The southerner., 1853-12-03

ciples and policy, because we may not
harmon;ze on one or two minor points,
not involving principle. We give be-
low the views of several of our cotempo-
raries, with the expression of decided
belief, that the democracy of Edge
combe will unitedly support the noml-
nee of the Convention, be he who he
may.
The Wilmington Journal recently
contained an able communication on the
subject of the nest democratic candidate
for Governor, suggesting the name OF
DR., Columbus Mills, Of Rutherford
county, as a suitable person as our stand
ard bearer. Commenting on this sub
icct the Journal remarks:
1t cannot be denied that more lmpor
tant results, politically and otherwise,
are dependent upon the election OF
members of the next Legislature than
upon thato of Governor, but nevertheless,
it is more directly in connection with
the nomination aud canvass for the lat
ter office than the general issues between
parties are made up and defined, and it
thus acquires an Importance, perhaps
greater than would otherwise attach to
it. And, speaking of the Legislature,
it should not be forgotten that, upon
the next General Assembly will devolye
the choice of two members of the Unit
ed States Senate; neither should we
permit such state of things to disgrace
the State as that presented at the last
session The remedy is plain. 1t is in
the hands of the people. 1t is only ne
cessary for Democrats, IL bringing out
candidates, to see that they arc straight
out democrats, aud not shackling, half
and-half, knockknecd politicians; and if
they can't elect such, better to fail with
them than nominally succeed with such
as some of those whose factious conduct
paral yzcd the Democratic party in the
last Legislature, at the same time that,
by so doing, they delayed public bust
ness, and finally left the State with but
half her just representation on the floor
of the Senate. Bring out and support
Democrats, and good mcn-and with
them sink or swim; give them a united
support.
There will, no doubt, be an effort
made to get up sort of mongrcl organ
ization, of what will we suppose, be call
ed "Dis tribution Democrats" contra
diction in tcrms-a Distribution Demo
crat being as Weldon y. Edwards says,
''an impossibility." If this organiza-
ton can rally half a corporal's guard in
the next Legislature, it will give much
trouble to the Legislature. Too weak
to effect anything on its own account,
its position must be somewhat similar to
that Of the Abolitionists in Congress
open for proposals-spcculating on
chances-hopiug to hold the balance of
pnwcr-and bargain on its own terms
Against all such third party fragments
and we have watched them attentive
1--WE think it the duty of every hon
orable politician to set his face-they
produce only evil, and that continually
they lower the standard of political
honesty, and destroy confidence between
man and man. Beware of them. Good
men may be deceived and led into their
support; but fpr all that, their influence
and tendency are such as we have indi-
Gated
The Raleigh Standard copied the re-
marks of the Journal accompanied with
the following observations:
We have copied the foregoing from
the journal as matter of general in
tcrest to our readers, and with no pur-
pose OF forestalling public opinion or of
expressing preference for any one for
Governor. Nor would we be under
sL"od as lntlinatln5 tnat the Journal has
sought to 1orcstull the opjulon of the
party; on tic contrary, We We're gratiticd
to hear from that paper on the subject,
and take occasion to say that we entire
ly concur with it IN its high compliment
to DR.. Mills. We also cordially agree
with the Journal in it's remarks in rela-
ton to the next Legislature.
But we have heard other gentlemen
spoken OF for Governor, and we trust we
shall be pardoned for mentioning their
names; Judge Ellis, Asa Biggs, Robert
Strange, Thomas Bragg, w. W. Avery,
John +. Hoke, Wilham Ii. Thomas,
Abran Rcnchor, George Bower, Cad.
Jones, Jr. Either of these gentlemen
could be triumphantly elected; and we
have the fullest confidence that the Con-
vention will select that one who will be
most acceptable to the masses of the