Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-06-25
PARTY BEFORE COUNTRY.

PARTY BEFORE COUNTRY.
The partizan intentions and tendencies of the Ra-
leigh Register the question of Slavery, most
clearly exposed in the following extract which we
make from the Wilmington Commercial:
"PARrY DISCIPLINE. We find those who hold
the opinion that State has right to secede from
the Union, for cause in view Of her sovereignty,
treated with much severity, and by some of the Whig
Presses, too, who ought to set example of ration
ality and comfy.
1t does not appear that the bject is to convince
those supposed to be in error, but to denounce and
overwhem them by abuse and epithets. The very
principle which is the most conservative of all others,
in the perpetutaton of the Union is held up
sonable. Why is this? A paper at Washington
City says so then paper at Raleigh says so; and
SO on-so that it must be so, of course-and sort
of" as does Muftie" game is played throughout the
Editorial corps-not to the enlightenment of the un-
derstandng, but to the discipline of the persons of
the people into party order.
The object appears to be to get up Union party
under the auspices of the Whig counsels. We would
like this very much, if the Constitutional rights Of
the South 60 hand in hand ith the Union principle
The latter is desirable, because the talk of Union
without tits abstraction-an absurdity. But there
are Union men in both parties; the Union majority
is immense, even at the South, under such a condi
ton; there are very few disunionists per We
have heard the most ultra declare that they would
pledge fortune, honor, and peril life, to have the
Union as it was and ought to be at all times. The
rywhere. What will be the probable consequences
of this party discipline! Why, many of the Wings
will be driven from the support of the Union party
simply because their brethren abuse and insult them
and the of that party will be unnecessarily and
foolshly weakened and all through radical spirit at
a.. -. .~c 10 r
the old line, under the name Of the Union Party and
the Democratic Party, and it is not hard guess at
the result.
Whatever may be the course of the Whig Presses,
with whom we are gratifed and satisfied to act in
the main, we shall not yield the tthe of hair of our
position in regard to the right of secession. We will
not sacrifice the painest dictates of common sense
to legal techncaties aristocratic precedents. We
say we will not yeId but of course, the assertion
is qualified. If We convinced that secession
is not right of the States, which they exercise
without impeachment, will admit it. At the
same time we assured that such principle is de-
sructve of the integrity of the Union, and under its
operation its perpetuity is hopeless.
We expect to lay other matter before readers
this topic before long, which will still more strong
ly sustain position than any thing that has here
tofore been said upon the subject"
The Commercial is Wing paper, but it speaks
out on this vital question in manner which does it
much credit. Will the Raleigh Register, instead of
denouncing thousands of the people of the State
Disunionsts condescend TO the above article
Is the Register indeed under the control of the
Washington Junto! 1t would appear that it is. A
Washington City paper speaks, and forthwith the
Register echoes, and the lille echoes of this State
respond The South, the Constitution, the rights of
the States-all these things forgotten in blind
service of party, and in the hope of holding the
party together!
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LATEST FROM EUROPE.
We have the latest intelligence from Europe by hs
steamer Humboldt, which arrived on the 18th from
Liverpool.
The Great Exhibition, London, was visited on tn.
Sd of June by nearly $4,000 persons. The Queer
was present.
The weather in England was cold for the season
| The President of France has been on "a tou
on the increase.
The political news was not important.
There were sales of 1000 bales of Cotton in Liv
erpool, the I'd instant, at previous rates, which
were fully maintained. Sales on the Sd of 4,O0(
bales-prices buoyant.
Breadstuds were slightly improving. Flour wa
more saleabe, and wheat was in fair request
Money abundant.
PENNSYLVANIA.
We have already published the sound and patriotic
Resolutions adopted by the late Democratic Conven
ton of Pennsylvania, which nominated Col. Bige
for Governor. The Pennsylvania, in publishing tn
proceedings of the Convention, and in hosting tn
name of Col. Birler. saws: