Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-07-11


his name to the CALL No other member has been
heard from.
The Democratic State Committee has been rotifed
to assemble in this City to-day the 9TH, to decide
whether Convention shall be called.
In the STANDARD of Saturday last We said:
1--WE declined to secede at Baltimore; but out of
respect for the opinions Of the fifteen delegates who
did, and because of the pending elections at home
being anxious to do nothing which would prevent
us from cordially CO operating with our Democratic
friends nthe Gubernatorial, Legislative and Presl
dental campaigns-we declined to act or to vote,
after the President Of the Convention and so many
of our co-delegates had retired live had acted or
voted at all. would certainly have voted for Ste
phen A. Douglas. We are now free, however, to
make our own choice, not considering ourself ire
vorally hound by either Convention We thought
we had no right to sccede and enter new COnven-
ton; and if had left the original Convention we
should have returned home and surrendered our
commission to our constituents. Far be it from US.
however, to question the motives or tie patriotism
of those who pursued different course. That they
acted honestly We entertain no doubt. We only
claim for ourself the same integrity and honesty of
motive which We freely accord to them. In the
language of our friend of the Wilmington Journal
tive now counsel harmony"
Some action should and must he had to unite the
vote of the State against the Opposition. There is
no good Democrat in the State who does not prefer
Douglas or Breckinridge to Lincoln and Bell.
union ticket, suggested elsewhere in paper to-
day, would enable us to sweep the State. and thus
aid in the election Of Breckenridge or Douglas by
the people, or in sending the election 20 the House.
We look to the Executive Committee, to the Elec
tors themselves. or TO State Conve7tion for some
authoritative recommendation which will enable the
Democracy of the State to present solid front to
their opponents"
And in the last Standard we said: "We will
support the present Electors leaving them to cast the
vote of the State the majority of the party may de-
eide; will support either Breckenridge Doug
las, as State Convention NAV determine; or will
leave the Electors free to cast the vote Of the State
in any way so as 70 defeat Lincoln"
How has this explanation of our course at Baltl-
MORE and these propositions Of ours been received?
Why, by objections by denunciation and abuse!
The Charlotte Bulletin referring to our suggestion
for compromise or union ticket for the Presidency,
says:
1--WE cautioned the Democratic party in our last
issue against adopting these wild schemes. fearing
that they proposed by men originally from the
Wing party, who, having seized the reins of the
party. determined to drive it and all Of its faithful
working friends to defeat and ruin. The party has
suffered enough already by the bad advice and rule
of such politicians and it is time that reliable
men occupy their places"
This reference to linen originally from the Whig
party" is meant for Messrs Barrngcr and Miller.
No allusion could lie more unjust. Mr.. Miller, to
avoid even the appearance Of being in the way of
harmony in the party, has already resigned his place
as an Elector; and Mr.. Barringer, so far from hav
ing evinced selfish spirit since he has been acting
with the party, has refused high foreign mission
rendered him by the President. The claim for ''po-
son and reward" referred to in the same article of
the Bulletin, will never be preferred by Messrs.
Miller and Barringer. We are satisfied that their
whole course in this matter has been dictated by the
best motives and by sincere desire to harmonize
and save the party.
The Charlotte Democrat, like the Bulletin, oppo-
ses Convection. Assuming that the State is near
ly unanimous for Breckinrdge by the way,
is mistake-it says certainly tn re is no neces
sty for Convention"
The Fayetteville Carolinian assails the Standard
in bitter and uncharitabe terms and characterizes
the proposition for Convention ss dlsgraceful to
the Old North State" There is no compromise or
conciliation in the Carolinian Its motto is ''war
to the knify' on the national Democrats of North
Carolina.
The Wilson Star Of Freedom says the "Democ-
racy of the State will make such base compromise
az the suggestion of the Standard offers" = ',r
The Salisbury Banner. whose Editor was the first
in the State to call for Convention and whose ar.
ticle on the subject copied into the Standard of
Saturday last, now says there is no necessity for
Convention; and that "if Convention were now
called, the action Of the majority of our delegates
would not merely be. unequivocaly endorsed, but
that of those delegates who stood aloof from them
voulN be serersly canrassed."
Such in brief is the position Of five Of the Demo-
cratic presses of the State while others not men,
toned no doubt more or less agree with them Un-
der these circumstances it is for the Committee to
say whether or not they will recommend a Conven-
ton. = .s .-.... -
We call upon the Democratic party Of the State
to take notice that have done every thing in our
power to promote harmon When a certain crisis
was reached at Baltimore we 'stood aloof" With no
other view than to harmonic with our Democratic
friends at home Wehave assailed no one--we have
impeached the motives of no one. We have
made no appeal to the party against the course of
the fifteen delegates who seeded at Baltimore All
we have done has been to counsel harmony, and
to suggest such steps as We thought would promote
harmony But We have been met by. threats, de-
nunciation, abuscl We will not submit to it. We
tell the Salisbury Banner that il the war must come
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