Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-03-24
The New Hampshire Election.

at all.
The New Hampshire Election.
The black Republicans have recently carried New
Hampshire by an increased majority. The New
Hampshire Patriot, the leading Democratic paper of
the State, thus refers to the result and its leading
cause:
"The Kansas question has again crushed us with
its ponderous, blind, unreasoning power. Before
the Lecompton Constitution question was brought
before the country, our prospects for success were
highly fattering triumph seemed to be certain
that matter, with the course of the Administration
upon it, fell like wet blanket upon the rising cour
age and earnest zeal of our friends, and from that
day we were doomed; our defeat was certain and
apparent to all well-informed persons.
"Yet the Democracy, hoping against hope. con-
'nued the struggle with courage and zeal never be-
fore exceed by them even under the most encour.
aging circumstances. They hoped the people might
be induced to think and act with reference to their
own immediate interests, and they abored to direct
their attention to the sole questions to be affected
by the election but their labors were vain Kan.
sas , and 'Lecomp:on were the magic words which
directed the action of thousands of honest voters"
1t would be almost criminal in to withhold
from our readers facts like the above. We very
much fear that the national Democratic party is.
losing ground seriously in the free States by its ad
vocacy of the Constitutional rights of the South as
involved in the Kansas question. The "Old Guard "
in the free States will stand like wall of adamant,
but will they be equal to the great struggle in 1860?
The same men stood by the South on the fugitive
slave law and later, in the repeal of the Missouri
restriction; and now, when the proposition is made
to admit Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution
recognizing slavery, they stand by US still, but with
| loss of strength, and at sacrifice of their as
tendency in their respective States. Honor TO such
patriotism such devotion to the Constitution and
the Union such sincere regard for the best inter-
ests and the best hopes of man! But the test was
unavoidable, and the great body of our friends in
| the free States appear to regard it. They feel,
as we all do that the only course left to the Pres
dent was to accept and endorse the regular action
of the people of Kansas, and to frown down the
dangerous and revolutionary movements of the To-
pekaites We trust the State will soon be admitted,
and that peace will be restored. This accomplished,
the Democracy Of the free States will enter their
campaigns under more auspicious circumstances. and
we may hope they will regain the strength which
they have recently lost. ... .....
WILMINGTON CoMMERcIAL.-This journal, we re-
eret to state, has been discontinued The Editor,
Mr. Loring, says he contemplates going to "anoth
er part of the State, to meet other engagements -
With our contemporary of the Wilmington Journal
Eve sincerely trust that the "other engagements y
referred to by venerable friend and contemporary
NAV be more pleasant and profitable than the news
paper business has proved Itself in this place. The
pressure of the times has been felt by the newspa
per fraternity, in common with the whole business
community"
The Journal adds:
Although the Commercial was not the oldes
paper in Wilmington, being somewhat the junior o
the Journal yet in editorial experience and length
ened connection with the press, Mr.. Loring is ex
celled by few, if any, editors in North Carolina
Thatir along and varied career he may have com
mitted errors and made enemies, is not to be sup
posed but we know that in his retirement from th'
editorial profession in this place. he carries with hin
} the best wishes and kindest regards of his breth
rem of the press and of his fellow citizens general
ly"
Mr.. EDWARDS ON DIsrR1BUT1oN.-Mr. McRae hav
, ing quoted the Hon. Weldon N. Edwards, of War
rem among others, sustain him in his distribution
notions the Warrenton Nesos has published extract
, from speeches of Mr.. Edwards showing what W
have always known-to w.t. that Mr.. E. is a stric
construcioDist according to the school of Jefferson
and that he has been uniformly opposed to distribu
ton in all its shapes and phases We would q
soon think Of quoting Mr.. Calhoun in favor of con
:. solidation as Mr. Edwards in favor of distribution
We have been desirous of laying the extracts refer
red to before our readers, but have been prevente
. by the pressure our columns by the proceeding
. Of Democratic meetings. We will make room fo
; them in our next, and We bespeak for them in ac
vance the careful consideration of our readers, an
especially of those who are inclined to favor tn
!, dangerous doctrine Of distribution. #.
ROBERT P. DICK, Eso-We are gratified to stat
e that this gentleman has been re appointed Dstr''
. Attorney of the United States for North Caro'in
s Mr.. Dick has discharged his duty all occasion
" with marked fidelity and ability. The cause OF ju
tice and the interests Of the government will nev'
- suffer while in his hands.
;. ADVANCE IN CorroN.-It will be seen by IL
latest foreign news in paper to-day, that cotte
: had advanced one-eighth of penny in Liverpo
. on the Sd instant, and that the market was ffm