Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-07-27
rrr1y 50 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.


burning as warning and a sign Of hope amid
all gloom and storms! We call upon such men as
Drake, and Bryant, and Taylor and Battle, and
the Aringtons, the Mergans, the Harrsons, and
Others to shake off their indecison or their lethar-
gy, and came out to the rescue of their principles
What says Johnstons Her Democrats have con-
tended tor years against the adversary, and just
now they are ascending the hill of permanent tri-
umph. They are bold, honest, and devoted band
A portion of their Delegates have already repudi-
ated Venable and endorsed Lewis but they must
work if they would make good their endorsement.
We feel confident that such men as Linn B. San
ders, the Watsons, Hobbs, the Smiths, Leach, the
Wht.eys, the Tomlinsons, the Richardson's, and
Others who might be mentioned, will not falter in
this hour of trial. We appeal to Wake County to
turn out in her strength, and to utter her voice as
in past time for the Republican cause. We believe
she will do it. Her Democracy were surprised last
summer almost into defeat; and the very man
is now the Wing candidate for Congress who then
made such inroads upon us. "Forewarned, fore
armed" Space would fail US to appeal, man by
man, to thSfriends of Lewis in this County-their
"name is legion" while those who are for Vena-
ble generally admit that he differs with his party
on material points. We sincerely trust that the
number of Venable men will diminish as the elec-
ton approaches, and that the Wake Democracy
will go in solid column for the best Democrat and
the strongest man. Franklin County, we feel conf
dent, will poll nearly her entire Democratic strength
f,r har own CON Sbo ,y; 1o r boo.,so bo :, =,
Democrat in principle and practice, and because
she is proud of the man and feels that he is wor-
thy of her support. But what shall we say of
Granville We know the sympathies of her De-
mocracy are with Mr.. Venable, but surely they
cannot sustain him under present circumstances
Let them reflect that, if he appears just to be
strong among them, it by no means follows that
he is strong in other portions of the District He
is losing every hour, and he must continue to lose,
for the plain reason that lie differs with his party
on principle. Mr.. Lewis has been ready at all
times to abide Convention, and we have reason
to believe that he has earnestly sought to heal this
breach and to restore harmony.
The issue, we repeat, is between Venable and
Democratic principles; and the contest is, beyond
question, between Messrs. Lewis and Rogers
Every vote for Venable will be thrown away, for
he cannot be elected; and every vote withheld
from Mr. Lewis will strengthen the Whig candi-
date. That is our opicion delivered in plain terms
We regret to have to pursue this course and to
Use this language. We have borne with Mr.. Ven
able for months, in the hope that, under the nAu.
ence of the "sober second thought, he would
atone for his departure from principle-would re-
turn to organization, and concur in some meas
ures for restoring harmony and concord. If he
would retire from the contest now, and leave the
field to Mr.. Lewis, the Democratic candidate, he
would show some evidence of spirit which woulc
: be justly appreciated, and which in future nigh
rebound to his advantage. But we understand he
opposes all attempts to harmonic, and declares h'
will run through regardless Of consequences. HI
leaves, therefore, but course for the Deinocra
cy, and that is to vote him down, as we sincerely
trust they will do at the polls