Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-03-23

proceedings of Democratic meeting held at Green's
boro on the 26th ultimo, at which resolutionsw
passed recommending convention FOR the selection
Of candidate for Congress, and proposing the town
of Graham as the place, and the 3lst May next as
the time for holding the Convention.
We trust the Democracy Of the fifth district will
every where unite upon the proposed plan, hold
meetings in their several counties and appoint dele
gates. There is an excellent prospect for the re-
dempton of this stronghold of the opposition in the
approaching campaign. Two years since, Mr. Gil
mer came within few hundred votes of defeat,
though the district had formerly given Wing ma
jority of more than thousand. With thorough
organization and persevering energetic effort, there
can be little doubt of the ability Of the Democracy
to carry the district triumphantly this year. The
course of Mr. Gilmer, upon all questions affecting
the rights and honor of the South, has been SO
toriusly reprehensble, justly open to censure-
so directly at war with our first and dearest inter-
ests, that competent and faithful exposition of the
facts is all that is required to arouse the Just indg
nation OF the people. The single fact, that hun
dreds Of copies of the speeches of William H. Sew
ard were franked and sent by Mr. Gilmer to his con-
stituents last summer ought to be sufficient to- fix
his political doom at once and forever The timer
ant traveller, or pedlar, who passes through the
country, distributing incendiary abolition documents
is taken up and punished by our laws but here we
have the speeches of w. H. Seward, the very head
scattered profusely throughout a large portion of
the State by mall and under the frank of one of
our own congressman! The Southern people can
not be too jealous of the rights they yet possess
too careful in whom they place their trust. 10 wa
ver to fater to hesitate, to stand neutral at this
time, is at once to betray and dishonor the South.
There within the ranks of the Democracy of
the fifth district number of able and talented men,
fully capable of carrying cause forward to vcto
ry Wefeel assured that if the Hon. Bedford Brown,
of Caswell, could be induced to take the field, Mr..
Gilmer would be beaten by decided majority. We
should indeed be pleased to see the nomination be-
slowed upon this great and good man; for though
aware that he does not desire it. yet We feel
equally sure that his acceptance Of the position
would be hailed by the Democracy of the district as
a cheering presagc of success. Besides Mr. Brown,
there other gentlemen, fully competent, upon
whom the choice of the party would be well bestow-
ed. Among these we may mention the names Of j.
R. Mclean, Esq, of Guford, the well-known ard
talented attorney, who has attained so high posi-
ton at the bar; S. E. Williams, ESQ.,, of Caswell,
the gallant champion of the Democratic in the
last campaign; J. W. Cunningham Esq, of Person,
the able and popular representative of his senatorial
district in the last Legislature and j. l. Scales, Esq,
the young and talented commoner from Alamance
We suggest to our readers and friends in the fifth
district to hold their county meetings early appoint
full representation from every part of the District
and when the choice of the party is made, to unite
tremendously upon the ticket and determine to car
ry it through in triumph. This done, the Democ-
racy may safely rely upon the intelligence and pat
rotsm of the people for vndicaton of the justice
of their cause and principles Western Sentinel
Mr.. Gmer has written letter to the Editors Of
the Sentinel in which he complains that they have
done him injustice. He says he has warned the
country against the ultra sectionalism Of Seward in
the North, and of others in the South that he "may
have sent" few of the speeches referred to 'as spe
cimens of utraisln," to few intelligent friends
who were DESTROYS to see the character of these
speeches, and who wrote to him for them, Beyond
this he says he has not gone The Sentinel replies
that it has good grounds for the charge; that Of
its Editors saw in public house in the District,
few months since, number of speeches and docu
ments, and among these one from Seward, and, he
thinks, one from Giddngs; that he asked who sent
them, and the reply was, by friend of Mr.. Gilmer
that Mr.. Gilmer sent them.