Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-02
FATF on DIsoRG ANIzERs AND BoLTERs


studied with profit by those who are fomenting hos
tity to the administration under the shallow pre-
tence of correcting its alleged errors From the days
of Gen jackson until the present. such movements
have frequently been made by disaffected men in
ranks both in respect to the national administration
and the party in our own State. The ruling motive
has been the same in all cases-lnsatlate ambition to
rule the party and monopoliZe the honors and prof
IFS of office And the result has invariably been the
same to the leaders in these factions and disorgan
zing movements; they haze ultimately found them
sezoes an the ranks Of the eneney. Every one who
can remember far back as the trst term of Jack
sons Presidency call to mind scores of instances
of leading Democrats who falling in such dis organ
ling movements, went boldly over to the wing ranks
where they have since remained, many OF them be-
coming, and some yet remaining, the most pr0ni-
nent men among their new friends We have but to
repeat the names of Mangum, Berlen, Calhoun, Pres
ton, White, Rives, Talmadge, Poindexter, Bell, and
MANY others once high in the confidence of par
ty to recall to the public mind factious movements
similar in origin and object to that in progress
by prefessed national" Democrats against Gen.
Pierce's administration of which failed as sig
nay as this will fall and all of whose leaders final
ly took their places where the leaders in this if they
persevere in their present course will ultimately take
theirs in the ranks of the old enemies of the Democ
racy. Indeed, the detection under Gen. Jackson was
ten times serious that now threatened for it
braeed members of the Cabinet and other high Off
GERS besides scores of the abest and most popular
leaders of the party and aided at different times
by circumstances highly favorable to its success,
the only result the political ruin of those en-
gagged in those movements, or their transfer to the
ranks of the enemy, where they after remained;
while the administration against which they plotted
and warred became stronger, and the great party
which they betrayed and deserted became purer, by
their desertion. Like in State of more
recent date too well remembered by our readers
require further comment than the bare mention of
the names of White Hale Tuck and Atwood-all of
whom sought to the party for their own selfish
purposes, and failing in their object became it's open
and bitter enemies.
We had written thus far when an article upon this
subject in the Washington Union came to our notice.
from which quote the following opposite and truth
full remarks:
Detection and disorganization are no new things
in the democratic party. Disappointed aspirants for
political distinction have forward under almost
every democratic administration to preach a crusade
of reformation and purity and with scarcely an ex-
cepton, they have found themselves soon in harmo-
NOUS cooperation with their former political enemies.
These movements are always embarrassing until they
result in open coalitions with the enemy, and then
they are overwhelmed by the united energies and
power of the true men of the democracy Which of
the prominent leaders who have, from time to time
sought to derange and distract the democratic party,
has ever succeeded in doing more than to produce
temporary embarrassment? The names of Tarnadge,
RiveS, White, and others, will readily to the
mind of the reader. These were once favorites
with the democratic party-they were honored by
them to their full deserts but each one of them in
his turn became disatfected, and, in the natural
wing ranks When these gentlemen hung out the
first signs of detection, the democracy slow to
believe them capable of alienation from their party
and hence the faithful sentinels of the press who
raised warning voice assaled Just as we have
been for our part in the present movement. Time,
however, developed the truth, and then as now
truth is mighty, and will prevail Gov. Dickinson
has of the confidence of the democracy now
than had Judge White, or Mr.. Tamalge, or Mr.
Rves, in the days of their connexon with our party
He has taken the first step in disorganzation and
IT he takes another, he is destined to land where
most other disorganZeTs before him have landed.
Unjust always be kept in mind that the democra-
racy is party of principles and party of intel
gence. 10 those who true to princip they
cheerfuy give their confidence, but they be led
by no other influence than reason and judgment
They have their champions and they delight to hon
or them but when their champions prove treache-
rous, they have the sagacty to detect their treason
and the tirmness to punish it. Such has been their
history in every stage of their existence. They
never vindctive and never ungraeful but they mete
out justice with nerveless hand.
As to the result of the present attempt to thwart
the purposes and policy of the administration, there
is no cause for the least alarm 1t is indestruct
bic fact which stands prominently out in the histo
of our party, that every aspiring leader who has
resisted the Judgment of his party recorded at the
ballot-box, has fallen to rise no more There is a
moral force well moral lesson in the history of
the past, which may be proftably studied by demo-
Gratis at this day. Our party has suffered again and
again by detection, but it has failed to right
itself and to vlndlcate its integrity Ii the dlSorgan
izers expect to put down the administration and to
break up the democratic party, they expect to ac
complsh what as great and as good men have tried
before in vain. If they expect to maintain their
neXion with the democratic party, they have to
hibit more wisdom in future than they have shown
for some months past.
The Union truly says that when the factious men
above referred to hung out the first signs of defec
ton, the Democracy slow to believe them capa
BILE of alienation from their party, and hence the
faithful sentinels of the press who raised warning
voice. were assaied just as it has been in the pres
ent case. This is emphaticay true in regard to US
in like movements in this State in every of de-
lection here, the Patriot has been censured for its
carly exposure and denunciation of the fctious spi
its engaged in it-just as assailed for
warning the Democracy against the unprlncipled
dcnagogues who seeking to array the party
against the Administration of Gen. Pierce. 1t was
so in the cases of White and Hale, and Atwood. In
each case, the Patriot too hasty, and were
told that these designed no mischief to the par
ty-just now hear it said that Burke and his
" sorehead" factoniss intend no hostility to the adj
mnstration But what the fact in regard to the
former? The history of their facticus movements
and their present position affords triumphant vind
pursued towards them. And not those men |
as high in the confidence of the party as Edmund
Burke ever stood? No will deny that they |
were. Why then should not his factious movement I
be met with the same prompt exposure? His de-
signs are as apparent theirs and his profess
sions of attachment to the party vehe- |
ment, while they have not 1.-THE of the appearance
of sincerity that accompanied theirs No intelligent
man can his WRITINGS without TO