Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-06-28

9 ounu ior the compromise, r,es,, men decdss
naa evinced determinatiorl to Of 1850 and
the fugitiye-save law Mr.. Fillmosa : IN good his
the choice Of Southern Whipa : = was especau,
strongly opposed by Southern VIII -" Scott s'
iegeo, by many of them, that he w.s was a,
der the influence of Greeley and So .Oo much IN
given no decided evidence that h. that be b.,
the slavery question, and had failed ev.s sound upon
approval in 50 many words, to the fugitive give BIZ
ana It was generally argued, and felt and
Nhags, that his nomination would be tp.e:tcerVedk
the Freesol wing Of the Wing party oro triumph fs
cal ruins OF Messrs. Webster and M, Tue pOid
state facts which are now history. and INV Ore ",
bered. Mr.. Graham was, as we have Co. IN fenep.
Der of Mr.. Fillmores Cabinet Mr. p.u AMEN
noticed and honored him by callinp hin, luOfe had
OF Secretary of the Navy, and in this c.n' "s Post
was with him almost daily and was his iDt: paug be
sonal as ne was his political friend. Som 's Per-
fore the Wing National Convention metM, Iue BE-
was spoken of in certain Wing journals 90 Ur'A'a
able nominee for the Vice Presidencv H.' plOt
Scott The struggle in Convention bo.- u To-
friends OF Gen. Scott and those of Messr. W. as
and Webster was fiercer even and moro FILLMORE
than had been anticipated; and it endo5 roOeged
SCOTS nomination, Mr.. Graham being the N.Y., eea
with him for Vice President It was tr;Dn uvnn''
only over Mr.. Fillmore on the slavery oua.4: Dot
ocer the policy Of his Administration Of ,.s:, out
Graham seas a member. The result is tro,. " G@
Scott and Gov. Graham were defeated al, uA
Pierce was elected. OeN
Mr.. Graham knew he was snoton
President with Gen. Scott, but we have Vice
that he discouraged it. His action, in snt. proof
was this 1 am member ofMr. Fillmores c.h:l
and as such his confidential personal friend NTu'
spoken of for Vice President with Gen sco.. an
he should be nominated it will be over Mr. nm
and over Mr.. Webster, my colleague in thu r.l'
but the Vice Presidency is glitterinp Dr;,s :.
nominated with Gen. Scott Twill accept if ron:.
ted with Mr.. Fillmore 1 will accept The f.ln..
nominate Mr.. Fillmore will, it is true. be- ,..-
condemnation by his own party of his Admins
tion-but the Vice Presidency is glitterino w..
He and my other friend, Mr.. Webster, with nha'
fortunes I am identified, will be mortified e S.s
should be nominated over them, and the Viii.
my native State would deeply regret the act0hr.
then the Vice Presidency is glitterng prize Tb.,,
it is, people of Orange-look at it and indoo 6.
yourselves. What was the course of SiIas Wr,b
of New York, in 1874, when it was proposed
nominate him for President instead ofhis friend "
Van Buren, His relations with Mr.. Van Buren, wo,.
not as close as those between Mr. Fillmore and n,
Graham yet he at once declined, first the Presiden
and then the Vice Presidency on the ticket with M
Polk, declaring with nobleness and mapnauimtr
of spirit worthy of the earlier and better DAYS OB
Republic, that he would stand or fall with his friend
And what was the course of Gov. Dickinson in the last
Baltimore Convention? What did he say, whentb.
came apparent that his friend Gen. Cass could not
nominated, and when it was proposed to nominate
him We shall never forget his answer, nor the sub
Unity of the scene. He amid the cheers of The
Convention, and, putting back the honor, called upon
his friends once more to forget him and nominate
Gen. Cass. Is it in proof that Mr.. Graham evenFe
ferred Mr.. Fillmore to Gen. Scott? is it in proof
that he said once to his friends that he did not DE-
sire the nomination with the latter? Is it in proof
or it be, that he did not desire or seek the nOn
nation which was rendered him?
We leave these facts with the people of Orange
1t is for them to say whether they will again trust
their interests in the hands of such a man.
We know it is sought to be shown, on all Occs
ions when is is thought Mr.. Graham can be adVane
ed by it politically, that he is not party man n'
strict sense of the term, but looks above party H
the public good. 1t is also asserted that he doesn't
wish Office, but that Office is conferred upon hn
without his seeking or desiring it. This is not 50
He is party man of the most inveterate stamp aa
l. L. Co. ondh9g
more offices than any man of his age in the Oaa
First member of the Commons from the toEa"
Hillsborough-thenm member of the Commons nN
the County of Orange-then candidate lot wv
gress, and beaten-Speaker of the House OF U'p'
ons-Governor-Senator in Congress-oecreN'
of the Navy-candidate for Vice President ana 70
ten, he now presents himself for the Senate Ut
ange, electioneers for the place, and still would
the public believe his partizans when they uesA'
that he is office-seeker, and does not want On'
We might go at length into Gov. Grahams OUr
antecedents, and expose many acts OF his Oh al
republican character; but we leave him IN safe ian1
His competitor for the Senate, Mr. Jones' WI
this with more force and ability than we coula wv
mand. Let the Democracy of Orange raHy ~ 4.
contest as one man around their candidates III =
Assembly. They are all good and true msr
will, if elected, represent their County uuy g.
faithfully upon all questions that may CONC D li.,
them. The Democracy of the State are wv
with interest to the Senatorial contest III O41S
and the triumph of the able and ACCOMPLISH ,n
didate of the party, Mr.. Jones, will be haleu ,,J.
in all quarters with high qualification. ines
will be most animated, and the contest CO'' ,,t
the Democracy, if true to themselves, aideu = saI|
will be by few independent Wings, cannO' ''
succeed.
Let no man say, for no man can say VIZ" "
that we are debating to the people OF orsDs