Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-11-11
Significant.

Significant.
As another sign of the course the opnouo,,.
the Democratic patty intend to pursue. in h.
summers campaign, We clip the following franz u
last Register: "S
"As party those with whom we have ..t.a
now act, are poweress. We are not in tSs ana
eren and the Democracy need have no fear uc y9a
doing what they know to be right In their n"u, Oh
ton for Governor, We hope they will allow tb.;aa
didate. whoever he may be, to speak out for Se .at
Carolina and her great interests. We hone ,bs n"'
mating convention will impose restrictions u h"'
will cripple his hands his tongue about tha " .
lie lands We hope he may be allowed to sns.l o,
act as We are sure every true man and patr;ot t."
of whatever party, about our right to this aroa a'
| tate. But if this convention should mr ss eS
sarily and unwisely again insert that abom;n.tIs
plank in their platform, which will lose rs the .rs
we hope that some patriotic Democrat. whose Co.,,
ings are right about this, and who has pluck enonob
to say what he feels in defiance of party msdns'a
and tyranny, will speak out and pu; himself IN s
field in opposition. Such man can embodv ma "v
noble spirits in that party who will act with him
and do right, Whatever may be the consequence ~
themselves They may love their party lint tbsr
love for their State is higher than that '''"
We think we may safely say that the Wbio and
American party being hors du CONDUIT lust At nraS.
ent as organization, and decming this bv far tho
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parties at the South, waving all minor questions
would cheerfully and with patriotic ardor supnort
any Democrat, having other qualifications. who
would thus bravely prove that lie loves his country
better than his party"
| The Democracy never fear to DO what is right 81
the Register need have no apprehensions on that
score. The Democracy will not only allow their
candidate, whoever he may be, to speak out for
North. Carolina and her great interests" but they
will nominate no man who does not do so; or they
should nominate one who did not thus sneak out
they themselves would bring him down with jerk.
We trust the Register will dismiss its fears on this
point also.
But the whole drift Of the Registers article is to
show that our opponents intend hunting up some
dStrbutionst who calls himselfa Democrat as their
candidate. This is what we have expected-the De.
mocracy have expected it, and they prepared for
it If the Register hopes to brighten the Democratic
party from it's opposition to dstribstion its hopes
are vain and idle. Not one title of that opposition
will be withdrawn-no: o, g splinter taken from that
"abominable plank" as the Register is pleased to
call it. The Democratic party is party of princi.
pie, and it regards no man who attacks its princi.
Piles or departs from them. Men once high in the
honors and affections Of the Democratic party have
already fallen, and fallen to rise no more because
they chose to run counter to those principles Such
will be the fate of all others who pursue the same
course The Democratic party regards man who
is in favor Of distribution Of it's members 1t
rejects him, disowns him, and utterly repudates
him. If the opposition chooses to take up such
one, he is theirs and to them. and them only, can
he look for promotion. When he arrays himself
against his former party tina: party is arrayed against
hin, and no longer owns him.
The Register complained last spring that we would
not discuss the distribution question with him.
With all due respect to that paper, must be left
to choose our own time for expanding our ammuni.
ton. We have discussed it for years past, and have
seen it again and again beaten Gown by popular dis
appreciation. II necessary we will again discuss it
in the next campaign, we'll assured that We shall
again see it overwhelmed The truth is, it is weak
question. The people understand it and di>approve
it. 1t is an entering wedge for high tariff, and
high tariff makes the South tributary to the North.
Its promises q delusion Its effects, if carried
into practise, would be disastrous. At the proper
time we will prove what We say.
We are sorry to see the Register and other oppo'
sition papers revving this threadbare question:
Hundreds and thousands Of patriotic Wings, seeing
the necessity for united action and regarding d's'
button ss an insignificant issue, compared with 9TH
er great issues, have thrown it aside and 'al'ed 10
the support Of the present administration, and orc
now acting in concert with the Democratic party
the only party as the Register itself admits, that
now has any power, any organization The queS'
ton of distribution is not practical one, ana "
were, it does not weigh Q feather in the SCALE I'S
agitation can only serve to divide and weaken 'ne
South, and render her vulnerable to the atacAS
of Northern abolitonists. The cry Of the heg's's'
and its confrcres for redistribution distr'o"'''"'
distribution I! is monstrous that oil the 'a'
mer whom Patrick Henry represents as shouting
"beef! beef! beef!" forgetful Of the mighty s'"s
gle Of the Revolution gong on around him. anu :"
tent only on his SHARE of the public money '0'
few pounds Of beef. The black Republicans nea''
overwhelmed US last fall. Our equality in the C"'0,
is daily threatened, and our institutions at'Se"eN
with malignity that seruples at no means o' '''.
overthrow our rights under the constitution anu
the constitution itself, are assailed by party 10TH"
liable in numbers and potent for mischief; our W
pressors are bound together by the strong bond Of
common hatred to US, doubly strengthened oy q"
naticsm and is this time for us to forget our oA"
gers to forget the power and zeal Of our enemies
forget the interests we have at stake to forget ''
continual assaults upon dearest rights and PRIV
ileges. and madly throw FIRE brand among oo'.
selves by crying distribution distribution cage
in the pursuit Of few imaginative dollars!
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