Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-20

Candidates for Congress in this state.

The people Of this State will vote IN their respec-
tive Districts for ten members of Congress, on We'd
nesday the 4th day of November next. The soldiers
will vote in camp on Thursday the 29th October.
In the First District the candidates are Hon. Will
liam N. H. Smith, of Hertford, present member; {;
DR.. Edward Warren, of Chowan; and DIR. P. L.
Henry, of BERTHE
In the Second District, Hon Robert R. Bridgers'
of Edgecombe, present member; 1t. Walter Dunn,
of Lenoir Col. Ed. G. Yellowley, of Pitt; and COL
Bryan Grimes, of Pitt
In the Third District, DR.. j. 7. Leach, Of John
ston; Col. Duncan K. McRae, of Craven Thomas
1. Faison, of Sampson; and Col W. S. Devane, Of
Sampson. ..
In the Fourth District 1t 7. G. Fuller, of Cum
berland Robert Strange, Of New Hanover and o.
P. Meares,,of Brunswick. @
In the Fifth District, Capt Josiah Turner, Of
Orange; and Hon. A. H. Arlington, of Nash, pre-
sent member. ' . .-..
In the Sixth District Hon. John A. Gilmer, of
Gulford. .r.
In the Seventh District Samuel H. Christian, of
Montgomery; and Hon. Thos. S. Ashe, of Arson,
present member.
In the Eighth District DR.. j. G. Ramsay, of
Rowan and Hon. William Lander, of Lincoln, pre-
sent member.
In the Ninth District Hon. B. S. Gather, of
Burke, present member; and Rev. S. P. Smith, of
Wilkes
In the Tenth District, Hon. A. I. Davidson, of
Cherokee, present member Gen. G. W. Logan, OF
Rutherford; Gen. W. F. Jones, of Polk John D.
Hyman, of Henderson; and Marcus Erwin, of Bun
combe.
Twenty-eight candidates and ten places to be fill
ed The friends of eighteen gentlemen are destined
to be disappointed ...
We have not felt it to De our duty as Conserva-
tive Journal to take any part in the contest in those
Districts in which more than one Conservative can
didate is running 1t is not for to decide between
Conservatives-we leave that to the people them
selves Our advice is to cote for the best and truest
Conservative and in Districts where there are more
Conservative candidates than one and Destructive
is running, to unite on some one of the Conserva-
tves at all hazards to defeat the Destructive
Those who urged the cotton States to break up
the old government without good cause, and plunged
US in this war; have shown themselves incompetent
to manage the affairs of the new government. Let
US vote them down in every instance.
We hear it said now and then that many of the
people are so depressed that they will not vote -
We trust this feeling is not general The right of
the people to govern themselves is now being tested
and the citizen who refuses to vote surrenders that
right Not to vote is to consent silently to the rule
of the few over the many We know that a certain
species of terrorism exists, and that the press and
the people not as free they have been; hut if
yield to this terrorism, or if from any We
decline to take part in elections, will aid in fasen-
ing upon ourselves and our children the chains of
an oligarchy which may never be thrown off except
through blood and suffering. Let erery ConssruG-
tirs turn out and cote, and let him urge has neigh
bOrs to cote Nth him. 1t is of the first Importance
reform and strengthen the administration at Rich
mond, and this can be done in no other way than
by electing suitable men to represen! US in Con.
| gress.