Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-01-02
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Oar Ds.sssaevf flspsAsAsla IN i.
90. ara surprised and mortified 70 psrcsivs that 4
AZ, Democracy Is impcaehsr ~ or etssupssttisst l
81, - -. Asbevills Nsos anA deldskcteugh lssgA
Netss =. .ssss
....,h.rn policy have under gone remarkable change
800 ~. ,.ry short space of time" This d sdbsaan-
.,.,lv the same charge mad agsinst US in the Senate
=, ,he Senator from Jaekshnl Now, thsss gsntle-
". rare never more misssken in their livea a We I
.h,l show hereafter We would do 20 today, &C I
we had space 81 ta., VI III isl,. ~. s.a 4
Tho Rough Notes says: i.s.,.s. sa, Is s@.S,
a The Standard a offended with Gov. Eliis, and |
wishes to put him down and the Dsnoeratic party
with him." .Hs,S',E ~ ~
Our reply to the Rough Notes Il that Gov. Elks
80, offended with us without good cause, long
h.fore we were offended with him; that We labored
:, svsry honorable way t. remain on good terms
nth the Governor, but that he, spparently do
,.,mn.d no. to be friendly with us politically put
II out Of our power % co;pp.rate cordially with
him as We did in 1855 But the fact that the
cov.ruor was offended with aa furnished no good
!. reason why we-shouid Judge him unjustly. We
,ou,d not change our course as Constitutional
Union man because the Governor thought it his
d,tv to adopt different course in his message.
We therefore, spoke out asainst the dsnnion ten.
d.nces Of the message, just tas we would have done
K e the Governor and oursH had been the best
friends in the world. And this II. sssld remind
N. Rouch Notes, has been the rule BY which We
have always been guided We were on friendly
terms both personally and politically, with Mr..
yeuable, with Nj. Leak, with Hon. William H.
HAYWOOD, Jr., and with many other leading Demo-
crafts with whom we were compelled at one time to
differ; bu, this dd not prevent from expressing
our views and msntain,ng our opinions The same
is true as to MesSs craise, cliugm.n, and Rudin,
to whose course recently We have been reluctantly
compelled to otter our dissent; and the same was
true, in greal degree, as to Ar Shepherd and Mr..
McRae. -E ''r
But the RoIgh Notes speaks Of Gov. Ellis as if he
was the Dem& &ratis party. Now, we hold that the
Democratic pfty depends on no man or set Of mer
for its existe&c or integrity. II the Democratic
n.rty depend for its existence or for its continued
sscendency u this State on Gov Ellis or any othe
single individual, then We say the Democratic part.
is in bad Wy. If is to 60 up or 60 down Will
sny one mani khen it will 60 hence in double quirl
time. Its principles will live, whatever may happen
It's organizaSb Sbn may be disturbed or broken up b.
ineonsderaH or ambitious men, or the excesses 9
the caucus $stem or of party spirit may einbarras
it and bccld its prospects fora time but its grea
landmarks kill remain, and the people will eithe
drive malcAtents and oligarchs out of the ranks 9
brno tbedb.ck to these landmarks That is ou
Judgment brother Robinson. Why, bless your sou
brother Rdbnson, we were q Democrat long befo'
our friend IL the Nevs. or Mr. CFpgman, or doze
others now snug in Office by the hvor Of the part
ware Demtcrats. We were y Ds,nocrst in 1856
j when our present Governor, whom you have I
tborourhlI identified with the exatence Of the pa
~ was trlubled about "distribudsn," and thoug
Il might Je As we'll if we would al 60 for it-f
nroof Of Jhch, brother Robinson, We refer you
Mr. C.ntsell, the secession Clerk Of the House
Commorf. who himself. some six pears ago, did n
hesitate 10 take Office at the handxot the Know Not
II inc Commissioners of Raleigh We "wish to p
i down the Democratic party" did you say, broth
i Robinson. We have been laboring eighteen ye'
Il 10, build it up. We are Polk, Henry. Hoke' NJ
Democrat brother Robinson. We have been
q ,,on< here. and we are proud oft But for US
probability is that Col Reid would not have run
IA Gov4 sbr in 1s4s; and if he bad not rum ana
Il Fredsufrage had never been started the State wo'
have been Opposition to-day. Did Fsu know th'
"A No, this is the first time the fact hts ever ot
Il pubI Nv stated. We will give you tts particu''
fa( IL yoA would like to have them.
I'll Bu all this, and much more, is frgotten.
81 haupe ned to think, and SO voted in Ne Wake d
u e.tioh and in the caucus Of the last Democr'
XII St.t4 Convention. that the ad palorens agitat
q ougtlt to be arrested and settled by o a"enom
of The Constitution by the Legislative mode so a
In plsse negroes as taxblcs on the ssu'e fcot'ng
u IanA-and we happened to sympalEae with
III wotking-meu Of Raleigh, though ~ never Jo'
"a thlir ASSOCIATION nor attended their s,eetngs-
III weihought proper to retain Mr. Fr'nk. !. WI
IA in 81 MSur employment for several months after =
III Ellis had wronged him, andhad therefore, conce
. strong aversion to him,-an We haPPeheu ~
~ pose the scheme contrived by certain leaders 70
"a ctitate this State after South Carolina into the
tel Of disunion; and therefore in view Of tne pi
IN ise. and because Holden had mind and VII
~ his own, and because he was true to the grea'
tk ofthe people, the determination was lormea
e8 troy him utterly. One Of the modes oe''Se.
q his destruction is to impeach his Democracy
4 gentlemen, one and ALL We point you 70 the re'
6 Take the broad daylight, with the aid 10y the iaa
x Ilogones, snd examine it carefully. ipere
ejehtecn years. There is blot upon u eve
she present hour. Watch us in the fntore re- an.
teswe deyiate from the old landmarks "na'
s dey! Here they are: A striet esstrae''0
tlsfederai 0snstitutioa; the reserreS Sighh o
Suites; tie greatest good Of the gredsss numo
sp far IS the slavery question is concFned' 10
4 Sbosc party, and every mariis fOot.loose out
things which involve the Interpretation or the
- 4eo If Do.,,ocracx We arc as true as the IIuf