The Washington union., 1857-09-12
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THE RECENT ELECTIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA


THE RECENT ELECTIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Mn EprroR few days ago noticed in your papers
short editorial dscoursng upon the recent elections p
this State for Congress, which editorial You wound up
with the declaration that North Carolina with her u 600
democratic majority was the banner State of the Union
The democracy feel themselves complmented exceedingly
with this praise and surely they deserve not little Cor
the gallant manner in which they have fought the'F
know nothing enemy They accomplished much butl
me assure YOU Mr. Editor it in their power 10 have
accomplished They were successful in every district
of the State except the 5th and in this they fought
under great disadvantage They fought with spirit
at anot because they had idea that out
of their power but because they did not have candidate
with whom they were well pleased Mr. Stephen 4.
Williams who ran against Mr. Gilmer, declared himself
candidate days before the democratic convention
was 10 be held, and thus, in manner forced himself
upon the democracy of the district This impruden
duct of his was the sole of the know nothing vic
tory in the Guiliord district. 1t caused the whole party
to be very lukewarm in his favor many would not
go to the polls and greatly dissatisfied soe that
had Waddle one Of tho know-nothing candidates, re,
maned in the field they would have voted for Gilmer to
defeat his election The democracy Of this State dc.
votedly given to conventions, and when candidate
comes forward without the nomination. endorsement
Of one in opposition TO he is as certainly doomed
10 defeat as the day OF election The commanding
talents the fine attainments and the prestige Of Abpu
w. Venablc ayailed him nothing when he came before
the people without nomination, and the brilliant co
quence of Duncan X McRac displayed in vain under
similar circumstances Thomas L. Cngnan is the only
man in our State who succeed without the aid Of
convention this for the reason that he ray
thing that any other cam and for the that
nearly all the democrats of his district have been
wings like himself Place him before the people IN any
position and deeply in love with his genius do they
fall that they cannot find it in their power to go against
him The mountainccrs love him most heartily; and
there Is not mortal on the top Of the ground who
in his own district can hold him light Now II such
men as venable and McIac could not succeed without
the aid of convention what could Mr. Williams expect
do2 He is young gentleman Of some talent but not
sufficient to beat down the blows Of pcjudice formed
against him by his own conduct In but single
ty in his district Randolphd he receive the full vote
of his party In the strong democratic county Of Caswe
he fell nearly 500 votes behind the democratic strength
and In his county of Alamance he fell off hun
dred In the aggregate his faings-of from the vote
given to Governor Bragg, year ago. amounted to ahont
200 which, added to the vote he received would have
defeated Gimcr by about 800 majority. Thus doth the
true case stand 1t is matter of profound regret with
every democrat of the 5h district that they did not havea
strong and appointed standard bearer in the field Nobody
believes that if the Hon John Kerr, tho Hon Samuel
p HILL or the Hon Bedford Brown of Caswell, Rob
ert McIrn of Guilford had been the candidate Of the
democracy the 'lone star of Mr.. Gs,mer would never
have arisen above the horizon They all men Of most
decided talents and well known to the people Of the
State Had either of them been the candidate, the
Dutch hating and Popcearing Samuel would have been
driven from the only stronghold which he can now
claim among the people of the land Of steady habits ~
but there is to believe that had the Hon John
Kerr been the man, poor Samuel, in his fight, would
have left not trace behind He is much popular
than he two years ago he would have received the
entire democratic voe with not few of those who voted
| for Gilmer.
Thus Mr. Editor, do you see that, though we Of Noh
Carolina did well, with favorag circumstances might
have done better It glory enough certainly to have
elected of the eight representatives from Of the
saunchest Of the old whg States but it would have been
exceedingly agreeable if could have filed the place
lately occupied by Elwin g. Reade by good and reliable
democrat. That gentleman in some Of his votes badly
enough seprescned his constituents and il is to he
feared that John A. Cmcr will treat them after the
goodly wise. So Mr. Editor, let us hope 1t may
never bel T.