Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-16
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RALEIGH. WEpN EspAY. NOV. Ie, 1855
THE NEW YORK DIFFICULTIES.

the ideafor it is only idea insubstantal as the
airthat President Pierce has appointed Freesoilers
to Office and calls upon the Southern people to SYM
pathize with the New York Hunkers, who have con-
tributed their full share-not Intentionally, we admit
to the reelection of William n. Seward to the
Senate. The following extract from bunker paper,
the Detroit Free Press and the organ of Lewis Cass
win throw some light on the subject:
"Those, says the Free Press, q who have charged
the administration with having affiliated with free
sollers, and with having appointed them knowingly
to Office have been unfortunate if not guilty of de
signed misrepresentation, because facts, stubborn
facts show the policy to have been pursued
The apparent and avowed design of the President,
IN making appointments to office, hastbeen to rebuke
freesoers and discountenance further agitation, in
any quarter, of the slavery question. 1t was this
purpose he had in view when his determination was
announced to regard all members of the democratic
party as orthodox who faithfully subscribe to the
doctrines of the Baltimore platform and the inaugu-
raj address, and in like manner to regard all men
heretical who seek, directly indirectly to
the agitation of sectional issues"
The Free Press has given the truth of the matter
in few words. The whole object of the Admins
tration has been to appoint platform Democrats to
Office, and to exclude Freesoilers whether of the
Buffalo or Seward stripe. The Register knows that
Democrats have been removed from office, in Massa-
chusetts by telegraph because they formed coali-
tons with Freesoilers; it knows that Mr.. Guthrie
wrote to Mr.. Bronson that he was to appoint such
men and such only as stood fairly and squarely on
the Baltimore Resolutions and that he rebuked him
when he informed him that he had appointed Free
sellers by telling him he ought to have laid their
names before him, and that he would have rejected
them and that, moreover, he informed MIR. Bronson
that this conduct was, of itself, sufficient to
require his removal. The Register also knows that
Mr.. Gushing, of the members of the Cabinet
has recently written letter to the Boston Post on
the subject which, if possible, places the Admins
tration on higher grounds than the course pursued
by Mr.. Guthrie. We published Mr.. Cushing's letter
in our last, but again present the material por-
tons of it, as follows:
F" If there be any purpose more fixed than another
in the mind of the President, and those with whom
he is accustomed to consult it is that the dangerous
element of abolitionisn, under whatever guise or
form it may present ITSELF shall be crushed out far
this administration is concerned. This the Pres
dent declared in his inaugural; that he has declared
ever since, and at all times and in all places when
he had occasion to speak on the subject While he
does not assume to judge of the hearts of who
publicly sound principles, he only needs to adj
vert to their acts to show whom they are in order
that his settled policy in the conduct of the affairs
of the government shall be unequivocally manifest
Those who have apprehended hating or hesitation |
on the part of the President in treading any path
which truth and patriotism open to him. will find |
themselves greatly mistaken. His policy was not |
hastily settled While he occupies his present posi-
ton it will never be departed from. The constitu-
tional rights of all the States of this Union as
dear to him as the rights of New Hampshire.
have perceived from the outset that this great
principle of the constitutional rights of the States
is fastened in his mind the cornerstone of this
Union. Depend upon it. matter what consequent
ces may impend him, he will never allow it to
be shaken by abolitionists fctionists but will set
MS face like flint, well against right-hand back
sliding as against left-hand OBJECTIONS, which may
a.
'epublIc."
What does the Register say to that Why 1T tcita-
iOds lhr. Cushings letter from ats readers and at
he same time lectures Mr. C. for what it is pleased
o term :" most impudent, indecent piece of inter-
nedding with the rights and freedom of the people"
charges the Administration with having appointed
Freesolers to office, and then when member of the
administration forward to dsprove the charge
nd to reiterate great State rights Southern Const
utional principles in behalf of the President and
Cabinet it falls to abusing him for what it calls Sim
udent intermeddlng" with popular rights
We have no hesitation in saying-Southern man as
re are and " secessionst and " disunionst" as we
ave been called by this very Register-that en-
ertain feelings of respect for Gen. Dix and have
dence in him in his present position. His
grievous one, but he has given evidence of sincere
epentance. This is true doubtless of thousands of
'afnDurnerS, 7Iney are termed, VINO acteQ WlCn
i'm. They have planted themselves in good faith on
ne national platform; they hGre done just aohat the
1egister and all Southern regretted they didnot
o long since and while we are opposed to raising
UGH men to exalted places in the government, to
wing them any preference in the distribution of in
rior offices or in patronage, feel bound to regard
lem as sincere IN their professions, and would do
othng to drive them back in despair to the ranks
the Freesoiers. Wear willing to judge them by
leir acts and we know, from what has already been
one that the President will instantly remove any /
ian from Office, whether Hunker or Barnburner,
no gives evidence by his words his conduct that
is in favor ofrevivng the slavery agitation Those
oweYer, in New York and in other States who dis
ganized n194S and voted against Lewis Glass; will
Ear watching, especially such men as Preston King
Id John Van Buren, and yet even they present z
irer record the Slavery question than the Regis
RS Wing friends in New York, for they emaphati n
B endorsed the gitire-s1ace lao in their late Con-
,nton at Syracuse, but the Wing Convention, which
after, scas silent on the subject. "a
But sympathies have been, and are STILL to il
nsiderable extent with Mr.. Dickinson and many t
those who act with him. He has dared and done y
UGH for the rights of the South; and he has our :
attitude, the Barnburners, called, have
mnation, for the past Still we have not forgotten
fact that he stood up for two days in the Balti
Conven JVill;oysT