Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-12-21


Rights men from office, and that the edict went forth
from W Washington that no Nashville Convention Wing
could expect favor patronage at the hands of his
administrations Widths be denied? And did not
Mr.. Webster, when Secretary of State, use the pa
ronage and influence of his Office against Abolition
lists and traitors in the Wing ranks in the free States?
And did not Southern w hgs with most flexible
consistency, while they praised Mr.. Fillmore for
giving it to the Secessionsts" and Nashville Con-.
vention men, at the same time shout over Mr.. Web
ster for pursuing as he did, with his strong arm and
large heart the traitors and Abolitionists referred
tor Surely they did-but what is it that most hgs
will not commend in Wing administration
So far as the New York policy of the present adj
mnistration is concerned, not aware that it
differs in any respect from that adopted in other free
States. The records at Washington will show that
of the apponees in that State, three-fourths have
been Hunkers; and the very object the administra-
ton had in view, in removing Mr.. Bronson, was to
avoid interference in local politics. While it was
preferring, as VIC have shown, Hunkers over Barn
burners it did not intend that this preference should
be carried so far as to array the government on the
side of any faction in New York 4; and Mr. Bron-
son was therefore instructed to appoint to office
PLATFORM DemOcrGts-in other words, not to take
part by his appointments in the elections then pend
ing. He replied by the miserable bubble that he
hal appointed Freesoilers and he was then told in
plain terms, that he had violated instructions and
must vacate his post The mistake on Mr.. Guthrics
part was in getting into an argument with him; he
the agent of the Secretary and he ought to have
been removed summary the very moment he DISC
beyed instructions. Being turned out, he set up
hypocrtical cry thathe had been prescribed because
he would not appoint Frecsoilers to office; and then
Mr.. Dickinson, who had been more or less rritated
nUnr Mr. Ill IS.4l..
forces with Bronson; and now have medley of
gentlemen in that State very solicous for the rights
of the South when those rights are unassailed and
the friends and partizans of Mr. Fillmore, led on
by the immaculate Bennett, of the Herald-sll of
whom are preparing to make systematic warfare on
this State Rights fugitivcslavc law administration
These are the facts in few words. The sympathies
of the administration have been, from the first with
the Cass men of New York but at the same time
the President was not unmindful of the facts that
thousands of the Barnburncrs had abandoned their
and supported his election-that they had in
their Convention, emphatically endorsed the fugitive
slave law, which is than the Wig Convention
of the same State dd-that they were falling into
line under the lead of compromise administra-
tiOn and were disposed to give in the future some
pledge of atonenent for the selfshness disorganza-
ton, and ambition of the past and such being the
facts he felt it to be his duty, and properly
Think not to permit all the power of his adminisra
ton to be brought to bear against Thorn. Some of
these repentant Barnburners, it is truc have been
appointed to Office but not of them has been
called to post of commanding influence import
ance, if we except Gen. Dix, who has resigned
and whose place has been filled with Hunker
But suppose the President had pursued different
coursc-suppose he had appointed man who had
been Barnburner would not these very Wings,
who hard to please, have reproached him for
neglecting those who had contributed to his cleo
ton, who were bringing forth fruits meet for re-
pentance" and who had entitled themselves to
thing like general amnesty by their course in the
Baltimore Convention? And what is more, if the
Franklin Wings will just look at the composition of
their allies in the free States they will have room
if they should have the disposition, to taunt South
ern Democrats for any thing in this respect which
they have submitted to done.
We repeat we feel grateful to Mr. Dickinson for
his course in relation to Slavery and Southern rights
but we cannot follow even him in any attack on
President Pierce. The escutcheon of the latter is
not only clear of all Abolition Freesoil stans but
his words and Deeds Of record, of such a char
acter as to afford the most triumphant evidence of
his soundness these vital questions and the surest
pledge of his frmness in the future. But the Wash
incton Union, in some sense the organ of the Pres
dent is charged with Freesoil tendencies If this
charge be true, hooc did it happen that the three
FreesoiI Senator's SetOGrd, Chase and Sumner coted
against tho Union as printer to the Senate?
Mississippi, too, is referred to. What have veto
do with thee oh Henry Stuart Footei Was 1t
not enough that thou didst save the Union several
times and in the wrong placer We beg our Frank
lin friends permit this gentleman to rest IN peace
He is lust where the Democratic National Conven-
ton put him and it is natural that he should be
vexed at his defeat for Senator and attempt to as
sign some reason why he did not sweep Mississippi
like a storm. "Othellos occupation's gone.
New England President sympathizes with Southern
Rights Democrats and gives substantial proof OF the
fact by calling Col. Davis to his cabinet-and his
organ, the Union warns it's friends in Mississippi to
beware of Wing and Foote coalitions; and this is
seized upon by Southern Wings to show interference
in State elections and Freeso tendencies in the adj
ministration
If this be all the Franklin Wings have to allege
against President Pierce and the Democracy, they
might as we'll have been silent or have gone into
disquisition distractions and-what IS the same
=" conservative Wing principles singular
existcnces, so often referred to, but never SEEM
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