Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-16

unue ms selfsacrtcing devotion to our rights ~
those rights are in repose and unassailed N "nea
not question the sincerity of his attaehmon. ne DO
Cas-, as exhibited in the Baltimore Conventios 'ea
would we refer to the fact that Gen. Gas, aOr
far failed to publicly approve the present d; mus
New York, with any purpose of placing Mr. nm.
son in false position. We are convinced a. MI
was the wish of President Pierce to do full ina.
Mr. Dickinson and his friends, and we publish t
from the last Washington Union, an article Nv:
fully sustains us IN this assertion artico 'n
speaks FOR ITSELF and which ought to silence a. '
the camors of Southern Wings against tho O4C'
istration Indeed, it may be said. and Il I''in'
well be said-for to that complexon it mus+ as
last-that when an attack is made upon con ~ at
and the New Hampshire Democracy bv evan nD eee
S. Dickinson, and it is attempted to be sbon, Alel
the latter is sounder and more deserving Of so, a'
sympathy and Southern confidence than tbo a'Dern
we must be permitted to examine the whole aOief
and decide accordingly Franklin Pierce has
Worshlpped' IN any sense at the Freesol shrine /.
mas peen' from the hrst, the best friend the SonA
has ever had IN the free States as good to s,r
the least, as Mr. Dickinson has been since he tooI
such strong ground for us; he was not for A.
Wilmot ProYiso to the three million bill in 1917
Mr.. Dickinson was, nor did he write letters .. n
Bronson did, to convince thepeople that terr;to,.
be acquired would be necessarily free TERRITORY
Mexican law. 1t Mr.. Dickinson disIikes Mr. H.
it is the misfortune of one the other of them h.,
we insist that Gen. Pierce is not to be held ro.,o
BILE for it. or to bejustly affected by it. our oona
dence in the latter is fixed and unwavering. and
1ongas he proves true to the principles he mar.nS
in New Hampshire before he was nominated frtLa
Presidency, and to the platform on which he uoa
elected, shall stand by him, and shall take Dlo,s
ure in defending him against all assaults come from
what quarter they may
But with what propriety can that submission ~,
per- the Raleigh Register question any one about bs
regard for Southern rights? The South. savstb.t
paper, is deeply interested for the Dickinson mon
in New York; but where, we demand, was the zeal
of the Register for Southern rights when the "com
promise" measures were before Congress? Where
were its Northern allies? Where was SewardP
Where was Scott? His allies with Seward, voted
almost en- nGsse against the fugitYe-slave law the
only of the series calculated to benefit the South
and Gen. Scott has never, to this day. publicly sp-
proved that law! Where was Mr. Fillmore? Sbiy
ering before the blast of Boston Abolitionism-sgn
ing the law itself for the reclamation of escaped
was Constitutional, and writing letters to Boston
Committees deprecating slavery evil and hoping
for the day of its abolition or extinction These
are facts which even the Register win not have the
assurance to deny, and yet it talks in defence Of
Southern rights Such paper, like the Barnburn-
srs, must bring forth fruits rneetfor repentance
It must go down deeply into the ashes of humii-
stion and regret as John Van Buren, Preston King
before it can expect to be heard oracle against
Northern Freesoilers or be recognized champion
If Southern rights.
The following is the article from the w ashington
Union to which we have already referred:
"FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS IN NEW York. The
lanor raised by the enemies of the administration
s to the appointment of democrats to Office who
ed with the free-soilers In 1913 has made
us impression, which can only be corrected by stub
orn facts Thousands of good democrats have been
ID to suppose that the favors of the President had
cen showered on the quondam free-soers whilst
e had only given an occasional crumb to the ever
lithful portion of the party The pertinacity with
hitch the clamorous factionists have pressed this
barge has had its effect; but like al other
rising from passion and Misrepresentation, it will
ied to the developments of truth. The only State
which this charge has produced serious embar-
assment is New York. We have it in our poWertO
ssipate the by facts which admit of no furth-
controversy. We have been furnished with list
the prlnclpa1 OH1cerS connected with the treasury
apartment appointed by the President in the State
New York, with their political complexion, desig-
ated according to their position IN 1648 Cass or
1ti-Cass; and that our readers may see how unjust
the administration has been assailed, we give the
ames as follows:
braham KRONER Collector Sackett's harbor AntiCass
mes r. Campbell, Collector, Genesee.
Y Y 8ocSSsss Niagara Cas-,
10. P. Hudson, Collectors Buffalo Greek AntiCssS
lonlas Bacon, Collector, Oswegatchie. Cass
mil. L. Gardner, Collector, Sag Harbor .......
enry B. Smith, Collector, Chainplaim 1900.
reene C. bronson, late collector, New York J.. Cass
]. Redfed, Collector, New York ...s.......
I'm Cechrane, Surveyor New York Ant-CaS'
lward Browuell, Surveyor, Troy. .........
cob C: Hecolett, Surveyor, Cold Spring
o. r. Brodhead, Naval officer, New York -
NIL J Willis, Appraiser, New York
aac Phillips, Appraiser New York ...-.......
ID. Briggs, Appraiser, New York -
20. H. Pomroy, General appraiser New York Anti-CaS'
chi BTInham, assistant appraiser, New York. CasS'
chard H. Teller, Assistant appraiser, n ".
%. A. Baush, Assistant appraiser, n. Y. -. "
.nry N. Graham, Assistanta ppraser. N. Y....
arles O'Conor. Attorney South Dist H. ".
,r'm. F. Hillyer Marshal South Dist n. w.. -
NIL B. Garvin Attorney North Dist. n. Y.
O. n. Mott, Marshal, North Dist N Y......-.
o. A. Dix, late assistant treasurer Anti-CSo'
hn ]. Cisco, Assistant treasurer Cas-.
". Fowler, Postmaster, New York Ant-OAS0
nrad Swackhamer, Navy Agent -. Cass'
Here are thirty five of the principal appointments
ade by the President in New York; and 1t VIII Do
en- that twenty-six of them were good and true
SIS men in 1S48 to nine who were opposed to MN.
A similar examination has been made as 10 lne
pointments to post-ohices made by the Presu S.
New York, and the result has been furnlsneu
e New York Times by one of It's correspondents
Q reproduce the list showing the facts IN mar
r that must carry conViction wherever they are