Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-09-15
What will be the next Movement of the OppO-
sitiOn to DemOcracy3

sition to Democracys
Now that the elections are over, and the political
elements have become calm again, it is time to en-
qure and ascertain, if can what will be the next
movement Of the opposition to Democracy. Distri-
button has been defeated for the twentieth time and
many of its own friends will admit that it is dead.
The people Of North Carolina have rejected it by
sixteen thousand majority, though it was advocated
by many presses and its claims upon their judgment
enforced in able and impressive manner by the
opposition candidate for Governor.
1t has always been favorlte policy of the FEEDER
ass to render the States dependent OH the general
government and this policy, from the days of JEFF
ferson to the present, have been cherished and ad
hered to. Distribution was first essayed, rather
the Distribution doctrine first formally
nounced and advocated in shis State in 1928. Gen.
Welltorn, of Wilkes introduced into the Legislature
Of that year a resolution declaring that "Congress
have right to create fund for internal improve.
ments and education, to be apportoned among the
States in proportion to their federal population, and
to be applied to such particular objects each State
may specify" The debate on this resolution took
wide range and was ably conducted, especially by
the Democratic side, the Hon. Bedford Brown, of
Caswel, and Gen. Jesse Speight, of Greene, being
prominent in it Gen. Speight, after representing
his District in Congress- removed to Mississippi, and
died some years since, maintaining his Democratic
faith to the last but MIR. Brown We still have with
US, in vigorous olo age, member once more of
the Legislature of the State in which he sat
thirty years ago, the determined opponent then as
of this Federal scheme of Distribution. We
have referred to these facts for the purpose of show
ing, first, the origin of Distribution Federal
measure and secondly, to point to one Of the Old
Guard" of Democracy, the Hon. Bedford Brown, in
illustration of the truth that Democracy never
changes.
But We have somewhat wandered from the enqui-
ry under consideration, what will be the next move
of the opposition? We answer, all the
signs Of the times indicate, Fusion attempt TO re-
enact the scenes of 1S4O and general and sweeping
charges of extravaganza and corruption against the
Democratic party. This will be the programme
The opposition North and the opposition South, pro
Tossing to hold different views on the question O
slavery will nevertheless substantially act together
in their vehement assaults on the Democratic party
They are doing this now AS the election for Presi
deEt in 1860 approaches and the prospect of sue
opens before Them their efforts will be increased
and their fusion will be more apparent How i'm
porant is it, therefore. that the Democracy shoule
look well to their own ranks-should lop of the uu
sound branches, and prepare for the storm which i
impending.
1t is too soon now to indulge in conjectures as t
the result Of the contest of 1860. Ii will be tn
most bitter and the most important contest which ha
ever taken place in this country. The power is nov
with the free states. We have many tried and tru
friends in that region, but we confess it would
difficult just now to determine whether those friend
are diminishing or increasing We hope for th
best, but We have our fears.
The ATLANTIC CABLE-New York and othe
Northern Cities have celebrated the completion
the Atlantic Cable; and Tiffany & Co., and Other
have no doubt sold, or have ready for sale,
least forty thousand miles of the genuine cable,
cut from the eighty miles that left after landing
These specimens" are only about one dollar a
inch, more or less, and are decidedly cheap ut ha
the price.
The Southern people are said to be mercurial
Their temperaments-easy excited, and throw
from their balance into violent demonstrations B.
" seems to us that our Northern population is mue
more easily set upon its head than the Souther
Who ever heard of fanatcism of any kind takir
''d on the Southern people? Spirit rappings, fr
'oVesm, Fouriersm, Know Nothingism, and an i
Vulnerable host of isms common among the old P
fan New Englanders, are totally unknown in II
oouth 1t really seems to US that all the toozs a
In the Northern States
But what has become of the Cable? It was to
IN operation by the first of the present month"; al
''nce that time we have heard nothing from it.
poetlcal friend at our elbow asks: EaS
Is the Atlantic Cable dead 2. ~
Or only snoozing in its bed?
Who can solve the enquirys