Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-05-19


Nashville this week. On Tuesday last VIM. H.
Bum, Esq, Of this place. elected County Attor-
ney Nothing of Importance before Court.
We learn that on Tuesday, Alsey j. Taylor and
L. N. B. Battle, Esqrs., announced themselves as
candidates for the Senate of the next Legislature;
also, that G. N. Lewis and H. G.. Williams, Esqrs.,
announced themselves for the Commons, and N.
Cooper and S. W. Marshbourne for the Office of
Sheriff.
We make the following extract from commune
cation just received from friend who heard the
discussion Our correspondent says:
"The candidates of Nash are afioat, and "knock
down arguments" almost used in their first ap-
square on the Democratic platform. Mr. Battle, or
(as correspondent Of the Standard calls him in
full, and we are assured such is his name) Lucan
Napoleon Bonaparte Battle. is Distribution candi-
date while Mr.. Williams is--the "good Lord
good Devil" candidate-sort O. so, and sort o
not One thing is certain, they are both
disorganizers, and that is sufficient for true
Democrat to know. Napoleon the 9th (McRae is
the 4th,) that is Hon. L. N. B. Battle said he was
opposed to the distribution of the proceeds of the
public lands in one breath and in the next he said
he maintained the same position now that he did in
the Venable compaign when he stood side bv side
with Venabe on the land question. He said he was
a good Democrat-that he was in favor of the nom-
inee of the Charlotte Convention. but if archibald
arlington, the great distribution light of Nash
County, had been in the field, he soould have uoted
tor him. In other words, L. N. B. Battle is the
Distribution humbug- candidate of Nash County, in
opposition to A. j. Taylor, who is the only Democrat
ic candidate.
Mr.. Lewis is the sound and able representative of
the last Legislature, and has never been known to
swerve from the Democratic faith Messrs Will.
iams and Battle are under the thumb of Hon. Bawly
Arrington-the former his tnkling cymbal" and
the other his sounding BRASS" and like Gold
smiths schoolmaster he "amazes the rustics " with
his words of learned length, and laundering
sound" Williams attacks Lewis for voting for the
Revenue Bill as passed by the last Legislature in
other words he is in favoE of North Cardinals repu-
dating her just debts, and thereby forfeiting the
CHARACTER and reputation of the old North State"
ouch is the man who offers himself to represent
Nash in the next Legislature. He and Battle are
nara electoneerers and will leave no stone unturned
" Sranty their vanity. In one crowd they dis
,r'ouonl>s-in another they anti. and so they go.
IKE shuttle cocks-backwards and forwards, as the
S'o"men say. Now you see it, and now you don't"
e"t aessrs Taylor and Lewis will prove too mach
.Ii mem. They are true men and known as such
Ta'oushout the county, and have always been So
aney nave no schemes of self aggrandzement to
aec'lnrsh, and the Democracy of Nash, you may
assured will, in the end, support those who stand
sy p'"e.pIe The day Of cliques and personal in.
"eces is passing away, and we trust it has already
so'ne when DISCRIMINATION and o'erleaping ambition
Wuna'ng themselves growing beautifully less"
,.' regret that we have not room TO publish the
ieuer entire Let the Democracy of Nash send none
%u. sound men to the next Legislature Important
.e.estS are at stake and who would sell their
U."ttnrghts for mess of pottage' should be left
S ,npe' Principles, not men. Let the people Of
bs asa look before they leap-believe only half they
~ u1ar and give Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Lewis over
l %1e'mng majority. Will not our correspondent
~ US near from him often We wish to keep post.
s sbun politics during the coming campaign, and
na s not forget hereafter to cry aloud and spare
; Hvs Our motto will be, clay on McDuf," &C.,
f onnpee of person or clique, whenever the
couna principles Of the Democracy Of the
Eua!ry are endangered, especially by those profess
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