Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-08-13
Mr.. Victor C.. Barrinser.


We learn from the Charlotte Whig that Mr.. Gil
mer, Mr. Victor c. Barringer, and other dsinterest
ed Know Nothing patriots have been making de-
monstrations against the Standard, and charging
that we have suppressed resolution Of the Demo-
cratic National Convention the subject of the Pa
cific Railroad. The Whig" says:
M Barrnger charged the Raleigh Standard with sup
pressing part OF the Democratic platform. His remarks
of the character party press that could
attempt to perpetrae great fraud on The people He
had Standard, which he exhibited to the meeting and
which Mr. Wsrug eXarined The part suppressed is Nr.
luges resolution in favor of the Pacifc Railroad"
The "Whig" also says of Gov. Bragg
"In his address Gov Bragg denied (as Mr.. Gilmer
fe,red The Standard supplessug part of the PLATFORM
favor of the Pacific Railroad. What can be thought of
Gov Bragg after This? 1t is Well known that resolution
comuncatn with our own territory between the Allan
tic and Pacific Oceans and stating that the duty of the
toua powers for the atanmen, of that object There
not i'll the country acquainted with politics at ALL
but knew that this resolution was intended favor the Pa
cic Railroad"
the Washington Weekly Union Of June IL, con-
taining the proceedings in full Of the Democratic
National Convention. On the third day of the Con-
vention the resolutions were reported. After the
regular resolutions, and appended, the follow
ing:
Resore That the democratic party recognises the great
Importance political and commercial point of view of
safe aud speed, communication, by mitary and postal
roads through territory, between the Atlantic
and Pacific of the Unn and that it is the dury Of
the federal government promptly all its consti
tutoual power for the attainment OF that object"
On the same day, during the afternoon session,
all the regular resolutions were adopted; but the
above resolution, being called up by Mr.. Salisbury,
of Delaware, was, on his motion, laid on the table
the delegates from North Carolina voting to lay
on the table 1t was not taken from the table, and
was therefore, not adepted By the Convention.
We published the resolutions that were adopted,
and they were correctly published IN the Standard
Nothing was added, and nothing was suppressed
We have before us the Richmond Enquirer of the
25th July, and the Washington Sentinel of the a6h
July, containing the Democratic platform in full
and no such resolution as the one above quoted ap
pears in those papers.
And now, what can be thought of Mr.. Barrn'
ger and the Charlotte Wing after this?" This is
specimen, good reader, OF the reckless and disngen
uous manner in which the Democratic party is as
sailed. Will the Charlotte Whg make the correc
! ton? We viii! see.
As for Mr.. Victor c. Barringer his "remsrk
were of the severest character" Mr.. Barringer il
too quick on trigger. He has been "wasting" hi
"severity" on the "desert air." He is neither
Dcmosthenes nor Henry; and we neither fear hi
invectve nor feel troubled at this wonderful disco0
cry, which he thought 4le had made. We advs
him hereafter, always to be "sure he is right. an
then 90 ahead "-othcrwise, to remain, as he shoul
do generally SO far great public questions ar
concerned, in delightful state of tixidity. Mr. Bar
ringer will never be President of the United State
nor, in all probability, Sheriff Of Cabarrus county
az 1t is respectfully suggested to our good-hu
mored friend-who is ons of the seventeen Editor
of the Signal-that his pieces not properly pune
tuated they appear in that paper. Though W
are far from agreeing with him in the matter of hi
writings, still We confess we feel some solcitude a
to the manner in which they arc brought out.
is not for US, however, to lecture him about hi
"pints "--nor is it necessary, for the election o
Thursday last put dead stop" generally to Kno
No,hngism. Our cotemporary now has an oppo
tunity to look about him and "count four" Will
contemplating the wreck.