Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-13

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9Th July, 1852
.ssss. Forihe Standard
Ma. EDIToR Thermometer at 9so in the shoa.
No rain for long weekserops not half SO proms;D%'
as at This time last year indeed, YOU consnnoug
if the grateful showers do mol descend must caIcna,
the coming season TO pay for fat paunch with ale.e
purse. ltwould seem thai az this time a plain r,
had enough la do to keep cool and watch The cIou%O.f
bull really yonr course upon the subject of the npSI
lands and especially your editorial, in The June M
(29ih,) have carried my qualification above blood b.
and II will escape in spite of Caloric. ''
Will you pardon me for SAYING that Iawaited r
position upon this matter with apprehensioHf
knew how ardently you cherished the Improvema.l
projected for the old North State and as Others WIS
never doubted, had deserted the Baltimore pIaforr
and siradded an old hobby, which even the VIII
in despair. had long since abandoned-why, w.
must pardon my unworthy fears Nv
And now, write not much to discuss this ora,
ton as to PROFOUND the enquiry: Whether there !.
still lefi such thing as party organization? Is anv
man under the name of Democrat TO hoist wba, h.
he pleases rally under il the soldiers of Demo"
racy; and yet, preserve his grade and standing in thai
army whose discipline he inpairs and one Of who's
articles he openly SCOTS
admire President Pierce for the course he Ia,
pursued In the distribution of Offices, forgetting n.s,
differences, and only nquirng whether the applicant
worthy In other respects, susains now in each and
every part, the creed of the party as laid down .,
Baltimore, and reiteTa ed in his inaugural But mi.
is different case from the one now under consid
ton. These distribution Democrats assened to and
sang haeuahs TO the platform and now, that il has
been overwhelmingly approved by the American men,
pie. with singular Inconsistency open an attack nm
on it, Applying the very test TO these men which il
applied to the former Democratic Teesoilers, viz;
their fidelity to the Democratic platform ,lo,r. and
that which restores the TO his party relations
casts the other out from fellowship. If there ia anv
subject upon which the Democratic National Conye1
ton, in 1884, spoke explicitly it was this one of the
public lands, and less distinctly or unanimouslv
did the State Convention in May, 1859, resolve
upon this subject would that every Democrat who
may have become misled by the ingenuity and s,a,p
ments which have been brought TO bear upou This
subject would read Iackson's opinions as expressed
in his Eighth Annual Messages. What he dpcIa,oo
man who calls himself Democrdt will dare cay
at Under him commenced the great Struggle against
attudnarian construction of The ConsiilutioH and
under the patriotism and wisdom of his great name
none need be afraid TO take shelter.
If men then are found not only hoIding oninioDs
contrary the principles of their party, but acuay
waging relentless and unsparing warfare against
those who give their sanction ard support TO each
and every part OF their party platform, why should
they any longer be regarded as friends and fellow
Democrats
matter of principle / can scarcely argue as
matter of policy TO party who l am fain to believe
act on the advice Of Jackson '.Ask nothing but
what is right-submit TO nothing that is wrong"
But what can the Democracy gain by temporzIng
with those who fout at its principles The hiober
the offenders have been ia the confidence of mar
ty, the deeper The guilt and the more summary should
be the fall. w lille they are recognised By the party
they Will be quoted and cited against it, and their de-
ecIion help TO beat down the soldiers of the faith
They themselves, as understand them, ask no quar-
ter, tor they do not hesitate declare theywI give
none TO those who differ from them. One will not
abide by the noIninatiun of Conventions thus show.
ing how readily and inevitably one false step ,reads
upon ano!her-a second one will support no one
nay, will oppose the success OF any candidate who
does not set himself in opposition the solemn re-
solve of the National and State Democratic resolu-
ton; lie does wait to be read out OF his party :;
but with an arrogance unbscoming any man. the
greatest aud best proceeds read of his favor all
who dare differ from him. Is there any occasion
here for moments hesitation our part Must
Ashe, Shaw, CTaige, and Boyd have thrown against
them their own party well as that of the Wings.
W e must choose between the Two. Endorse the De-
Inocracy OF the friends of Distribution and you certify
the strength of the they advocate and TO the
weakness and double dealing of your own party 1t
will not do with the great example of our Ieade.
franklin Pierce before U.S. to endeavor 10 conciIiaIe
spirit that seems to dictate TO great party and
sets up its own judgement in opposition that Of its
party In Convention assembled. In the very ram
pancy of FreesoiIsm, our President minced nothing
he blinked nothing, and though for awhile it tore him.
YET, Win nrn ana unFelentlnP hand, he at last
srang led the monster and threw it out from the pale
of DEMOCRACY. Freesoilism asks the exercise of IN
stitutioDa powers. So say Jackson, Calhoun and
the Democracy, do the friends OF Distribution. Both
ignore the independence and dignity of these
sovereign States, who within their sphere hold as
high and proud head as the general government H.
self, who may consistently give. but who when they
get TO look to their creature for bounies are no Ion
ger what our fathers made them, but merely the local
agents of the supreme authority at Washington.
Have certain gentlemen, accustomed during his
life, to consult the pure oraces of Calhoun forgotten
now that he is in his grave, that he declared this
measure of distributing the proceeds of the public
lands 2aPably unconstitutional as well as danger
Gus and corrupting in its tendencies '- that viewed
under every possible aspect il must be regarded as
either foolish, idle unjust -! If so, hope may
be PardODed for recommending 10 their consideration
his speech upon the subject delivered in January,
1871, sincerely wishing INDY restore the vision
and remove the cloud.
ButataI events, Ietthe party recoIlect how prompt.
y and swiftly infdeity to principle has heretofore
been visited upon the highest and most talenled with
political des:ruction, and let ask ITSELF what
there is now anymore than formerly requiring for
bearance and indulgence with apostacy.
FARMER.
For the STANDARD.