Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-23
OUR CANDIDATE AND OUR PLATFORM.

OUR CANDIDATE AND OUR PLATFORM.
We publish in full to.dayah proceedings of the
Democratic State Convention held here last week.
1t was the largest political Convention ever held
in the State 1t was entirely harmonious. The
delegates came together, deberated, and separated
with but feeling-that of devotion to the great
principles Of the party, State and national. and
determination to carry the Governor, the Legsla-
ture and the candidate for President over all oppo-
stion, by commanding majorties
In nominating Gov. BRAGG for reelection, and in
President, FRANKLIN PIERCE and JAMES C. DoBB1N,
the Convention but gave utterance to the voice of
the Democrats and anti-Know Nothings of the en-
tire State, expressed in their primary assemblies.
Two years ago, there was spontaneous and gen.
eral call of the Democracy upon Thomas Bragg to
take the field as a candidate for Governor. He
yielded to the wishes of his party, canvassed the
State thoroughly, and was triumphantly elected
So periodically, so justly, and so ably has he borne
himself as Governor that not word of censure has
been heard against him. He has been true to his
pledges,-true to the all the great interests of the
State. AS in his eloquent speech before the late
Convention accepting the nomination, he lifted his
right hand and called heaven to witness that he had
been true to his Obligations and had endeavored to
administer the government in purity and for the
good of the whole State, every one felt that the
heartspoke in those Words and that though elected
aparty man, that consideration had not swerved him
hairs breadth from what be regarded as his duty
towards the people of North-Carolna. The applause
that greeted this declaration was but the prelude to
the enthusiastic approval which awaits him at the
hands of the people every where in the State. And
yet such man-such Chief Magistrate is opposed
by party arrangements and party candidate he
is to be told that he has done we'll, but that party
requires his defeat-that party which is opposed to
Equal Suffrage which is at least doube-tongued
on the basis,-which processes to stand in mortal
fear of Catholics, and yet admits them into its Con-
venton,-which submitted at Philadelphia to the
striking out Of the twelfth section, and now dares
to denounce to slaveholding people the repeal Of
the odious Missouri restriction Such in brief is the
character of Gov Bragg, and such the nature of the
opposition which he has to encounter We have no
fears as to the result Our reliance is upon truth
and the people. These have never vet failed the
Democracy in their contests with their opponents.
and they never will
We point with just pride to the principles of the
Democratic party, proclaimed by the late Conven-
ton. They are plain, clear, and cover the whole
ground. They are substantially the same as those
announced two years ago-some of the Resolutions
being the same, word for word. The Democrats,
unlike their opponents, are not under the necessity
Oh making new platform every six months. They
never change their principles
We cannot better conclude this article than bv
extracting the following from our contemporary of
the Wilmington journal. With our contemporary
we say let as noo go to aoork" and see how great
majority we can give Gov. Bragg. Let us also
Bee to the Legislature, and determine to carry that
also Let US, in word do our aohoze duty, and the
State is safe - NJ
leaving details out question: certain facts
. ouI broad and distinct The Convention was the
So @ present which is after all, the real point was 800
ou much for numbers. In unanimy think it
CHOICE a gathering Thomas Bragg the
Jd and after meeting him and hearing him speak, as be
Thu @nen introduced to the Convention all surprise al
EN- husiasm was at end. He is a man. and the man
inch of him, and nobody d. eams for an nsnant tba
fail to be elected by majority exceeding the largest
"o.alned by Gov. Reid Upon this point there was bu
ne voice and expression the more enthusiastic claim
a niten to twenty thousanl-ten thousand perhaps
give him. u - 80 " " ~ wv " -. " cal
Another point upon which there was found to exist per
F, n1nanlmlty was in regard to the recommendation
rankin Pierce and james c. Dobbin On this CONT thu
But ,nh was and the Democracy Of unit
ed ~ne this So the deepest respect felt express
sha. 'hroughout country and the fullest determnaoi
nrd 70 60 for the nominees of the Cincinnati Convention
they be good Democrats and on this head ther
n perfect assurance that otheiiwlibe preseDted
have as principles Of Democracy, the party unit NJ
Is an earnestnes disposition to work which e e
the attacks Of the Know Nothing order to bring out