Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-04-15
WHOLE NuMBER 1850.
For the STANDARD.

MEssRs. EDIroRs:-Thinking that you would, per.
haps, like to hear from this part of the political
vineyard, have taken the liberty to drop you few
lines, giving you the on dts. The most prominent
subjects that are now agitating the minds Of poll
tcians in this section Who is to be the Demo.
cratic candidate for Congress, and where the Con.
vention is to be heldi A great many gentlemen'S
names spoken of for the first question, any ono
of whom would do honor to the good old cause Of
conservative Democracy; but the individual upon
whom many eyes are centered, as the most suita-
be sandard.bearer in the approaching Congression.
al campaign, is Josiah Collins Esq. of Washington
County. Certainly no could he found within the
confines Of this District possessed of greater ability,
or who would reflect more honor upon delega-
ton in Congress, than this gentleman. He is not
only good orator, but possesses fine cultivated
mind, and is man Of large benevolence and extend.
ed views bounded by no geographical distinctions,
or distinctions Of any kind, save where the Consti
tuition (the patriots Bible) makes it His nomna.
ton would be tantamount to his election. This ID .
fixed fact, and We ali trust that he will accept it.
The next question in this connection is, where 10
the Convention to be held? Sundry and divers
towns have been suggested suitable, but from
what can gather Of the public mind, Plymouth ap-
pears to be most prominent, as more accessible than
fully suggest that the Convention be held at Ply.
mouth on the first Monday in May.
With Collins rs our leader in the coming conflict,
the Democracy cannot but be triumphant, rs Sami.
velism is getting to oe below par in these parts
Indeed believe that our people getting rather
ashamed Of the entire concern. They feel that
they have been most egregiousy humbugged by
Northern abUlitonists. They know now, perhaps.
that the side issues at the South, of Popedom and
'Fnrriners was only started first At Exeter Hail,
England, and afterwards at Fanue Hall, Boston,
for the purpose of dividing the South, and thereby
slipping in. during the scrimmagc, that exceedingly
precious youth of hcmaphrooite extraction, John
Charles Fremont 1t is a lamentable fact that our
citizens are too fond of being humbugged, and am
afraid, Sirs. that ut times they do not thank the
Democratic leaders sufficiently for showing them
''the error of their ways" But "such ia life" ]
have doubt that when the returns shall be footed
up in August, the intensified "Merrikins" will turn
up the whites of their pious optics, and be much
Panied in mind at their defeat $50 mote il be-"
We had the pleasure of friendly shake of the
hand with our esteemed and efficient Senator, the
Hon. Asa Biggs, who has recently returned from
his arduous duties in the Senate. This gentleman
looks somewhat jaded however, his native air vii
soon set him all right. The inangurating ceremonies
must have been very fatguing and somewhat of
bore to almost everybody.
Old Bucks Inaugural meets with general appro
baton down here ''in these low grounds" not o
sorrow, but of pleasure. | have no doubt that hi
whole course will meet with the appreciation of tn,
good aud true men of all parties
CUDDYHUNK.
WILLIAMSON, March 10Th. 1857.