Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-01-05
RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, 1853
THE REVOLUTIONARY PARTY,

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press and the stump, that many superficial obser-
vers and thinkers began to regard it as solid ant
well-founded. " The conservative Whig party
the Constitution-loving and Constituton-abidine
Wing party "-these have been, for years, the
stereotyped expressions emanating from these lead
ers and their minions, and by which so many hon
est and well-intentioned citizens have been decev-
ed. But the charm has been broken, and the lead
ers of this party in the late Assembly now stand
forth in their true light before the public. We
have already given a history of the revolutionary
scenes which were gotten up in the House of
] Commons by Messrs. Cherry, Fagg, Dargan and
others, and viii ch, if they had been fully played
out would have left this people, for time at least
without government; but as the facts may have
escaped the attention of some, we will briefly state
them again. The Constitution of this State re-
quires that the Senatorial Districts shall be laid off,
and the Commons apportoned at the first session
of the General Assembly after the year 1851. The
last session was, therefore, the session at which this
work was to be done. Bills laying off the Sena-
torial Districts were reported to the Commons, but
the House could not agree upon any of them and
at length, on Wednesday, the 22d. Committee
Of two was apponted-Mr. Avery, a Democrat,
and Mr. Philips, Whig-to whom the whole
matter referred. This was done at the sug-
gestion and with the concurrence of many of these
Wing leaders, one of them, at least Mr.. Puryear
of Yadkn, declaring in his place that he would
sustain the report whatever it might be. The re-
port of this Committee divided the State as nearly
as possible between the two parties leaving some
civ I,4
than it was assailed, and determination evinccd
to break up the government rather than permit it
to pass the Commons. The two Houses be it re- !
membered, had resolved to adjourn without day |
on Wednesday, the 22d; and these Wing leaders
knew that, if they could consume the time up to
midnight by speaking and the like, that free
convention would be the result. They knew that |,
the Legislature, when e-assembed by the Cover
nor, would find itself powerless at its second ses
sion to lay off the Senatorial Districts; and so that
Body would have authorized Convention and
hen adjourned. But the Speaker, though party g
o the movement up to certain time, took the 5
natter into his own hands both on Wednesday h
nd Thursday, and prevented the consummation r
f the schemes of the revolutionary leaders. t
If this revolution, thus planned and set on foot
y Whig leaders, had been consummated, its re-
ults would have been most disastrous not only to .
he character but to tie or ,dit of the State Her =
onds, just now being put into market for the COM
letion of great work of in telnal improvement i'
lust have fes the bghting effects of such move
ent; indeed it is doubted whether these bonds u
'uld have been sold at a-or they cannot Le sold Z"
Glow par-if this movement had been carried out e
S it is, however, the good old State is still safe IN
er course is still onward and the disgrace which
ould have fallen upon her, in these desper- ~
party leaders had been successful will cleave u
them and wei gh them down. now and here ie
ter, in the judgment of all sober and conservative III
,izcns. re
The ''conse:UatiOe Wing party! Why, what WAS re
last summer, but an aggregation of white and ca
ack kasis elements-ofFree Suffrage and anti Free '"
frage and anti-C, invention 90
inions, all united upon the doctrine-the reuolu- q"
mary doctrine-that bare majority of the peo-
can change the State Constitution We warn -' u'
people against the leaders of this party, or at
st those of them who have taken part in these 81
movements or who endorse them and ''
tell the people, in all sincerity, that these men Id
not to be trusted. But why tell them so Ill
} they not know it already! Cannot they-the 'n'
ding and intelligent masses-judge the tree by
fruits? Do they not see, as we do, that the .'i'
y hope of the country is in the Democratic Is Js>
,ty! MIR
And yet after all this violent and disorraniz ''o
conduct on the part of Wing leaders on ac- c'
INT of the Offices, and on account of aqrtu. we c
Ill still hear from them, at set times, the old cry fe
"o:partyssm. Yes, every four years-or when
yer they think they thereby delude the is
'pe and thus slip into ofice-we shall hear them He
laiming against party, while they-these yerv he
ng leaders-are the veriest slaves which par- vii
ever had If the people desire repose from eve
ty strifes and a stable government let them con
lsh these men from their service No man or per
OF men can deserve the public confidence. or 7
safely entrusted with power who, for marta oh on
or from party views, would upset the govern Cor
1t and involve all interests in confusion and orn,
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Y The Equestrian Statue of Gen. Jackson. succ
Mr. MlIlS' has at length been completed, and T
ceremonies are to take place on the 8th instant
ator Douglas is to deliver the address on tbo o,,
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