Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-07-27
Fourth Congressional District.

July -, 1e'''
Fourth Congressional District.
One week from tomorrow the Congressional cleo
.o, will be held The discussions in the various
Districts are nearly over; the facts-with many
Recommendations on the part Of our opponents
have been laid before the people; ard the people
generally have formed their own opinions for them
ss,res In this District the Democracy have large
majority, but this majority will not be realized il
the voters do not turn out in their strength. 1.-The
on,osition," led by Mr.. Sanders, who processes to
be Democrat are already Boosting of what they
expect to do. Forewarned, forearmed. Our oppo-
pents do not hope to succeed but they count with
confidence on reducing our majority. Let us disap-
noint them. Mr. Branch is the nominee of the par
IT, He bears the standard of Democracy, around
which we are all so proud to rally. As the nominee.
As the bearer Of. that flag, placed in his hands by
acclamation, he is entitled to our united support
Let US give it to him. We appeal to the Democra-
ey of the District to turn out and cote for the nom
inse.
All the talk we have heard from 1.-THE opposition"
about the thirty million 6i about federal extrava-
gance, and about 1.-THE failure" of the administra-
ton Of Mr.. Buchanan, is intended for effect As
soon as the election is over this talk will cease Mr.
Sanders will be almost forgotten by his present
Know Nothing friends and 1.-THE opposition" will
boast of what they might have done in this DIS
trict and elsewhere, under different auspices. They
know as We all know, that if Mr.. Fillmore had re-
commended the thirty million bill it would all have
been right if his administration had expended six
~ or seventy millions of dollars per annum the ex.
penditure would have been proper and economical
if his administration had been crowned with pros
perty in all directions and in every instance, as Mr.
Buchanans has been. it would have been model
administration, although Mr.. Fillmore nigh thave
differed and would have differed with them on sew.
'eral immaterial points. On several immaterial
points, did We say? Why, Mr.. Fillmore is vii
mot Provisoist-he held while President, and still
holds that Congress has the right to prohibit ani
ought to prohibit domestic slavery in the Terrific
ries. Mr.. Fillmore would not concede to the South
tAe poor privilege even of squatter sovereignty
and yet Mr.: Fillmore is sound, while Mr.. Buchanan
whose words and whose acts have been as just t,
the South as Mr.. Calhoun's would have been if h
had been President, is denounced as unsafe and hi
administration is pronounced "a failure!' Loci
at these facts, citizens and then estimate tn
sincerity Of our opponents. But we look beyon
this at the position of "the opposition" generally
The 1.-TWO brigades" described by Mr.. Rayner il
his fusion speeches in the free States in 1885, sti
exist There is Northern brigade, and there is
Southern brigade. The porer to command Is in til
North, overwhelmingly in the North. Our oppt
nsnts the supporters Of Mr. Sanders, must eithe
be commanded by our enemies, or, refusing to b
thus commanded, must be powerless. In eithe
event they would have no right to expect the SUI
port of any Democrat in this District
We think it more than probable that the Kno
Nothing Order, with its secrets, its signs its NEAR
Oh organization and of concentrated action, still &
ISIS 4" this State The Editor of the Register r
Gently claimed four of the Congressional District
and boasted of the "minute" information which
was receiving from all parts of the State. The IA
mat so many Know Nothings are supporting N
eanders, who declares that he is better Democr
''an Mr.. Branch, gould seem to indicate that sor
"e'e' understanding exists. that the signs haze Be
"'en and that the machinery Of the Order has be
M' IN operation to defeat the Democratic nomin,
we Judge the tree by its fruit, and this fruit
'he taste Of "Sam" f=t
Da1 all the clamor of our opponents against t
ADMINISTRATION and the thirty million bill, and
uer secret combinations will come to nothing,
"s Democrats Of the District will but do their dut
lucy have only to exert themselves as heretofore
=. SOl0 the District by two thousand five hundred
%'ee thousand majority. Let them do it I
"em reflect that the vote on this occasion may
"uence the vote next summer; that if we gain no
"' Will gain then,-whereas, if We lose now
%1y lose more seriously in some Counties in ~
'nere every vote will be needed Turn out tn
V'ner Democrats, and cote for tie nominse tt
w. w. and stand by the flag and by the man Y
H. Turn out and do your duty, and al '