Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-05-14
FOR CONGRESS:
T.. OBJ. BR A N H,
OF WAKE


.The Opposition - in North-Carolina.
Tho opuosition to the Democracy in North-Caro-
-, though protesting to hold different principles
Gown the black Republicans on the question of slave
,re nevertheless scith the black Republicans on
,h ' main issues of the day.. They are with them
~ high protective tariff, with them for internal
;,n,,vements by the federal government, with them
sr distribution of the public lands and with them
n every effort made in Congress to embarrass the
,,ninistration and impede the government In
.h.;r efforts to denationalize and destroy the Demo-
crazy and to obtain the control of the government
.,Ac epposition' North and South go hand in hand.
Are the Democrats beaten in the free States s-the
o,nostion" South exults over it. Are they likely
t,ose or be beaten in the South ?-the opposition"
North headed by Greedy and Seward are grati6ed-
Ga much So that Greedy, although no doubt caution
cd time and again by his Southern allies to be more
,rudeut cannot refrain from chuckling over the
defeat in Tennessee.
virginia will soon vote for Governor. The cleo
,ion Of Johr Letcher will sweep away the last hope
If Southern Know Nothings, and humble them still
more at the feet of their Northern allies In their
desire for revenge, and from their intense hatred Of
Democracy, they will be prepared for still closer
utilization with the black Republicans. Any body
TOR Prt=ileat in preference to a Democrat, will be
their watchword; and though they may not actual
" vote for the black Republican candidate they will
look with anxiety and hope to a failure to elect by
the people, and to an election in consequence by the
House of Representatives This view Of the matter
renders the Congressional elections in this State
particularly important In.the first place, gain of
one or two members by The Democracy in this State
will ensure Democratic ascendency in the next House
Of Representatives and if we should fail to make
this gain the House may pass under Opposition
control Such result would be greatly injurious
to the national Democracy. The administration
would be constantly embarrassed; the departments
Of government might be crippled in their action, as
the POsofice department has been crippled already
by the black Republicans, aided by Messrs. Gimel
and Vance and altogether We would have ''reigr
Of terror" of corruption and extravaganza worse
than that which the country endured while Mr.
Banks was Speaker of the House. Worse, We say
for the House, thus constituted and thus controlled
would be the central point of black Republican
movements and Vaccinations for the Presidency
and would reek with intrigue and corruption Of eve
y kind
But this is not ALL The Know Nothings of thi
State are counting on carrying the First, Fifth
Sixth and Eighth Districts, which would give then
half the delegation in the House of Representatives
What then? What would they do in that event,
the election of President should devolve on tn
House: Each State would be entitled to one vot'
and that vote would be determined by majority
the delegation. Is it certain that the four knoN
Nothings from this State in the House would co-oI
crate with the four Democratic representatives?
crate with 1.-The opposition is, with the blac
Republicans And if so inclined, would they no
while they tied up the vote of the State at the san
time infict irreparable injury on Southern rights
And if the vote Of the State should be thus tied ~
who could foresee the consequences? An electio
by the States would be full of peril not only to Il
South but to the whole country; but if that pei
must come, We say, let North Carolina, when it do
come, utter no divided voice. Let her voice
heard-let it not be smothered by Know Nothir
representatives from the four Districts mentione
Our friends in these Districts will realize, upt
rejecting on these facts, the importance of increas
vigilance and energy during the present canvass
The Congressional election in August next will
the most important held in this State for years.
Democratic gain of one or two members may vast
benefit the administration, the national Democrat
and the whole country; Democratic loss of t,
members will divide the State in the House of Re
resentatives, and the most calamitous consequent
to the Republic may flow from 1t. Let the DEN
Gratis, then, of the First, Fifth, Sixth, and Eigh
Districts determine to excel in this contest all tn
former efforts Let them exert themselves in eve
honorable way and at every point Our adversar
are aroused and are evidently striving to put fol-
their full strength. If we would defeat them, es]
elally in the First, Fifth and Eighth Districts,
must work hard, work necessarily, and poll eve
vote