Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-07-21

We carried the State two years ago By large
majority, and the prospect is will do agar;
bat it must be borne in mind that we have a willy
adversary contend WITH and that very strength
NAV produce ukewarmness in ranks and relaxed
o~gan,zaton, resulting, if rot in defeat, in dnir-
sled majority We carry the State, and we
must do it, by increased majority. Other States |
are looking to North Carolina; and her voice, to te
uttered in August next, will cheer the friends Of
Democracy from Maine to California, provided we
are all true to our principles and to organiza-
ton.
We have good reasons for believing that the Know
Notnings of the State acting i'll concert both as
to the Governor and Legislatures that secret un-
Outstanding exists, by which they will be able to
concentrate their strength upon their candidates;
and that, in some cases. they will start candidates
even on the day of the election in the hope of thus
defeating the Democratic candidates. There sdang-
er that the Democrats in some Counties and in some
Senatorial Districts may presume too much upon
their strength, permit aspirants to divide them and
thus be defeated by the opposition. We respectfully
call the attention of friends to this view of the
matter, and would suggest that they be constantly
on the alert, to ward off the evils of division and
disorganization and to defeat, at the last mo-
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opposition. Let us look both to tke Legislature and
to the Gorernor and let determine to secure both
by an increased majority.
1t will not do to depend merely upon our strength
We must wo-k-we must use the necessary means,
if we would achieve brilliant victory. The same
labor, the same sacrifices, the anxeties which
we're encountered in building up the party and IN
securing present majority, must be encountered
,boro ipo IN
maintain the position we have reached.
Especially do it to our gallant candidate
for Governor to stand by him, to second and sustain
him in his efforts, and to poll for him every vote
that we can. He is doing his whole duty-let US do
ours. The Know Nothings in all parts of the State
rallyng to his opponent; and unless we are
vgan and active, and poll our whole strength, they
may steal march upon us and reduce our majority.
1t will be too late after the election to regret that we
have lost votes for Governor and lost members of the
Legislature by ukewarmness, or inattenon, or over
confidence, or from any other cause. Let us do our
duty and afterwards look back upon that, as well
as upon our great victory, with pleasure Let eoery
Democrat euery ohere in the State do has duty and
agorious victory will crown our exertions.
20" We put it to our contemporaries of the Ra
leigh Register and Salisbury Watehman to say if II
is courteous or proper. parliamentary, or orgu
msatatire, to be constantly talking about the lash
of the Standard, -" Holden's keen cattle whip
&c. Is it, gentlemen? Holden aspres to no con
troll and wie'ds whip He seeks only to perform
his duty to his party and claims no such right a.
that attributed to him, of reading r,en out Of the
party. Men read themselves ont of parties as Mr.
syme read himself out of the old Wing party wher
h., oina1 N,tl he y
which renegades and traitors feel is the lash of con
Science. OF all uneasy politicians the most uneas,
are such as we have inst referred to. Witness, fol
example, the writings and contortions OF Venaole
Linn B. Sanders D. X. McRae L. N. B. Battle, ant
others. SUCK characters bear perpetual testimon.
Error wounded writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshippers
The "iash of the Standard indeed! What sort Q
lash was it that drove freelnen into the culvert
Of Sam?
How Forsyth County will fare by the Democrat
nrsakng Mr.. Holden and now shouting Justify 10
Judge Ellis, and the Convention nominees for tn
Legislature, remains to be seen.-iSalem Press.
Mr.. Holden is greatly obliged to the Press fo
the information that the Democracy has forsake
him. This is indeed news to him.
| Democracy knows men only the representative
OF principles. 1t is not welded to men, for men d
and their very memories perish; but principles liy
always. Democracy in Forsyth is just like Dem'
eracy elsewhere; it selects its men and stands
them in good faith, and it does so because it is
party Of principle. Founded on the rock of trut
Is it not shaken or blown about by "every wind
doctrine" The Democracy of Forsyth will star
by its candidates, Mess,s. Masten and Fries, and "
elect them, whether opposed by Know Nothings
by Democratic disorganizers. Mark the predictio
Mr. Press