Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-06-19

The Hon. "A. N. Venable returned from Conc..'
in 1853 and bis District had I.ss
re-arranged By the previous Legislature and ss,."
Al new Counties added, he declared himself ~"
didate for reelection, without consulting =. u
should have done under the circumstances ,h' ~
wishes Of the constituent body. He avowed ~, ~
lngness 70 abide the action of such Convent.
as he described, but he characterized Conven,;.'
generally as assemblages Of % broken down no,;,;
clans. bobtailed lawyers and beef. house deb.te,.
and declared that he would submit to the ,cto. ,.
no such body. Such assemblages had never h..
known IN this State; and hence the impressio, ~.
at once made BY the course and the manner Of n.
Venable, that he was averse to Convention "a :.
called in accordance with the time honored us,,.
the party.
In addition to this, Mr.. Venable had voted e..
Benefits land bill, an unjust, unconsutiona, ,,s
anti-Democratic measure; and after HAVING ,h,.
msrepresented his constituents, instead of ex,s..
ing regret for his course and promising not to Fence.
the wrong he endeavorcd to justify it, and sbored
to prove that he was right and the great BODY If
the Democratic party Of the State in error on fl.
subject. He had also made a speech in which /.
opposed the acquisition of Cuba on anv fern,
thereby still further msrepresenting his constituent,
In this way he provoked and produced diviso.
in the Democratic party in the District and the 70.
suit was the election Of Wing to Congress. Still
thousands Of good Democrats voted for him, under
the belief that Mr.. Lewis could not be elected and
because with all his faults they preferred him fl
the Wing candidate, Mr.. Rogers. They hoped ton
that Mr.. Venable would profit by the experience Of
the past, and that he would again take his stand
fully and squarey in the Democratic ranks in
which he had welded influence and been Of M
small service. But they were disappointed There
are but few politicians who possess the philosophy
or the honesty to put up with defeat at the hands
of their friends, however much that defeat NAV
haze been provoked. Mr.. Venable, under the inAu
ence of his inordinate vanity and selflove at once
claimed that the thousands Of Democrats who had
voted for him were distribution Democrats, and
had endorsed his vote for Benefits land bill. This
was one of his greatest mistakes, and has been the
leading cause of his subsequent detection and apos
tacy. In 1854 he was a member of the Democrat.
ic State Convention, and of course approved, ass
member of that body, the resolution that was adopt
ed against distribution. But Notwithstanding this
commttal against distribution, and notwithstand.
ing his cooperation with the Democratic party,
was apparent to close observers that he was rest.
less and dissatisfied. and preparing, on the first IA.
vorable OCCASION to take his final leave of the par.
ty That occasion presented itself not long since;
and we now find him engaged in supporting Mr..
McRae, another renegade, and consorting with
Messrs. Arlington, Battle, Williams, and Sanders
Linn b. in efforts to disorganze and PROSTATE the
Democratic party. There is no halfway house for
traitors between open apostacy to the opposition
and the Democratic party. The traitor must either
return and be forgiven, or go over and be condemn
ed He that IS not for US is against us, and he that
gathereth not with us scattereth abroad" That
man VIM processes to be Jefersonian and jackson
Democrat, and who assumes to lead, must indeed
be a Democrat from the crown of his head to the
soles of his feet-an example for the imitation Of
others, and not sickly edition of treason and
apostacy, dwelling on his own supposed wrongs and
ignoring the principles and the practices of the par
ty to whose recognition and nursing care he owes
his prominence and influence.
We publish below a letter sent US by A. j. Tay.
lor, Esq, the Democratic candidate for the Senate
in Nash County, and which letter we have been
authorized by Mr.. Taylor thus to use. 1t was ad'
ESQ.,, Of Johnston but Mr.. Richardson being
sound Democrat handed it to Mr.. Taylor, and gave
him the privilege to use it in any way he might
see proper. Here is the document:
BROWNSVILLE, 18th May, 1858
My good old Friend IL write to urge you to
come out as distribution Democratic candidate for
the Legislature. The triumph OF this principle by
electng Legislature favorable to this measure en-
sures two Senators to aid in relieving US Of the
burden of taxas. II the 75O, 900 acres which Ben
netts bill gave North Carolina. had have been re-
ceived, we would have had one million less OF deo
and sixty thousand dollars less of interest to pay
yearly. l expect to be candidate myself; and D
us old men lead the boys once more
With sincere regards to Mrs Richardson ana
family, am yours truly,
A. RICHARDSON, ESQ.,"
Here is secret and insidous attempt to produce
discord in the Democratic ranks in q neighbor0e
County, the object being seat in the United States
Senate. And this confirms the view we have here
tofore TAKEN that Mr. McRaes main object is, 50 10
distract and divide the Democratic party as to eec
distribution and Know Nothing Legislature 'nu
thus pave the way for himself and Mr.. Venaoe "
the federal Senate. Self is at the bottom o. a.
this talk in favor Of distribution. Mr.. Venao'e
to manage Granville; Mr.. Arlington, Mr.. bs'a'
and Mr.. Williams are to manage Nash; Mr. h''.
B. Sanders is to manage Johnston so as 70 e'''
! Mr.. Willis Sanders to the Commons; and Mt NV
Rae, fresh from federal Office and fresh from f''''
lis to manage the State generally. This, 1t mus
confessed, is brilliant and enticing programme.
But " my good old friend Mr. Richardson 1.,
not to be caught in this way. Like true paul. ~,
and sound Democrat, he has exposed the p'v.
Some one besides himself must +" lead the o'ys0
moro" Whether Mr.. venable will leid the IVY VI
in Granville, remains to be seen. We trust ns W"