Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-01-08
THE SENATORSHlP.

To Tie Editor eff tie STANDARD:
Your editorial OF Saturday. under the head Of s. the
Senatorship - demands brief notice. AS you have
arrgned the member from Wake, Chatham, War
rem, Johnston and Haywood, by name as dlsorganlz-
ers, you cannot in common fairness refuse them a
hearing. 10 remain silent under such charge would
be a tIct admission OF its truth-to refuse them a
hearing your par, would be adding injury to wrong
This you cannot do after your disclaimer OF any IN
tention TO do them injustice They Go not come be-
fore the public to offer for the course they
pursued. " They intend TO occupy higher grounds
Men who have the independence TO think and TO act
for themselves not to receive the lash with lm
punity, though it may be inflicted by the hand OF d
partizan PRESS under the claim of - faithful expo
nent of the public feeling and the public Will. " The
"Proscrioed few intend only to defend, but to
justity-and to show, that if the democratic party
failed in the election of a United States Senator,
others besides themselves 10 share IN the TeSPon-
Siblllty. Oh say A meeting OF the
Democratic menbers was held, and the Hon. James
Z. Dohbln. OF Cumberland was nominated for Sena-
He received merely majority Of the mem
bers present, but majority OF the entire Democratic
representation in the General Assembly; and his
nomination was afterwards unanimously agreed to.
This statement may be true in part, but il does
disclose the whule truth. This the public have the
right TO know In order correct understanding of
the question. And This they shall know, speak
from the record. The Democrats had in the last
Legislature Sc menbers-the Whlgs S4-rrquirng
ST TO elect joint ballot. A caucus was held about
the middle OF November. and after every effort to
pUidii Iuii HlSeIl}H only S.rfY-eIgh attended. On
the Second ballot Mr.. Dobbin received IS votes-23
heimg Cast against him and Is absent. The meeting
refused TO adopt the ft0o thirds RUE, and voted
without any one being in nomination. Those that
were present pledged their s"ppor-ihe absent gave
such pledges. Was such meeting as this euti-
lied TO the character and authority of party
claiming unconditional submission 10 lis nomination!
We answer most emphatcalIy no-and say eight
deRocrats refused 10 recognize it. Ia hare given
the caucus such hf and aLhUriIv SUI fcenf nam
Der TO elect shoud hare been present. and the fc0-hard
rule adapted. Without This he nomination was cal
cu!aed TO produce diScord, not harmony, and should
have been given up without moments hesitation
Had such course been pursued either Mr.. DObbIn
or other Democrat equally sound and Iahie
would have been elected. The alarm about the cleo
lion OF Wing was phantom only intend 10 fright.
en- the umd, aud force Submission the will OF the
Interested. The great democratic party At Baltimore
had resolved by vote by States $50 10 l3, that in
all party nominations the two-thirds rule should be
adopted-and whether just unjust polite or i'm
polite, the rule Is Imperative and when called for
must be observed, or the nomination loses the weight
and authority Of party nomination. And yet here
was caucus of only 68 of Sc present-the nomi-
nee receiving but IS votes-whist the whole Of the
sc necessary TO his election. To persist such
nomination under such circumstances and that after
repeated failures argued degree Of nituaton border
Ing more rashness than indiacrelion. The opinion
you are pleased TO express Gen. SaundeIs-' the
moral force Of his example and his vote'-may 90 for
what it is worrh-a he asked . fair play -
he elt neither politically personally bound aid
in putting up those who had sought put him down.
file recognizes no such suicidal policy, aod those VINO
seek 10 enforce such obligation pom his part,
teach others TO do Justice, before they can expect
Submission to such wrong. Here this defence shall
stop for the present There are other matters besides
II Senatorial election connected it'll this discussion
which may be Brought forward hereafter. 1t is not
necessary 10 do this time. This future events
must decide AS to what you say about Mr.. Love,
that gentleman adhered to the pledge he gave his
PeoPe-and he who redeems his pIigned faith TO his
constituents has nothing to fear, whoever may be his
accnser. ONE OF THE PRESCRIBED.