Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-22

with the idea of having defeated Mr. Shepard though
he Branch) has not quite 1900, after having started
with majority of about 300O as the vote shows in
the election of Scott and Pierce . Now Mr.. Branch
(who is quite respectable MANI may we'll be tckled
at his election, for indeed it was honor enough
him to run against such a man as Shepard whether
successfully or not. Raleigh STAR
The above may be written down as the coolest
specimen of impudence on record.
The writer in the Star goes back to the Presiden-
tial election in 1862 for consolation Why not adopt
the vote of last year, in comparing losses and gains
The newspapers of both parties have done so. 1t is
the latest is the best test of strength In 1854
the election was general one, and all the voters
were out. Thus compared, Mr.. Branch runs only
three hundred votes behind Gov. Bragg, while Mr..
Shepard runs within fraction of four hundred be-
hind Gen. Dockery. In Wake, where Mr.. Shepard
has been resident for upwards of twenty years, he
runs sixty votes behind Gen. Dockery; while Mr.
Branch, who has resided here but six seven years.
runs thirty-two votes ahead of Gov. Bragg. Mr.
Shepard is well aware of one of the causes which
threw Mr.. Branch behind Gov. Bragg in Nash but
will tate it here, for the benefit of the special
friends Of internal Improvement IN this and other
Counties aO7o 0oted for Nh. Shepard: 1t was the
denunciations heaped by Mr.. Shepard on internal
improvements, and on the revenue bill-Mr. Branch
all the while avowing himself an internal improve.
ment man. These special friends of internal i'm
provement will take the other SIDE the first oppor-
tunty that Offers and for effect will Justify declare
that they will support no man who is against i'm
provements the bill or, it may be, that
they will form nucleus in this quarter for anti
internal improvement party. Who tell what
they will not do to obtain power? These the
same persons-these special friends of improvement
who reviled Mr.. Shepard in 1912, and attempted
to crush him personally and politically, and would
have done so but for the lion -hearted Democracy
who defended and sustained him with serred ranks,
because he assailed and exposed the abuses of the
Bank of the State of North Carolina the same
persons who urged Gen. Saunders to run for the
Legislature internal improvement man, and
then deserted him in the hope of party triumph
Of course shall never to thank the Star
for the admission that Mr.. Branch "is quite
spectacle man." This liberalty- good nature
this far-reaching, deep-running, and outswelling
magnanimity the part of the Star, is, we beg to
assure it, very considerably appreciated After this,
we shall think better of the Editor human being;
and if ever the time should arrive when our infu-
ence can be of any advantage to him "down below"
we will speak good word for him to the head-devil,
and entreat him, if he cannot risk precious SUBJ
iect among the Catholics in purgatory, to at least
give him cool place by himself, out of the way of
the falling cinders and hot rocks.
But then cit was honor enough for Mr.. Branch
to against such man as Shepard, whether sue
cessfully or not ~! Why, it was at all.
The question with MIR. Branchs friends not,
whether Mr.. S. would be beaten, but hoao far, in
mercy, he ought to be beaten. That it. Com
parsons not always pleasant, but then the Star
has made them for Mr.. Shepard, and must take the
consequences We say that, in point of abili-
ty consistency aightforwardness, generosity and
political honesty, Mr. Branch has greatly the adj
vantage of Mr.. Shepard We say further, that in
our opinion, Mr.. Shepard adopted Know Nothing
sentiments, and sought and received the Know
Nothing nomination, simply with the view of OBJ
tanning seat in Congress. We do not believe he
was sincere in advocating these sentiments in the
canvass. But say that Mr.. Branch ev-
er abandoned the Democracy, and turned against
his old and tried friends for the purpose of obtain
ing office; no say that he attempted
to deceive the people or misead them, to advance
his own selfish ends no can say that he ever
sought any nomination for any Office; and certain
ly, no one can say that he electioneered for
nomination for Congress at the hands of the Demo-
Gratis and, failing to get it, turned round and ac-
cepted one at the hands of the Know Nothings.
" Honor enough to run against such as Shop
ard! Why, how Mr.. Shepard has grown since
he left the Democrats! What an Ajax, looming up
in these modern timesl Better, according to this,
that Mr. Branch had been defeated-for
closing he wins, because his will be
EnnO6ked By defeat arho @u'st contend a0iM ME-
~ Meetings for the relief of the sufferers in
Portsmouth and Norfolk by yellow fever, have been