Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-01-12

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Of any considerable number 81 the last or former
National Conventions 70 attempt to lay it down as
arale for the part the States The rule was
nof imperative on the Democsats IN the late
assembly They adopted the majority rale, which
IS Is we have shown among equals the same rule
which substantially reached in National Conven-
ltions; and they gave to .heir nominee more than
majoItysof the entire Democratic representation.
in the two Houses. 3 81 s s
Oar Correspondent says all Gen. Saunders asked
was fair play" We were present at the caucus,
and We heard the feelings and opinions Of mem
ber aoting The session frankly expressed both in
and out Of caucus; and We know, 50 far IS We
heard and saw, that 6 fair play soas extended to
Gen. Saunders. Il was known that, in aceordance
with his own wish, hist name was not before the
caucus; and hence tie vote cast forhim was quite
small But We hold that no man, elected as a
sDenocrat, has Alright as a Democrat, to absent
himself from meetings Of his party with the view
Of excepting to and opposing the action Of such
meetings The evidence of premeditated injustice
must be very strong, if not conclusive, to justify
such course; and if any evidence Of such injus-
ticeexisted, or was known to either Gen. Saunders,
Mr.. Love, Mr.. Gotten, Mr.. Christmas or Mr.. Wat
son, the public have yet TO hear oft No, fair
play was refused it was refused to Mr.. Dobbin,
who was the regular nominee Of his party, and
who might have been elected by cordial union of
the whole party upon him.
If these gentlemen. who thus stood out against
amajority Of the party, had exerted themselves to
get a full meeting, and if they had attended the
meeting themselves and aided in making nomi-
nation, then there might have been some founda-
ion for some Of the remarks of our Correspondent;
but the declaration, under the circumstances, in be-
half of these gentlemen, that the meeting was not
full, and therefore not binding, and that Gen. Saun-
ders did not have fair play" can have but little
il any effect upon unprejudiced and intelligent men,
But our Correspondent adds Gen. Saunders felt
neither politically nor personally bound to aid in
putting up those who had sought to put him down.
He recognizes no such suicidal policy, and those
who seek to enforce such obligation on his part,
must teach others to do justice before they can ex
pect submission to such wrong" We have yet
to learn that James c. Dobbin has sought to aput"
/ any one g down" he, certainly, cannot be OBJ
noxions to this charge; and as to his secton-f we
may so speak-though portion Of it has not, on
all occasions treated Gen. Saunders with the fair
ness he had a right to expect, yet that cannot ex-
cuse him, as our Correspondent would seem to
think, for the indulgence Of personal feeling when
the cause Of his party is at stake It was not Gen.
/ Saunders lit was the Democratic party Of Wake
+ County which was called upon in the late con-
test to vote for Mr.. Dobbin for Senator; and that
Representative and we say it with all due respect
4 for Gen. Saunders, as we would Of MIR. Dobbin, OF
i any other gentleman occupying Gen. Saunders
position -who cannot, without regard to personal
feeling OF personal griek, vote for the nominee o
his party and thus carry out the will Of those who
elected him, has but one thing to do as an alterna
Z tive, and that is to resign.
!, We have no wish to prolong this controversy
4 We have written only under an imperative sens'
of duty. If gentlemen have been prescribed
we have not done 1.-THE fault lies not at our door
Gen. Saunders, Mr.. Love, Mr.. Gotten, Mr.. Christ
y mas, and Mr.. Watson certainly had a right, a
sfree and independent" representatives, to pursu
: : the course they did; and ) we, as in duty bound
and as a Democrat gouerned By knoun rules 9
:. party Organization, have commented accordingly
Without organization, Democratic principles woul
> become dead letter, for no one could be chose
( & to carry out those principles. We can neithe
know men nor regard consequences when thes
principles are put at hazard we're it otherwise
9 9 Eshonld be unworthy the place we occupy.
Our Correspondent intinnates that his . defence
e lof these gentlemen may be continued. Weshoul
prefer as above stated, that the discussion shoul
stop here but if gentlemen desire to beheard fu
i. ther, our columns, shall not be closed again
e them. - Hfa -.
81 re- We have received from the Commerce
j. |of6ce, Wilmington, neat pamphlet containir
3 the Transactions of the Medical Society OF t
g State Of North Carolina at its third annual mee
nsling, in wilmington y in May last. The aaddfe
of Dr. satchwell on the occasion IS blished "
sEthe proceedinga DR. Satchwelps address isson Z
or subject Of Malaria We express no opinion as
s. is merits except to style, which e credlsable
81 that gentleman 9 S.
at Wa also received, with these proceedings,
u address on the part Of the Society tothe medi
1t profession throug ghout the State, which we ta
ne pleasure n laying before our readers -
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