Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-08-22
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LETTER FROM wil B. RoDMAN ESQ,

Etcctor Tor tte 54rVn9 Cos9fcsst0Aat Dsssf1ce ~
wAsnNoroS, n CT Aug. 8, 1850.
ID Ole Editors ef tie Enquirer;
s UsSiAasENs The Convention which nominated
me Democratic Elector, did not ANTICIPATE tnaI
there would Be two candidates for the Presidency
claiming to b Democratic
That circumstance imposes on me the duty Of
making publicly known what my course VIII De IN
case Of nv election. have delayed DONG SO m
the expectation that q State convention might as.
senShle and declare authoritatiyely the position OF
ne nsrtv. that seems now improbable. shall
vote Tor Breckinridge aud Lane as President and
Vice President In my opinion North Carolina
owes to them firm and united support. 10 case
however, il shall clearly appear that the vote OF
North Caroline, if given to them, E,ii oe thrown
aWays and If given to Douglas OF bel, Wcuta oe-
as II, NV opinion viii accomplish that object If
snnDosed that the course which propose to myself
vo1ld not meet the general approval of the Demo-
crats Of the District would retire from the posi-
ton they have assigned me- But have no reason
so to suppose. To this statement OF my POSITION
! / will add some reasons in support of it
We cannot conceal from ourselves the fact that
the only real issue between parties is the question
of slayery and there can be no peace until that Is
settled. We may deplore it We may shut our
eyes to the fact nevertheless it exists as fact-
The different ways in which parties propose to treat
TINS qoest,on conslisuts lne -,
me eau .;.sd Tias -ror.sa
Mr. Jefferson said Ito give the slaves freedom and
dagger Some of them are for doing it immedi-
ately,
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IS strictly Wishin Inc Cons1.uso,a P;.s
ress 70 ne.n IA sl,e ;n - 49, ;, ,bs claws
and thus, IN few years the increasing numbers of
the two races confined within limited area, will
sns "a o,act IF s~tsr5ae
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common anu soysrelgnty over them and the con-
psppas % New eS 0s ana california, would
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