Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-03-12

The Raleigh Standard thinks that Vice President /
Breckenridge or Aaron Y. Brown, Of Tennessee, or
Andrew johnson, Of the same State. o., Davis, Of
Mississippi, or Hunter, Of Virginia, would make . |
better run for the Presidency than Senator Ham |
mopd of South Carolina. -ss..s a. III
Perhaps they would, and We would have no sort |
Of objections to the Kentuekan, the Mssissippian,
or The VirginiaE. Our Tennessee hjond, Andrew |
Johnson, is, not to put too fine point upon it too
fond Of homestead bills and all manner Of ad eoPtan-
tandsm affairs to please Heia 20 to speak eighty
adenagogue. Besides Tennessee has had her chance.
II Standard says that the working men Of
America ought have voice in the election Of Pres
the United States who are not working peoples We
trust the day is far distant when there will be any
separation of castles or classes-Wi Journal
Our contemporary Of the Journal does not precise
y or fully perceive the meaning Of our article In
some brief comments an article in that paper in
relation to tie Presidency, We said: "Mr. Ham,
mond made speech some twelve months ago IN the
Senate, in which he dwelt at some length on tho
white slaves or working men Of the North. That
speech would not benefit him much in . contest for
the Presidency. The working.men Of America
ought to have voice, and potential voice in the
election Of President We do not think the mass
of the people would take very decidedly to Senator
Hammond"
We said the working.me Of America ought to
have not only - voice." but "a possssial voice in
the election of President" Certainly, in saying
this we have idea Of attempting to separate our
people into castles and classes. We are Is much op-
posed as any one can be to any thing Of that kind
We are for levelling up, and not for dwelling push
ing down. 1t does not follow, because We object to
his tone towards working-mcn, or because We advo-
cate the rights of workingmen themselves, that We
are arraymg one class against another. But the
Journal asks, "who are the people in the United
States who are not working peoplcY' We answer,
habitual oiceseekers, some oficc-holdcrs, dandies
time-serving and trading politicians persons who
subsist on individual or associated wealth wrung
from The hard earnings Of the poor and all who con-
sumo without producing All others arc working
people. Some work very hard and arc barely able
to live. Their best friend is God Some work very
hard and abound in income and prosperity. Some
work moderately, and prosper; and some hardly
work at all. But the real workers are those who
cultivate the earth and those who hbricate for hr-
man comfort and convenience the various products
Of the earth. These people are generally called far
mers and mechanics; and these are the people whom
insist ought to have, not only "a voice" but "a
potential voice" in choosing their rulers Arc We
rights We think We are Is this Democracy.
We think it is We may not be able to find it in
the resolutions Of '9S and '99; but the trainers Of
those resolutions held the doctrine and practccd il
too. The meaning Of the doctrine is, the gredtsst
good Of the greatest number; and If that is not Dc
| mocracy, then arc we at fault Gen. Jackson was
never suspected of disposition to create castles or
classes Or TO array one class against another; yet
his last words upon earthly things were" Take
care of the laboEing men-thc farmers and mcchan
les of the country; give them gold and silver for
their labor, not bank rags"
| We agree with the Journal that tour Tennessee
friend Andrew johnson, is too fond Of homestead
bills" We do not like that; but how docs the
Journal like Mr. Buchanans specifics and his Pacific
Railroad: Besides the Journal has no objection e
Mr.. Breckenridge; and yet Mr.. Breckenridge, when
member Of the House Of Representatives, voted fos
the homestead bill We Democrats must not ex
pect to candidate nominated at CharlestSn whs
will please All of ns IN every respect This Is by M
means perfect world, nor is the Democratic party
! perfect party. II is the best party We know Of
and the only national party; yet If We look for per
lection in any thing human We will look in vain.
Now, We are no mans champion for the Prcsiden
cy. We have not even indicated preference, no
do we expect to 10 SO; but as VIC have used Andrcv
Johnson's name without his knowledge or consent
and as the Journal has charged that "he Is, so :
speak, slightly demagogue," We feel bound to So
a word in reply. A demagogue is defined by lcx
cographers to be, - leader Of the people, lcade
!, of the rabble" We know Of no word in the lar
guage which is oftcner nisused or misapplicd tina
this word demagogue. To "lcad the people,,
head them in COOL cause, is surely not objcctos
t able. But suppose hey are led or carried away
r a bad cause, whose fault is it! Either they hav
: been deceived or thev are incapable Of selEgovcr,
: ment If deceived-aLd deceived they must ha,
b zen, for the people 4 this country are capable
Q self government-then the man who led them of
= . deceicsr, and ought not to be trusted even
e private life Now, We have never heard II said,
e seen it charged, that Andrew johnson deceived Il
. people. He has incurred the imputation Of der
; agogism, as others have done, simply because
o has advocated the PEOPLES rights. His stro'
l. sympathy with the masses of the people m,
S now and then have carried him too far; b.
depend upon it, if he lad ever deceived the poop
D, of Tennessee, he wouli not now be the favor
IN among them that he il Andrew johnson b
s. working-man himself, and knows how to sy,
b pathize with working people" He is native
= this City, where he worked when . boy at the i
Or lors trade. Raleigh an North Carolina may "
,e be proud Of him. We like him, and We do not h
at itate to say So We know it is more or less g,
y ionable among certain politicians to underrate
of and disparage him; but t,at 50 far from changi
ue our opinion Of the man, only attaches US the ms
ns strongly to him. If johnson is demagogue, III
he is the country full of them.
Ter Since our article to which the Journal has refer
v.a nenned Aaron " Brovn hse heon amman