Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-30
Correspondence of the Standard


Dear Sir: Having visited Perquimans County
during the session of the Court this week, had an
opportunity CT seeing many Democrats from the ad-
joining Counties of Ghowan, Gates, and Pasquotank
They were in "high feather, " and exutng over the
general results of the election and the Democratic
increase in the District since Dr. Shaws election
They say the District is progressive" one, and
its manifest destiny is thorough Democracy. Our
friends think of getting up mass meeting in this
District at an early day. where the Democrats may
meet in their strength, and confer together as to flu
ture hopes expectations, and action l think they
will get it up; and that it will shortly come off.
Would it not be well for friends to get up such
meetings in each district of our State? The crops
made and laid by-our agricultural friends have
little to do-the members of Congress arc at home,
and would be glad to embrace the opportunity of
meeting their constituents the Democrats would
confer together and feel and their strength, the
weak and doubling would be confirmed, and great
good would result from united counsel and action.
What say you? Will you give the project your in
dorsement?
On my return to this place found the Democrats
much excited. The boat had arrived with additional
details of cheering news-Bragg elected by over
1000 ma Ority, and the two houses Democratic by
twenty enough for all practical purposes Verify the
Democracy will be powerful for good or for evil, in
the coming legislature.
The faces of the Democrats as broad as they
were long after the "Tippecanoe and Tyler too
election; and their opponents bear the result like
stole philosophers. l heard one say to-day that he
DESTROYS to travel, if he could only take dircc
broad faced Democrats. He added "they are too
hoarse to Shout but there is villianous smell of
birthstone and saltpetre abroad that bodies good.
Mr. Bragg must be proud, indeed, of his position.
He has returned to his labors at the Bar, and we
hope again to him at the Courts and to take him
once more by the hand before he puts the robes
of Office, and becomes an inmate of the Governors
mansion.
In my letter from this place, announcing the
suits of election, made some remark as to the
finding of jury of the yicinage on the Dockery
certificate. Some of my Wing friends have suppos-
ed that my language might convey the idea that the
to that document l did not dream of such a
charge. With many of the signers l am in habits
of daily kindly social intercourse, and know them
to be truthful and know nothing against the truth
fulness of the others; and while l cannot say Qor
they as liable to mistakes others) that they
would make statement they did not knoao to be
true," yet am free to admit that do not think
they would make any statement that they did not
6eLiece to be true Between Mr.. Bragg's statement
and the certificate given him on the side, and
the statement of Gen. Dockery and the certificate
furnished him on the other, there was wide differ
ence; and what intended to say was, that the in
creased vote in favor of Mr.. Bragg in this and the
adjoining County would not in my opinion have been
given him, had it been believed that he had taken
the position imputed to him, and had subsequently
denied it. In heated political argument there is,
surely, room enough for mistake to what is said
without the imputation of falsehood. have no CO.
py of my letter. if it convey any other idea, it is
owing to the haste in writing, and to little excite
ment arising from a victory gained over able and
indefatigable opponent of principles. l had no
design to speak unkindly of any alluded to or
in my letter. Yours truly.