Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-02-11
MIR, Senator Douglas.

s., Editor of the Fayetteville Carolinian, in his
,o Of the 7th says;
Su' h,ra lately received three letters from Wash
com friends of Mr.. Douglas two of them
inSloEt tho purpose of admoniShing us to advocate
were ~, for the nomination at Charleston. To
bis clA'' Irould declare most emphatic no! His
tins W. y. little know who they have fallen upon in
.bis modest request.
Tho Editor then goes on to give his reasons why
-. advocate the claims of Judge Douglas.
DC ,nnrores both the doctrine of squatter or ter
tic u ~ rovorernty and the doctrine of COMPRESSION
:, rrotection to slavery.
osition in relation to Judge Douglas is we'll
- our readers We are in favor of the Gin
nIatform word for word and letter for letter.
is no squatter or territorial sovereignty in
i", ,,.tform We will not go with the Alabama
t''' L who demand Congressional protection
-,.rarr in the territories; nor with the Illinois
a,-,t. who hold the doctrine of squatter sOve-
:-n+v Even if the Charleston Convention shall
.h.t is extremely mprobable-that is, interpo-
w ,bo doctrine of squatter sovereignty in the Gin
law ,l.tform. we will not be bound IN that par
'. "I,r bv the Charleston Convention We willno
hooDd bcrarse the question Of starery is citat
..,;on 70 Yorth- Carolina, and is paramount to all
rrrty considerations
nat we will support the nominee of that Conven--
rbocver he may be, against the candidate of
'r.h,,ck Republican party. Judge Douglas, though
not nnmindful of his services to the party in
,;,,s< mast though respect him for his Abilities
IA tbourh we regard him as sound on the issue
: ,bo "irrepresSible conflict" as between the
c,tos-s nevertheless not our first choice for the
n.,s;4cncv But if nominated, and even if the pres
- D,,tform should be re-adopted, he would go be-
,.o the people as the well-known advocate of ter
-;,ori,I or suuatter sovereignty; and We would be
,,nrd hv a principle from which we will never de-
,rt while supporting and voting for him, to do so
with protest against his views on that subject /
prt We do not propose to discuss the question of
.oror, in the territories the subject of the Pre-
s3anrv We have simply reiterated our opin-
inns on one or two points, and the article of our
f-onl Of the CroIiaiaa has furnished US an occa-
s;oD for so doing We entertain the firm belief that
the Charleston Convention will act wisely. We be-
reve that body will nominate some national man,
whose views will accord with those of the great body
dtbe party in all portions of the country; and that,
N the final effort which will be made with the plat
firm and the nominee of the Convention to save the
Constitution and the Union, the chances of success
will be on the side of the national Democracy. AZ
fer the nomination shall have been made it will be
the daty of all good Democrats, whoever the nomi-
nee may be, to look to the main issue of Se'cdrd
IL all
accordingly Other views, other considerations,
other objects important in themselves, and paramount
in other contests or on other occasions, will be for
gotten or postponed in the great common effort
which all true men will make to defeat the black
Republicans. No soldier, who expects to conquer,
will ater when the troops are put in motion, and
the word of command is given by the chief chosen
for the occasion; and it will be too late to complain
or to hesitate after the chief has been selected