Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-06-30

"a Congressn,an il North 4s6iiia Cons1lt /
the Interest OF his sG0nstituents.
BRowrsyIILE, Tuesday, May 1a, 1868.
Ny Coon ON FRIEND: write to urge you to come /
out as distribution Democratic candidate for the
Legislature The triumph of this psinciple by cleo
ting Legislature favorable to this measure insures
two Senator'S to aid in relieving us Of the burden ot
taxes II the 10000 acres, which Benefits bill
gave North Carolipa had have been received, :we
would have had 100000 less of debt, and $780, OoO
less of interest to pay yearly. expect to be can
didate myself and let us old men lead the boys once
more.
With sincere regards to Mrs Richardson % %gS AND
A. RICHARDSON. ESQ.,,
This letter is roundly denounced in North Caroli-
ma, as a secret and insidous attempt to distract
and divide the Democratic party" 1t is to be hoped
that time may come when party discipline will
not override every effort to promote the public
good.-Neao York Times.
The above is from black Republican paper, the
New York Times. The Times is mistaken in sup.
posing Mr. Venable is Congressman" "Othel-
los occupations gone" Never again will he be a
congressman" The height Of his ambition at
present is to get to the Legislature but even that
ambition is not likely to be gratified.
The Times sympathizes with Mr. Venable in his
"efforts to promote the public good" So does the
Raleigh Register. Their object is apparent. 1t is
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administration of James Buchanan; and we have
no doubt Mr. Venable sympathizes as deeply with
them in this respect they do with him in his at
tempt upon the political honesty and integrity Of
Applewhte Richardson.
Mr.. Venable has been especially warm against
Mr. Buchanan ever since he refused to appoint him
United States District Judge for North Carolina, in
place of Judge Potter.
WHAT RAILROADS Do.-The Winston Sentinel has
been informed by "a gentleman who has established
steam mill in this vicinity, since the building of
the Central road that he is now paying annually to
the farmers of Forsyth county twenty thousand dol.
lars for wheat. Ten years ago we venture to say
that that much wheat not scarcely even raised
in the County, and sold for less money, rather
was not sold at ALL"
We venture to say that the Central Railroad,
though seventeen eighteen miles distant from the
county seat of Forsyth. is worth in various ways to
the people of that County not less than fifty thousand
dollars per annum. In addition to the increased
travel, by which the towns of Salem and Winston
are benefited and in addition also to the increased
sales of produce by the farmers of the County,
which would either never have been made, or if made
would for the most part have wasted in their barns.
the County saves every year large amount by the
reduction of the prices of iron, SALT sugar. molasses,
and the like, which has been brought about by
Railroad transportation. In 1647 the valuation of
lands and town property in Forsyth $s39,7l
in 1866, it was $l,l97, 9O2-showing increase of
the wealth of the County during eight years, of
1858, 1877.
we wonder what sort of picture of "chronc
decline " Mr. McRae drew for the people of Forsyth
on Wednesday last. No doubt friends of the
Sentinel have taken notes of his speech, and we
shall know in due time Did the Ex-Consul tell the
people that they retrogradng THAT they were
about to be consumed by taxes ?-that they were
growing poorer and poorer every day, and that
less the general government came to their aid they
would be ruined? We suppose he did; and We
suppose also that the intelligent people of that
County thanked him most cordially for having made
so pretty speech over SO impossible story. The
truth is, we think that Mr.. McRae, after the campaign
terminates, should devote himself for a time to
romance founded the chronic decline of North
| Carolina. He will have ample leisure for the task
| WELDING facile and burning pen, he could throw
the richest colors on the canvass and produce
panorama of the "decline and fall" of this old At
lantic State which Bulwer Dickens might envy
out not excel. AS hlcNZl, Tue tribune, STUCK the
last blow for Roman liberty, and was extinguished
in blaze of glory which shines even now upon the
path of history, so might Mr. McRae, with modesty
which every one would appreciate, present himself
in the attitude of the Rienzi of these latter times,
snatching his State from decline and putting new
life into her arteries and limbs friend at our ell
bow inst.ucts US to say that he will look for the
work. and that he will patronize it to the extent of
at least copy. We say the same; and We will
take dozen copies, if Mr.. McRae will instruct his
! publisher to preface the work it'll picture of a
dead State The picture, to be perfect, should lead
the eye through oil the stages of decay, from the
"chronic decline" which Mr. 'McRae says is now
| upon us, to the actual representation of State
which had languisbed and languishing had died for
| the want of some public lands.
| LATEST FOREIGN NEws.-Cotton had declined an
eighth of penny. Flour steady at former prices,
wheat dull. The weather in England was favorable
to the crops Political news not important.
| AI Well, Not all Right-1he Position of England
on the Right Of Visitation.
NEW YORK, June 25-The HerulTs Washington
correspondent says that although Cass considers the
question of the British outrages definitely settled,
others of the Cabinet do not; that Lord Mamsbury s
| concessions waive the right of search that these
concessions but bis individual act and not bind
ing on Great Britain, and that the immunity deman-
ded by our flag against visitation was not touched
upon. He says further that the President is nclin4
| ed to lean to the latter view.
| PRESIDENT MoNRoEs REMANs.-The remains of
President Monroe, now lying in New York City, are
to be disnterred the I'd of july for the purpose
of removing them to Virginia. Gen. Scott has writ
ten the following letter in to invitation to