Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-12-19
A QUEER COINCIDENCE

That it did do So and that Mr.. McRae was aware Of
the fact, is sufficiently evidenced by explanatory
letter from him, published in the columns os the
journal. That was IN the winter Of lS52-53. In
the spring Of 1858 new administration entered up
! on power. Whether or not Mr. McRae deemed that
his claims had been neglected. is not for Us 10 say !;
for we have TO do simply with the facts they exist
! not with the motives of individuals One thing is
certain, Mr.. Mcliae, in the summer of 1853, an
| nounced himself candidate for Congress upon the
distribution ISSUE but having received the appoint
ment of Consul to Paris, retired from the field, and
went TO France leaving Mr.. Leak to occupy the
ground which he had left vacant Mr. Leak got
about as badly beaten as any gentleman could de.
sire
In this year of our Lord one thousand eight hun.
dred and ifty.seven, Mr. McRae returns from France
The years of his sojourn there have been like
blank-,he stirring events which have agitated the
country have failed 10 reach his ear-while the rest
of mankind talk OF Kansas, Nicaragua, the monetary
crisis, the empty treasury, and the loan, Mr..
Mcliac begins exactly where he left off years ago
distribution is still the panacCa for all our Ills Ii is
like the hotwaer and blood letting Of DR.. Sangrado
The treasury is depleted, empted, impoverished
empty it more, says MIR. Mcl,ae. take from it the
proceeds of the sales Of the public lands and give
these proceeds to the States. Rob Peter and pay
Paul. Make yourself u iinancer by taking money
out Of one pocket and putting it into another.
The doctrine is queer one, but it is Mr. McRac's
doctrine and he has not only right to believe in it
himself, but to induce other people to do so if he
can. We object only TO its being promulgated as
Democratic doctrine, which it is not. And we here
take occasion To remark, did freely at the time
when speaking about the matter at all, that the APP
pointment Of Mr. McRac to the Consulate at Paris
was unfortunate one, MOI, because of any personal
objections to Mr.. McRae, but because of the appa.
rent sanction given to violation of the principles
upon which the administration itself had been placed
in power,
Ru tho coincIopcc IN which mainly witch IN
call attention. will be better understood by refer.
encc to two letters which have recently made their
appearance One is dated October odd 1857 signed
bv Mr.. McRae and addressed to VIM. F. Dnncy,
Esq, of Edgccombc county, by whom it is published
IN the laiboro Press OF the 18th nit the other is
Ga'c" Ds'e",ne' o'h' 1885, signed by W. T.. Leak,
E>l' ava addressed 10 Tie editors oil inc d'hereht
f"{yeutvIle papers:
we nave Tor various reasons 'orenorhe 10 puo''Hh
or 't'rr !" the 'etier IRON Mr.. Mchae, above men
uohcu, III ,ha' 'etter MI Mchae SIMPLY pr"mH'
gates the scheme which he brought forward years
ago, and which we had discussed at length before.
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discou'tcsy, regard Mr.. McRae as a candidate,
likely to be a candidatc--we cannot now so regard
him without tacitly accusing him of insinccriiy in
the declarations he has made and the letter of Mr..
Leak comes forward to put the matter at rest, by
1853; wv" t,'' ne'u 'II p'W,''"' n'n,e' I
vision was fixed. Regarding Mr.. McRae'S declara.
tons MS made in good faith and this we feel our.
selves bound to do, we must consider him prcciuded
from being himself candidate for Governor and re-
gard him as pledged TO support the author of the fol-
lowing letter:
ROCKINGHAM Dec. 6, 1857
Mossrs T. j. Hale d Son: