Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-07-07

of those who seeded at Baltimore Capt John
Walker has written us, requesting not to attach
his name to the call. No other member has been
heard from.
The Democratic State Committee has been fed
to assemble in this City to-day the 7th 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 delegat who
did, and because of the pending elections at home
being anxious to do nothing which would prevent
us from cordially cooperating with Democratic
friends in the Gubernatorial Legislative and Prcsi.
dental campaignS-we declined to act or to vote
after the President of the Convention and so many
of our co-delegates had retired five 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
vocally bound by either Convention We thought
we had no right to secede and enter new COnven-
ton and if We had left the original Convention We
should have returned home and surrendered our
commission to constituents. Far be it from us,
however, to question the motives or the patriotism
of those who pursued a different course. That they
acted honestly entertain no doubt. We only
claim for ourSelf the integrity and honesty of
motive which We freely accord to them. In the
language of our friend of the Wilmington Journal
I've now counsel harmony"
vote of the State against the Opposition. There is
no good Democrat in the State who docs not prefer
Douglas or Breckinridge 10 Lincoln and Bell
union ticket suggested elsewhere in our 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 a State Convection for
authoritative recommendation which will enable the
Democracy of the State to present solid front TO
their opponents"
And in the last Standard we said: 1--WE will
support the present Electors leaving them TO cast the
vote of the State as the majority of the party may de-
eide; or we will support either Breckenridge or Doug
las, as State Convention may determine; or we will
leave the Electors free to cast the vote Of the State
in any way so as to defeat Lincoln"
How has this explanation of course at Balh-
moro, and these propositions of ours been received
Why, by objections, by denunciation and abuse!
The Charlotte Bulletin referring to suggestion
for a compromise or union ticket for the Presidency
says:
ave 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 ''men originally from the Wing
party" is meant for MeSsrs Barringer and Miller
No allusion could be more unjust. Mr.. Miller, to
avoid 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
in, cir he hoch aon octipu
with the party, has refused high foreign mission
rendered him by the President. The claim for 'po-
ston and reward" referred to in the article of
the Bulletin, will never be preferred by Messrs.
Miller and Barringer. We are satisfied that their
whole in this matter has been dictated by the
best motives, and by sincere desire to harmonic
and save the party
The Charlotte Democrat like the Bulletin, Oppo-
ses Convection. Assuming that the State is near
ly unanimous for Brcckinridg e-which, by the way,
is mistake-it says, certainly tn re is no neces
sity for Convention"
The Fayetteville Carolinian assails the Standard
in bitter and uncharitable terms and chaHcterizes
the proposition for Convention ''as dsgracefu to
the Old North State" There is no compromise or
Cancellation in the CarOlinian. It's motto is "war
to the knife" on the national Democrats of North
Carolina.
The Wilson Star Of Freedom says the "Democ-
racy of the State will make no such base compromise
as the suggestion of the Standard Offers"
The Salisbury Banner whose Editor the first
in the State to call for Convention, and whose ar
ticle on the subject copied into the Standard of
Saturday last no1o says there is necessity for
Convention; and that 'if Convention were now
called the action of the majority of our delegates
would not merely be unequivocally endorsed, but
that of those delegates who stood aloof from them
Mould be sererely 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 Conven-
ton.
We call Upon the Democratic party of the State
to take notice that have done every thing in our
power to promote harmony. When certain crisis
was reached at Baltimore we 'stood aloof" with no
other view than to harnonize with our Democratic
friends at home. We have 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, abuse! We will not submit to it We
tell the Salisbury Banner that if the war must come
we are ready for it. We will not court tive will
avoid it, if possible, but if we are 'canvassed" we
will canvass in return. Standing by the national
Democratic banner, within the lines and on the
planks, and strong in an unconquerable purpose to
do right without regard to consequences, we defy
the assaults of those who would dragon us out of
our opinions and force into the support of sec
tiona irregular ticket On the part of the national
Democrats of the State we demand terms at the