The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-08-18
LETTER FROM CHARLOTTE.
CHARLOTTE, Aug. 18th, 1

CHARLOTTE, aug. lin, lSOJ.
EDITORS STANDARD AS the smoke of
battle has, TO some extent, cleared away, it
may be of interest to your readers to know
why the Republicans failed to elect their
entire ticket at the late township election.
The Republicans got up a ticket that would
have been successful, had there been little
more of principle, and a little less of self in
some of our leaders. But unfortunately for
us, we have tao aoings to our party, and they
are constantly trying to fly in opposite direc
tons. If one aoing dominates man sup
posed to have a leaning to that particular
ring, why, the other acing, must of necessity,
get up another man with few feathers extra
for that other aoing. The consequence is,
and has been, that both acings have been
clipped by the rebels, and the party has
been unable to fly. But in this instance,
only few feathers having been pulled out
of the aoings, they may, if properly nursed,
regain IN the next campaignltheir full growth
and be able to fly triumphant.
The defeat of ]. T. Schenck, for magis
trate, is to be regretted; as there are num-
Der of colored people in Charlotte who
would prefer one of their own color to settle
their law matters, do their marrying, &C.
Besides he is an educated man, and true
Republican.
E. B. Fullings ought to have been Clerk,
and was only defeated by some of the other
wing voting for Conservative who was not
a candidate.
L. Thompson was defeated for Con
stable by some of the other aoing voting for
H. J. Walker, who had withdrawn in favor
of the rebel candidate, because, it was said,
he had, sometime back, in the memory of
some one voted Republican ticket.
When will the Republicans of Charlotte
learn wisdom? Whenever they learn. to
present an unkroken front to the enemy.
Then, and not until then, can they hope to
be successful If they will come together,
and compromise among themselves, instead of
compromising with the enemy, they can
carry everything before them. But so long
as they must needs put Conservatiyes-or
what is infinitely worse-doubtful Repubi-
cans on guard, Just so long will the party be
divided and the rebels victorious. If no
other course will do to heal the breach be-
tween the tpo sciags of the party, let the
leaders be set aside, and new men selected
who will care more for party and Tess for
self, and we can whip the rebels on every
field.
Personally, I have no quarrel with either
ring. But have seen success within the
grasp of the Republicans, and then had
my hopes dashed to the ground by this
unfortunate division, until I have become
sick of "hope deferred" If believed one
of these aoings were more reliable, as Repub-
cans, than the other, would hold to that
scing. But I know the matter is more a
personal than a political one-a desire to beat
their personal more than their political enemy;
kind of political nuisance that ought to
be abated.
In our next campaign I hope to see a
and bring out our whole strength. If this
is done success is certain. am personally
friendly with both wings, and write this for
the good of BOTH I am not an aspirant for
any office in their gift, but above all things
desire to see the tDo aoings come together,
and the Republican party of Charlotte a
unit. JUSTICE.