Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-12-23

mention the Post Office FROM we'll rs the one to- which
hey desire the change to be made. 4 Horr : =. h.
Rich and Rare Developments !...Too much of
good Thlng...Mr. Leak not Wanted. ,.
4 The Raleigh Register, every one who reads the
papers knows, has been casting about for some time
past for a so.caed distribution Democrat" to take
the field for Governor. That paper proposed to make
full and final surrender of all its principles for the
doubtful chance of obtaining opposition of this char
acter to the Democratic party of The State and to
this end it lifted up its voice and called, coaxing and
promising in breath, and threatening in the next
what it and its friends would do if the Democrats
should have the temerty to stand by their platform
on this question. 1t wanted some "plucky" person
of easy political virtue to take the feld-one who
would command all the opposition and enough De-
mocratic votes to carry the State. 1t was earnest
and importunate in its calls. Rebuked by some of
its contemporaries of the press of the faith with
ITSELF it nevertheless continued to CALL with added
zeal and in still stronger tones. At length it was
answered. enthusiastically the very person
it had called for-stepped forth. Walter F. Leak,
Esq, of the County of Richmond, placed himself in
the field, unfurled his flag, and declared himself
ready for the contest. The public was relieved,
was not only satisfied but gratfed. But "a change
DER the spirit of its dream" Mr.. Leak is not
the mamie was not hidden to the feast-he is dis
carded because, in the judgment of the Register he
is not up to the specifications set forth in the adver-
tisement. The Editor has no idea of surrenderng
his principles without some reasonable assurance of
handsome return for the surrender. He would
quit Whiggery, he would quit Know Nothingism,
he would quit his party platform and his party or.
ganizaton but he is not willing to embark his for
tunes in a weak doubtful vessel He aoould, but
with Mr.. Leak he cannot He says he did not call
for Mr.. Leak-that he called for "strong" man,
and Mr.. Leak answered. He gives the cold Shout
der y" to Mr.. Leak He pours the cold water of dis
enlargement on the blazing fires of Mr.. Leaks pa
triotism. He "hails" Mr.. Leak as Joab hailed Alb
ner, and then smiles him sorey. He rejects Mr.
Leak on mere rumor-he does not even wait to sur
vey, to explore, to examine him; but he declares,
not of his own knowledge, but from what he has
"heard," that he "doesn't possess the requisite
strength" He is good and sound, what there is of
him, but he is wanting in bottom. He cannot run
wel-he is not available. Hear what the Reqistes
says: a.r
"MR. LEAKS ANSuNcIAnoN.-We published in
our last issue Mr.. Walter F. Leaks annunciation of
himself as Democratic candidate for Governor at
the ensuing Gubernatorial election" While we are
glad to hail Mr. Leak friend to the great meas
ure Of Distribution, and while do not in the slight
est degree claim either to say or know what Demo-
crat in the State would be strongest before the peo
pie on the issue, we nevertheless, from what have
heard, are constrained to believe that Mr.. Leak
doesn't possess the requisite strength in his own par
ty to beat the regular antDistribution candidate of
Democratic Convention, even should he get large
Wing American vote, and about his getting such a
cote, zoe Gerry much doubt. For one as an American
and Wing, five abondon our organization for time,
it will be for the purpose of sustaining Dstrbu-
ton Democrat who is strong in his own party, and
thus by his election the triumph of the Dstr
button principle. This is the position of the Greg.
ister," and it will maintain it. 1t is position of per-
feet consistency"
That is what we call bad faith. Mr. Leak is invi.
ted out-he comes out, expecting large Wing and
Know Nothing vote, and is then cooy told that no
such vote can be thrown for him! We are sur
prised-nay, are almost mortified at the conduct
of our contemporary. Is this specimen of his po-
itcal morals? If he makes good bargain, he will
keep it. but if bad one, he will break it! ~
The Register very plainly tells Mr.. Leak shat he
will not suit, while the other K n presses of the
State treat him with marked Indifference Not one
long way off They merely publish his letter and
dismiss him; but the Kinston Adcocate it must be
confessed, compliments him by publishing his letter
under the following caption: ''SPRUNG ANOTHER
LEAKp ,......
One of the richest and rarest declarations we have
seen lately however, is that of the Register that it
can "abandon" its Reorganization for a time" and
still maintain "poston of perfect consistency !"
There may be some secret Know Nothing hocus DO
Gus by which such thing can be done; but If so,
Know Nothingism must be several degrees deeper,
not higher. than we have ever imagined. n.. 2
But does the Register suppose it can put Mr.
Leak off in this wayf If So it is egregiously mis-
taken, If Mr.. Leak does not possess the requisite
strength to suit the Register he at least possesses
as much hrmness any man. He is no beardless
boy, to be trifed with by the Register--to be so
summarly ruled out and ruled of, after having been
called Our neighbor should recollect that it takes
two to play at any game,-that the man who went
into an amateur bear bug got away only after get
ting his ribs cracked, M, Leak has him, and the
public generally will join in the hope that he will
hotd him: The whole affair." from first to last is in.
terestng and Instructive and this late development
reminds of the that was thrown off the track
uninjured, by the locomotive and landed in field
near by. "How did she look" asked q listener to
the story. How did she look?---why she looked
little discouraged hat, was ALL" MI. Leak may
be "a little discouraged" by this jolt which the Reg.
ister has given him, but that will be ALL Even as
the hornets adhered to the bald pate of Sut Luven
goods" paternal ancestor, so will Mr.. Leak adhere
to our neighbor Of the Register, We think he ought
thus to y a!dhere. ,ItwM, do eaE neighbor good. 1t