Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-14


81 has conferred npon themi Can any one ten
me q twill not do Mr.. Reade You will soon find
that, however much your artfdl cunning may avail
you at The bar, it win not do before the people as
statesman. Enough for the present.
s4sssesst so For the Standard.
MEssRs. ED1roRs': In . former, communication
felt it my duty. as an humble member OF the Dem
ocratc party to protest against the District Conven-
ton, recently held in the City of Raleigh, to trans
act the business which exclusively belongs to- this
district protested against it as snusuct ''nGu-
orised, and improper that the business Of the dis
trct should be done out of the district In your is7
sue Of the 2lst of May, I find reply over the sig
nature of f" A Raleigh Delegate" And what is the
reply of Raleigh Delegatee Has he shown that
such was the usage of the partyy or that the per-
sons there assembled were authorized 0y the pecPH
Of the district to hold their district convention in
the City of Raleigh, or did he undertake toshow that
it was proper and right that the whole power and
influence Of the party should be eentrGtzed at kai-
egh and that the business of the party in every
portion of the State should be done under the shade
of its oaks and under the influence OF its superior
wisdom? Neither of these has been shown or at
tempted. 1t is true the Democracy of Alamance said
it was best" to hold the convention out Of the dis-
trict and her champion, Raleigh Delegate, seems
to fear local influences in the district. No doubt,
therefore, this principle of Capitalization so crafty
ing to metropolitan pride had great agency in organ
izng an unauthorized convention for this district in
the City Of Raleigh; but Raleigh Delegate has not
the boldness to avow and defend it. Perhaps the
time has not yet come. 1t is the first instance of
such an encroachment upon the rights of this dis
trict but if they acquiesce in it, it will not be the
last If tbs best to hold district conventions in
Raleigh, in time it will be considered equally "best"
to hold county conventions and soon the people will
have every thing done for them at the capital quite
secure from the danger of =" Local influence"
spoke of this convention as Unauthorized by the
people, and l have looked into the proceedings OF
the county meetings to see how far was borne out
by the record and find with the exception of the
small county of Alamance-nOt another county in
the district authorized their delegates to attend
district convention in the city of Raleigh. while the
three large counties of Chatham, Guford and Cas-
WELL following their ancient usages, called for dis
trct convention at Graham one month after the State
convention, to give time for all to be fully and
truly represented, and appointed one set of dele.
gates to the State convention at Raleigh and another
set of delegates to the district convention at Graham
Four counties, therefore, appeared at Raleigh with
out any authority to hold district convention any
where-three other countless constituting more than
half the district opposed these with positive nstruc
tons to hold district convention at Graham The
small county of Alamance alone appeared there with
credentials to hold district convention in the city
of Raleigh. To consider such assemblage an
aut horized convention to transact the business OF
this district would be mockery of justice and an
outrage upon the political rights of its Democracy
Raleigh Delegate tells US that there being some
misapprehension upon the subject of district Con-
venton agreed to refer the whole matter to the
decision of the counties separately, whether or not
they would transact the Legitimate business of the
district convention each county casting vote cor
responding with its number of members in the House
structions giren its delegates. 1t ras decided by
large majority to proceed .torthwiM and hold the
Convention" Such is the history of this memora
BILE convention. Unfortunately we have no record
of who composed it, or of its proceedings l wish
We had. But take it upon myself to say that the
have shown that the county of Alamance was the
only county which had instructed its delegates to
hold district convention in Raleigh; but suppose
the four counties where Democracy had said moth
ing on the subject of district convention had as
sumed to themselves the power to vote for holding
district convention out of the district, how would
the matter then have stood For holding the Con.
vention in Raleigh, Alamance 2, Montgomery |,
Moore l, Randolph 2, Person IL. For holding
the Convention at Graham: Chatham 8, Guiford 8,
Caswell 2-S. So that voting upon the principle
stated bya Raleigh Delegate, the decision instead
of large majority" for holding the convention in
Raleigh there must have been majority against it
Another statement made by a Raleigh Delegate is
equally extraordinary" nearly euery delegate pres
ent (says hey delegate to both comrentions"-
have shown that four counties appointed no dele.
gates whatever to q district convention, and three
other counties had separate and distinct delegations
1t is true there were very few gentlemen in each
of the three counties whose names were found on
the list of both delegations; but if any Of these
were found at Raleigh they were there State del
egates, having no power whatever as delegates to
the district convention at Graham The county of
Alamance was the only county whose delegates
we're appointed to both Conventions. The almost
inevitable inference, therefore, is that nearly every
gentleman present" was from Alamance; and the
few others who were there, only there to make
out the necessary assortment. No wonder, there
fore, that Alamance took the lions share in the dis
tribution of its honors having had assigned to her
the President aud Secretary of the convention, one
for the district!
A Raleigh Delegate, after having sought in vain
to justify his co-laborers in holding Convention
for this district in the City of Raleigh, is at last
driven to the poor alternative of impeaching my
motives by intimating that am disappointed as.
pirant for Electoral honors. Such an argument is
the common resort of every one who feels that his
cause is weak, or his own motives bad. am no
aspirant for political honors of any sort and if
were, should not feel my ambition at all gratifed
to hold them at the hands of sell. constituted con-
vention. seek only the success of good cause by
fair and honorable means, and in its attainment
prefer to follow the lead of others more able than
myself If complain it is not from any personal
griefs, but because feel that good cause has been
wounded by the foul means employed at Raleigh to
deprive this district Of its proper representation in
the Cincinnati convention. Why this hot basic to
hold district convention out of the district not
only without authority on the part of the people,
but in direct violation of their expressed will?
Raleigh Delegate is no doubt successful aspirant
to the honors of the district Perhaps he is hap
ply recipient of portion of the lions share. He
seems to attach great value to it. and do not wish
kol T him. hQrQ.
fore, that although there are Democrats in Chatham
who would do honor to the district in the Cincn-