Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-16
THE STANDARD.
RALEIGH, SATURDAY, APRIL IS. 1858.
RAILROAD CELEBRATION.

RAILROAD CELEBRATION.
On Tuesday evening next large number of the
citizens of Portsmouth and Norfolk will visit Ra-
leigh to unite with the citizens of this community
and others in celebrating the completion of the
connecting link between the Raleigh and CASTOR
and Seaboard and Roanoke Roads. This link, we
learn, will be completed to-day.
On Wednesday last meeting Of our citizens
was held to make arrangements for extending to
our Norfolk and Portsmouth friends a suitable re-
ception-the Intendant, W.. D. Haywood Esq
presiding, and w. Whitaker, Jr Esq secretary
The following gentlemen were appointed Ooni-
,nittee of ARRANGEMENTS: W. d. Cooke, Dr' W.
r Scott. w. W. Holden, Seaton Gales, William
Thomson. Lvtteton Waddell, Jr. w. Whitaker,
IT.. John c. Partridge, J. B. G. Roulhac, W. II.
Thicker. Ed. Yarbrough, ST., James Litchford, L.
w. Peck, j. J. Biggs, Dr. j. J. W. Tucker, John
G. Williams, A NJ. McPheeters, K. w. Petersilia,
James Pqttick, W. W. Vass, and ]. D. Mum.
A general invitation has been extended to our
citizens to visit Portsmouth and Norfolk and on
Wednesday morning the train will leave this place
at eight o'clock, and arrive at Portsmouth the
same evening. Persons who may go down can
return on Friday. The trip will be an agreeable
one and the celebration doubtless highly interest
ing.
We shall be glad to see our Norfolk and Ports
mouth friends, and can assure them they will meet
a cordial reception. Our only regret is that their
stay will be SO brief.
SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
We learn that the candidates for Congress ill
this District are Burton Craige, Esq, of Rowan,
and james w. Osborne, ESQ. of Mecklenb nburg. The
Charlotte Wing admits that " the issue will be an
extremely doubtful one, and the contest will be
we'll fought on both sides. " The same paper adds
" the champions are both the strongest Of their
respective parties i'll the district and whichever
may be elected, this district will be honored in the
council halls with as much personal talents, moral
WORTH and individual integrity, as the most favor
ed districts in these respects in the Southern coun
try will be-"
We have nothing to urge personally against Mr.
Osborne. He is a gentleman, and possessed of
respectable abilities; but his political opinions and
principles of the most erroneous stamp. lie
has acted from his entrance upon public life, with
the old fashioned Federal Whig party. He has
been prominent for years among the Federal lead
ers: as an opponent of the Independent Treasury,
of Tariff of the State rights doctrines of
the Republican party and he was strenuously op-
posed, with Mr. Badger and Others, to the annex
alton of Texas. In other words, he has been and
is a Federal Whig, and, as such, he cannot be
sustained by majority Of the voters of the SeY
enth District.
On the other hand Burton Craige is Republi-
can without spot or blemish. As a man be is
frank, straightforward, honest, unsefsh as poll
tician he is we'll informed and reliable and deyo-
ted to the interests Of the masses. He will take
rank al once in the House. His talents and ac-
quirements are not merely spectable-they are
superior, and cannot fail to command for him mar
ked distinction in that body. We can entertain no
doubt Of his election. The District is decidedly
Democratic but it will not do to rest this. Our
friends must organize-in other words, it will be
important, If they would make sure Of success, to
rouse the people the election approaches and in
duce them to 60 the polls Let them do this, and
victory will mist assuredy perch their banner.