Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-18

ROWAN WHlG
A meeting of some Rowan Wings was held in
Salisbury, on the Sd instant, when the following
among other Resolutions were adopted:
Resoired, That in the selection of candidate
for Governor of this State, Delegates be request
ed all proper exerons TO individual.
who shall be favorably known to the people of the
State and acceptable to the Wings of the whole
State-a man at honest, capable. and true to
the interests Of the State and Uaion-and who
shall be able and willing snatch the Constitution
lists, and submit it to open and free Convention of
the people for revision and amendment.
ResolUed, That notwithstanding the acts passed at
the last session of Congress. commonly known as
.sthe Compromise Measures have secured to the
South every thing that desire, yet in the spirit
of concession, consider, and will obey them
final settlement of the vexed question of Slavery;
and while we congratulate the friends OF the Y nIon
upon the issue, and exhort them follow exam
pie, fanatics to 6e,0are and TO remember that
81 there is point beyond which endurance ceases to
be virtue, and that especially demand that the
fugtve-save law shall be literally executed, ,0ittot
repetition of those nurderous and reasonable him
ORANGES which have heretofore disgracefully mark
ed its enforcement
The first Resolution, above quoted, takes ground
distinctly for "open and free Convention These
Rowan Wing leaders have not announced what
amendments of the Constitution they desire but the
fair inference is that they wish to alter the present
basis of representation, to defeat Equal Suffrage, and
organic law. This is the light in which their action
will be viewed; and this, we can have no doubt, will
be the result of their action provided they should
happen to DO successful in the approaching cam
| paign.
| These Wing or Federal leaders declare that they
wish to snatch the Constitution from the hands Of
demagogues and political capitaHsts,' and submit it
to the people in open Convention, and SO on These
gentlemen are exceedingly respectful to the people and
the late Assembly, if We may judge them by what
they say. Why, where is the Constitution now
Where is the bond the pledge the sacred charter of
our rights liberties! In the hands, say these
Rowan Wing leaders, of " demagogues and political
capiiasrs"! Is this true! If so: then the peo-
pie of North Carolina incapable of sefgovernment
If so, then they do not deserve to have free Con-
stilution, for people capable of governing them
selves would commit their Constitution to the hands
of g demagogues and political capitalists" This
charge, be it remembered, from Wing leaders
the enemies of Equal Suffrage and of popular
rights and we have only shown the inference and
the only inference to be drawn from it, admitting it
to be true. But we deny its truth. The Consti.u-
ton is still in the hands Of the people, it has
been it is their Constitution, and they will amend
| it in their time and way.
| Again: The Equal Suffrage amendment passed the
last Assembly by three-ffths vote of both Houses,
a number of Wings voting in the affirmative. But
all these members, thus voting in the Affirmative
wings as we'll Democrats-are, according to
these Rowan Wing leaders, L" demagogues and po-
tcal capitasts.''
The second Resolution, above quoted, emb odies
substantially the sentiments of the Southern Democ-
racy, entertained and expressed, quite recently, in
relation to the " compromise - and yet for holding
these sentiments, rather for Withholding ur,-
| qualified endorsement Of this l." compromise" they
have been denounced in heavy terms, by many of the
! Wing prints, disorganizers and disunionists.
! The Rowan leaders speak of - murderous and trea-
sonable hndrances the faithful execution Of the
| fugitve-slaye law, under Mr. Flllmores Admins
tra,ion, who is expressly charged and sworn to see
that the laws enforced and then. in the next
BREATH they announce that this same Mr.. Fillmore is
their first choice for the Presidency
! These Rowan Wing leaders have rendered them
selves somewhat famous in two respects In the
first place, they have exhibited the preoundcst
pect for both the people and their Representatives
the last Assembly who voted for Equal Suffrage :;
and in the second place, they have shown a conss-
tency in relation the compromise and Mr.. Fill
more, not to be excelled by their co-aboers in
agitation and humbuggery in other portions of the
! State.
The chief actors in this Meeting were Nathaniel
Boyden and Hamilton G.. Jones. We have nothing
TO say, just about Mr.. Boyden but of Mr. Jones
we will venture to intimate that he would amuse the
public much than he is likely to do by par,ic
pating in such Meetings, if would think up and
turn off a new Abel Hucks " or Sally billiard -
story. Come, Mr.. Jones, if you would keep your
good humor, keep out of politics. Your side will,
infably, get a drubbing; you will then become
sour, and shall have stories. Take the
advice of OF your admirers in the abstract and
quit it.
THREATENED INVASION OF ENGLAND.
1t will he seen, by the late foreign news brought
by the Pacific, published in another column, that
apprehension existed in England of an invasion by
Louis Napoleon; ard the English government. it
was reported taking the necessary steps for de-
fence. Troops had been ordered London, and
arms from Birmingham to the same point; and
some of the principal war-shiPs had been ordered
home.
We doubt the correctness of the intelligence, bnt
we give the rumor for what it is worth. The next
, arrival will settle the matter.
The Democrats of Wake held Meeting in this
City Monday last, adopted Resolutions, and APP
pointed Delegates to the State Convention and also
to Congressional District Convention, select
Delegate to the Baltimore Convention. Able and in