Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-04-17

sentation of this District nothing is more certain
than citizen of Wake aoill not be selected to fill it.
The Democracy of Warren, Granville, Franklin,
Nash and Orange we know but little about John
ston. will not ostracse their public men, in order to
give Wake county monopoly of public Office. If
change takes place, by resignation or otherwise.
and we see no sign Of necessity for it, enter
our protest against selecting a citizen of Wake
county as our next representative particularly as
recent events leave it doubtful whether her acknow
edged political leaders are deeply interested, or 9TH
erwise, in the success of Democratic principles
Warrenton Nems.
The Neaos is mistaken in supposing that Wake
County wants "a monopoly of public Office" The
Union men of Wake are reaGy 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 We entertain no doubt that that
gentleman, who is 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 q candidate If Warren,
then is about to be "osracized," it is because Mr..
Eaton does not desire to be candidate, and because
other prominent gentlemen in Warren are disunion-
lists. Gentlemen must not "ostracize" themselves
by entertaining dangerous opinions, and then COM
plain that others have prescribed them. No dis
unonist can represent this District in Congress-
What can the Ne,0s 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 1858, and in
1860. He has not changed. He is honest and
capabe-we go further in regard to capability, and
say that, in our humble opinion he is one of the
ablest men in this country. Will the Neaos dispute
that? ..-
But the News 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 Whigisn have moth
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
once organized on those principles have perished-
The old Whig party perished in 1852, and the work
of destroying the Democratic party was commenced
at Charleston in 1860. Thaowork went on, and the
party in this State was finished by Gov Ellis and
the disunionists during the last Legislature. Two
new parties have since been formed-one at Colds
borough by the politicians and another all over the
State by the people,; the former being for disunion,
and the latter opposed to it. The ISSUE therefore,
now is Union or Disunion. If the Neacs supports
Mr.. Branch it will 60 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 'oas denied By Mr.. Branch
hin'seE and by his friends; yet it now stands con-
fessed By Mr.. Branch himself who declares that he
has been so ever since the 4th Of March. Is it pos
sible that we knew more about Mr.. Branch than
Mr.. Branch knew about himself? e +. ia -'t.,
The News, when it writes again about "mo-
nopoly 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.
VIZ do not complain of this but commend it to the
consideration of the Nesoa If Warren should claim
the Jyth Attorney General and if the gentleman
proposed should be a Union man and well qualified
for the office We should interpose no objection as a
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
Neus became citizen Of that County; and if War
rem would only turn out in every instance good
Union coin from her legal mint, we would not COM
plain Of her circulation in this District. Her last
issue Of this kind certainly bears the superscrption
and has the bogus smelEnot Of the, Unitsd-but Of
the 9 Confederate States" s'''' f;' 90 r.
f. r - $50 rFz -tst
Miss Evans. the author Of |" Adam Bede," has re