Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-10-16
Sectional Feeling.


and speaks in bitter terms of the East There would
be some force in what the News says, but for the
fact that one of the Eastern Senator's Mr. Davis was
elected 6y the combined votes ofthe friends of Measrs
Ct'ngnan and Ace'y; and but for the further fact
that both Mr.. Merrimon and Mr.. Clark had intro
duceo resolutions proposing fair arrangement in
relation to Senator'S sohca resolutions acere voted
do~n By the friends Of Messrs Cgingman and Apsrv
We go further and say, that after the election of Mr.
Davis the friends Of Messrs. Clingman and Avery
acted as II they were the only Western men who
were mt to go to the Senate. This is fact, which
is known to be strictly true. If their names had
been withdrawn after the election of Mr., Davis we
entertain no doubt that a Western man would have
been elected. AS it was, members of the Lesisla.
ture from all quarters felt it to be their duty to ter
inmate contest which was producing i'll feeling
among the people, and costing hundreds of dollars
per day.
We agree with the Neus that Mr.. Clingman is an
able man, but We differ with that journal as to the
"splendid ability" of Mr.. Avery. The latter gen.
teman possesses respectable talents but no one has
had better opportunities for mental Improvement.
We admit that he is more ambitious than Mr.. Cling
man, if possible; but he does not compare with that
gentleman IN any respect as statesman. The Necs
cannot make giant of Mr.. Avery by any process
to which it may resort, but it may dwarf its pecu-
liar favorte, Mr.: Clngman, by such comparisons.
We know the men thoroughly, and we can do JUS
tice to both of them Nor can the Neacs add to Mr..
Clngmans reputation by expressing regrets that he
was not continued in civil Office He had Just been
unanimously elected Colonel Of regiment and had
taken his place at the head of as gallant and as no.
bic body of men ever lived No civil office can
confer honor upon man who is in the field, as Mr..
Clngman is, ready to shed his blood for his coun-
try. The Neus, instead of complaining, ought to
rejoice that he is in this position and it ought to
urge Mr.. Avery, who was much more anxious for
the present condition of things than Mr. Clingnan
was, to "go and do likewise"
The Neus treats us unjustly by suppressing our
article about the Confederate Senator's and at the
same time making copious extracts from Eastern
papers which agree with it on this subject 1t pro-
poses to give its readers the benefit of the COM
ments" of the Raleigh papers" on the Senatorial
election, but it only characterizes our article, and
We think not Come Mr.. Atkn, publish our
"comments" in full, and let your readers judge for
themselves.
But the Wilmington Journal says:
eff the West yields US the compliment of both
Senators, may we not fear that when the COnven-
ton meets, she will demand more than quid pro
quo in the way of the substantial power connected
with the basis of representation
To which the Ne,cs responds:
"The Journal fears the West will demand in q
spirit not to be tred with, her just rights at the
hands of the Convention which meets in November.
Very likely
Is the Journal in carnest9 Does it really mean to
nvite the West to disturb the basis of representa-
ton? Don't be alarmed, good people, this is only
one of the old tricks of the Journal 1t has been
the custom among certain politicians for years, when
their arrangements for offices and honors between
the East and West have been defeated to turn loose
this bugbear of the basis of representation" Ger
tain politicians in the West will threaten, and GER
tain politicians in the East will become alarmed and
say, "you had better do justice to the Vest
which Justice always consists in an arrangement to
elect gentleman from each section holding the
same political views to high office at the same time
and as soon as this is done-the object of certain
CLIQUE having been accomplished-we hear no more
of the "bass of representation" 1t goes to sleep,
and is not stirred up again until some new arrange
meat has been made. Then, for example, some dis
interested person like the Editor of the Journal and
some dsinterested person like the Editor of the Necs,
each possesses himself of long pole, and the 5asis
,, to Ia ftc ohoInc opd
| howl like the Gyascutus, until the arrangement,
thus set on foot is carried out. But perhaps these
gentlemen will say this is not so, and that they are
in earnest about the basis. WE'LL then, let us take
them on that ground. The basis of representation
includes and protects negro slavery. Next to land,
it is the paramount interest of the State SThough
the conflict between the North and the South is not
now about negro slavery, but simply between arb
trary power on one side and constitutional liberty
on the other yet we all know that the present wal
originated in negro slavery. Does it become US
then. to weaken the institution, especially in this
crisis, by assailing the basis? Let the Journal at
tempt this thing seriously, or act with those who
NAV attempt it. and the same power which forced il
recently to take ground for secession by Counties
would force 10 take cftll W 4'oo
and to "double- quick" to new position with {
br,skness which would be both interesting ant
amusing.
But the Neus is pleased to dispose of us summari
ly, as follows: -
1.-THE Standard has always boastcd of its devotion
to the West and this we suppose is an illustration
of it! From such friends the Western people may
well pray to be delivered"
The Ne,os is mistaken,--the Standard has neve
"boasted of its devotion to the West" The Stand
ard has been willing to let its acts speak for it. with
out boasting of them But the Neaos knows tina
for the last thirteen years the Standard has steadily
and zealously advocated every measure which ha'
for its object the moral physical, and intellectual
improvement of the State, including the Western
people, with all their interests and pursuits In
deed, we voted almost alone among Eastern mem
Lo,, in tho T legislature of 1886 for an apprODria