Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-16

THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC TRIUA
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY!

Thanks to the ndomitable Democracy Of North
Carolina, we have the pleasure of proclaiming to-
day one of the most glorious Democratic victories
ever achieved in the State. 1t is complete decided,
and overwhelming. -Nothingism is not only
beaten but beaten so badly as to leave no hope for
it in the Old North State. Let the friends Of the
Constitution, of equal rights and of civil and rei-
gious liberty rejoice You have saved your State
from the humiliating and notifying rejoicngs Of
the Bankses, the Summers, the Wilson's and the
Stewards; and you will receive the thanks and the
plaudits of the Democracy of the whole Union, tor
your signal victory.
Below we give returns from thirty counties out of
the eghty-two in the State. These exhibit clear
average gain of about S5 votes for each county, and
give assurance that Gov Braggs majority will range
between and 10000. This settles the question,
respecting the vote of North Carolina in November,
beyond all dispute.
Look at the returns, and compare results with
the vote two years ago. The Democracy have not
only done well at home-here and in this Congress
sona! distrct-but in all parts of the State, North
and South, East and West.
Western Democrat.
We HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND He IS OURs.-From
the seaboard to the mountains the peaceful battle
has been waged, and the decisive issue made at the
baot-box. The smoke of the contest is now clear
result of which all may well be proud Caro-
lima sends greeting to her sisters of the South-she
sends greeting te the conservative of the North,
and she proclaims by acts and majorities, which
speak louder than words, that she is ready. That
when the day of trial comes she can be depended
upon. She will speak even louder and more en-
phatcaly in November next
To our gallant standard-bearer all honor is due.
Manfully and ably has he led the column, and from
the youngest to the oldest soldier in the ranks all
have stood up to the work. We know how they
worked here in New Hanover-here in Wilmington,
r.lf <hoHx
banner. 1t does good to the old Cape Fear
District roll up the oldtime majority aud she will
do it. Aye, more than do it. She will give over
three thousand for Bragg-cons;derably over it, we
trust. She cannot come under it.
We can all fully understand the anteelection ju-
bance of the defeated party. We see exactly the
sort of thing in the way they talk, and sup
pose will keep talking, about Fillmore stock rising.
The people the polls blow all these bubbles the
winds. They will keep blowing them and bursting
them.
But let US rejoice over what we believe to be the
common good-The union of the South for its own
salvation. II our Know Nothing friends would only
view matters in their proper light, they would
that the victory is theirs much it is ours for it
is for the good OF the country.
Wilmington Journal
"CARRY NORTH CARoL1SA "-Ex-Governor Ora
ham is reported to have assured the people, IN his
late Gu,tord speech, that Fillmore would carry
phetical wisdom comes of his having been " meln-
Der of Filimore's Cabinet" suppose. We
not think how he could have got hold of so much
political wisdom and foresight in any other way
Certainly not in the line of sober calculation and
common sense investigation.
Wilmington Commercial
We give below an extra from the Standard Office,
under date of the 9th, from which it will be seen
that Know Nothingsm has received its death wound
in he nf
Carolina They have sent the most cheering news
to their brethren throughout the Union, and have
emphatcay declared in advance for Buchanan and
Breckenridge by overwhelming majority. North
Carolina says to her sister States in the conederacy,
KEEP THE BALL IN NOTION"
Wasrenton NeDs
A TINE FOR ALL THINes.-We have little stomach
for politics just now-and less for the practical part
indicated by election returns. For these matters
we take the liberty of referring to the standard and
kindred prints. For week or two We shall talk of
more genial sutjects-of beeves, and babies, and
sweet hearts, and wives of lambs, love and domcs-
tic felicity. These are the poetry of lfe-politcs
Its prose. For the present we are poets the whole
seventeen
We can not dabbe in politics at present Pom
honor we cannot. If friends don't like it, they
whipped all over, like old Ben. Stevens calf in
every principal part ?" We must have time to look
around US awhile, and see how the land lies before
we can gather ourself together and grid up our
loins for another fight. When our eyes get I'M
bunged, and our nose stops bleeding, and our old
cooked hat gets straight again, why then are in
for another war; But must breathe little now
We must have time to muse, and to compose our
pose ourselves by the singing of " sans and hymes
and spirt-al songs" By and by, we will pull off our
coat roll up sleeves, and try old Jordan again.
Raleigh Signal, K. NJ
ALL Honor FOR OLD BLADEN-Nobly have the
Democrats of old Bladen fulfilled their pledges to
their party, and redeemed their county. Nobly
have they brought .her out from under the Know
year ago. All honor to the old county and her ster-
ling Democrats, old and young. One brief year
and Reid, Know Nothing, carried he county by 1913
majority. Now Bragg, Democrat, carries it by 1919
majority, and the whole Democratic ticket is put
through without failure. White, Willis, and
Taylor, giving him 50 majority. only the other
counties had done we'll But there is no use in
recriIninatons or fault FINDINGS. The thing for us
all is to go manfully to work, in view of the great
national contest of November.
Our Know Nothing neighbor rather rejoiced too
soon over Baden 1t counted its chickens some time
before they were Matched. It's Purdie its Gmer
and its Jones majorites in Baden were nowhere
The Cards published in the Journal were true
Cards.
five have had fears for Baden, we have no fears
now. she is right side up with CARE and she con-
tains the right sort of to that care We look
for her fullest oldtime majority for Buchanan and
Breckenridge. W. Journal
The MAJoR1rY.-Our readers will recollect that
we some time ago told them that the Democracy of
North Carolina would be amenable to censure. If
they failed to give q majority of 10 or $4,000 for
Mr.. BRAGG Ten thousand was the number for
which we covenanted in our own mind. The Stan
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