Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-01

The great principles of the Democratic party must
possess peculiar power over The minds of the
American people, for, according TO the testimony Of
the 0Ppon,n'S of that party, its success must depend
upon lis rrI ciples aonr and not ut all upon the in
influence or ability of their advocates. just look a:
North Carolina. According tn the opposition press
almost every man put forward by the Democrats
has been feeble, personally and politically-wcak
upon the Sump-weak with the people-inierior to
hrs >ompctor aud prrdrS,.nc,, were, to defeat.
Yet. strangely enough, the party thus iechly sup
ported, has gone Oh from one triumph to another,
until from " hat appeared t. be II hopeless minority
in 1916 it arcse to irresistible supremacy in 1856
Cnjus, feel this depreciation oil D,mn ratio
MN 1" be, we also feel that, in concedrng neither
ability strength its advocates the opponents
OF the Democratic party pay the highest possible
compliment TO the principles and policy by whose
sup, rority alone such results bave been effected
such uiumphS achieved and We sometimes wonder
that our opponrhts do not recognize this fact, and
Sec that while attacking, or meaning TO attack
party, they are paying Tie hest compliment that
can b. paid to party which Is not wor>Lipper Of
men, but of principles and which knows that while
men pass away, principles remain.
The fact of the matter, however. is that our OPP
roncns gp alto. ether too far in this matter even FIR
poi.y-th,y go far as to IN s!cal tivir friends
they msirad themselves, and thus render their
disappointment the more nvrtying. Few can have
forgotten recent instance of this in the case of
SIS
representing every Democrat inferior in ability
and everything else To every anti Democrat had
been pursued in this The men came, they
sp"kc-li,e people heard them, As they did here
The RESULT is known We need not dwell upon
and results calculated t. mortifv political
opponents, nor unnecessarily to the ovcrwhel
ming discontinue of an amable gentleman like
Mr.. Glmcr, from whom the indscreet pucry Of in
discreet friends had led the people to expect too
much, ard thus rendered them incapable Of giving
him credit for what he did do.
II has been sort of stcicotvprd witt;c im Of the
opposition press to sneer at Mr.. Reid, - Little
Davy.' We ,ecoi.ect well when he first ran, and
how very much his competitor owe, matched him, in
the columns Of tie 1ress of tile then d0min"nt 2nrty.
We recoicct his subsequent canvasscs and their re-
suits and also the system OF undue depreciation OF
Mr.. Reid, and undue cxataon of his opponents still
persevered in. Now, the truth is that MIR. Reid
never was ov.rmatcled by any of his opponents in
these canvasse>, but on the contrary, that in the
qualities of plain shrcwd sense, sound argument,
and knowledge Of the people and their wants, MIR.
Reid superior to those with whom he contend
cd, and his success equally due to his abil
ity a.,G to the goodness Of his cause.
We have no desire to speak Of those who
neither occupy public POSITIONS nor are at present
candidates; and only refer to Mess,s Badger.
Mangum and Graham, because their names have
been brought up by the opposition for the purpose
of instutIng invidious comparisons between them
and our present Senators Neither MIR. Reid nor
Mr.. Bggs have ever acted as Mr.. Badger did, who
sakcd his political position in the Senate upon the
Nebraska bill, and yet dared not open his mouth in
its defence when assailcd in the following canvass;
as Mr.. Graham, who deserted Mr.. Fillmore, TO
run with Gen. Scott, and the hext time made fuss
of going to Baltimore original Fillmore man
or as Mr. Mangum, who, in conjunction with the alb.
clifton force Of the North, WORKED to have Mr. Fill.
move set aside in favor of Gen. Scott
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