North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-03-19

perceive it, and understand it If so, why will no
that paper do us the Justice to copy what we say, 81
that its readers may judge for themselves, and no
assume and charge, in terms as insdious as they
are vague, that we are cooperating - against the
Union of the States! We are perfectly willing
that the Patriot shall define its own position ano
stand to it; all we ask of that paper is, that we
may be allowed to do the same. We are much obi
ged to the Editors for their compliments, but we
would rather have Justice than compliments. The
truth is the Patriot fears the " influence of this
paper in some of the upper Counties, and hence its
attempts to prejudice the uniformed against u.s. That
paper would like exceedingly to get up nice little
Union party'' in its region OF the State, with the
view of using it as lever by which to hoist some
GOOD Wing or other into public station-a &" Union
party'' based upon devotion to Mr.. Fillmore, and
governed by the rule of submission to the Federal
Government under all circumstances. This is the
secret of the Patriots course in this matter and this
is also about the extent of its soundness whether as
a Southern or a Union journal.
The attempt of the Patriot to produce the impress
sion that have differed on this subject with our
Rockingham friends, is made too late in the day.
Soon after we published the proceedings of their Meet
ing were authortatively informed by Senator
3
ner, that the repeal essential modification of the
fugitve-save law would be cause for the disruption
of the bonds; and stated in our paper of jan
uary last. We were gratifed to find that their posi-
ton and this vital question was one and the
party capital it may be able to manufacture out or
this matter.
We are neither Disunionist nor Submissionist.
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home. We go first for North Carolina, and next
for the Union; and we will stand by the Union so
long as the Constitution is executed in good faith and
preserved Invioate, but longer. In the language
of the noblehearted Dickinson, it cannot be denied
that the South has been the injured and aggrieved
party; ii ought it to be erpected that she
ocH cherish the cold remains oa Union name ,vhen
aN its constitutional and Ugor haze Departed -
In concluding this article, we ask leave most res
pectfully to present the following extract from Mr.
Clngman's Speech, as Looking-glass for the
Editors of the Patriot. We think, if they will ven
lure to look in it, they will find themselves very
faithfully reflected; and, perhaps after they
see and know themselves, as they and known
they may do better. Here it is
Certain protested national organs and orators have
preached devotion the Union in any event. and under
Ill circumstances. baser sentiment fell from
he lips of mortal. 1t is substantially the with
he doctrine of passive obedience and nonresstance,
which brought the head of Charles the the block
Since then Englshman has had the erontery
uch opinions. Its only supporters i'll this country for
nerly the tories of the revolution Those who
lave preached the doctrine in day. will only find
heir fellows among the palace slaves of Asatc despo
ism. Their proper position is below everything that
Providence has created when in its natural state. Even
he meanest reptiles struggle upward against the oppres
or The American people justly regard these individ
als as degraded below the of animated nature