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NuKESBoRo, n. u, Dec. 10th, 1858
Mr. HOLDEN: The enquiry is often made, Z" Who
will the Democrats for Governor next year ?''
The cannot be given until after the assemblage
of our Convention, though many names have been
suggested as proper persons to whom. to trust
fortunes in that crisis. 1t is certainly gratifying to
US to know that not of the material :;
there many persons who have done good service
for their party the State and the nation, and who
would be honor to either State or nation in either
representative or Executive branches-men who have
proved their steel in every contest and shown them
selves worthy of confidence in every emergency.
From among those are to select some to be
standard-bearer in the next Gubernatorial cam
pagn it is perfectly right and proper that should
discuss the claims of our different avorites and what
quarreng we have to do do, it before the nomination
is made, and after that lay aside all individual pref
erences and make an old fashioned "loug pull, strong
pull and pull altogether" There is doubt but
that there is a considerable Democratic majority at
this time in the Old North State, and according to
that true republican doctrine, that the majority
should always rule, it becomes the imperative duty
of the Democrats to elect our next Governor; this
undoubtedly do if are but united, and as
there have been some little dissentions lately in
ranks it should be quite essential part of the de-
lbeTations of our Convention to select some man
who has not been connected in any way with these
dissensons and who would be most likely to unite
all forces man. Among the persons most
likely to bring about such unanimity of sentiment
would beg leave to suggest the name of Maj. NJ. S.
Stokes, of Wilkes, than whom truer aCOOL-dyed |
Democrat cannot be found any where in the bounds
of the State. Maj Stokes is a man Of high order
of talent, chvalrous and brave, and, owing in part
TO his happy connection with the North Carolina
Regiment of Volunteers in Mexico there is perhaps
man in the State generally popular.
1t may be objected that he is without any practi-
cal experience in political life but this be
disparagement to his ability, to his strength be-
fore the people, for there few better posted
up in the political history of the country and of
parties, than he and the ability to govern, which he
has shown in another capacity, is criterion of
his success at the helm of State and should he be
the choice and nominee of our Convention he would
undoubtedly bear our standard in triumph at the
polls in next August be honor to the State as her
Governor, and show himself worthy of the conf
dence of the party which had elevated him to that
post.
In connection with this subject it is highly import
ant that the time and place Of the assembling of the
Democratic Convention should be early known, so
that there would be ample time for the calling of the
County Conventions at the first round of Courts in
the year, for the purpose of appointing delegates to
the State Convention. We of the West intend send
ing largely increased delegation to next State
the mastering of our forces. We have heretofore |
occupied such ''spIendid' minority that have |
hardly had the courage to face the music" but |
few more splendid" victories have elated that
we intend to put on " the whole armour" and con-
tinue fight until the great e Western reserve" of
North Carolina shall be redeemed from the thraldom
of missnamed Whiggery, and shall occupy, political
y that position which the interests of the State and
the progress of the age require she should.
WILKES.