Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-06

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- YENA Bile a u LEWIS
EnaTpR see in y on paper 6n,.Runica-
4 ton lgped Frankln, pu6reIllos give an Accodnt
q the result of The arpIoaching Congress-
in his llstriel III speaks 81 lewis vote II this
County being almost unaniaolss. ow ~ = Edites,
81 this statement was evidently made for effect for IN.
less am greatly Geceiyed, il he: gets amajority an
4 all, it must be small. County pride may get him
votes but he is certainly the choice Of the Conn
fty. Suppose Convention had been called in the
first instance do you, Mr.. Editor. think that Mr.
Lewis would have been thought of no, yon cannot
! think the other hand have no doubtb but Mr..
Venable would have received the vote of this County
! in Convention. MIR. Lewis is young man highly
esteem, but think hun rather forwatdin becoming
candidate for seat in the Congress IF The United
STATES what claims has he upon the peoPieI none,
compared TO A. w. Venable who stood up SO nobly
for the South A. w. Venable. for which the people
l of the South owes debt of gratitude, which am
afraid will never be repaid. Is such man as Mr.
Lewis to be compared TO this man no, never; per-
sonally, i admirer of Me- Venable, hut hope
will always be ready to do faithful Representative
Justice, and am sorry 10 such exetions making
TO defeat him. by some wouid-be members OF Con.
gress, who hope may be sadly disappointed, and
think Will be marked hereafter. What has Venable
been guilty of? why they say he has departed from
the Democratic platform show me the Democrat that
has no in some particular; and also he has, Mr..
Lewis says, voted frequently with the Wings. am
at the first of this being such objectionable siIi
During my limited observation of public matters, I'M
less am very much mistaken, l have frequently
seen it the case; and 0 +! what vote he gave on
BENEFITS Land B-how he Irod on The Democratic
PLatfOrm-don'l tell me of platforms, when ii don't
suit the convenience of parties. should like to see
platform that would suit every case that might be
presented. Circumstances alter cases, and when
Representative Think acts honestly, 1t We should
differ, think it magnanimous TO forgive him--we
were born TO differ, and il's right we should differ;
but oh Venable is so much attached 10 Arkansas
he voted Tor them to have much more land than
North Carolina; what inducement do you suppose
he could have in being partial to Arkansas None
he has no interest there and expects to have
therefore. he must have been doing the best he could
for North Carolina He goi all he could, and think
the principle good that part of loaf is better
than no Bread l think Mr.. VenabIe has acted hon
estly, platform no platform, therefore, shall with
pleasure support him, and 1 have doubt but he
will be rumPhantly elected, and franklin will give
him respectable vote the opinion of 'FTankiin' to
the contrary am sorry. TO trouble you with this
comm nicaton, but for fear the communication of
Franklin might make false impression abroad, and
as friend TO Mr. Venable, felt bound to contradict
Mr.. Frankns statement. Please to give this an in
sertion in your paper.
Very respectfully, yours, &c..
A DEMOCRAT:
franklin County June 80, 1859.
Washington affairs.
WASHINGTON. June 90. Governor McClssand,
Secretary of the Interior, leaves for his home Fri
day, and expects TO be absent nearly month.
Hon. James Campbell, Postmaster General, has
of the Interior during the absence of MIR. McClel-
land.
The examination of the clerks in the Navy Depart
ment proceeded with to-day under the Hunter
law, previous to the commencing of which the fol-
lowing Changes were made: Chief Clerk of the
Bureau Of Medicine and surgery removed. Thomas
Fe.lebrown, Chief Clerk of the Bureau Of Provisions
and Clothing, reduced ordinary clerkship, John
II. Ruley, Of Tenn; D. X. Goodloe, of North Car
DINA; S. L. Williams, Of Md; VIM. King and w IA.
Platter, of the District of Columbia II. q. Shriver,
w. e. Lippncott and IL. IL. Heller, clerks, were
removed.
Gen. James Thompson, for long period clerk oil
the Third Auditors Office, has been removed, and
Samuel Rind appointed in his place. General remov-
ais made to-day in the Fourth Auditors Office.
Also, in the Comproller's Office. Extensive decap-
itations all around expected tomorrow, and next day
II is rumored that the decapit2ted intend celebrate
the event by grand procession.
Dr. Stone sculptor, of New ori, has just finished
an elegant marble bust of Chief JueIice fancy, de-
signed for niche in the Supreme Court Room.
Andrew j. Morrison, who recently shot Hester,
and accidently his wife, admitted to bail
to-day in the sum of So 900. Hester, according to
the testimony ofthe physicians, having every pros
pect of recovery.
The present series Of the Washington Republic
, inmates tomorrow morning. lis arrangement
commences Wednesday morning next.
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