Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-06-25


ton of Buchanan and Breckenridge, says the En-
quirer of Tuesday last was ratified by the most i'm
posing expression of Democratic sentiment ever wit.
messed in Richmond. The meeting was addressed,
among others, by the Hon. Bedford Brown of North.
Carolina, whose remarks shall appear in our next;
and after the returned delegates had spoken, Gov.
Wise came forward in response to vehement calls,
and was received with accamatons which attest his
strong hold on the hearts of the Democracy. Gov.
Wise commenced by saying
"That he presumed there in the country who
tions Of the Cincinnati Convention than he did He rat
fed them with all his heart and would support them IN the
h he
old State of North Carolina and to hear him. and to have
os s the
that at the ratification meeting in that city, some one had
asked how it happened that the nominations were made:
why had Virginia separated herself from the ott South
ern Staes9 The reply was it was Wise movement The
Der there he happy to learn We're re, then hG shi
take the nterrogaory and the reply But if
meant to inquire whether he, J1e did it, he had to say
wrong it, he would readily the risk without looking
to any reward whatever for the service undoubtedly
the question and the answer but to give HAN more sig
ncant and important meaning than any personal appca;
polite itself 1t the very wisest and best for all the
which could have been made and therefore, vr
aoinyso."
Gov. Wise then went on to say that he cordially
ratified the nomination 1st because It was due to
tho man. Oh hec.uso = ,,,s dino +o p.nnsu,v.n;,.
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3d. because it the Safest soundest most SANTA
w and conservative movement which could have
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been made in reference to the condition OF the coun-
try. The Governor then asked
Who is JAS Buchanan He has military pretensions.
e S d IA a e a
squadron IN the he nor wears ne sword to throw IN his
SCALE to make kick the beam lie is simply that which
is expressed by he WORD most precious 10 hePuohcs
Pan uhpretendnS put sound saIe' conservative ctzeh.
SS IN every sense he Is etotr staesmah Oh train am
ing oi age OF experience IN PuGnc a'Is, Pruuen'' eau
tiouS honest' palo!c ana aoe, ana mas reiuereu le
country not some but much service Ec has especially rem
regard to the constitution which protects property per-
sons and maintains State sovereignty and State equa
sound morals he has conSeed hiey and Kept his faeu
ties SO we'll by yruons e that he now at tne age OF 90
has many years OF service still In hum Ihough MS mead
oe white as now u OF years ana iull OF honors ne ye
vigorous IN mnd and BODY ana Is man Oh
ihe oo'elhof '"en pfoseeueu a' ie"s'i ~ eon-
slider MIR. BuchananS character and claims, demon
stratine his souudness on the great question State
e."s 'e eou"'"e'e VII '"e Cd. ques''o" VI o'"''
rights and his eminent fitness for the office OF Pres
ident We regret that we have not snace to Law the
whole of his masterly speech before our readers
We must however make room for tbs foowinc
further extracts in which the Governor speaks so
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handsomely and with such discrimination and force
of Messrs Cass Pierce Doupas Ruchanan and Of
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the great otate OF pennsylvania:
'And the nomination of and profound states
man cast no reflection upon the rivals to whom he was pre-
ferred The venerable Css had been preferred
Mr. Buchanan, and had and been de.eaed-no,
the of the support of Mr. Buchanan his friends
The hopes of but few still fingered the Cincinnati
Convention around his availability this canvass Mr.
Buchanan older, if better soldier than Mr.
Douglas who young enough live another day.
Let him 60 of late he has made his rising great
shine and Virgins, least in due season. will de-
light to honor him with her she does with her
approval He deserves thanks universally from the Demo-
cracy for allowing his distract the party and
defeat the nomination of who was preferred by an
overwhelming majority Democratic STATES and whose
nomination had, than previous OCCASION been
defeated by the Of noderatc States. lie did
understand Mr.. Dougs By his teegyals yieiing to
aoritv rule dguiust tile aceU settled tsctrGs rule but as
yednS to conpiction of preference Jeyd coutyocersy or
dispute aclich two-thrs meant to secme This
noble and his withdrawal will gain him much favor
and much honor as would his nomnan and his self
eloquenty ratites the nominate of james Buchanan.
And less does franklin Pierce the worthy and ap
proved President of the United States Why should he
especially not endorse the preference of James Buchanan
over hmSe BE 1t remembered that he the Presi-
dent of the Unlon and that James buchanan friends
mated him to that high office PENNSYLVANIA and Virginia
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi in 1852
after giving James buchanan ballots
withdrew his name and they and brought forward
the name OF Fierce Mr. Buchanan and his friends
then to him. and elected him, why should he
and his friends have to Mr. buchanan now? One
good turn deserved another and the revered rule of
democracy s that every gooi man should have his turn
ga9ae anu we Mahs no peter rresiuent ,han he mas
niaae ~ .ne mar man ou & MI. 9ena win make no worse
long postponed TO the claims o1 other men, That all IN
the preference ol oaueS over franklin l1erce
now V te otnel nna, Us enS3 wanna hau IN 1897, next
~ MI bucDanan' pIe'eIreo MT rerce, regret only that