Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-04-25
HON. BURTON CRAIGE.

The Charlotte Democrat in raising the name of
the Hon. Burton Craige for reelection to Congress-
pays him the following well-deserved compliment
Mr. Craige is stronger in his District than he has
ever been ; and though the opposition to him may
be determined and fierce, and based upon all the
isms, lie will walk right over it by a commanding
majority Such man cannot be beaten. The Dem
ocrat says:
GAS it seems to be the unanimous wish of the
Democracy Of the District that the Hon. Burton
Craige should be their candidate for Congress, with
out waiting to hear directly from him, we take the
liberty of placing his name at our mast head and
will keep it there until victory again perches upon
our banner.
This is Democratic District, and to the bold
grounds taken and to the able exposition of prin
cples by Mr.. Craige in the late canvass we are to
attribute our increase and growth. We cannot now
shadow forth what will be the issues, but one thing
we do know, that Mr.. Craige stands yet upon she
eternal principles of the party, unswerved by the
Establishments of power or unscared by the combi-
nation that seeks to "rule or ruin. )"
Of those who have watched his course in Congress
we confidently ask if he has not exemPli6ed by his
conduct and acted out by his votes the very doctrine
advocated by him before the people?
On his first appearance in Congress he was met
with the Nebraska question. In the fearful strug-
| gle when "the timid shreked and the brave stood
still, we find him battling with friends of the South
for the very principles of State sovereignty promu
gated by the sage of Monticello, in the celebrated
Resolutions of '9S and 80, upon which not only
equality in the confederacy depends but is the very
| foundation stone of Republican Governments.
| He voted against the Lunatic Asylum Bill, the
Homestead Bill and all other attempts to squander
the public land, and proved himself jealous guar
| dian of the peoples rights. He lent cordial and
efficient aid to the Administration of President
| Pierce than which none has more endeared itself to
| the hearts of all national and conservative men.
He opposed te all political secret societies-and
| to Know Nothidgism in particular. He is friend
and advocate Of universal liberation, and goes for
the Constitution it from the hands of its i'm
mortal trainers in all its length and breadth He is
opposed to monopoly, whether in the shape of a
high protective Tariff, National Bank or secret mid
night societies convened to crush liberty Of con-
science independence judgment and the exercise of
private rights.
With all patriots and true suthern men he views
the Know Nothing order as an insidious foe hatch
ed in the hot-bed of fanatacism, and designed, as
John P. Hale the Abolition leader of New York and
New Hampshire says, to Aboitonizc the South.
With such candidate, tried and proved are we not
bound to re-elect him by an overwhelming majority
~ We publish to-day, from the Raleigh Re-
gister, very interesting biographical sketch Of
Judge Ircdell, of revolutionary fame-the father
of the late lamented Gov. Iredell. The sketch is
is supposed to be from the pen Of G. j. McRee
| ESQ.,, of Wilmington.