Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-12-07
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RALEIGH. WEDNESDAY. DEC. :. 1888.
THE REGISTERS ENGLISH PRACTICE, -

pressed week since, that it would be advisa-
bic and advantageous to elect representatives of the
people from localities or districts to which they do
not belong. This doctrine is so anti-American, so
English in all its aspects, and so repugnant to the
spirit of all our Constitutions and laws that did
indulge the expectation that the Editor would come
forward and admit that he had made slip of the pen
and rccant entirely. We mistaken. The Edi-
tor still clings the doctrine and in his issue of Sat
urday last berates roundy for what he is pleased
to call our exhibitions of dcmagogucism on the
subject. The fact that he charactcrizes in harsh
terms reply to his first article, is the best evil
dcnce that he is vexed with himself for having pro-
mulged such heightened Federal, monarchical opin-
ions and the fact also that he refuses to recant and
beg pardon, is strong proof that Ephraim is Joined
to his idols" and is too stubborn to right even him
self when an opportunity is offered Still, we do
not intend to " let him alone" We feel it boun-
den duty to hold up this Wing doctrine of his,
that the people may take notice of it, say what they
they think of it, and whether they will have it
part of the Wing platform that is to be, sometime
in February next. Who says yes? What Wing in
North Carolina is in favor of the propriety, JUS
tice, or cXpediency of electng to Congress by one
constituency rejected by another constituency,
among whom he resides? No one responds in the
affirnative-thc silence is papable. No wonder the
Editor of the Register is opposed to Free Suffrage,
principle which would confer equality of rights-upon
free white at the polls; wonder he has labor
cd and struggled against this principle for years
for how low must be the estimate placed upon the
right of suffrage itself by who would, by intro
ducing the English practice referred to, turn our
whole representative system into shadow and con-
centrate all power in the hands of few leading
men!
fIo Hoo RI fIYrn fhn folIl ne
docs he believe in the rappings') in the following
style:
"By the way, it is singular that the Editor Of the
I" STANDARD" is tile only an the achOle Union
achO hes been run candidate by constituency OF
which he is not member. 1t is within the rcco-
lection of readers, that the democracy of Hert
ford voted for Mr.. Holden citizen of Wake, for the
Legislature, some five six years ago, in opposition
to Mr.. Rayner! Whether it was his i'll success on
that occasion which has set him so violently against
the English practice we are unable to say. Certain
it is he has done to introduce the English usage
than any man in America, although he signay
defeated for the tiInc!"
The foregoing sounds, per Sc pretty well but it
calls for an explanation which proceed to give
for the especial benefit Of the gentleman whose name
the Register has rather unfortunately logged in The
fact that portion of the people of HEREFORD did
the honor vote for the occasion referred to-
affords the strongest argument against the English
practice which has received the approval Of the Reg
lister. 1t was considered by those who voted for us
that Mr.. Rayncr not citizen of HEREFORD with
in tho meaning of the Constitution and we'll re-
member the expression, alike piquant and amusing,
of the friend who communicated the vote for publ
cation-that "a portion of the people thought
they had to have a Raleigh man to represent them
in the Commons, they were entitled to some little
latitude in choosing" We do not say Mr. Rayner
was not citizen of the County, but we give this
brief history of the matter. We entertain doubt
that if at all necessary that gentleman could produce
learned Constitutional argument on the question;
and we have as little doubt that enterprsing CO.
of the Register could sustain the argument
by copous extracts from the best English authorities.
But the Register ntmatcs that i'll success on that
occasion has set against the English practice Not
at ALL The truth is, did not know We were can
ddatc until received the returns; what we might
have done if we had been favored with knowledge
of our position, with fair play, good supply of
tickets and clear weather, will never be known.
Mr.. Rayner will hardly thank the Register for this
allusion. He will at perceive that the state
mcnt that ace "have done more to introduce the
English usage than any man in America, is certainly
unfounded and he must feel under the allusion that
his position comes the English practice than
that of any public man in the whole country.
The Editor of the Register is In fair way to
crown the departing year with series of remarka-
BILE achievements. We find him first in Wing
meeting on the 23d of November, offering what he
calls Wing Resolutions but strangely forgetting
ncgectng or refusing to insert the word principles,
or to present any Resolution containing any thing
like principles; we next find him in quandary as
to whether he should rc-assemble those ''gallant"
Wings, so as to amend the proceedings, or offer
reward for the Stray Resolution, by way of satisfy
ing the expectations of those in his party who
so stupid as to expect any thing like announce
ment of principles and now, having left this matter
in the hands of Mr. Doub, the Secretary-who is,
We may we'll believe up to his eyebrows in trouble
on the subjective find him, the Sd of this pres
ent December earnestly engaged in effort to in
troduce absurd and ti-Republican English practi
ces into this free State That he is in earnest in
this business we have no doubt but he might as we'll
ATTEMPT to draw an inference with charcoal as to
convince even Wing that this English practice is
correct.
EXCELLENT CIGARS. Mr.. William l.. Lash, of
Stokes County, has sent us box of Cigars, which
we have duly tried and pronounce excellent. They
smoke freely and the flavor is fine They were man
ufactured by Mr.. LASH who has been engaged in the
business some ten twelve years. He deserves the
encouragement of smokers generally.
ew- A Washington Correspondent of the Peters