Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-06-02

from a county which was Whig, at least closely |
balanced and that too in times of high party excite
ment Judge Ellis acquitted himself in the Legis.
lature with marked ability for so young man, fire.
quently mngling in the debates and constantly ad.
ding to his reputation. In 1s4S he elected a |
Judge of the Superior Courts Of Law and Equity, |
which office he continued to fiji until be was nomi-
mated for Governor at Charlotte-( q III
III elected Governor as feel sure he will be, all
the great interests of the State will be safe in his
hands; while, so far federal affairs concerned,
he would be the last to abate ot Of the rights Of
North-Carona as sovereign State and the equal
Of the other States in the Union. He is too, q
staunch friend Of the administration of James Bu-
chanan, sound Democrat and true to his party on
all the issues of the day. He appears before the
people regularly, and in accordance with time-hon
ored Democratic custom,-he is disorganizer,
| seeking his own promotion at the expense of the
party to which he processes to belong Let rally
| to him, brother Democrats and not merely elect
him, but give him such majority as will place our
cause high above all future approaches of the enc.
my, and at the same time rebuke, as they deserve
to be rebuked, those disorganzers and that combi-
nation of Know Nothings and federasts who are
supporting Duncan K. McRae. Let epery true DEM
ocrat do his duty bet,oeen this and the election and
great and glorious vietory soiU crocn our etorts
| Duncan X. McRae is the candidate of the opposi-
ton for Governor-that is of the federalists, the
| disorganizers, and the Know Nothings. "a man is
known by the company he keeps" Distribution is
his ISSUE At one time he was against it-now he
is for it. In 1852 he declared it impolitc and un-
constitutional; in 1853 he for Congress as its
advocate urging the people 60 for as their only
L,t,,1 L.
| foreign mission than he abandoned the issue, ac-
cepted the mission, and went abroad. Judge We,
fellow-ctizens, of his sincerity nop by what he did
then
Neither is Mr.. McRae a friend Of Mr.. Buchanan's
administration. He opposes the admission of Kan
:, sas, with the Lecompton Constitution, as recon-
mended by the President; and he has censured the
President for appointing Mr. Biggs a Judge and
Gov. Bragg for appointing Mr.. Ciingman Senator
He finds fault with the Know Nothings who
supporting him, but he has nothing but censures
for Buchanan and Bragg. Yet he processes to be a
Democrat. He is not Democrat. He took ground
in his Dancy letter. in November last, against the
organization and the usages OF the party and he
has abored since to disorganze and break down
the Democratic party of the State. He is not De-
nocrat. Think you, brother Democrats, that the
Raleigh Register, the Wilmington Herald, and the
Know Nothngs generally would support Democrat
for Officer Why, they s,oorn not to do it two
years ago! Who released them from their oath?
Remember these things and act accordingly.
But MIR. McRae can scarcely hope to be elected
Governor. He IS soorking for the Legislature.-
There two United States Senotors to elect and
important State offices to be filled. This then, i:
the point to be guarded. Let only defeat him
for Governor, as he expects to be defeated, but lei
us unite in all the Counties to the Legislature
and thus ensure continued Democratic represen
tation Of the State in the Senate of the Union Le
our motto be "union and harmony-ererything Joi
the cause and nothing for men," Triumphant fol
the last eight years, we have only to soiH it and t.
aoork, to be triumphant again in August next.
The British Outrases.
The reports of British outrages upon our mer
chant vessels in the Gulf of Mexico are very prob
ably exaggerated but they doubtless such as t.
induce our government, in the most emphatic man
ner to demand redress. We cannot believe that tn
. British government would thus deliberately insul
our flag and give cause of war between two nation
whose interests can be furthered only by peace
Below we publish bill which has been Introduce
in the Senate by Mr.. Douglas, clothing the Presiden
with power to restrain and redress outrages, and
protect citizens and their flag. Many constitu
!. tonal lawyers are of opinion that the President
. already invested with such power, but the bill
i, Judge Douglas, If passed into a law, think
will and should be, will remove all doubts The follow
| ing is the bill:
BILL to restrain and redress outrages upon th
: flag and citizens of the United States.
d Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repr
e sentdtUes of the United States of America IN Go,
10 gress assembled, That in Of fragrant violation
n the laws of nations by outrage upon the flag, SOIL
citizens Of the United States, upon their propert
&c under circumstances requiring prompt redress an
in when, in the opinion of the President, delay wou
m be incompatible with the honor and dignity Of Il
- republic, the President is hereby authorized to en-
- ploy such force as emay deem necessary to prevc
the perpetration of such outrages, and to obtain u
c. redress and satisfaction for the same when perpetr
b. ed and il shall be his duty to lay the facts Of
case, together with the for his action in q
premises, before Congress, at the earliest practical
se moment, for such futher action thereon Congre
IL may direct.
''' tY~ The account Of the discussion betwe
III Messrs. Ellis and McRae in Anson, published in {
NC Register, no doubt misrepresen:ed the position
10 Judge Ellis in regard to further appropriations
IS the State for internal Improvement purposes. I
IN editor of the Wilmington Journal heard the disc
na sion in Sampson and from his account of it we ia
w. the following extract:
VI 'Mr McRae arose and stated that Judge Ellis
- said in Anson that he would recommend to the n,
m Legislature to make further appropriations for
lie railroads in progress if the credit of the ST
would allow He wished the position of himself q
Il" his competitor distinctly stated and understood.
u.s. Judge Ellis said he had there taken the post
"A. | which he now reneated-that no new apnronriat