Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-04-13

But supposing there was a vacancy in the repre-
sents ton of this District nothing is more certain
than citizen of Wake aoU not be selected to fill it.
The Democracy of Warren, Granville, Franklin,
Nash and Orange we know but little about John
son, will not ostracze their public men, in order to
give Wake county a monopoly of public Office If
change takes place, by resignation otherwise,
and we see no sign Of or necessity for it, we enter
our protest against selecting citizen of Wake
county as our next representative, particularly
recent events leave it doubtful whether her acknow-
lodged political leaders deeply interested 9TH
erTiSe in the success Of Democratic principles
WarrentOn Nens.
The Ne'cs is mistaken in supposing that Wake
County wants "a monopoly of public office" The
Union men of Wake are ready to support any true
man, no matter in what part of the District he may
reside. We are ready to support Mr.. Eaton, who
is Union man, if the Union men of the District
shall say so; and entertain doubt that that
gentleman, who is a citizen of Warren, would re-
ceive if candidate, one thousand majority in Wake
County. But we have no idea that Mr.. Eaton has
the slightest wish to be candidate If Warren,
then, is about to be "ostraczed" it is because Mr.
Eaton does not desire to be candidate, and because
other prominent gentlemen in Warren are disunon-
lists. Gentlemen must not "ostracze" themselves
by entertaining dangerous opinions, and then COM
plain that others have prescribed them. No dis
uItoniSt can represent this District in Congress-
What can the Ne'os say against Mr.. Miller, whose
name has been announced subject to the decision of
the Union men Of the District! Mr.. Miller is the
same Union man he was in 1850 in 1853 and in
1860. He has not changed. He is honest and
capable so further in regard to capability, and
say that in our humble opinion, he is one of the
ablest men in this country. Will the Nens dispute
that?
But the Ners lacks confidence in the Democracy
of some of the political leaders" in Wake. We
reply that the Union Democrats of Wake are Just as
sound as the Democrats of Warren, and that they
more faithful disciples of Jefferson Madison, and
jackson. But Democracy and Whigism have no:h-
ing to do with this contest The issue is Union or
Disunion. Democratic principles and Wing princi-
Piles will always exist but the parties that were
organized on those principles have perished.-
The old Wing party persisted in 1862, and the work
of destroying the Democratic party was commenced
at Charleston in 1860 That work went on, and the
party in this State was finished by Gov. Ellis and
the disunionists during tholast Legislature Two
new parties have since been formed-one at Colds.
borough by the politicians and another all the
State by the people,; the former being for dsunion,
and the latter opposed to it. The issue, therefore,
! is Union or DiSuniOn If the Ne1cs supports
Mr.. Branch it will go for disunion for Mr.. B. has
announced himself for disunion in the mos: emphat-
ic terms. We shall oppose him solely on that &C.
count We proclaimed some time since that he was
disunionist The fact ,cas denied By Mr. Branch
himself and by his friends; yet it stands
fessed by Mr. Branch himself who declares that he
has been since the 4th of March. Is it pos
sible that we knew more about Mr. Branch than
Mr.. Branch knew about himself?
The Neus, when it writes again about "mo-
nopoy of public office" by Wake County, should
| remember and state the fact that Warren has had
! four Attorney Generals in succession, to wit Mr..
Ransom, Mr.. Eaton, Mr.. Bachelor and Mr. Jenkins.
We do not complain of this, but commend it to the
consideration of the Netcs. IfWarren should claim
| the ftth Attorney General, and if the gentleman
! proposed should be Union and we'll qualified
for the Office, We should nterpose objection as
citizen of Wake to his appointment We should
not propose to "ostracize" him simply because he
hailed from Warren. The legal learning of Warren
was acknowledged even before the Editor Of the
Netcs became citizen of that County; and if War
rem would only turn out in every instance good
| Union coin from her legal mint would not CON-
plain of her circulation in this District Her last
issue Of this kind certainly bears the superscrpon
and has the bogus smell-not of the United-but of
| the Confederate States"