Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-05-21
IssuES 10 RE MANI

Under the title of The Congressional Canu0ss,'
the Raleigh Register has article of some length
in which it attempts 10 point to the Wings the
course they must pursue to defeat the Democratic
party, and TO elect persons to Congress who
pledged in advance against the present Administra-
ton. These questions are stated In its own words
as I" the great question, of Unon,' and the I" one
important national question of the distribution of the
public lands, their proceeds, the disposition of
the surplus revenue of the county" The Register
desires greatly to make the people believe that Wings
are the only Union men; but unfortunately for the
accomplishment of its desires, the great question of
" Union was foug hit last autumn between the friends
OF Pierce and Scott; the true Union men ranged
themselves under the Democratic banner with tine
present President of the United States, while the
anti compromise men and real disunionists of the
North sustained Gen. Scott. portion of the South
ern Wings, and such rabid partisan papers the
Register, coalesced with these disunionists at the
North, gave them - aid and comfort" and so far
they could, endeavored to place power the enemies
Of that Union and of that Compromise, of which
they professet to be the peculiar and only friends.
The election of Gen. Pierce almost by reclamation,
settled these questions efectually, and if the people
of North Carolina wish them to remain settled, they
should send TO Congress, not men who are pledged
in advance to oppose Gen. Pierce's administration,
and who will therefore counenance renewal of Sec
tional excitement, but men pledged to sustain him,
and give his Administration fair trial. That is the
way to support the Union and the Compromise.
Gen. Pierce orig nal supporter of the Com
promise in New Hampshire, endorsed fully in his
letter accepting the nomination of the Presidency,
the resolution adhering to and abiding by - that
series Of measures and has declared to the country
in his Inaugural address, that they strictly
stutonal, and to be unhesitatingly carried into eff
fect.'' To support the Administration OF President
Pierce, is to support the Compromise, and maintain
the integrity of the Union; to oppose it, is unite
with the anti -compromise men of the North, abol-
tionsls and disunionsts, whose designs frus-
trated by the terrible defeat of Gen. Scott.
The land question shall reserve tor future con-
sideraon. Ii is worthy of remark however that the
Register, by exhumng only one OF the old questions
which divided the two great parties, quietly admits
that all the others settled, rather that nothing
be made of them. The issue is alone the
public lands, and here its opposition is announced
with singular indefniteness. The Register desires
distribution of the lands, their proceeds, dis
position of the surplus revenue, in uthe- words,
division thereof. Right wrong, regardless Of the
constitutional power of Congress, it would place
North Carolina in the attitude of dependency upon
the General Government, and begs for land their
proceeds, for a bonus from the Treasury. Any
thing, is something, it matters how il is OBJ
tained the amount, that the Wing party is up
held and Democratic Administration put down.
We should like 10 the Register define his po-
sition little accurately. Does it, with the
Virginia Wings in the Legislature of that State sus-
tain Bennets Land Bill, does it fall back on the
old Wing doctrine of distributing the proceeds of
the sales of land, the surplus the Treasury
Let know where you stand, and then the difference
between US will be more perfectly understood.
Colds Rep. and Pat