Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-05-12
TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA.


FELLOW CITIZENS I'm announcing myself to you
candidate for your suffrages, at the election
be held in August next for the Office Governor,
take the occasion to repeat the regret have often
expressed, that some one else, better qualified to
maintain and uphold the great question, have
been for the last six months endeavorng to present
to you has not consented to take continue in the
field. In this state of the case have not been able
to resist the appeals, which have been made to me
by men OF all parties and without reference to par.
ty, to consent TO be candidate. No man who has
proper appreciation of the popular dignity, can fail
to be impressed with the responsibility of asking to
have conferred upon him the Chief Executive Mag
istracy Of North Carolina, and no man Of ordinary
sensbility fail, in right estimation Of the hon
and distinction of being thus selected the voice of
the people.
L am justly mindful of the one and the other,
and it is with unaffected didence Of my merits and
ability, that make this announcement. / am only
sustained by the consciousness that shall bring to
your service, il honored by your choosing, heart
deeply decoted to the welfare of our beloved moth
err and wholly determined to strive after her inter-
ests and faithfully to maintain her honor and nteg-
rity. hold that all questions OF policy ought to
be presented fairly to the people, and shall prompt
ly meet all interrogatories, upon every issue which
may arise. Having no platform purposety construct
ed to be equivocai, which to stand, without
straint by any dictation of caucus, and having am
pie freedom Of movement. without danger of miss
ing the plank" ! shall be able canddly to set
forth to the people, my views and sentiments. Seek
ing to obtain no mans vote by concealment, arthce
or evasion, my language shall be used to express and
not to hide my opinions. II is well known that
am opposed to any increase of the State debt or
any addition to her liability for works Of internal
Improvement
Nevertheless am an advocate of the completion
of present system, and of extending aid to 9TH
er most important works now sghted or neglected.
| do not exaggerate or overestmate the means,
when say, that If can lead the people Of North
Carolina to adopt the plan shall present, our Rail-
roads can be at once extended to the Valley Of the
Mississippi The old town of Fayetteville-the on.
" market town Of State in the interior, situ-
ate a river really navgable, the ancient market
| for our people Of the West, within 40 miles OF
our mineral resources and just in this moment
| cut off and isolated may be restored to communi.
cation with her former customers. Steam enter.
| prise from eastern harbors may be undertaken
and the worthy objects of Improvement entered on
and completed, soithout additional burden upon our
| people, while the present debt may be speedily ex
| tnguished, and our present heavy taxation removed
What this plan is shall present in detail at the prope
time have already in part done. 1t is known tina
in politics have been always Democrat; from my
youth up, the records Of this party, bear testimony
to my service and fidelity. There is nop no organ
lied opposition. Both candidates. in all likelihood
will be willing to have the votes Of those differing
from them in politics. It shall be my effort to de
prve the canvass of party character, to secure t
the people, for one time. the selection Of Govern
or without reference to his political affiliations m
appeal shall be made to mr fellow citizens in th
mass II they deem worthy, and clothe m
with the high trust to which aspire, I will endeas
or so to hold the reins of Government, as to guild
old North Carolina ont Of her difficulties and embaI
rassment into the paths of prosperity and peace.
Your friend, and ob't servant
d. K. McRAE.