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

M,cIyf-Mv ever gentle cousin, welcome hliher
NaIcoin-l know him now
NJ, McRaes letter on distribution was published
IN ,be Tarborongh S0uthener about the aSh No.
ro,,her and in the Standard on the 9Th of Decem-
ber 49,
Mr.. McRae himself, haring no poHttcnt dp""'
tim, to gratity" but nevertheless wishing to see
d;,ibut;on candidate in the field for Governor cali
,d in his letter on some "practical farmer 10 step
or,h and stake himself for North. Carona's share
The call was earnestly, ms it was no doubt honestly
made Twas sort of Macedonian cry of =" come
over and help us'-and it was heard in Richmond
Countv. which bordereth on the South Carolina
line about Sunday the 9th day Of December. Mr..
Leak was delighted to hear it. The appeal was to
Linn and no sooner was it heard than answered.
He considered "if it done, when It's done, then
,tvcre well it were done quickly" He considered also
that it oughto be DONE and that he was theperson to
doit He took Mr.. Mciac at his word, as he had
riyht to do and so at the very earliest moment on
Syrdov the 6h day IF December-for the letter
hears that date-hc authorized Col. John W. Cam
eron, blue.light rcdcralist and da,klantcrn Amer.
can, "to announce mgscif a democratic candidate
for Governor, at the ensuing Gnhernatoral election
He expects to be a candidate sat the election -
what he proposes to be in the meanwhile does not
sufficiently appear.
A friend at our elbow suggests that Mr. Leak was
too wling--in too great hurry and that his haste
TO be in the field, which is indicated by his SUNDAY
correspondence, has given the affair something OF
farcical ASPECT We differ with our friend. " fdr'
cirqr means, according to the dictionaries, "drot,
i. jr1
nothing L" illusory" deceptive" about Mr.. Leak
response 1t bears uponi's very fac the impress oil
having been made in dead earnest; and its date
Supday-is calculated to leave the inference that it
was seriously pondered and done. 1t is not far.
cical."
Another friend, who sympsthises more with Mr.
McRae than he does with Mr.. Leak, is inclined TO
think that the latter has played Ncjeh towards the
former-tha the call was made by Mr. Mcltae in "dou
bic trust that it would not be answered; AM de-
clares, as the result of this conviction, that
"Ths Duncan
Hath borne his faculties meek hath been
So clear in his great Office that his VIRTUES
Wit plead like angels, trumpe.ongngd, against
The deep danna"n OF his tdt"g ar.
Our friend quotes Shakespeare, we admit, but that
is all. Besides Mr. Leak is not in favor of Shaks
pcare but of "Norb.C arolna's share of the public
lands :" and the only possible resemblance between
him and Macbeth is, that Macbeth called the witch
es and they came, and Mr.. McRoe called for some
one, and Mr. Leak came That is all and that we
take il, is sufficient vnlicaon of Mr.. Leak in this
respect. lie is no Shakspcaran character Shaks.
peare never depicted any one who wrote or dated
Gubernatorial letters on Sunday o" who was can
didate at the ensuing election but not before
Mr. Leak has so often run for and sought office,
and has so frequently obtained it, and is withaI so
great an idol with the masses OF the people, for whom
he has done so much, that it not TO be expect
ed he would wait to be called upon on this occasion
by more than one person. What every body con-
cedes surely person has the right to offer; and
this being so, every body will thank Mr.. Mcl'ac, as
he may thank himse!t for having brought Mr.. Leak
into the field
"Thou cnnst not say ldd it never shake
Thy CORY locks at me-.