Year: 1860

was eiecteu oute friter Dy the Legislature OF TINS
State, having been previously nominated for that
office by Democratic caucus.


Mr. Spelman is good printer, and will no doubt
exert himself to execute the public work with "neat
ness, accuracy and dispatch" Rumor has it, how
ever, that there was sort of combination on the
part Of several persons the object being to secure
the spoils," and at the same time to punish the
Editor Of this paper for certain alleged sins Of his
recently committed The public printing has been
executed for some time past at the Standard Office.
and no one has complained either of the style Of
the work or of the time occupied in doing it. We
were candidate for reelection, and name
submitted to the caucus. We were defeated by a
small majority, and them like true and loyal Demo-
crat as we arc, we yielded to the action of par
ty friends. We eleetioncercd witbpa one for the
office. Ws>entcred into no combldsIon for "tbe
spoils." I'VE concealed no opinion which we enterA
taned in order to reelection, but we frank
ly told every one with whom we conversed on the
subject, that we were for Constitutional Union,
and opposed to disunion and civil war. We aoere
defeated mainly because Of our dsrotion to a Con-
stitutional Union. The defeat of so humble per-





except as it may indicate the course which public
events are taking in this momentous crisis. A bare
majority of the party has solemnly declared, by this
act of prescription towards u.s. that no man is to be
recognized as true Democrat or friend of his coun-
try who is opposed to dsunon at this time and Cor
present causes. We are but the humble victim of
this sweeping declaration. We denounce the dis
dvre fo tho
We appeal from the secret ballot to the open and
spoken word. We tell the Democracy of North
Carolina whom We have served so long and so faith
fully, that we have never bolted Convention nor
refused to support nominee. Weare as loyal now
as we ever were but we should be fathless senti-
| mel on the watchtower if we failed to warn them,
and the good people of this State that the control
Of the party has been usurped by ambitious and de-
signing men, who, if not checked in their courseI
will commit this State to revolution, anarchy, and
civil war; Let the people rise in their majesty and
say to these followers of William L. Yancey, thus
tar and no farther. Let them rescue their own
cause and the dearest interests of the State from the
hands Of professional and trading politicians. The
policy of these politicians is embodied in the mes
sage of Gov. Ellis, which we publish today poll
cy which, if adopted and carried out will inevitably
lead to dissolution of the Union for insufficient
causes and bring down upon US all such calamities
have been experienced on the Northern por-
ton of this Continent We predicted in the Stand
ard of July last that the day was not distant when


the battle would have to be fought in this State be-
tween Union and disunion-between those who
would struggle for the preservation of the Union
according to the Constitution, and those who, un-
willing to trust to two departments of the govern
ment against one and unwilling to rely on a return
ing sense ofjustce in the Northern people and the
millions of true friends whom the South yet has in
that portion Of the Union, would madly rush into
the vortex, black and bottomess, of revolution,
cession, military domination, and civil war. That
time has arrired. We stand like rock against
both disunion and submission. With both houses
of Congress and the Supreme Court in our favor we
will try Mr.. Lincoln but we will not submit to the
slightest ndignity or the slightest encroachment on
Southern rights. The very day he lays his hand
on the honor Of the South on its vital interests


that day the Constitution is broken and the Union
perishes. Let US, then, Watch and Wait.


These, brother Democrats are our honest senti


ments. We have uttered them time and again.ir


these columns, and not one of you has called upor


US to retract qualify them. "Our offence hatf


this extent-no more" For this we have been pro


scribed. We have been assailed and censured fo


advocating your views and maintaining your cause
, A naturalized Englishman, but recently Democrat


with no claims on the Democratic party Of the State


has been specially complimented and favored, Will
another, against whom no charge was preferred bu
that he for the Constitution and the Union, ant
who had served you long and faithfully, has bee1
repudated without even the slightest recognition
: Of his past fidelity. And this has been done
g too by the use of official influence. We en-


tertain the belief that your Governor stepped for
: his high position to press the claims of his ia
vorite and to shape the action of the caucus. Tn
J., Clerk of the House of Commons, (Mr. Cantwel
< who is an avowed dsunionist, and who even dare
to wear disunion badge while acting as the Secrt


tary of Democratic caucus violated the law of tn
= State by giving out his printing to another ofic'
: supposed to be party to the combination agains
s us, and that too when we were the State Printe
and entitled to the courtesy at his hands of bein
n recognized as such.. -.
It I'VE trust our friends will not regard us as con
planning because the public printing has been take


from us. We are not complaining, but protestin
against the rule which has been established that
n man is true Democrat or friend of his countr
i who is opposed to secession and disunion, Wepr
i test against and denounce that rule We decla,
r that we are better Democrat than John W. Eli
: Our Democracy have never before been questione
: His was in 1854 on the subject of distribution.
r is we'll known to Democrats that he lost the nom
nation for Governor in 1854 on account of his fish
ness on the subject of distribution and it is we
r known also that he obtained the nomination


Charlotte in 1858, by resort to means whie
. would be considered unfair even by New Yol
= politicians When he assumed the leadership
= the Democratic party of the State our majori'
= | xpoc 10 0n0 Rv tho re all ,,ort;o,,c oR n