Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-10-09
An Electoral Ticket.

dent and Vice President, for the term Of six wears
from and after the 22d Of February next 1t is high
time, therefore that ticket of Electors was before
the people of this State and IN the absence Of any
thing like general movement among the people on
the subject we have thought it our duty as citi-
zen, and also as in some sense exponent Of pub
lie opinion to offer the ticket which we do to-day.
under our Editorial head In suggesting nam es for
Electors, while we have studiously ignored party
feeling We have at the same time endeavored to do
justice to the old parties they existed prior to
February last and they were blended at that time
by tho great issue which was then upon us,
For the State at large we have suggested DavidS s.
Reid, of Rockingham and John Pool, of Pasouo.
tank-the former secession Democrat and the lat.
ter Union Wing. One of them resides in the East
and the other in the West; and both of them have
been heretofore honored by the suffrages of large
portion of the people of the State.
For the ten Districts we have suggested four Union
Wings to wit Lewis Thompson, William p. Tay-
lor, Tod K. Caldwell, and g. w. GAMBLER; three Sc
cession Democrats to wit, Council Wooten, L. W.
Humphrey, and John Walker and three Democrats
to wit Jesse u. Shepherd, William Eaton, Jr.. and
Bedford Brown, who yielded slowly and reluctantly
to the progress Of disunon, and who did not. proba
bly,, finally determine on resistance and dissolution
until the proclamation of Lincoln in Aprl last We
may have failed to state precisey the position of
these gentlemen during the time which interviewed
between February and April; but Col Brown, it is
we'll known, was an avowed and prominent Union
Democrat Now let US sum up: Messrs. Pool,
Thompson, Taylor, CALDWELL ard Gambler will re.
present the avowed Union Wings of February last
Messrs Reid Wooten, Humphrey, and Walker will
represent the avowed secession Democrats of the
same period; COL Brown will represent the avowed
Union Democrats, while Messrs. Shepherd and
Eaton VIII represent those who occupied at that
time position midway between such men as
Col. Brown and the four secession Democrats above
named. We nave thought over the matter good
deal, and we believe no ticket could be presented
which would oe more acceptable to the people of the
State or which would come nearer doing juscet the
two old parties, or to parties they existed In Feb
ruary last 1t is true that if we look to old parties
there are seven Democrats and five Wings but
then OF these Democrats only four were decidedly
and warmly for secession in February, while all the
Wings mentioned were then decided Union men,
and, with the three remaining Democrats, may be
supposed to represent what has been called the
conservative element in this State We believe, too
that each of the gentlemen named would be accepta-
bic to the people of his District if they could assem-
Die in time in mass meeting or in convention to sug
gest or nominate. The first District, we are sure
would not object to Lewis Thompson; the second
would not object to Council Wooten the third
would not object to L. w. Humphrey; the fourth
would not object to jesse &. Shepherd; the fifth
would not object to William Eaton, Jr. the sixth
would not object to Bedford Brown; the seventh
would not object to William P. Taylor; the eighth
would not object to john Walker; the ninth would
not object to Tod R. Caldwell and the tenth would
not object to &. W. Gambler. And so far as Messrs.
Reid and Pool are concerned, We believe a vast ma
.orty of the people would chCerfully support them
for the State at large. 1t must also be recollcctcd
that while The District Electors are chosen from the
Districts they are nevertheless voted for by gencr
al ticket, and thus all the people, without regard to
Districts interested and have right to DC con-
suited to some extent at least, well the people
of particular Districts.
In suggesting the above ticket we have deemed
it advisable to present the name of no one who was
Elector last year. They all new men so far as
the office of Elector is concerned.
We shall support the above ticket, unless some Of
those mentioned decline to serve, or unless other
names shall clearly indicated by the people as their
choice 1t is important to have but one ticket; and
II Go ot,c fba
one have presented, we yet think that no better
ticket all things considered could be offered to the
people The time between this and the day of cleo
ton, (the 9th of Novenber) is short 1t is useless
| to be beating about for names for Electors, when
we have so many worthy men for whom the people
will vote cheerfully and when if the matter is much
! longer delayed thousands will not know until the
day of election who the men are that have been
agreed upon as candidates. Besides there are
thousands Of our fellow citizens in the army who
are entitled to VOTE and it is important that some
ticket should be suggested to them by all parties
here at home, so that entire harmony may exist
among them Many of them are far distant from
us, and it will require weeks to enable them to
select and agree upon ticket, unless agree here
| among ourselves. LII llOL OuT DTdFe VIII
are fighting our battles, be mortified by the specta
Gle of strife and division such matter this
among those whom they have left behind. Person
ally, we can checrfully vote for any good, reliable
man for Elector without regard to his former pot
ical opinions; but in forming ticket to be voted
for by all we have carefully avoided presenting the
name of any one known to be offensive to, or un
popular with the people. Nor have VIC placed or
the ticket the of any one who is in the army
because we doubt the policy and propriety of con
ferring upon the same man military and civil ap
pontmcnts, and especially for the reason that nj
man who is in the army can be honored by a civi
Office Finally, they are all gentlemen of unblem
ished reputation and high moral character. W.
ask the press of the State to give our ticket ant
this article an insertion; and we solemny declare
that whatever ausion has been made to party IL
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