Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-04-24
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and able, and the opposition cannot hope to defeat
him but it is probable they will run candidate
against him. rs sort of central organization for eff
lecting their main object, to wit majority in the
Legislature, This is what they mainly desire, and
what they hope for. They count several agencies
to effect this result: First they rely upon such old
line Wings as are still with them; secondly, on the
sleeping but still vital venom of Know Nothingsm;
and thirdly, on so-called "distribution Democrats
These agencies they will endeavor to combine both
1or Governor and the Legislature; and the leading
feature in their tactics will be an attempt in all the
Counties to disorganize the Democratic party. To
this end they win get out distribution Democratic
candidates wherever they can, who will oppose Con-
ventions and organization in every shape These
candidates, making distribution paramount will at
the same time pander to every local issue and every
ism-will profess to be Buchanan men in one quar-
ter and anti.Buchanan men in another quarter; and
thus, spreading their nets for birds of every feather
they hope to sweep the field.
The Democratic majority in the State is not mere.
ly considerable-it is overwhelming 1t is SO large,
and the party is in every respect SO strong, that
there is danger that it will be injured by internal
strfes and divisions To prevent the first step
towards such disasters let insist from the outset
on the most rigid organization. Let the Democratic
people on all occasions compel asprants for office to
subordinate their own wishes and their own hopes
to wholesome and unbending party organization;
for if 60 into the field with divided forces if
any favor is shown to sefseekers and dsorganizers
we may expect defeat-and what is more to be de.
plored, we will deserve it.
We appeal especially to our friends in Granville,
Franklin and Nash to be on the alert. There are
rumors to the effect that the Democratic party is to
be strongly opposed in these three Counties; and
hence the Importance of early and decided action
the part of our friends. Let the strongest-the
most popular men in all respects, be brought for.
ward and while the humbug issue of distribution
is met and exposed should be- let it be also un
derstood that there other issues of much more
importance to the people than that. The admins
tration of James Buchanan must be sustained; and
they who join the opposition on any issue, and war
the organized Democratic party of the State will
be regarded as opposed to the administration, and
as allies, to greater less extent, of Gimer and
the black Republicans Only let these things be
fully made known to the people, and those who may
thus array themselves against James Buchanan, the
friend of the South and the upholder of Constitu
and defeat.
Rouse up, brother Democrats! buckle on your
armor and prepare for action! "Sam" is not dead
yet He has only changed his shape, and now goes
about under the name of distribution. He has been
engaged for the last two three months in prowl-
ing round the Democratic enclosure, looking for
weak places, and hoping to find some means of en-
trance to the rich spoils that tempt his eyes and
his palate. Watch him, and whack him we'll over
the head whenever you meet him. He is stranger
to honesty and fair dealing, and cares for nothing
but himself and defeat. We have the ss.sn-the
people look to US Democrats to hold it, and ad-
minister their affairs they have been administered
for the last eight years and should be untrue to
ourselves and to them if suffered the opposition
to triumph in August next.
As everybody expected the platform adopted by
the Democracy at Charlotte, with single exception,
was a string of stereotyped generales and assump.
tons meaning nothing and meant to mean moth
ing.-Register.
If this be so-if the Democratic platform means
nothing, and was "meant to mean nothing" why
does contemporary object to and assail It'll If it
contains nothing, and means nothing, surely it can
effect nothing Why then, the uneasiness in regard
to it which our contemporary evinces?
The truth is, it is good platform and means
great DEAL 1t means that President Buchanan is to
be sustained-that the of the State to
be fostered and devoloped-and that distribution is
unconstitutional anti-D democratic, and impractical
bic. The Editor of the Register understands its
meaning and force as we'll as any one; but he de-
liberately shuts his eyes and closes his and de-
cares he sees and hears nothing. He will hear De.
u A. MI
next.
By the way, will the Editor Of the Register inform
US what the old Wing platform adopted at Baltimore
in 1852, contained on distribution. Was it not 81
lent on that subject? We think it was; and there
fore, according to old-line Whiggery, distribution
his been dead issue for the space of eight years.
The K N. platforms, it is known were all silent on
the subject of distribution. Show us your party
platform, Mr.. Syme soith distribution in 1t.
MEssRs. McRAE, VENABLE AND ARR1sGToN.-The
last Register urgently appeals to of these gen.
tlemen to take the field distribution candidate
against the regular Democratic candidate for Gov.
ernor.
We are not surprised at this appeal to Mr.. McRae
for he is and has been for months past member Of
the opposition; but we we're not exactly prepared
l for such an appeal, by dark-lantern organ, to
Messrs. Venable and Arlington. What will these
gentlemen say? What have they done, or what
have they omitted to do, tina: their names thus
freely used against the Democracy of the State by
the Know Nothing organ2 Will they support the
| nominee Of the Charlotte Convention That is the
test of Democracy. We will soon see the result o
the Registers appeal.
The REG1srER's CONSISTENCY. Register rum
riot and is rampant over several gentlemen nov
acting with the Democratic party, who were onc
Wings; and vet the same paper, in the next column