Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-03-14
The Pending Campaign,

The Pending Campaign.
We expect in future numbers to take up the two
State platforms and offer such comments as we may
consider just and proper. We expect to show that
in federal affairs the Opposition party occupies such
ground as will. if maintained, prove fatal to the
rights and interests of North Carolina and fatal to
the Union and that, on the other hand, the Demo
cratic platform contains the only true doctrines of
the government, without which the Union must
cease to exist according to the Constitution. We
expect also to show that the Democratic party has
been true to all its pledges in State AFFAIRS that the
Opposition party neither sincere in their advo-
cacy of ad ralOrem able to carry it out in the
mode proposed; that the Democratic party are in
favor of adjusting taxation to make it bear as
equally practicable, within the limits Of the Con-
sttution, upon the various interests and classes of
property in all sections of the State that this has
uniformly been the position of the party, the posi-
ton of Gov. Reid, and the position of the Editor of
this journal for the last eight years; and that it is
idle for any portion Of the State any class of
people to expect justice equality in this or in
any other respect at the hands of the federal Know
Nothing, Opposition party of North-Carolina.
1t is not for as nor for any to attempt to die
suggest that the true course is to know distinc
tons in our ranks so far as Democracy is concerned
between those who favor and those who oppose the
principle of I'D ralOrem, whether considered in a
stricted or in fully extended sense. No party in
this in any other State for example has ever been
unit on State affairs. The Opposition party in this
State is now divided al ralOrem yet they will
all, or nearly all vote for John Pool Let every
Democrat who is true to his glorious principles, and
who is anxious to see our excellent State admins
ration and the national Democratic party
profit by the example thus set them by our oppo-
nents. Let them remember that in 1913 and in
1850 we had troubles and divisions on the question
of internal Improvement; that Wayne and Edge
combe and Martin and Halifax, for instance could
not agree with Davidson and Rowan, or Burke and
jackson; but that this difference in opinion on
State affairs had no injurious effect the
for the Legislature or for Governor. Are we less
united, less loyal to the cause, less determined on
defeating opponents than were in 1S50?-
Let us show by our action that we are not. The
eyes of all true national men every where arc now
fixed on NOrth-CarOlina 1t may be that as North
Carolina goes in August majority of the country
will go in November. Let us, then, be encouraged
| by past victoricS-by of the benefits which
the Democratic organization has conferred on this
State and on the Union-by the recollection, and,
we may add, by the knowledge that that organiza
ton is the only which has proved faithful to the
federal Constitution and the rights of the States
and by the fact that the best hopes of mankind are
suspended on the issue of the contest of 1860, to
unite and work for the cause with an ardor which
will accept nothing less than complete triumph in
August and November. Our opponents are thor
oughly OrgaDizi"g. They will make most desper-
ate effort to carry the State Nothing whether fair
or unfair, whether just or unjust will be left I'M
done or untred on their part to achieve victory
As a specimen of what they are capable of doing
we refer to the last campaign for Congress in this
State Forewarned, forearmed Let us, therefore
begin Ia time; and let us resolve that no difference
in opinion on State affairs shall operate against u.s.