The North-Carolina standard., 1845-10-29
&c slFs0nshe Jeaersoat Ma., y ,Inqairer.

FRANCIS P.IBLAIR.
! In late number of the Democratic Rey5e0 we
observe beautiful mezzotint portrait of this dis
| tinguished Democratic Editor Few men have
exercised greater influence lnthe political strug
giles of the day than FRANCIS p BLAIR Disfin-
guished no less for his splendid talents than his
stern Integrity of character, he has possessed and
still possesses hold upon the affections of the
great mass of the Democracy of this Union, which
few men can boast of and all men may desire,
In the leading traits of his character, he bears
strong resemblance to our own BENTON. They
are alike bold, fearless and intrepid in their ad
vocacy Of Democratic doctrines, and in their de-
nunciations of Federalism Rising with the emer-
gency, their voices were alike heard calling upon
the Democracy inthe hour of danger, to. charge
upon their foes and WELD not an inch of their
ground. We verify believe that, next to the i'm
mortal JACKSON, there are no two men in this ma
ton to whom the Democracy are more, indebted
forthe success oftheir principles than to TTHoMAs
| Fl. BENTON and FRANCIS p: ,B1AiR, Fyzs !, 5ss~
When, the United States Bank undertook to
g buy up men and presses like cattle in the mar
ketn BENTON and BLAIR, stood upon the very
ramparts of liberty, denouneng and exposing
the corruptions of this deadlest foe of Democracy
| The strong and devoted attachment which Gen.
| JACKSON bore towards Mr.. BLAIR, speaks vol
umes in his favor. For no man ever possessed
clearer insight into the human heart than An
intimately, and his attachment for him grew strong
er every day.l On memorable occasion, when
some of the leading Democrats of the day express
ed to Mr. BLAIR their disapprobationo of his deter
mined opposition to the Bank ofthe United States,
General JACKSON said 70, him; g I approve of
yowr course, 1T nobody else d0esy and If nobody
else wiU stand By yOu, Andrea Jackson s0ilL." l"
In that memorable conflict, General JACKSON led
the van of the Democratic; army, and BENTON
H. H.
of our hosts, and to them are we mainly indebted
for the triumphs of our principles, se .z~--z
10 AS one of the editorial corps we feel proud of
the late distinguished editor of the Globe. As a
Democrat, we feel that we owe him debt of graf
itude which we will endeavor to repay in part by
devoted advocacy oftrue Democratic principles.
AS man, esteem him for his integrity of
character and his purify of life We rejoice that
Mr. BLAIR has retired with a suficiency of this
world's goods" For if ever man deserved rich
reward for his toll and devotion to true principles
he certainly does. We trust, however, that
grateful party will not long permit him to remain
in private life. Talents such as his belong to his
country; and in these days we can lily afford to
lose from the public service such-a man as FRAN
CHS p. BLAIR. 1.EBe1e 2st7 TtFoiaiees-E
,.IMr. BLAIR is chaste and vigorous writer: and
like BANCROFT, his tone of thought and stylea are
essentially American. 1t is fortunate circum.
stance that he was selected by. tbessVenerated
JACKSON, as the depository of his papers and the
guardian of his fame 1t was the most honorable
Of legacies ;-and that fame, we venture to de-
clare, will grow brighter under the pen of Mr.
BLAIR, and will be transmitted 10. postery in the
most brilliant, truthful and eloquent Of volumes
The southern press, as we'll as our private cor
respondence from South Carolina. protest against
the course of the Charleston Mercury. They
deny, posi,ivsly, that the Journal in question is
the true exponent of the democracy of South Car
olina. We have two letters from that State,
which explicitly declare the prevailing senti-
ment in South Carolina to be an abiding con-
6dence in the course of the President! We un-
derstand that Mr. Calhoun expresses aasimilar
feeling; and that none but a few fiery and rest
less spirits pretend entertain the slightest doubts
about the course of the President In fact we
see but one press, which pretends to be republi-
can, that seems to -countenance these unworthy
and unfounded suspicious about Mr.. Polk, or a.
bout this paper and that press is the "South
Carolinian," published at Columbia, whose editor
whilst in Washington, and whose Washington
correspondent have been infected by the sinister
influence of the same miserable cabal which has
mised the councils and ruled the columns of the
" Charleston Mercury" AS for ourselves, we
can assure these worthless that their designs will
fail of Accomplishment. Washington Union.
Van Stecnburgh, an anti-renter, who was in the
mob that killed deputy sheriff Steees while in the
execution of his 1uty, has been tried aud found
guilty OF murder. He was defended with great
ability: and it is generally conceded that his trial
was enlinently fair. In republic it is the worst
of crimes TO oppose the execution ofthe laws With
violence The poor have no protection for their
persons but the laws and the rich find no safety for
their property where there is no law, or where it
is arbitrarily administered by a mob or by one in
ditdual, The Democracy is the conservative
party in the United States-they support the laws
and save them from being trampled under foot by
their adversaries The wings want to establish
National Bank, which they know and admit to be
Unconstitutional. When they had the local banks
in full operation they made them stop payment
just when they pleased -and their promises to
pay were no more regarded than ropes of sand.
When the democrats talked about the refusal the
whg gentlemen would call them agrarians-f
agrarians becadse,s they said the banks ought tot
pay their debts Hence we say the Democracy
is the conservative party in this country and but
for them we should have no lawsrin force /
= -. - Nead Orleans Courier
s7oGa 5sjases,es For the North Carolina Slandard.s
h.ago-aI yaao1 1RALEtaH Oct. 23d, '45. -' |
ResetUed That the thanks of the Baptist State
Convention be rendered to the Presbyterian and
Methodist Episcopal Churches for the use Of their
Houses Of Worship; toAthe Owners and Directors
'ofthe Public Convey ances to- aud from Raleigh ;to
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