Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-03-10
Mr.. McRae in Charlotte.

We learn from tne UeSte7T DehOcT0G tHat Slr !
McRae spoke in Charlotte Thursday evening last,
to not more than one hundred persons. The Dem.
ocrat devotes space to the speech, and most
thoroughly exposes the gentleman's inconsistency
ard vaulting ambition.
Mr.. Mcftae spoke about two hours and half
devotng about an hour and half" says the De-
mocrat 'to the Editors of the Raleigh Standard
and Western Democrat" He declared that he had
been villifed" and most fouly aspersed' by these
journals. and, putting himself ION the defensive"
of course he belabored them by the hour. This
vlfication and abuse exist only in the gentlemans
Imagination. He has not been abused or vill6ed-
No doubt he desires to be. believing that such a
course on the part Of the Democratic press would
more fully and entirely commend him to the sympa-
thy and support Of Know Nohings and old line Fed
eralists whose he is faithfully serving.
But this desire will not be gratiied. He will be
thoroughly exposed and sifted as public man, and
the honest masses of the people will be warned
against his ambition, his selshness and his treach
cry his former political associates but he will not
be "abused" and villified." The gentleman has
been abroad long, and his car has been so set to
courtlv French phrases, that he mistakes wholesome
animadversion for abuse, and sharp critique upon
his inconsistencies and his selfshness for vihcation
and "foul aspersions.' We beg the gentleman to be
patient for the present. We beseech him to remem-
Der that his countrymen, unlike the very polite
French people, have way of speaking their sent-
ments broadly, plainly, and sometimes buntly. He
must not expect to be treated with the 'dstingush
ed consideration" which he received in the saloons
of Paris amid the blaze of coronets and Jewels and
under the eye of the Emperor to whom he was &C.
credited
The Editor of the Western Democrat, in his pa
per of the 18th December last, speaking of Mr. Nc
Rae, sad:
"At one time it was uncertain (even with him) to
which party he would attach himself; and the
first demonstration he made in politics was to take
the stump in Cumberland county for the Legislature
in opposition to the democratic candidates already
in the field. This was the first display OF his democ-
racy. Two worthy democrats of that county were
in the field, and hardly pushed by wings; but Nc
Rae willing jeopardise the success of the de.
mocrac party in order to crafty his lnordnate ambl
ton The matter was setted by Mr.. Atkins (who
had canvassed nearly the whole county, withdraw
ing and allowing McRae to keep the field and 60 to
the legislature He did not run again, as he found
out probably, that forcing himself up the peo.
pie would not prove such an easy matter the second
time.
This was his first move as "prominent demo.
crat." His second consisted in his taking the field
in opposition to the regular candidate for Con-
gress in the third District little over four years
ago he opposed the Hon. VIM. S. Ashe for Congress
and then advocated distribution of the public lands
No doubt the main why he acted at that time
was, that he had applied to Mr.. Pierces Administers
ton for office abroad and had concluded that he
was not to get it, therefore he determined to take
revenge by opposing the democratic candidate in
the Sd Congressional district. Unfortunately he
was appointed Consul to Paris while acting in oppo
siton to the party. If he had been allowed to con
tinue in the field should not be bothered with
him now, for he would have been beaten so badly
that the hand of resurrection could never react
him. ,...B.r .ars5 ~
When democrats expressed regret to leading mer
In Washington at such an appointment, they were
told that the appointment was made before it wa
known that he was in the field as disorganizer."
Mr. McRae denounced the above as false from
beginning to end" but the Democrat insists that be
fore he got through "he actually acknowledged tn
truth Of charge with the exception of the frs
oneD by explaining his conduct and accusing O
language calculated to make wrong impression.
In relation to his statement that Mr.. McRae was no
from the first Democrat, the Democrat says:
With regard to the first paragraph Of the abov
ssrtcie, Mr. McRae claimed to have always been
aemocrat, and referred to his in 1910 to sus
taln his caims-said that the editor of this pape
was too young to know anything about his positio
that time. lTte gentleman should remember ths
youthful Impressions are generally lasting Wke
'"'u dC one time II was uncertain 10 Wnlc
party he would attach himself" We had in our min
me recollection Of conversation We heard betwee
. .lr. McRae and two other gentlemen living in tn
o~n low" OF Fayetteville, in the latter part of the yea
100, toS9 or the first part of is4O. The conversation
LOOK place on the steps OF the Post Office in ths
to"h' ard although We were but boy at the tim.
we were then impressed with the idea that the ger
ueman was on the fence "-in other words, ha
"0' determined with which party lie would act