Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-09-15

polid Emeatings itRas the greatesf failure
Perhaps Shat was ever witnessed il the olysof New
= the hour announced fof the meeting half
past lock there were exactly thirty.
sons in The room. i1cloding At sight
row of seats was occupied all around the
room, and the body of it was entifei vacant with
the exception Of abont dozen persons Rronp talks
ing near the door. At no time was the room one
quarter full there was total absence Of all enthnsi-
asm. "A platform was erected in the street opposite
the hall, but was work of snperduity as there was
plenty OF room inside. and only speakerto address
audience. Shelton brass baI, discoursed most
music outsde, but the masses could not be-
charmed around the platform, either inside OF in the
street. few minutes after eight o'clock half dozen
rowdies, quite drunk, staggered into the room, and
shouted for Scott, which excited laughter among the
few present. The platform was completely deserted
during the evening The whg leaders of the city ap-
peared to be absent almost to man. The entire
meeting presented remarkable contrast to the Tam
many Hall meeting of the evening before"
Mr.. Stanly, Of this State, made a speech, which
we find reported in the Herald. It is a compound
Of impqdence, arrogance and low expressions. In
commencing bis remarks he complimented the peo-
pie Of his own State by stating that " his speaking
was generally confined to the pine sooods and
saoansps Of North Carolina, and to comparative
" small number of persons'' He then went on
to abuse Gen. Pierce and the Democrats and in
the course Of his remarks said, was in Congress
with MIR. Frank Pierce five years, and on the honor
of a North Carolina Whig-and I scan give no
higher pledge-I did not know there was such a
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 quaTels
and fsticuhs with his brother members. Mr.. Stan
Congress as Henry A. Wise. He will not soon
forget that little circumstance.
Mr.. stanly also speaks Of Judge Dou. las as
" little Douglas" This from emphaticaly " little
Stanly, is amusing. Douglas is one of the first
men in the country and Stanly might as we'll ex-
pect to roll back the Roanoke with broomstraw,
as to hope injure him by such stuff as that. The
truth is, Judge Douglas, even when handling his
jacl-plano among the shavings-Iudge 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 wecannot hope,
even after so much experience on his part in this
respect that he will ever mend his manners or curb
his tongue. It appears to be a part Of his nature
to msrepresent and abuse the Democrats but we
are determined so far we are concerned, that he
ehoU ~ %b;o oh n
ton without being told Of it in plain terms.