Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-09
Gov. Bragg.

Gov. Bragg.
No public man in North Carolina, with the excep.
ton of David S. Reid, has ever been SO maligned,
misrepresented, and abused as Gov Bragg has been
during this campaign. We knoso that Thomas Bragg
was called to be the standard bearer of the Demo-
cratic party in 1854, without any solicitation his
part, and without any wish expressed to even his
most intimate friend that he might be nominated
great party required his services, and invited him
from his honorable position at the bar and in pri.
vate life, to lead its hosts against the
my. He accepted the position assigned him, thor
oughly canvassed the State, and was elected. So
well had he borne himself, and justly and impair
TALLY had he performed all the duties of his Office
that up to the day his opponent was nominated not
one word was uttered by the opposition against his
administration. But it was considered necessary,
with the hope of defeating him, to prejudice the
people against him and to deprive him of their
dence; and with this object in view, the journals
of the Know Nothing faction have teemed during
this campaign with the most palpable misrepresen-
tons of his course, with impuatons upon his sense
of justice and his patriotism, and with every thing,
indeed, not of grossly personal nature, which they
imagined would injure his reputation and prevent
his reelection. But the people know him-they
have tried him, and they Aape not deserted him.
On the contrary, we believe his majority of two
years ago has been more than doubled; and this is
the best answer that could be given to the unjust
and disreputable conduct of his opponents.
The last Warrenton News, published near the
spot where Thomas Bragg was born, pays the fol-
lowing deserved and impressive tribute to his char
acter:
ave believe that all will admit that he has discharged
with mpartiaity, with fidelity, with ability and with
dignity He possesses all the qualifications necessary
the administration Of our State affairs, sound head
incoruptibe heart great industry and of in
formation that would do credit to any public in the
every particular While at Chapel Hill in attendance up
the interesting exercises of the late
ss w l ssd E that Mr.
cuped the Executive Chair Of the State within his recoec
and that he bad saved to the State as well as to nd
and answering fidelity to the interests of the public He
native North Caolinan, and sprung FROM and is denti
fed with the He is not John d. Hyman repre-.
sens him to be to the Western people, aristOcratc On
the contrary he the of worthy mechanic and
WRITE and all that he worldly goods be has &C
cumuated by his unaded industry and his supe
talents. Such deserves to be honOred for the
example of his life calculated to exert beneficial in
huence upon the rising genera Why then, we ask,
by
0m position to which he elevated two years ago by
the suarages Ut his feow-ctzenss II he be prescribed
public station, have to stimulate him to fidelity aud zeal
The discharge Of the duties apperanng that
t. for IF whats hs he
Serted that he had tried, earnestly and honestly
perform his duty Governor of the whole State Can
any man. with equal candor and sincerity, lay his hand
upon his heart and that Thomas Bragg, unfit to be
reelected? he can then he ought to vote against him
he can not truly and consc'entious make this
ton before God and then claim his vote for GOv
| Thursday. q
| Of the people"
! We have had many opportunities of observing
Gov. Bragg's conduct in Office, and the manner in
which he discharges his duties. The Warrenton
News has done him no more than strict justice. He
is careful, discreet aid circumspect in the
discharge of his duties, and in the control he exer.
cises over the public monies and the public inter-
ests, as the most prudent and sagacous business
man would be in managing his own private affairs.
Nothing escapes his attention. No man has more
at heart the welfare and the honor of North Caro-
lima than Thomas Bragg; and the State has never
had more conscientious a more faithful public
servant. Such men, thanks to the intelligence and
virtue of the people, can neither be put down nor
injured by falsehood, Misrepresentation, and cal
jimmy. Well done thou good and faithful SER
can't" has already been uttered by the great popu-
lar voice, from the sands of Currituck the noun
ta.ns of Ashe and Cherokee; and when the people
speak, let demagogues and the minions of faction
cover and be silentl
Hon. BURTON CRA1GE.-The last Goldsborough
Tribune says 1--WE had brief interview with the
Hon. Burton Craige, Representative in Congress
from the Seventh District on last Sunday morning.
Mr.. Craige was on his way to visit his family in
Salisbury, and will return to Washington about the
close of the present week. He is enjoying fine
health, and. in Congress is daily adding to his repu-
tation a statesman and patriot. We were glad to
learn from him that our own Representative, Hon.
Thomas Rufin, is enjoying perfect health, and is
generally regarded as of the most consistent and
industrious Representatives in the present Congress-
The JAPAN ExPEDrE1oN.-We have received from
the Hon. L. OBJ. Branch copy of the United States
Japan Expedition Of Commodore Perry, and We
have read it with much interest The whole work
was compiled from the original papers BY the Rev.
Francis L. Hawks, Of New York, formerly of this
State; aud while the substance Of the original
has evidently been fsithIa preserved, itnsverthe.
less bears the impress and polished pen.
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