Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-07-21

When over the river, the peaceful river,
The Angel of Death shall carry me.
For the Standard.
OPENING OF THE COUNTY CANVASS.
MEssRs EDITORS: 1t seems to me that the Stand
a7 being not only devoted to the interests of the
whole State but of county also. that it would be
proper at least to give you hurried account OF the
first regular meeting of our county candidates.
While the general subscriber feels great interest in
the discussions of the candidates for gubernatoral
honors surely the readers Of your valuable journal
in Wake county, feel great concern in regard to the
opinions of the men who are to represent them IN
the next General Assembly of the State; especially
when many great interests at stake there will
be next winter. While no good Democrat will place
the issue of the Governors election second to any
other, certainly will neglect to do all in their
send good men and true" to the Legislature,
thereby defeating a certain distribution scheme of
Messrs McRae, Venable & Co., in regard to the Sen.
ate of the United States.
The first regular appointment of our County cam
didates took place at Hinton Franklins, on Thurs
day last where some hundreds of the good people of
the neighborhood were collected, manifesting the
greatest solcitude in the affairs of the immediate
county and county candidates.
The speaking was begun by Mr.. Bedsoe, the Dem
ocratic candidate for Senator, in neat and telling
speech of some half an hour. He presented himself
before them as the candidate of the Democratic
party for county Senator. He came with his po-
litcal course unanimously endorsed by of the
largest and most enthusiastic Conventions held
in the county, and he appealed to bis political his
tory in support of bis claims upon his felow-ctzens
for their suffrages.
Mr.. Bledsoe spoke ably and satisfactorily in re.
gard to State Indebtedness and taxes, occupying the
position of candidate for Governor, and endors-
ing the resolution Of the Charlotte Convention. His
plan for paying the present debt and that which it
yet be to ira complete public
ing Fund, which, believe, introduced into the
last Legislature by Mr.. Bledsoe; and here Mr. Bled-
soc was much applauded for the plain and thorough
manner, reduced to mathematical accuracy, in which
be showed the falacy Of the opposition argument
that our people would be still farther oppressed with
ruinous taxes to pay already large and ncreas-
ing debt that has been contracted by Democratic
misrule.
Mr.. Bledsoe next referred to the gubernatorial
canvass, speaking in glowing terms of Judge Ellis,
the nominee of the Democratic party, and the duty
of the ever true and gallant Democracy of Wake,
and what bad been pledged BY the delegates of Wake
at the Convention Mr.. Bledsoe then made telling
reference to the candidate of the opposition He
was sorry that the opposition in the person of
an old friend-a gentleman of talents and shrewd-
ness; person whom the party had once loved to
honor; but who was now battling against his old
friends; attempting to disorganize the Democratic
party, disguise it by what name he chose. He can
vassed thoroughly MIR. McRaes claims to be called
Democrat, referring to the company he was found
in; the buntings upon which his name was flying
winding up this part of his speech with hasty but
forcibe reference to Mr.. McRaes infeasible system
of distribution
Mr. Bledsoe then noticed the subject of distribu-
ton generally, with good effect; and after urging
the necessity of party union, and the attempts Of
the opposition to divide and distract the party he
took bis seat amid the applause and congratulations
of his many friends.
Mr.. Hinton Franklin next took the stand, and
while thanking his many friends for their kind solic-
ltatIons to permit his name to be used "a candidate
tor the Senate he must respectfully Decline paying
q handsome compliment to Mr.. Bledsoe; but said if
the people wanted his services in the Commons he
would serve them Mr.. Franklin made these closing
remarks in jocular manner, and it was thought BY
all present. at least such is the impression left on the
minds of those with whom have spoken, that he is
not a candidate.
Mr.. Franklin was followed by Mr. E. G. Haywood,
announcing himself as candidate of the Democratic
party for seat in the next House of Commons.
He came before his fellow citizens somewhat stran-
ger. and answered objections that had been urged
against him on that score, and before the canvass
was over ne hoped to know them all, and would try
to make the opposition Tel him. He came before
them, not his responsibility, but as the nom.
Inee OF the party, and thanked them for the honor
they had conferred upon him.
Mr.: Haywood then went into a full, plain and
complete argument against the monster humbug-
Distribution. ne nrst argued successfully the con.
sttutionality of Distribution, quoting from the con-
sttution and the decision of the Supreme Court Of
the United States in the bred Scot decision. Mr.
Haywood next referred to the necessity of Distrbu
ton, ridiculing Mr.. McRaes idea that North Caro-
lima was in 'chronic Decline" showing from stats
tics that in population in the value Of negro ani
land property the good old State had increased du
ring the last twenty years to an extent that val
unequaed save in the marvellously fertile States
the W est That if the people saw fit to elect him
desiring to make himself useful as he knew he would
De faithful he had looked into the statistics of Wake
county more particularly, and he found that for tn
last twenty years that the land in the good ole
county OF Wake instead of increasing fifty Der CEN
had increased one hundred and fiftv. and in tha
time the population had doubled. Such were th,
evidences Of the chronic decline that were pro
claimed throughout the length and breadth Of tn,
State by Ar. McRae and parrotted bv the Rale;oI
Register and kindred papers, doing what mischie
Jay in their power to njure the credit Of the Stat
abroad and affect the value of our bonds in tn,
Northern markets. And here Mr.. HAYWOOD WI.
Justly severe upon the Register for its persona, At
tack upon himself and amidst the shouts of th
people eanvassed the merits of that paper to in
s,roct the Democracy Of Wake in regard to tn
SS'ms OF worth Of Democratic candidate for an
S S;.s ne battered himself that the attack upo
r"n.. ny mat paper would only rebound to his id
" s'age the people of this County knowing yer
"e' mat the columns of the Raleigh Rsoi.t1