Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-06-16
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.

CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
The candidates for Congress in the First District
in this State composed of the Counties of Currtuck
Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimons, Gates, Chowan,
Hartford, Northampton, Halifax, Martin, BERTHE,
Washington, and Tyrrel, are Hon. II. NJ. Shaw, the
late representative, and Democrat, and Col. r. T.
Paine, Federalis' and Know Nothing. We under
stand DR.. Shaw's prospects of reelection are excel
lent He has the full and enthusiastic confidence
OF his party, nd 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 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
nshes 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 papably contradictng, 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 Carteret,
the Hon. Thomas Rufin, Democrat, and the late
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, Duplin, and Rich
mond the Hon. Warren Winslow is the Democrat
&c candidate; and is opposed by David Reid, Esq,
Know Nothing. We hear that Gov. Winslow is
maintaining his principles with signal ability before
the people; and his election, by commanding
iority, may be set down certain. His opponent,
Mr.. Reid, was formerly Democrat; but he has been
for years restless oficeseeker, and now and then
disorganizer. Owing to this fact, though gentle
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 Duplin in the last contest for the Com
mons, and that too though the County is largely
Democratic, and has never elected a Wing. He
desired to be made Superior Court Judge at the
last session of the Legislature, but failed in his as
prations Soured and disappointed, he has Joined
the Wings and dark-anterns; and he is now engaged
in the forlorn and thankless business of aiding
his former enemies and in opposing the nominee
Of the party to which he yet, learn, profess
es to belong. His professions worthless. The
people will rend the veil from the invisible" and
he will find himself on the first 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
now actively engaged in the canvass and is arousing
the party and producing fine impression wherever
he tic mai n he
is about $500, He will unite the entire party, and
will also receive the votes of many anti Know Moth
ing Wings. Mr.. Shepards political history is some
what similar to that of Mr. Reid's. He has been
honored by his party to extent quite commensu-
rate with his services and merits but his ambition
and his selfshness gothic mastery of his judgment,
and in 1852 he began to dsorganize; and by his IN
fuence-the vote being very close-he defeated in
the Legislature the nominee of his party for the
United States Senate. Protesting to be Democrat,
and to be DESTROYS Of the success OF the principles
OF the party, he has done nothing for it, so far as
We KNOW by either word or pen, for the last SIX or
seven years and indeed, we believe he has not been
at any time during this period, public man, ex-
cept when he had hopes of promotion at the hands
Oh his party Quite willing to work for himself he
has done nothing for years for his party friends or
Tor the pri ciples he protested. 1t is believed, and
can, we understand, be shown that he desired the
nomination of the Democratic Convention at Frank
hnton; and it is well known that he has pub
hcly disavowed disapproved the action of Mr..
hurch in presenting his name to the Wake Demo-
cratic Meeting. fit person to be nominated by
The Convention referred to. He is now a Know
Nothing, and not Democrat. His defeat is certain
by large majority.
In the Fifth District composed Of the Counties
VI Person, Caswel, Alamance, Chatham, Randolph,
0uiliord, Moore, and Montgomery, the candidates
are the Hon. John Kerr, Wing and anti Know Moth
,ns' and Edwin G. Reade, Esq, Federalist and Know
N0'ning The District is largely .Whig. Mr.. Kerr