Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-04-06
WILL BE A CANDIDATE.

Maurice Z. w Waddell, Esq. has announced himself
an independent Whg candidate for Congress in
the 9Th Congressional district of this State 1t will
be remembered that this gentleman, who appears to
be particularly anxious to obtain congressional hon.
ors, opposed Mr.. Gilmer Ok. ny and Mr.. Williams
Dem) two years ago until few days before the
election. He then Withdrew in favor of MIR. Gmer
in order to prevent the election of the Democratic
candidate, which would have inevitably resulted
had he continued in the field until the day of eec-
tion We do not know that there was any under
standing between the friends of Messrs. Gimer and
Wadde relative to the succession but certain it is
that this second announcement of Mr.. Waddelrs
looks exceedingly suspicious. On the other hand
we cannot believe for moment that Mr. Gmer is
at all disposed to voluntarily rotate himself out of
Congress and thus sever the very agreeable social
and political relations which said and believed to
exist between him and the followers of Seward
Giddings and Greeley. 1t may be possible, however
that the funny representative" from the Fifth dis
rict is actually willing to resign the honors of
seat in Congress since his reelection
even with the united support Of his party is ex-
trelnely doubtful. Who knows? But few public
men are ambitions of sustaining defeat at the
hands of the people, and still smaller is the number
who are willing to face an outraged constituency
Common prudence may induce him to decline a re-
election, and, as before remarked, he may be willing
to retire from Congress. Why should he not retire
What more reputation can he gain by returning
once more to the halls of National Legislation p
Did not his speeches and votes in the late Congress
command the hearty approval of Joshua X. Giddings
the great patriarch of Abolitionists What more
can a man of modest ambition desire to fill up the
"meassxs of his fame?" Perhaps nothing and
perhaps more than Mr.. Gilmer is likely ever to OBJ
tain At all events we trust the people of the fifth
Congressional district will permit him to retire.
peaceaby if he will, forcby if he will not, to the
shades of private life. Giddings' constituents have
dispensed with that gentleman's services, and we
trust Mr. Gilmers constituents will likewise select
new representative We have before rejoiced that
Gidlings would not be member of the next Con-
gress, and we should be very much grievcd to see
Mr. Gilmer occupy seat in that body, because ace
fear he oW aoear tile mantle, and I'LL TIE seat, of
Mr.. Giddings eih as much ease and grace as the
reritable Joshua himself If therefore he is dispo-
sed to retire. for the honor of the South let him do
So and if the Fifth district cannot be represented
| by states rights Democrat-such an one as S. E.
| Williams, ESQ. of Caswcll-then let us have Mr.
Waddcll or some other Whig- -American-Distribu-
| zionist who niU vote for the admission of slave
state into this Confcderacy. We are glad that MIR.
| Waddcll has announced himself candidate and
sincerely trust that he will not again be put down
by the Greensboro clique" as he called the Gilmer
| leaders in the last canvass We rcpudiate and con-
denim his politics. but believing he will make at bet
ter southern representative than Mr.. Gilmer has
would OF course prefer his electlOn-prOvided al
ways that Democrat cannot be electcd-to the re-
| TURF of the funny representative The Democ-
ratio candidate in 1857 only defeated by about
seven hundred and fifty votes, and our prospect of
carrying the District this year, cvcnhanded, is de-
cdedly good. The opposition are aware of their
danger and will not suffer two Of their men to run
through as candidates, because the success of the
Democracy in that would be absolutely certain
All Mr. Waddell has to do therefore is to hod on,
and if the Greensboro clique" cannot rule him off
he will be permitted to run through as the opposi-
ton candidate In that case the election for Con-
gress in that district will be warmly contested and
the result extremely doubtful-!hough we believe
the district can be carried if the Democracy will or
ganize thoroughly and commission the Democratic
candidate to 60 forth fully endorsed by "a regularly
called Convention of the party. In this connection
we must be pardoned for expressing the hope that
that gallant young champion of Democracy, S. E.
Williams, ESQ.,, of Caswell, will again consent to
lead the Democratic hosts on to battle. With ma
jority of thousands against the Democracy he vol
unfairly bore her standard through the campaign
two years ago and reduced the opposition majority
down to hundreds. Under his leadership the Dem
ocrats of that District trmphed in defeat and
now that victory is brought near to their doors
where can they find more acceptable standard
bearer? We sincerely trust that the Convention
will bestow on him a nomination he has so richly
merited- Williamston Banner