Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-05-30
Wake County,

Wake County,
The Register in its last issue, takes up Messrs.
Thompson, Haywood, Cox, and Mordecai, the Dem
ocrac candidates for the Legislature in this County,
and as the Editor doubtless thinks dsposes Of them
for good and all. Mr.. Thompson twas an opponent
4 of Free Sufrage"-Mr Haywood is can aristo-
crat"-Mr. Cox, though he has been in the County
long enough to justify his nomination by two hum
bred delegates of the Democracy, has nevertheless
not been here long enough to suit neighbor Syme;
and Mr.. Mordecai-awful to relate!-is opposed to
John Pools platform nd ralorem because he
wishes to save few dollars tax on his young and
| old negroes! -.-..
This is the substance of the Registers bill of in
dictment against these gentlemen.
Now, Mr.. Thompson's vote against Free Suffrage
in the Senate in 1s4s, was given two years before
that issue was incorporated in the Democratic plat
FORM He had no instructions on the subject as the
issue had Just been started. But MI. Thompson vo-
ted for Gov. Reid in 1848 the author of Free Stuff
rage and he has uniformly since that period cas-: his
vote for Free Suffrage men. As We SAID in 1856,
when defending Mr. Thompson against similar at
tack made by the Register, Mr. Thompson twas
never opposed to the principle Of Free Suffrage but
he thought that Constitutional amendments ought
not to be hastily made; and he was not prepared in
lS4S to sustain the measure, inasmuch as, in his
opinion, the will Of the people in this respect had
not been Enthusiastically manifested. In 1850 that
will was most clearly made known; and Mr.. Thomp-
son. if he had been member of the Assembly, at
the session Of 1S50'51, would no doubt have given
the measure his warm support Four Democratic
Senator's and five Democratic Commoners voted with
him in 1S4S; and one of these Commoners Gen.
Thos. J. Person, of Northampton, was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the 9th District in
lS4 and received the united and enthusiastic sup
port Of his party. He is now, like Mr.. Thompson,
and has been for years. firm and decided advocate
of Free Suffrage" In addition to this. Mr.. Thomp-
son was unanimously nominated for Congress by
the Democratic party of this District in 1856.
This charge against Mr.. Thompson comes with a
bad grace from journal which itself opposed Free
Suffrage and did all it could for years to defeat it
But Mr.. Haywood is ian aristocrat" says the
Register Wherefore?-how? We deny the charge.
An aristocrat is person who CONSUMES without
producing does nothing for society or the
~"'hiHou veal. EScIy UVuy hhO"o Siiio 10 ios u uS
Of Mr.. Haywood. He is member, and a laborious
member Of an honorable profession. He mixes
freely with his fellow-citizens, and we have nevel
heard of his treating the humblest person in the
County with contempt or disrespect. But, says the
Register, he calls himself "a Catholic Democrat
Would the Register have the impression 60 abroad
among the uniformed that Mr.. Haywood is 9
Roman Catholic" Democrat? The Registe,
knows the meaning and force of italics and capita
letters. and hence he says Mr.. Haywood declared
hlmself-"a Catholic Democrat" True he did
out he said he was catholic Democrat-that is, .
hoeral tolerant Democrat opposed to rigid part,
eS's' and willing to recognize all persons as Demo
''ats on general principles who claimed the nam'
anu acted accordingly. That was what he said, ant
mat was what he meant zszaG4 I.'azs : ~
but Mr.. Cox has been here but few years. ant
unknown in the County" He is well known
%f' hsgister to the two hundred delegates by whom
"e was nominated. They are satisfied with hi
0n'natlon, and SO are the Democrats of the County
W "nom they acted, whether you are satisfied o.
h 0N Mr.: Cox is a native of the State as our neigh
wi Vi tne LEICESTER is not He was carried to Ten
h 'ee lnVoluntarily when child, but soon after h
" "u arrived at mans estate he returned to North
.'Ohna, married, and settled in Edgcombe. He i
"us hogc0mbe, Wake County North Caroliniau