North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-09

ry Proclaimed the revolution in the South, when
Washington was called to the command Of our ar
mics, that flag was borne in triumph through the ast
battle. Are yon prepared 10 desert that flag No,
never Are you prepared to it struck down :
-lNo Tor TO strike down single star? mo ~
No, my friends. no; all the stars upon must stand
you see no stripes upon itl What do they mean :! |
They mean that the stripes which we administered
in achieving our liberties ready to bestow
uPont the enemies of our country. Shall give up
now covers every ,and ships sail under tin all
parts of the world Where is that flag now, which
has borne our arms often to victory? 1t is
now in the ice-bound regions of the north, con-
tending for the noble prize Of relieving the lost
igaors-a glorious duty. attracting the symPates of
the world. Will you pluck the lanrels from the
grasp OF our countrymen in the icy regions OF the
north pole? No. mol Mr.. Gerard next adverted
the towers of Monterey to thecity of Mexico. With
that flag let us live-under the flag let die.
GCheers1 Now, fellow-citizens let come to prac
teal results. If the whig party. to which belong,
will throw overheard these abolition agitators, will
fight for them, and stick by them to the last.
If they will not Go so will go to the hall of
ST. Tammany, lcheers,] and put buck-tail in my
hat. prolonged and enthusiastic cheering] And
will WELD it for St. Tammany, and under it will
fight for the compromises of the constitution and for
the Union. (Three cheers Hip, hip! hnzza,
huzza, huzza!'-three more, which were duly given.
Mr. CHAs. O'CoNoR was next calledupon, and said:
" FELLOW CITIzENs 1t is with much pleasure,
after the just and proper observations that have
heen addressed to You by gentleman at all times
member of that great political party called the wing
parLy-it is. say with great pleasure, after his We
~ just and proper observations, that l. represent
ative Of the democratic party, have the opportunity
to declare that there is at least democrat prepar
ed to sacrafce party associations. party friendships;
party organizations freely as he or any other wing.
[Cheers. Fellow-citizens, the great charm of this
meeting is that 1t is Union meeting, without regard
to the party associations of any individual present,
auditor speaker ou meet to give your assent to
the laws, in this the largest hall of the greatest city
of the greatest republic founded in the New World.
That your voice will be potent In its influence.
man can doubt. That your voice, expressed in di-
rect TERMS will be satisfactory the friends of the
the Union here and elsewhere, doubt not. Fellow
citizens how happens t-why is it-that We have as
sembled at this time -why is it that there should be
unusual thing at this time this assemblage of
the whole people, disregardful of party ties and party
associations II is because in the midst of
momentous era in the history of onr county,
From the origin of this nation, have been divided
in great degree upon the nature and character OF
the institutions embraced in system of govern
ment. But, aside from these great national ques-
tons other questions have arisen, different from those
where the patriots and friends of the country
have found materials upon which to range themselves
in opposition, in the keen encounter of their wit and
their jud gment, to which the right side. We
find such classes of men in every country But there
are other classes of men who seek for political place
and power, and for materials upon which TO con-
struct parties to subserve their own private ends
and personal exaltations. After the principles OF
the constitution, established from practice Cf
enty years, and so well understood-after the test
of experience has gone far to settle our policy OF
revenue and nance--might it not have been suppos-
ed that the country would go its of peace
fuI prosperity! We have had but little to disturb
u.s. or the development of our country's power and
its full of glory. But politicians must have
employment. Upon truly great and disturbing cues
tons, such men Clay, Webster, Cass, and Dick
inson easily find employment. But what employ
ment do they furnish to you politicians but the
management for agitations upon which to ride into
power! What other employment BELTS the arch
magician of the democratic party, the hobbyrider
of the wings We find the latter mounting the hob
by against particular society-then against every
man who happens TO be landIord-theR casting
himself over TO the abolitonists. We see the ARCH
magician leading off in bending to the extreme de-
mands of the South; and when the South have ven
all he deserved and refused to give more, he must
become the supple tool of the infamous northern alb
olitionists. GGreat applause. 1t must be regarded
as most extraordinary circumstance, that, when
political feuds almost terminated, it became
necessary for the political cksters of both parties
TO seize upon some opportunity for disunlon. 1t
must be some extraordinary circumstance by which
the great manager OF the democrats and the great
manager of the wings should have mounted the same
hobby and ridden it at tine same hour Their course
of action is the same doubt their private
fraternity man doubt copartnershiP between
them and their respective parties. The question is.
whether the great city of New York is tied to the
tail of either of the partiss mo, no whether it
will condemn them? / say condemn them, because
believe this great city-the first city of the North,
has the power to condemn them. We are told that
the fugitive slave law, sanctioned by the Senate, az
proved by Daniel Wehster-whose opinion no man
ever doubfed-we told that the law cannot be ex-
ecuted in any city of all the North, except in the
city of New York. Cheers 1t is admitted by
the enemy that, while nearly the whole North is
ailhless the constitution, the capital city of the
North is faithful to the constitution and will confirm
the law. Immense cheering.1 The truth will at
last he established among errng brethren. We
are small society," or of slight influence; and
thank God, not divided. Hear. hear
What law, ask, is it calls forth the energy Of this
city? We told by the abolitioniss that there is
no danger here; told that the Union must be
preserved. Many say that if our brethren of the
South shall dare to stand up for their rights swhen
their country is almost reduced to desert by the op
Grafton of an unjust law, shall ourselves as
we did against Britain, as did against ne gh-
Dor Mexico, and ready to do against every
foreign foe, and strike down brethren. This is
the kind of Union they would give They would
command pass in hostile bands over the grave
of Washington. i want no such Union. Cheers.
When the day shall come-ifcome it must-that any
of neighbors ask to be separated from US, better
that it should be than the bayonets OF American citi-
Zens should be directed against the bosoms of Amer
lean citizens. Applause.
Mr. O'Conor then went to say that he had no
personal influence interest with the South, and
that in the South he had scarcely friend he deriv-
ed income from it; but he would tell them why
he was not willing that there should be separation
rem of the thirteen original States, connected by
blood and the toll of years, which established
our glorious and united republic. Now let dis |
solve this company-let us lose star-and what |