Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-07-15
THE LAST OF wHIGGERY.


vo..ta and anologist of the secret Order of Know
Notbnes," It touches the matter rather cautious
IL # is true but then there be doubt of its
ros;t;on as defined in its issue of Wednesday last
And so Whiggery has at last openly avowed its
svmpathy with and its utilization for the old Federal
doctrines of the Adamss, by which foreigners were
excluded from the country and reign OF ter
ror established over the consciences of men, 1t is
high crime, it seems for person to be Catholic
in a free country like this l-men and women, who
worship God according to the dictates of their own
consciences are to be prescribed as dangerous and
marked as the enemies of civil freedom! the MEM
ory of the pure and immortal CASTOR is to be insul
ted by bitter crusade against the Church which
commanded his earliest and latest devotionSect is
to be arrayed against Sect friend against friend the
native born citizen against the adopted Citizen in
order that Whiggery may receive rejuvenescenee-a
little hep-ad from any and all quarters in its
efforts to clutch once more the reins of public rule,
from which it has been summarily and indignant
" put away by the people of the STATED We are
no Catholic, nor do expect to be. We think
it expedient-probably important, that more care
should be exercised in appointments to office, so that
adopted citizens may not obtain, from any cause or
BY any means, undue advantages over native born
citizens but we are opposed now, as we intend to
be hereafter to all attempts to array these classes of
our citizens one against the other, and to any and all
movements calculated to commence in this free land
a Var of Religions contest between persons
who worship the Almighty with different orders of
Faith or under different forms.
This cutlery against foreigners is raised mainly, be
it borne in mind against the Germans and the Irish;
and the reason for it is they are in nine cases Out
Of ten Democrats That is the secret.
"Know Nothngism what is it? 1t was brought
forth in the hot-bed of Northern isms-it ranks a
mong its leading members in the free States A60tl-
tionists and infdeLs-it moves with the secrecy of
darkness, and executes its work by commands from
which there is no appeal What honest, indepen-
dent, fearless citizen can be safe in community
where it's doctrines predominant and its members
rule? What assurance is there that, if encouraged
and built up, it will not insnuate itself into our
Juries and Courts of Justce-aye, even into the
pupits sacred to the living God? We solemnly
warn all good and against it. tits spirit
of dscord, of eud of bitterness, of secret wrath
spirit of blast and heat like the srocco, and not
of the general earth blessing air and genial sun
shine But such as it is, and whatever it be, Wing
gerry in North Carolina spoken for By the Regis-
ter seems willing to court its influences and profit
by it's power!
But, while holding these opinions, are not the
apologss of those foreigners just landed of adoP-
ted citizens in the free States, who seek occasions of
quarrel even with these Know Nothings," and who
have of late been Involving themselves in fights,
riots and bloodshed with Protestants and natives
born. Both of these classes of population to
blame for their conduct in this respect but the
dy is, stern enforcement of the law, and if neces
sary effect it the of the musket and bayonet
If the Know Nothings" attack the foreigners, let
them be punished if the foreigners attack the "know
Nothings" lie, them be punished also, and let quiet
and order be maintained at whatever cost.
"Know Nothingsm and Whiggery will the
Register tell what is proposed to be effected in
this State by such triumph? Will it give us " our
sheer of the public lands? Will it arrest the plum
der" of these lands, which that paper has OBJ
served progressing so fearfuly paper, but not in
fact, since President Pierce elected? Will
it exclude the 'aristocratic lawyers of whom that
paper just seems to stand in such signal dread
from all places of honor and trust? Will it make
the forests vocal with the voices of children at Com
Schoos-forests now silent but for the hootings
of the owl or the song of the whippoorwil? WiU 1T
re-estabtish Whiggery in poacers That is the ques
tion and if that paper thinks it will, it will go for
it, and urge it, and demagogue for it. whatever it
may be, or howsoever great the evils may be which
it will bring along with it.
But this thing will die and Whiggery in this
State will go out like exhausted taper just the
sun shall go down the third of August. This
thing will die, all things must perish which have
other foundations than the Word of God and the
Constitution of the United States 1t may prevail in
certain localities, and scourge good citizens for
time but period of general adherence for it will
come, and it will pass away,
Like to a rolled syllable
Of midnight thunder from the coming day"
"Know Nothingis " and Whiggery &c air and
ashes ="
We congratulate our contemporary that he has at
last found subject worthy of his pen.
FoRsYTHE 1t will be seen, by the proceedings in
another column, that Jesse A. Waugh and Allen
Flynt Esquires, are the Democratic candidates for
the Commons in Forsythe. These gentlemen have
heretofore served with usefulness in the Legislature
Their election is certain, provided the Democrats of
Forsythe turn OUT they generally do, in full force
at the polls.
We hear that the prospect for Bragg in Stokes and
Forsythe is most cheering Our friends in these
Counties write that they expect to give him an
old-fashioned Reid majority
GRANVILLE 1t will be seen by the proceedings in
our paper to-day that the Democratic ticket in this
County for the Assembly is, Chas. z. Taylor Esq.,
for the Senate, and William H. Lyon, Jas NJ. Bull
This is strong ticket as could have been |
brought out and we trust egery Democrat in the |
County will support it. Let the motto be, "union