie IS
conceded TO 6e gentleman of high character and
tAAeat$> Nevertheless, on account OF hls dlsorgah-
Saiuy CeOrSe in lSIs, we did not approve his ap-
polatment to the Collecto,ship, and don't wish 10
See him sent to France as Minister. Every night
thiakinw Southern man would, however, decidedly
prefer linn for the mission in question to Jos. Il.
tuarrsol. Mr.. Nllmores Ambassador to Eng
land, was the guest at the late Abolition Stowe
festival III London-the voluntary tenderer ofcvil-
tiles aud congratulate TO the slandertrs Of the
institutions and people of half the States which he
sent there to represent No one that knows
John A. Dix believes for n moment that he could
be made to occupy so humiiating position as the
representative of government at the English Court
Richmond EXAMINER.
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BEAR N MIND,

Z
ThatsAr Nenable does not consider the acqui-
sition Of Cuba desirable under any circumstances,
and that in this he is opposed to Gen. Pierce, to
the New Hampshire Democracy, and to nine-tentss
of the Democracy of the country.
That Mr.. VenabIe voted for Benefits land bill,
which was unjust in ITSELF and in opposition to both
the Baltimore and State Resolutions.
That Mr.. Venable speaks contemptuously of
Conventions, and utterly refuses to agree to plans
proposed by Mr.. Lewis to settle the existing diff
Guilty.
That Mr.. Venable told Johnston Wing that
he did not expect to be elected but was determin-
ed to beat Lewis, and that he knew Rogers would
be elected that Mr.. Venable, though he knows
our columns are open to him, does not deny this
statement oUer has oo NAME but gets Mr.. Burch
to do it for him.
That Mr.. Venable told r. F. Norris a Wing,
that he was with the Wings on two important
questions, while Mr.. Lewis was against them in
every thing and that if the Wings were sincere
they were bound to vote for him.
That Mr.. Venable pro ounced Gen. Jackson a
" quibbler," at Gardeners, and refused to withdraw
the expression even to qualify it.
That every vote for Mr.. Venable is vote against
Craige, and Ruffin, and Ashe and Shaw, and Boyd
against the opinions of Gen. Jackson on the
land question, and in opposition to the platforms
both State and national!
That no one Democrat has right to come for
ward and tell the party that it shall change its
position on any question; that positions once laid
down, must be adhered to, until the party in Con-
vention assembled, shall declare to the contrary
and that Mr.. VenabIe, in thus assuming to dictate
to his party, his displayed an arrogance and vani-
ty which ought to be rebuked.
That Mr.. Venable, if elected, will in all proba-
biity cleave to his and repeat him. To elect
him is, therefore, to arm him for larger and more
lasting mischief.
Bear these things in mind, brother Democrats,
and act accordingly.
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understand from persons present at the II.
e''asisp at GssI e last week, that Mr.. Abraru "
Nenable state AEpREw JAcKsoN guibbled on
the Questioned ae public Ianash We know It :.
useless to attenlpa to with any one who's.
desperation pushes him on to such needless and
gratuitous assertions as this; but we feel comnau
ed to say that no circumstances of political exc;.o
ment ordesperation can furnish any excuse for snol
a reflection upon the memory Of that great on1
illustrious statesman. And BY whom is this
old anti-Jackson prejudice nov resorted 10 ? If.
by one to whom the democrats Of another Distr;o,
gave their support before he BETRAYED their CONS
dence and voted against their cherished prpc;nl.,
By whom is Gen. Jackson thus denounced as b,n
ing quibbleda By one who, as to the question "a
ferred to, voted with and now stands side by sid.
with the enemies of the old hero of the Hermitao,
By whom, again, is the honofed name of jackson
thus attempted to be associated with quibbl;no,
In plain English, by Mr. Abram Nv. Venable wbo
"a candid e in district of two thousand demo
cratic majority-is yet driven to seek. Wing SYM
patty and Wing support; and who in opposition to
the masses of his own party is ready and wiIlno
to disorganize, to break down and to DESTROY that
party, to secure his own election and if not tb.t
the election of an open and avowed Wing in tbe
person of Mr.. Rogers. Ah fellow democrats, tba,a
is no need, at this day, that we should refer to tbo
life and the uniform official acts of the patriot JAcr
SON to show that he neOer qaibbLed on ana oue,
ton. He has now gone from all earthly scenes
and his voice will never more be heard AMONGST
men, but his name is still dear to every true and
tried Democrat in the land and if any one man
more than another in this broad Republic awav,
walked up to political issues, as he did besa
the enemies of his country, with steady nerve and
Lnfinching courage without fear or quibblne
and despising those who did fear and bubble
that man was Andrew Jackson. YET Mr.. VenaUle
says he quibbled Let him take back the word
We appeal to the old Democratic ranks, who so
long and faithfully, and thank God triumphanty
stood by him when his administration was assaIed
by Wing qubbers, tariff quibblers, land quibbles,
bank quibblers, if they do not well remember how
devotedly true he was to the Democratic party and
they to him. Did he ever reconnoitre the Wing
camp for their sympathies or votes, and give them
to understand that he agreed with them on their
main points of policy? His lofty spirit knew no
such clubbing that Take back the word,
Mr.. Venable 1t is not true. The history Of the
country pronounces it untrue. After this canvass
you viii be sorry for it-take 1t back 1t can do
no good to yourself or others and no support need
now .be expected from re-awakenlng of the old
bye-gone prejudices which the wings once enter
tanned towards Andrew Jackson
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F or the Standard.
The DiSOrganizer.

Mr.. HOLDEN: am truly glad to see you come
out and take decided stand. MIR. Venable's course
Gas we'll Leaks and others hardly be account
ed for any principles of fair dealing with the De-
mccratic party and ! have been surprised to hear
Mr.. Venabe abusing what he calls cliques, and your
paper. But he is much mistaken when lIe speaks of
attempt to put him down. for tell you that he is
already down. and being so, wants, appears 10 drag
down the Democratic party with him. Persons like
Mr.. Venable, who possessed OF such high notions
of their consequence frequently fall into his mis-
take-hat of surprising pretending to suppose that
every body is trying TO put :hem down. How was
il, and how is it now Why, soon the new
Congressional Districts were laid out, Mr.. Venable,
thinking his influence uncommonly powerful,
declared he would be a candidate whether or not,
Convention no Convention; and then BENZ. Cook,
at Washington, who was appointed to Clerk
ship there through Mr.. Venables agency, commences
writing letters this person and that one, saying it
would never do to have Convention-Venablew was
the man, &C., SJc. And although Mr.. Venable had
voted with the Wings on the land question, and
spoken with them the Cuba question, and praised
Mr. Fiilmores policy and all that, he comes to this
District. and TO think, by telling jokes and
Dragging himself, and making fun of broken down
lawyers and bobta Constables he calls them, that
he is to set every body against Convention, make
fools of the Democratic party and make friends of the
Wings, and thus sweep everything before him. But
it wont do with all his palaver and honeyfugging
with the Wings, and Ben Cooks proclamation to
boot. Mr.. Venable can't be on both sides at once
am plain man, Sir, but tell you the old Democratic
spirit will in to any such dictaton that
great deal has been done for Venable any how since
he came to this State live, and he started and
has been kept up by Conventions and do candidy
think he has made very sorry return to the Demo-
cratic party for its avors-in the first place by vo-
ing against their principles; in the next place by try
ing to break down its old usages in the next place
by trying persuade the people Gas he did John
sons, and at GARDENERS, as hear,) that " General
Jackson was quibbIer -; and in the next place by
constantly flying round with the Wings telling them
he agrees with them-there is no difference between
than &c. &c. This DrettV usinegS a De.
mocratic candidate to be engaged in. Why not come
out like Lewis, Rogers one, and leave for
doubt? Send me some Lewis tickets. l don't know
but one Democrat in this District that will 90 against
Lewis, and he always votes with the Wings though
he calls himself Democrat. He says he is for Mr..
Venable-he knows much about turpentine-but
my own opinion is, he will go for Rogers. No more
at present. HIGH JOHNSTON.
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DA RID
RALEIGf WEDNESDAY, JULY q, 1858.
Democratic Camdidales for Col1gress

DemOcratic Candidates for COIlgress
FIRST DIsTR1oT,
H. NJ. SHAW. of Currituck County.
SECOND DISTRICT,
THOMAS RUFFlN. of wayne County.
THIRD DIsTRIcT,
WILLIAM 8. ASHE, of New Hanover County.
FOURTH DISTRICT,
A. Nj. LEWIS, of Franklin County.
SIXTH DISTRICT,
GEORGE ID, BOYD, of Rockingham County
SEVENTH DISTRICT
BURTON CRAIGE, of Rowan County.
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WHEAT GONE UP. The effect of the Steamers
news yesterday clused wheat to advance several cents
to the bushel higher than had been previously obtain
ed this season, We heard of sales, made in this city
vest erday, of good red ST.. 49, and good white at
$I.I9 Notmuch offering. The highest sales of which
we heard before yesterday were 81 Is. Our country
friends may rely upon it, that market in Virginia.
any where else, will offer better prices than those
obtained here. Oar Petersburg buyers seem to be
deteFmined on one thing. andihat is pay the high
est prices that are paid il The State.
ss sEzs5N - PekerSburo EacDress
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w We shall have the pleasure soon of laying
before readers series of letters from Calvin H
Wiley, Esq, Superintendent of Common Schools,
addressed to His ExcelIency Gov. Reid, on the
subject of Common School instruction These let
tiers will doubtless prove highly interesting. We
shall also resume, in our next, the publication OF
letters from Professor Emmons
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Ew We shall copy in our next. from the
Greensborough Patriot, the proceedings in full of
the late meeting of the stockholders of the Central
Road at Salisbury.
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EH The Communication Of "a Democrat of
the last Legislature, relation to thevote on the
Land Resolutions, bias been nnavoidedly crowded
out. It shall appear in our next.
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For the Standard

Mr.. HOLDEN: In the last Standard you incorPor-
ate part of letter you had received from Johnston
County in an Editorial article. which says, "a Wing
of this place stated this morning that Mr.. Venabe
said, in a conversation with him, that he did not ex-
pecI to be elected but determined to beat Lewis,
and that he knew Rogers would be elected" Mr..
A. w. VenabIe authorizes me TO say that he made
such declaration to any person whasoever-on
the contrary that he has unequiyocally declared his
belief that he would be elected Mr.. Lewis and
Mr.. Rogers both, and said in his speech Ohm
son-that there must have been strange perVersion
or misunderstanding of any remark which he may
have made. 1t would perhaps have been more proper
have named the individual with whom the CONVEX
sation was held o. l.. BURCH.
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E8- It will be seen from Card in our paper
to-day, that Mr. Burch denies for Venable the state
ment in our last, on the authority of a Johnston
letter, that Mr. Venable had said that "he did
not expect to be elected, but was determined to
beat Lewis, and that he knew Rogers would be
elected" We made the statement on the authori-
ty of gentleman whose word no one will dispute {;
and since last we have seen another letter from
a gentleman of high character in Johnston, in
which the statement is repeated and declared to be
true.
But the facts of themselves, are sufficient to in
dictate Mr.. Venable's feelings. He must know, by
this time, that he cannot be elected, and that his
remaining in the field is calculated to strengthen
and advance the prospects of Mr.. Rogers.
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EE Mr.. Latham, we learn, is not candidate
for Congress in opposition to Col. Rufin We are
grati6ed to know that Mr.. L. thinks too much of
his good name as Democrat to permit it to be
used by disorganizers
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DISCUSSION AT GARDENERS.

We invite attention to the communication in
paper to-day, giving an account of the discussion
at GARDENERS in this County.
We learn from friend who was present. that
Mr.. Lewis acquitted himself in admirable style.
He most thoroughly exposed Mr.. Venables I'M
soundness on the land and Cuban questions; and
showed that, from the frst Mr.. Venable has been
opposed to organization.
Mr.. Venable, it appears, pronounced Gen. Jack
son "eUIBBLER"! We learn that this reflection
on the fame of the glorious old Hero, produced no
small excitement. Those who had been previous
ly Venable men, dropped him at,sonce, and no
wonder. Gen. Jackson g q Qni66Ler !" Why his
whole life, from the hour when he barred his bosom
to British bullets to the day of his death, gives in
dignant contradiction to the statement. General
Jackson "a qui6bIer"? Mr. yenable selected the
most unfavorable of all localities in Wake County,
in which to make this declaration The voters of
that precinct were Jackson men from the first
they stood by him in life, and they honor and re-
we're his memory, now that he has passed to his
great reward and they will remember this refec-
ton on his character on the day of the election.
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Col. Fremont has published article in the Ma
tionaI Integencer the great question of the day.
the Pacific Railroad. He pronounces, without hes
itation in favor of the Central or Benton from
ST. Louis to San Francisco, through the pass at the
head of the Del Norte. He asserts This to be not
y the most practicable but the most direct ROUTE and
estimates the distance between tie frontiers of Mis-
souri, and the eastern foot of the Sierra Nevada,
twelve hundred miles.
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We have just seen very popular and influential
democratic gentleman of Franklin Comfy, who left
the Raleigh Distficty yesterday he seems very con-
fdent ofthe successful MrssLewis. He says that
N r.sVenable loses ground fasi and his advocacy Of
bennetps notoriously and scandaousy unjust bill,
49, ssAssst Wilmington Journal.
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AFRAID OF THE LIGHT! We1earu from afriend
that the partizans of VenabIe in Granville and
especially at Oxford, taking pains to suppress
the Standard lin. other words, are keeping the
paper from the people, from the fear that theta
it contains in relation to Mr.. yenable, will injure
his prospects. Is not that anaamly coursea Come
gentlemen, let the people hare light!
We learn, from the same source, that Mr.. Lewis
is gaining rapidly in Granville. We feel confident
that Mr.. Yenable cannot get, that County, more
than half the votes claimed for him by his parti
Fans - -
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Rw The Register says that Mr.. Rogers, the
Federal candidate for Congress IN this District IS
as dead against all the horrors Of federalism as
the Editor of this paper is. Mr. Rogers may be
dead against the horrors but he is for the pm"
ciples Of Federalism. If not, when did he change
Let the Democrats of this District a major
ty, as they are, of at least two thOusand-relnem-
Der thatthe contest is between Mr. Rogers, Fed
eralist, and Mr.. Lewis a Democrat.
We shall be obliged to our friends if they
will send rs returns of the elections at the earliest
moment after the polls are closed.
ootson is.selling in Fayetteville at II cents
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Coroner Inquests.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF LUNATYC IN PRISON
HIS ATTEhPT TO MURDER HIS WIFE AND FAMILY,
AND BURN DOWN THE PREMISES.
Cororsr Wilhelm yesterday held inquest ct the pri
Essex street. the body Of German named Will
liam KIRK tailor by trade, who formerly resided at No
22s Third street. who came TO his death BY srsnglng
him SELF with his neck handkerchief while confined one
Of the cells charge OF assautng and cutting his wife
with knife ehdeavoring to take her life and then set
ting the varou. articles in the room evidently for
the purpose 0. burning up the premises The wretched
war, beyond doubt aborng under temporary de.
rangement OF mind which not only caused the sudden
attempt tine life Of his wife and family but also the
destruction o. his life in the prison CELL The follow
log is lie evidence taken before the Coroner
TESTIMONY
John Lalor, clerk OF police, sworn, ssys-That William
Kirk the deceased vas brought to the court yesterday
morning, charge Of attempting to take the life Of HIS
officer having the deceased in charge brought knife
covered with blood with which he said the injury had
been Ic.ed Justice Wood asked Kirk he had cut his
wife, when Kirk replied yes" and laughed.
Thomas A. Hearn, deputy keeper Of the Essex street
,1ass IN ms
wife with intent TO KILL placed him, like other prisoners,
into = cell
rhned in the sad prison. went into the cell
pied by deceased this morning to bring him something to
eat AND ne Die not speak vent up 70 him 20 snsse M
was In sitting position on his bed his head WAS leaning
tde al his clothing was except his nat and
coat.
Charles Kuhn, sworn, says-I Nsiae at 800 Hudson
street, and g cabinstmaker by trade am brother.
in law TO William Kirk, the deeeased he was married to
my sister some five years past he always appeared to
live well with his wife, and II only during the past
week that be acted - strangely; he was not hard
drpker bad not seen him snce six tbs past ~ he
used 70 argue too much politics. and get excited
ON honosy was told that my slater wanted to see me-
and wen. to her hoase at No 2zS Third street ia
pany with friend; when got there she sitting oy
the stove having her face tied up acsouot OF outs 10
her Leek face and and head which .hs exhibited
TO and said that her husband had done on Sunday
pqht, or rather Aoncsy morning, nj about O'CLOCK
fbs then told that Ceosased had not felt well on
Thuyadsy Isst and went out for little recreation; he
sayed out very long that asrnoon he went TO see
friends and returned late his friends told me
that they kought deceased ooa cd and talked strangely
On Saturday ormn hs wife wished him TO take sons
oil tut be refused TO take H. saying that his wife
wanted 10 pot on hi. On Sunday deceased opensd the
shadow spd cried out that his wife wanted 70 yoi