Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-06-20
Tbe Stanbar1*
RALEIGH. SATURDAY. JUNE Is. 1855.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.

CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
The candidates for Congress in the First District
in this State composed of the Counties of Currtuck,
Camden, Pasquotank, Perquilnons, Gates, Chowan,
HertEord. Northampton Halifax, Martin, Bcrte,
WASHINGTON. and Tyrrcl, are Hon. II. NJ. Shaw, the
late representative, and Democrat, and Col. H. L.
Paine. Federalist and Know Nothing. We under
stand Dr. Shaw's prospects of reelection are excel
lent He has the full and enthusiastic commence
of his party, and will be sustained by many high
minded Wings in opposition to the dark-lantern
candidate His competitor, COL Paine, is deficient
in personal popularity, and not the equal OF Dr.
Shaw in debate. Two of the strongest men OF the
Wing party in the District were overlooked, to make
place for him, to wit, Mr. Barnes, of Northampton,
and Mr.. Smith, of Hertford-the latter having been
but for brief period in public life; but this fur
ushes another proof that the new party, though it
breaches the doctrine Of excluding from office old
party hacks seldom fails to bring them forward as
candidates, thus palpaby conradcting in this case
as in others, the solemn professions which it makes
to the people.
In the Second District, composed of the Counties
of Hyde, Beaufort, Pitt, Craven, Jones, Lenoir
Wayne Greene, Edgecombe, Onsow, and Carteres
the Hon. Thomas Rufin, Democrat, and the late
member. has been nominated for reelection by &C.
clamation. He has thus far opposition, and will
no doubt be triumphantly returned
In the Third District, composed OF the Counties
of New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen,
Sampson Cumberland, Robson, Dupil', and kch-
mond. the Hon. Warren Winslow is the Democrat
ic candidate; and is opposed by David Reid, Esq,
Know Nothing. We hear that Gov. "inslow is
maintaining his principles with signal ability before
the people, and his election, by commanding ma
iority, may be set down certain. His opponent,
Mr. Reid, was formerly Democrat; but he has been
for years restless ofice-seeker and now and then
dsorganizer Owing to this fact, though gentle
man of talents he has never been able to acquire
the entire confidence of the party in any County in
which he has lived and he has tried his fortunes in
Cumberland, New Hanover, and Duplin He was
defeated in Dupln in the last contest for the Com
mons, and that too though the County Is largely
Democratic, and has never elected Wing. lie
desired to be made Superior Court Judge at the
last session of the Legislature but failed in his as
pirations Soured and disappointed, he has joined
the Wings and lanterns and heis now engaged
in the forlorn and thankless business of aiding
his former enemies, and in opposing the nominee
es to belong. His professions are worthless. The
people will rend the veil from the invisible, and
he will find himself on thefrst Thursday in August
overwhelmingly defeated, and consigned to political
silence and retirement. He richly deserves it.
In the Fourth District, composed Of the Counties
of Wake, Franklin, Warren, Granville, Orange,
Nash, and Johnston L. OBJ. Branch, Esq, is the
Democratic candidate and he is opposed by James
B. Shepard, Esq, Know Nothing. Mr.. Branch IS
actively engaged in the canvass, and arousing
the party and producing fine impression wherever
he goes The Democratic majority in the District
is about $500 He will unite the entire party, and
will also receive the votes of many anti-know Moth
ing Wings. Mr. ShepaFds political history is some
what similar TO that of Mr.. Reid's. He has been
honored by his party to an extent quite commensu-
rate with his services and merits but his ambition
and his selfishness got the mastery of his Judgment
and in 1852 he began to disorganize; and by his in
fluence-the vote being very clcse-he defeated in
the Legislature the nominee of his party for the
United States Senate. Protesting to be Democrat
and to he desirous of the Of the principles
of the party he has done nothing for it, so far as
we know, by either word pen, for the last six o,
years and indeed, believe he has not been
at any time during this period, a public man, ex
cept when he had hopes of promotion at the hands
Of his party. Quite willing to work for himself he
has done nothing for years for his party friends Oh
for the pr lcpes he professed 1t is believed, ano
can we understand, be shown that he desired the
nomination of the Democratic Convention at Frank
linton and it is well known that he has never pub
llcly disavowed or dsapproved the action of MIR
Burch in presenting his name to the Wake Demo
cratic Meeting, fit person to be nominated by
The Convention referred to- lie is now Know
Nothing and not Democrat. His defeat is certain
by a large majority.
In the Fifth District, composed Of the Counties
Of Person, Caswell, Aamance, Chatham Randolph
uulord, Moore, and Montgomery, the candidates
are the Hon. John Kerr, Wbig and anti Know Moth