Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-11
MR.. STANLY IN NEW YORK.

MR.. STANLY IN NEW YORK.
We learn from the New York Herald that a
Wing meeting was held in Constitution Hall, in
that City, on the evening of the Sd, which was a
ridiculous failure. The Herald says:
Gas political meeting, it was the greatest failure
perhaps, that witnessed in the city of New
| FORK. At the hour announced for the meeting half
past o'clock there exactly thrty-two per-
sons in the room, including the reporters. At eight
O'Clock, of seats was occupied all around the
room, and the body of it was entirely vacant, with
the exception of about dozen persons in group talk
ing near the door, At no time the room one
quarter full there was total absence of all enthus-
asm: platform was erected in the street opposite
the hail. but 1t was work of superfuity there was
plenty OF room inside, and only speaker address
the audence Skeletons brass band IS dscoursed most
eloquent music outsde, but the masses could not be
charmed around the platform, either inside or in the
street. Anew minutes after eight o'clock half dozen
ro"oles quite drunk, staggered into the room, and
shouted Tor Scott which excited laughter among the
few present. The platform was completely deserted
during the evening The whig leaders of the city ap-
Peared to be absent almost to a man. The entire
meeting presented remarkable contrast to the Tam
many Hall meeting of the evening before.''
MIR. Stanly, of this State made speech, which
we find reported in the Herald 1t is compound
of impudence, arrogance and low expressions In
commencing his remarks he complimented the peo-
pie OF his own State by stating that his speaking
was generally confined to the pine aooods and
saOanaps Of North Carolina, and to comparative
ly small number of persons" He then went on
to abuse Gen. Pierce and the Democrats, and in
the course of his remarks sad " l was in Congress
with MIR. Frank Pierce five years. and on the honor
OF North Carolina Whig-and I can give no
higher PLEDGE did not know there was such
man in Congress as Franklin Pierce at ALL" Who
believes that? Gen. Jackson, Mr.. Polk Mr.. Clay,
Mr.. Webster, and other distinguished men knew
Gen. Pierce while in Congress but Mr. Stanly says
he never heard of him. 1t is not likely, however,
that FRANKLIN PIERCE moved in the same circles
with Mr.. Stanly, for we have never heard that the
former was engaged, while in Congress- in quarrels
and isticuf1s with his brother members. Mr.. Stan
ly, we presume, knew there was such man in
Congress as Henry A. Wise. He will not soon
forget that little circumstance
Mr.. Stanly also speaks Of Judge Doug las as
" little Douglas" This, from emphatically little"
Stanly, is amusing. Douglas is one of the first
men in the country; and Stanly might well ex-
pect to roll back the Roanoke with a broomstraw,
to hope to injure him by such stuff as that The
truth is, Judge Douglas, even when handling his
jack-plane among the shavings-Judge Douglas,
when mechanic and before he came to the bar
knew more law and had more common sense and
real genius than forty Edward Stanlys.
1t is Mr.. Stanlys peculiar fortune to provoke bit
ter words from his opponents and we cannot hope
even after so much experience on his part in this
respect that he will ever mend his manners or curb
his tongue. 1t appears to be part of his nature
to misrepresent and abuse the Democrats; but we
are determined, far we are concerned, that he
shall not indulge in this abuse and misrepresenta-
ton without being told of it in plain terms.