Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-12-07
who are members are allowed to attend the sittngs
of the Legislature during the sntiB session. Surely,
such disinterested conduct on the part Of Mr..
Dortch ought to entitle him to vote or two for
re election to the Senatorship.
The Legislature.

The procesdngs.of tho Legislature for Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday will be foupd in tho
Standard of today, to which We invite the atten-
ton Of our readers. The proceedings are becom-
ing more and more interesting. We have no space
to-day for comment or for an Editorial summary Of
the proceedings.
On Thursday, Jonathan Worth, Esq, Of Ran
dolph, was unanimously reelected Public Treasur-
er. This was deserved compliment to = faithful
and able public servant
The two Houses also had two ballots on Thurs
day for Confederate States Senator. The Her,
Edwin G. Reade, Of Person County, received the
highest vote 1t is to be regretted that Mr.. Reade
was not elected on the FIST ballot 1t seems to US
that if there is any one man in the State on whom
all good and true Conservatives can promptly and
cheerfully unite, that man is Edwin G. Reade. We
trust to have the pleasure of recording his election
in our next issue.
The two Houses have balloted number Of times,
without making election for Secretary Of State.
Every other officer has been elected with the ex-
ception of the State Printer, and Col J. P. H. Russ,
the present Secretary; and the particular friends
of these gentlemen have not been wanting in any
respect in liberality and magnanmity in the course
they have pursued. The former declined to bea
candidate for reelection in tho hope that such
a course would tend to hatmonize the Conser
vative party; and the latter, when he found
that his name was likely to produce division
and strife, came forward before the party in eau.
Gus and in very noble spirit withdrew from
the contest The implied understanding then was,
not expressed that the great body of the SO called
Vance Conservatives would vote for any gentleman
for Secretary of State who might be agreed upon
by the "stratest sect" The latter, after consuia
ton, determined to unite on W. K. Richardson,
ESQ.,, of Wake; but many of the Vance Conserva-
tives, by refusing to vote for MIR. Richardson,
seem not only determined to prescribe the
"straitest sect" but to dictate to them The eosds
date from their own wing Of tho purity for ~hom
candidates have received large votes for tbs Office,
and some of these votes have been cast by members
protesting to be Conservatives This is, in brief
the situation q affairs With reference to the election
of Secretary of State so far it is generally known
ain this City; bat there are other facts connected
with this election, of q very significant and i'm
portant character, whichit may be necessary here
after to lay before the public We trust the
"straitest sect" and those other Conservatives
who are acting with them, from a sense of justice
and right in this election, will maintain their posi-
ton with unaincbing hrmness. They have yielded
all that could be asked Of them by just or reasona.
BILE men; let them now stand by their principles
and maintain their selfrespect at all hazards.