Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-07-14
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ing copied our article with reference to the action
of the Democratic State Committee, the Journal
says:
I'm the above article the Raleigh Standard appre-
cates the feelings and wishes of the Executive Com
mittee of the State understand them. As a
member OF that Committee, may be permitted
to say that each and every member is anxious to
act with all due respect TO the rights and feelings of
every member of the Democratic party in North
CaroIna-nay, to award the fullest consideration TO
every honest susceptibility.
Among Democrats at all times, if we would re-
main brethren, ought to do and must do if we
would succeed, it is right to assume purity of
tive and honesty Of purpose as actuating not only
those who fully agree with us, but also those who
some points differ from our notions. Now although
we. for one, believe and, indeed, know that the
great, the overwhelming majority of the Democratic
party in this State, so for Breckenridge and Lane
we seek Tor more than that-we seek for perfect I'M
aimity-we are disposed not to crowd" upon any
others, but to appeal to their Democratic feelings,
to make the party absolutely unit, and would
offer every honorable opportunity for them TO act
as to make it one
We endorse most fully the remarks of the Stand-
ara IN reference to State ticket Let organize
and act. We knO,c John w. Ellis and we feel that
lie ought to be reelected. 1t is due to 4 faithful
public servant"
But, in another article in the same issue noticing
Mr. Aliens address to the voters of the Sd District
which, by the way, we will publish in DIR next
the Journal says:
ave publish in another column a letter from
VIM. \. Allen, ESQ.,, of Dupn County, the Demo.
cratic elector for this district. Mr. Allen speaks out
boldly, plainly and uncquivOcally. He will be most
fully sustained by his district. He, we know. is
diSunionSt, and the charge of Gi$union sentiments
against those who prefer adherence to principle is
futile as it is grautouS We must all learn to bear
and fnrbear Like Mr.. Allen, although prepoS-
sessions are all for Breckenridge and Lane, and for
the platform on which they stand. yet, after Mr..
Breckenridge, prefer Mr. Douglas to any other PrcSi
d, ntial Candidate before the people.
We need hardly call the attention of our friends
of the Democratic press in Fayetteville 20 the re-
quest at the close of Mr. Aliens letter. We feel
assured that they will chcerfully comply by giving
Mr.. As. letter place in their columns We com
mend its spirit to our Democratic brethren in all
parts of the State.
tine thing mere we will Sav-that is that we fully
agree with Mr.. Allen that the electors must speak
out before the people and state distinctly who they
are for We know the gentlemen who have propoS-
ID resort to the plan adopted in 1924 namely, Of
running electors urpedgcd to any particular cand
dates for Presidency and Vice Presidency, AMI know
Ing them, we feel assured Of the purity of their
tiveS, although convinced that their plan is practi-
gally impossible at this day. No doubt all the gen
tlcmen chosen as electors fully realize this"
First as to the charge of dsunion. Our readers
will bear witness that we have impeached the
tivcs of one of the fifteen delegates who seeded
at Baltimore. Nor have we assaulted them. in
tended to aSSail them. Nor have we charged that
they. any considerable portion of the Democracy
Of this State are disunioniSts Our remarks on this
subject were int ded for Mr.. Yancev and his fol-
lowers in States south Of u.s. We deplorc the dis
ruption of the Democratic party commenced at
Charleston and cOnsummated at Baltimore. We
believe that sufficient existed aor that dis
ruption; and we honestly believe that its tendency
is to dissolve the Union. We do not believe that
Mr.. Breckenridge and Gen. Lane are dSunonistS,
that they would do any thing knowingly, the
tendency of which would be to dissolve the Union;
but object to the of their nomination,
and to of the company in which they find them
selves, quite decidedly as many Of their friends
object to the manner of Judge Douglass nomination,
and to of the company in which he finds him
self To this extent therefore the so-called Doug
las and the so-called Breckenridge men even.
Many of our friends know that Mr.. Bre kinridge
was first choice for TIE Presidency, Gen. Lane
our second choice, and Mr. Hunter our thirl choice;
and that we would go for Judge Douglas only when
forced to the conclusion that he the only man
who could defeat Lincoln. After voting against
him ffty-seven times at Charleston and after dill
gent observation and inquiry, arrived at that
conclusion. So far as Mr.. Breckenridge is con-
cerned, his friends would permit one to vote for
him at Charleston. The understanding appeared to
be that Mr. Breckenridge was to remain in the SEN
ate, and that Kentucky to exert herself to pro-
cure the nomination for Mr.. Guthrie. We could
not vote for Mr.. Guthrle-and in this our delegation
was observation-disclosures of his opinions the tar
it, he being regarded favoring protection. We
did vote for Gen. Lane cheeriully, thirty five times
As to the assumption Of the Journal that diSunion
sentiments have been charged on those who pre-
fer adherence to principle, we have to say that as
IRE understand the majority platform, and as we find
it interpreted in the Washington Constitutions, we
can discover no material difference between it and
Mr. Wickliffes resolution and Judge Douglas letter
of acceptance.
As to the best plan for uniting the party in this
State, that is for the State Committee or a State
Convention. We have proposed three or four plans,
and have attempted to dictate none; hut we have
been denounced, though not by the journal, simply
because we proposed plans and counselled harmony!
Though We regard the Democratic party as dsor.
ganized nationally, yet we are loyal Democrat and
as such we patiently await the action of competent
Democrat authority here at home. But in no erent
aciU zee abandon the doctrine OF Intervention. In
tervention in our humble opinion, means diSunon
and no good cause now exists for dissOlving the
Union.
We have no disposition now to reply TO the Jour
naEs article of Monday last. The Journal finds
fault with some remarks of ours of previous date
under the head of "A State Convention, in reply
to certain papers which had assailed u.s. We might
20 back and find fault with the Journals account
of the two Conventions at Baltimore, as highly col