Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-09-10

ihaseu ~. brancn, the author Of the bill declined
to endorse the measure and to bring Il forward q
Democratic test the Warentos Nees insists that il
was test and has in substance expressed its gYas
hcation at the defeat Of Dr.. Shaw and NJ. Scales,
because they did not advocate the bin.
Again: Some four weeks before the late election.
Mr. Branch published Card in the Standard, In
which he emphatically declared that the Thirty Mn.
lion bill was not test Mr.. Branch also stated in
the Card referred to, that he had exhausted every
effort with 1.-THE side which had manifested mos,
zeal in his behalf "-meanng the Nees and the FIR.
brand, and their peculiar ricnds-to settle the fcud
which existed in this District The inference was
that these efforts had failed and that Mr. Branch, q
the candidate Of the party in the District had sepa.
rated himself rs FAR was practicable or proper,
from the influences and surroundings Of the journals
referred to. And what was the result, Nrnuxs rux
Ners NOR THE FTre6rdnd PUBLISHED MR BRAxcn's
Card, OK EVEN REFERRED TO IT; but feeling kcenly
the inference against them which every one drew
from Mr.. Branchs Card, they went to work with
renewed energy to make the Thirty Million bill
test What their motive was We know not. but
their calculated. il not intended, to in.
jure Mr.. Branch AMI every Democratic candidate for
Congress in the State.
Again: About this time the Hon. Weldon n Ed.
wards wrote some articles on the subject for the
Warrenton Ners in which he insisted that this bill
was a Democratic test We demonstrated respect
fully against this view, and at length told Mr. Ed.
wards in substance that ii did not become ono who
had defeated Free Suffrage. he had done in the
State Senate to attempt to thrust issues or tests ON
the Democratic party. That was all-and yet the
Ne,rs affected great indignation. declared that We
had "slandered" venerable statesman. and dwell,
at length on the indignation which our a,luson TO
Mr.. E. had excited in Warren County! We have
always respected Mr.. Edwards as a gentleman. and
have never referred to him except as public man.
When he defeated Free Suffrage. spoke freely and
somewhat severely Of the act. lie took no offence.
but on the contrary he complimen,cd us for the
frankness and bo!d.:ess with which We had perform.
ed our duty according to our own convictions We
told him then that We thought he had gr;cvously
erred, but that We never expected to imrcach hi.
honesty or integrity. We think now just wha, VIC
thought then. Our late allusion To him was not
even dsrcspcctfal. much less offensive We do not
regret it, We do not take 1t back. We do not even
qualify it. Let the Ners and the Firebmsd make
the most Of II.
The Nens and the FIrehrand arc constantly char..
ing that we arc governed in our course by selfish
considerations. and that cndcavorinr To shape
things as to obtain office Our motives arc i'm
peached and every effort is made to prejudice Demo-
Gratis against US. We appeal to the Democratic
party of the State to say If these impu,a,ons arc
just. In 1s43 We took charge Of the S,asiari.
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Welabored necessarily, with small pccunary means.
with all the State patronage agains, US in the face
Of triumphant and dominccrin; opposition. and
when to be Democrat was to he more or less odous
both politically and socially. That was no time fos
"summer patriots sunshine soldiers" We in
dulge in ScfpraiSc, but VIC can honestly and
truthfully say, IRE did our duty. In 1916 III,
Democracy Of Wake. Of their own accord and with
out the slightest solicitation our part nominated
and elected US to the Legislature. We served on,
term, and as soon as the session was over We pub
lshed n Card declining n reelection. Did tina
, evince selishncss or love OF Office, In 1851 Gov
Reid appointed us a IN mbcr Of the Literary Board
and IN 1866 Gov. Bragg rc-appointcd US. We scrv
cd seven years on this Board and aided in managin
fund amounting to millions Of dollars, for whic
service did not receive all together, We think
more than S5o6. Did that cvincc mcrrcnar
0 spirit: We have also served two or three years
e Director Of The Institution for the deaf and dunn
and blind, and two years Director Of the lnssn
= Asylum-for which We received not ono cent. "
have also served three years Wvricn Of the Poe
r of Wake County. Docs all this show mcrccnar
e disposition? In 1858 our friends voted for us &
= Governor in the Charlotte Convention against job
p W. Ellis. We were defeated, but no Democrat
the State sprang to the support Of the nominee wit
J. more alacrity than We did. Did that cvincc cou
l. planning, disorganizing. selfish disposition.
c 1S5S-59 some Of our friends voted for in Cauc,
D. for United States Senator. We were defeated b.
a: VIC supported the nominees, and VIC immediate
r. bore testimony in the Standard to the worth. d
m ability, and the integrity Of our rivals. Does
this indicate selfish or a dangerous ambition
=. our part? No, brother Democrats gre are not
70 c5ice-seeksr. We have always been true to y,
e. and to the cause. Neither malice, nor dctrs
rs ton, nor envy, "nor principatics nor powci
I'd nor things present nor things to conc" will
n able to separate us from Democracy or from Z
III gallant spirits who march beneath its flag The
he IS something better than office-somcthing bcti
re than honors even at the hands Of intelligent
nd honest people A sense Of integrity, Of fidelity
". principles and to the people, and sincere aicc,i
he for ones native land neither be added tax
,e- away by Office.
,e- We beg in conclusion again to call the atcnti
~ Of our Democratic contemporaries to the attack ms
upon Gov. Ellis by the PireSrand, and to the mani
&C. in which Messrs. Shaw and Scales have been sssa
ID by the Warrenton Ners. We shall have no pea
it, either here elsewhere in the State 30 long tn
tic papers are countenanced in their course. The
lacks on Gov. Ellis and on DR.. Shaw and Mr.. Sea
of are unjust unkind gratuitous without excuse
ty Every Democrat in the State is bound to resent
The repel them. we repeat what We said our last, U
en-. We make this appeal, not on our own account
m on account Of tho cause See to it brethren, q