Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-08-03
G9e Stanbard,
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
OUR NEW DRESS

We present the Standard to-day to its numerous
readers, in new dress, which all must admit to be
neat and comely. The paper has also been enlarged
and owing to this and the reduced size of our type
contains at least fourth more matter than here
ufore This was due to the liberal encouragement
with which we have been favored; and it is evi-
aence, to say the least of the prosperity of the es
hblishment-the result, in great degree, of the
rapidly increasing enterprise and wealth of the COM
munity. Our business has never been as good as it
is now, and the prospect is that it will continue to
' grow and expand.
More than ten years have elapsed since we took
charge of this journal. We came to this seat with
but little experience as to men or politics, and at
period when Federalism controlled all the councils of
North Carolina. We planted our Standard" upon
principle, and friends with strong arms and stout
hearts at once gathered round US; and from that
period to the present we have been sustained in
manner which has excited our iyeEest gratitude.
Our inexperience has been either overlooked or par
doned; our mistakes have not been remembered
against u.s. but our friends have looked at the bright
side for us and with us, and sympathized with the
hopeful tone which we have sought to infuse into
these columns; and thus it is can survey the past
with pleasant spirit, and draw thence fresh inspi
ration for the labors and struggles of the future
1t has been our aim to render the Standard vehi
Gle for sound political information, and at the same
time to devote it. to considerable extent, to statis
tics of various kinds to facts in the sciences and arts
and to literature and general reading. Nor have we
been unmindful, we trust, of the interests of the
State. We have labored, to the extent of our hum
Bile ability, for all judicious and practicable schemes
Of internal improvement the development of our
vast mineral resources, and for COMMON SCHOOLS,
which we regard as most important of all. We
shall seek for strange paths but shall 60
forward, as heretofore the advocate of whatever has
been tested and found to be beneficial but at the
same time ready and anxious to unite in the support
of any agency or any means which may afford rea-
sonable promise of amendment or improvement. We
shall neither cling stubbornly to the dead past, nor
rush heedlessy into the schemes or experiments Of
: the present time Every thing about us indicates
progress but progress to be useful safe, or at all
desirable, should be based on reason and adapted to
the nature of things.
We sincerely believe that the prosperity of the
country, and the perpetuiy of the blessings of the
Union and of good government, depend upon the
ascendency Of Democratic principles; and we shall
therefore, not only adhere to these principles, but
omit no suitable occasion for commenting them to
the acceptance and support Of the people generally
We shall continue to give to the administration o.
Gen. Pierce cordial and unwavering support; and
We shall labor, here at home, to Democratic
successor to present excellent and patriotic Gov
ernor. 1t may appear to be almost useless on ou
part to renew pledges like these as our position and
course are well understood; but we do so that ali
our friends may know that we justly appreciate the
existing condition Of things and may be assured alst
that we shall be "ready for duty" when the bugl
Sounds
we nave had occasion, during the past ten years
10 use severe language in relation to the movement
and conduct OF political opponents; and we FRANKLY
confess it is more than probable we shall be calle
upon to do SO again. AS an organ of the people
is our duty to defend principle and maintain truth
and we must do so fearlessy without regard to men
But we bear no malice towards any one: and w
uust we shall never sink so low as to assa politi
Cal opponent to crafty what we are incapable q
nurslng-a spirit of revenge.
ana now, with light heart and free, we ente
upon the duties that lie before us. We tender .,
Ilaiiks to those friends who have stood by MS am
u.s. In our arduous labors, with words of en-
~ "sement and hope; and we can at least promis
"iat, IN the future as in the past. we shall er
" 'e faithful to principle, to duty, and trutl