Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-11-02

~ tY 1t was charged against the Editor of this \
journal during the late campaign that he was dcsr-
of representing this District in Congress and that
his course towards Mr.. Venable was influenced by a
hope that he could supplant him. and thus pave the
way to the accomplishment of this desire. We re-
PEELED this charge, at the time but it repeated
and it will doubt be revived and used again with
the view of impairing the force of the statements
and arguments we may present in the unfortunate
controversy now going on. We therefore come
forward to declare that we neither desire seek
any office either at the hands Of the Administration
of the people; and that could not,
der any circumstances, accept nomination for Con-
gress even if unanimously made apd rendered us by.
the Convention for the District Convention, we
take it for granted will be held in 1885, and hope
to it full as possible of Delegates fresh from
the people. We have no right to assume that it
will be controlled by "intrguers" or be unfair in its de-
liberations and decisions and pledge to its nom
nee, in advance, our cheerful and earnest support
No man cay say, with TRUTH that were govern
ed in the late campaign by selfish or unworthy mo-
tives. We endeavored to act for the good of our
we know that no calculations as to our political ad-
our course. The uncharitabe, those prone to con-
denim suspicion or without hearing, may receive
this declaration or reject it. just they choose;
are satisfied with sense of our own integrity in the
natter and outlive, and aeiU outlive with the
blessing Of Providence) all such charges these.
We confidently appeal to our past course,
while in charge of this Journal to refute any nsinua-
ton that we are an oice-seeker intrguer for
other mems places. In 1S46 the Democracy Of Wake
did us the honor to elect us to the House of Com
mons I'VE served term and at the end of volun-
tary declined to be candidate for reelection We
felt then do now that duties here demanded
our constant attention; and we felt then, as we do
now, that it would not be becoming in us to hold
our present position and at the time take ad-
vantage of the influence which belongs to it to OBJ
/ tain places of emolument or power Mr.. Venable
would be much more apt to intrigue" himself into
Congress than we would be to intrigue him out
for our own benefit or for any one else we fight no
battles in ambush or with masked batteries, but in
the open field with the daylight of truth shining upon
all, and honest people standing by to judge and
! decide for themselves To that Democratic people
| we now appeal, and we thank God we do it with
| pure motives and clean hands To that people our
highest loyalty and best exertions due they have
stood by us amid all the vicissitudes and struggles
of ten years service, and our faith in them is as
firm as the foundations Of the Alps. They will re-
buke disorganizers and scatter the schemes of the
factous and selfish to the winds. They will see to
It that their voice is heard and respected in the nex
4 Assembly, as it was not in the last; and they wi!
hold TO terrible reckoning I'm adcance, any man
who shall presume to establish new creeds for them
or who shall labor to bring discredt on those means
Of organization and concent tration Of strength by
which alone, next to principle their present ascen
depcy in the State can be maintained.
We trust our readers will pardon these alluslons
to ourseH They are made in selfdefenee, tor thu
good Of the Democratic cause, and from wish e
put on record declaration which ought 70 senc'
those who have charged US with unworthy motives
. in the late. contest. s.
3 = 81 fs We are gratifed to learn that a. M Lewis