Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-01-05
THE STANDARD
RALEIGH, SATURDAY, JANUARY ]. 1853.
THE sENATORSHIP.

The failure of the late Legislature to elect a
Senator has created general feeling of regret.
This the frstinstance of such an omission in the
history Of the State; and it is natural that the:t
peope should both regret the omission and inqulre
into the causes that led to it s As faithful expo
nent of the public feeling and the public will It =
our duty to speak out, and we shall doso = with
out fear favor or affection" but at the same time,
we hope in spirit justice, fairness and sconr-
tesy. We shall mpeach no mans smotiyes-sxe !
shall speak merely Of acts and Of results and leave
the Democrats of the State to form their own con-
cusions.
Parties in the late Assembly stood,i the Senate
2s Democrats, 22 Wings, andin the Commons 5s
Democrats, So Wings, counting Mr.. Love, of Hay
wood, as Democrat making a Democratic ma-
iorty of two on joint ballot. It was therefore nee
essary in order to elect Senator that there should
be full concentration of the Democratic strength
One of the Democratic members from Orange was
detained at home by affection until about the mid
die Of the session, and soon after the beginning Of
the session one of tie Democratic members from
Union was taken sick and confined to his room !;
but the member from Orange arrived in time to
take part in the effort to elect though, from these
causes, the Senatorial struggle was postponed and
delayed.
A caucus or meeting Of The Democratic mem
bers was held, and the Hon. James G: Dobbin, OF
Cumberland, was nominated for Senator. He fc-
ceved not merely majority Of the members pIs s
ent, but majority Of the entire Democratic rep
resentation in the General Assembly; and hisnom.
nation was afterwards unanimotlsly agreed to
Under these circumstances the Democratic people
had right to expect, and they did expect that b
would be sustained by every Democratic member
but in this most just and reasonable expectation
they were disappointed. Gen. saunders, one Of tn
Commoners from Wake, voted for Burton Craige
Esq, Of Rowan, and Mr.. Love, Of Haywood, AM
Mr. Christmas, Of Warren, voted, With som
Wings, for Gen. saundess, while Mr. Gotten, 9
Chatham, and Mr.. Watson, Of ohnston, voted
with some other Wings, for Mr.. Shepard. Here
then in the outset, the Democratic party wa
dhorganized. The Wing leaders, who never i
tended, at any time, to permit either .saundel
Or Mr.. Shepard to be elected, ,egjoyed this state
dsorganizaton for some time ]; and they at lengt
united their forces on Mr.. Rayner, and afterware
on Mr. Wood6n. At one time, in the progress
the voting, Mr.. Dobbin lacked bnt twosotess Of :
election and two Of the three members Ness
Love, Gotten, and Watson who soted for 9th
gentlemen, could have secured hisge.ection:
The Democratic nominee Vas, therefore, defes
eddy few men, and not By any lack Of 6deli
on the part Of Democratic members generally
deed, the great body Of the party stood by Nj. Do
BIN with singular and most commendable 6rrnpe
de was their first choice felt that he 3
been fairly nominated, and they were detefmin
that neither the responsibility of his defeat i !
that Of the election Of Wing Senator should,
laid upon them. This feature il the struggle
most gratifying. II demonstrates tbat the Sc
masses Of the party. thus represented, are =
s0und-still true to osusage and organisation 50
affords ralying point and ssoom1fe hopes
calculation in the sfnture ss 8
1t is due to Gen. Saunders 70 state hat hes
ed for MI. Dobbin towards The elose off tAess
test and that i was generally undentoad ass'
bis friends that bis vote would be cat Ios hill
any time when It could be asosrtained IS !.
elect him but Gen. Cokten did not yotsao
Dobbin until afts& hs was and Afs
Love, Watson and chs hst,tnss a;dlno sot
afs ~ 5 Il s ~ rs ssss,