Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-02
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which was Democratic by some two Thousand five
hundred majority He felt that his course was open
to objection; he feared that if a Convention were
held he would not be nominated, and so he at once
declared himself candidate. He did hoteyen wait
for his own County to call upon him, but announced
himself the very day, we believe, he arrived at Ok
ford and in doing he spoke in disrespectful terms
of Conventions, and declared he would submit to no
Convention of such character as we had heretofore
held in this State. He constantly spoke of Con-
venton unnecessary, under the circumstances;
and we have reason to believe that he wrote letters
to various parts of the District urging his friends not
to agree to Convention and in this way he contrib
uted to the final result the election of Wing What
under the circumstances, ought he to have done
Would it not have been liberal, more patriotic
on his part and more in accordance with justice and
Democratic usage for him to have said, "brother
Democrats, am now in a District-new, be-
cause have but two of my old Counties, whereas
there are five which have never represented, and
those five contain the great Democratic majority
have tried to serve you faithfully and honestly, and
am now in your hands-hold your Convention-I
will abide its action, and cheerfuly perform your
will, whatever it may be"2 But no-he was not to
be controlled disposed of by bobtailed lawyers
broken down constables and beer-house debaters 5"
lie foot-loose and he intended to remain so
he intended to break right into Congress over all
4" inksmearers type-stckers,' and what not-he was
not to be bound by the very usages of the party
which had made him what he was!
During the campaign he steadily opposed all eff
forts OF the party to organize and unite some
candidate; he denounced portion of the Johnston
Delegation because they expressed preference for
Mr.. Lewis he denounced the Hon. Asa Biggs and
the Democratic press Of the State for avowng their
attachment to their principles the land question:
and when pressed to the wall the land question by
his competitor, who produced neof Gen. Jackson's
messages authority, lie denounced the &C old Hero
Qui66Ger, and when called to account for it he
repeated it with additional warmth and emphasis
He declared in Warrenton, as he doubtless did else
where, that if defeated he would raise the standard
of distribution he would be heard in every
cabin from the seashore to the mountains, and woe,
woe to the man that opposed him. He induced
Democrats to labor for him in the contest and actu
ally changed aneutral intoa partzan paper by prom
Uses of office which he was to make good by his in
fuence at Washington City; and, in word, he
oorked for himself from the time he struck the soil
of Granville until he succeeded in electing Wing,
with much earnestness, determination and energy
as if the Democratic party and its organization had
never existed or had place in his thoughts.
After the election he went up and down the Dis
trict charactcrizing by bitter and unbecoming cpl
thets those who had opposed voted against him,
and breathing out vengeance against Democrats who
had been his friends in his former struggles for dis
tinction. He denounced publicly in Col Yarbroughs
Hotel, both Mr.. Dobbin and Gov. Reid and he has
lost no occasion, in private to endeavor to prejudice
the people against them against all who voted against
him. against the presses that opposed him, and es-
pccially the Standard and part of his daily labor
since the election, have reason to believe has
been to msrepresent the Editor of this journal and to
attempt to njure its circulation and influence We
have borne all this with patience and fortude in the
hope that after his passion subsidized he would at least
submit in silence to the peoples will; and we have
borne it because we desire harmony and good feeling I
in the party, which so essential to unity of &C
ton and success at the polls We uttered no objec-
ton when he took ground against Gen. Cass and
Judge Douglas; said nothing in condemnation
Of his vote for Benefits BILL the time given
nor subsequently, until made direct issue in
this District, and this too though it used in the
campaign against Gov. Reid and in the discussions
ast Fall against Mr. Branch, the Democratic Elector
md against Messrs, Craige, Ashe, Boyd, Shaw, and
Rufn in the late contests we published his anti-C
ban speech without comment though we took occa-
sion few weeks afterwards to reassert our opinions
IN the subject making, however allusion to him
We were silent under his denunciations of Conven-
ions, as begun at Oxford and continued in subse-
Iuent speeches, and spoke out on this and other
subjects only when compelled to choose between
lim platform Democrat, and Wing; we rendered
linn the pipe of peace after the election, and we
we're willing in good faith, to bury the past strike
lands, and go forward as of old against the common
dversary; but he rejected this tender, declared
gainst us and portion of the principles we advo-
ate, and is endeavorng to make this declara- &
ion good by establishing newspaper here which
to advocate his peculiar notions and vindicate has
lams to high rank in the party and to reelection
0 Congress in 1855.
These are the facts, briefly given, which we submit
18th confidence to the consideration of all true DEM
Gratis. Mr. Venable has left us no alternative but
0 expose him thoroughlyto the people. We deeply
egret the necessity which urges to this course,
ut regrets neither atone for past errors nor
erve for the conflicts of the future. We draw
O distinction between those Democrats who voted
or and against him-we recognize them all as true
nd sound, and we appeal to them to come forward
one man to the rescue of their principles If Mr..
enables policy, as indicated by his recent course
nd by the newspaper which is to be published under
is auspices should prevail we shall either lose the
ext Assembly, or carry it only by such majority
will nroye not merely ise1ess to the marty bI1t do