Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-12-09
RALEIGH.
The Cloven Foot of DISCRIMINATION


time for urging the question of distribution before
the people. "There is no organized opposition
he continues, "to the Democratic party-indeed,
there is but one party at the South No harm can
come of discussion of this question. If candi-
date were to place himself before the people for
Governor this ISSUE in the old fashioned acay be-
fore caucuses acere inrented, what matters it? A
Democrat would be elected any way. For my own
part, wish some practical farmer, Democrat,
would take this issue in hand and appeal to the peo.
PIE upon it. -"
Observe the caution, the adroitness with which
Mr. McRae approaches the main point, that of pla.
cling disorganizer in the field for Governor
There is no organized opposition" he says, to the
Democratic party of the State. How does he know
that? Depend upon it there is an opposition wheth.
er organized or not. Twelve months ago We know
it 'oas organized and not only organized but sacorn
to oppose Democracy in every shape and form
Does MIR. McRae expect to convince the people that
the Know Nohngs of this State, who polled last
year nearly fifty thousand votes have abandoned
their principles, given up their organization,
joined the Democrats?
-" No harm," he says, "can come of discussion
Of this question" What good can of it? Has
not the State repeatedly voted against it? Did not
Mr.. McRae himself take strong ground against it in
1862 when President of the Democratic State
Convention he declared that in federal politics
hold first to and stand upon the ancient and time
honored landmarks of Democracy2" Why vex the
public ear and disturb The people with issue
which has long been settled? Who has called for
this '' discussion: ?" The people? No. Mr.. McRae
has called for it. The people have moved all
in the matter.
But let get little nearer to the main point.
IF a candidate to place himself before the peo
pie for Governor on this issue, an the old fashioned
pay before inrented 'rhnt matters at "
There it is. These Conventions Of the Democracy
-" caucuses" Mr.. McRae calls them-have been dan
gerous bodies, at least since he presided over
one in 1852. The " old -fashioned"-the independ.
ent way is the best. So says Mr. Syme and so says
sam" Mr.. Syme. in the Register of the 7th No
vember, very kindly warns the next Democratic
State Convention against inserting " that abomina.
bic anti-diSribution plank in their PLATFORM" and
emphatically tells them that if they do so some
patriotic Democrat, whose feelings right about
this and who has pluck enough to say what he
feels in defiance of party madness and tyranny, will
speak out, and put himselr in the .,ieM in opposi
tion" How pleasant it is to brethren dwelling
together in unity" Ofcourse Mr.. Syme has become
a Democrat he has come over to Mr.. McRae and
produced this " unity"-this concord of old fash
ioned," anti-caucus distribution sounds. Mr. Nc
Rae cannot certainly have gone over to him, for he
still claims to be good Democrat-"i in the oldfash
oned way, before caucuses were invented" And
what does Sam" say? "Sam" turns over in his
culvert, knocks the ashes from his darkantern,
and says "good!' The only objection, however,
which Sam" has to caucuscs is, that the members
arc not s,eorn, they when they meet under
his auspices.
Mr. McRae wants some practical farmer" to take
the field for Governor this issue in the old fash
ioned way" That is just what Sam told us when
| Mr. Shepard ran for Congress against Mr. Branch,
and Mr.. Reid against Mr. Winsow. But tine
| people thought and voted otherwise.
| "Independent" candidates and "independent' ,
newspapers, so-called of all candidates and all
newspapers the most dependent. Boosting of their
independence of party, they are compelled to re-
| " for support upon every faction and ism which
promises temporary strength or ultimate success
Pledged to all parties and to all isms, party car
depend upon them and the people, whom they essay
to caole for their voes forgotten soon as the
| election passes by. Parties are indispensable i
| all free governments. Every public man who is
useful, is member Of some party ; and as soor
as he sets up for himself and becomes indepen
dent" he ceases to be useful No public man car
serve two parties He must either be Democrat ol
a co-operator with the opposition, no matter by
what name the opposition may be known If HI
makes war upon the principles or upon the organi
zaton Of his party he at once ceases to be of tina
| Marty We state facts obvious to everv one. Lik
bcsets like, like assmilates to like. No man can be
Democrat and at the same time publicly and opents
advocate federal issue and endeavor to under
mine and overturn the usages and the organization
of the party. Distribution is much a federal is
sue as Bank or Tariff, or internal improvements b.
the general government. 1t is link in the chain
Mr.. Clay's "American system" doctrine,-it is
proposition in disguise to assume the debts of tn
States and render them dependents on fedora
bounty.
These are our opinions, freely and plainly given
We expect to maintain them now and hereafter
We have been contending for them through the CO.
umns of this journal for more than fourteen year;
| and we will never surrender them.
SoUrH CAROLINA UNITED STATES SENAToR.-EA
Governor James H. Hammond was on Monday, o
the third ballot elected U. S. Senator by the Legs
lature of South Carolina. The following is the vote
Hammond, So Pickens. so; Dargan, 8; Barnwel