Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-04-12
WAKE SUPERIOR COURT.


brother-in-law Landy Tippitt who were Jointly in
dicted for the murder of one Napoleon Blake, at
Rosemary Store, in this county in January last.
The case of Eaton Keith transferred to the Court
of Franklin county the trial of the two other of
tenders terminated at half past eleven on Friday
night. The jury were out all night, and returned
verdict in the morning of Manslaughter against Ian
dy Tippitt. William Keith, the other defendant,
was also convicted of the same crime. Messrs Mil
Ter, G. w. Haywood and A. NJ. Lewis appeared for
the prisoner; Messrs Graham and E. G. HAYWOOD
assisted Mr. Attorney General Ransom for the State
We are informed that seldom has criminal case
been conducted on both sides with such marked
ability. The presiding Judge, in the opening of his
charge to the jury said that the ability displayed by
the gentlemen engaged, an honor to the bar of
North Carolina.
The circumstances of the case, they are related
to us, are briefly these AN unfortunate misunder-
standing has for some time existed between the
Blakes and the Kcths of this county and their mu-
tual friends Upon recent occasion, of the lat
ter accompanied by several Others gave the deceas-
ed great offence by noisy serenade his resi-
dence, which the deceased dispersed by firing gun
into the party of the shot striking the hat of
Eaton Keith. Afterwards, at shooting match which
off the fatal day at Roseman's between some
of the members of the serenading party and others,
near the close of the day, Blake made his appear
ance on the ground, enquiring the road to Mr..
Boylan's The prisoner, Eaton Keith, asked him if
he fired upon the serenading party with the purpose
to kill? Blake stated in reply that such his in
tention. This provoked challenge to fight, which
seems to have been declined, and the parties were
separated great deal of intoxicating drink
consumed, and the party becoming more and more
violent another of the prisoners in what spirit does
not very clearly appear, advised the deceased to
leave the spot, or he would get whipped. The de-
ceased retorted in very warm and abusive language
The prisoner, Landy Tipptt, who is cripple, i'm
mediately rushed upon the deceased, and, dropping
his crutches, seized him by the breast, and while
they engaged in the scuffle which ensued
Eaton Keith, who had already interfered, and was
dragged off, efecting his release from bystander
seized stick which lay in his way, and struck the
deceased single blow from behind upon the scul,
which caused his death in the of few hours
There was evidence that Landy Tippett the cripple
had let go his hold, when. the blow struck.
The prisoners all related to each other and taken
in connection with previous threats, it was in
sisted for the State that there was conspiracy to
take away the life of the deceased which made all
the parties to it, present the occasion, equally
guilty. His Honor charged that the principal Of
fender guilty of Murder.
At late hour on Saturday evening the prisoners
were sentenced to be branded and imprsoned-Lan-
dy Tippitt for.three, and William Keith for twelve
months. They accordingly branded and COM
mitted.
TRIUMPHANT CAPTURE OF TIE NORTHERN WHIGs
BY THE ABoLITIoNIsTs. Whatever may be the con-
structon placed upon the votes of such southern
wings in Congress as do not support the Nebraska
BILL the fact is at last fully developed that the great
mass of the whig party in the slave States have
solved upon formal and final separation from their
recent associates in the free States. Merely party
considerations have little to do with this. 1t is
alternative presented by present necessity and by flu
ture dangers Doubtless the utilization between nor
thern and southern wings has not been without
many agreeable and substantial results; and as it
has lasted long, it may not be difficult if not pain
full to break it up But it is quite evident that this
utilization must cease else the efforts of the south
ern wings against the enemies of their own immedi-
and ever-present interests and welfare, must be
abandoned at once and forever.
In the mean time, the northern wings can peruse
the volume of passing events at their own good
leisure. Where do they find themselves? They
have no leaders that are not aboltlonlSts, or the
echoes of abolitionsts. In the whole North, among
all degrees of the wing opposition, not one wing
voice has yet been rased-if we except Mr.. Henry
Grinnell, of New York-in opposition to the howl
ing crusade of the fanatics against the South. Why
is this? The question is not hard to understand 1t
is a b rief, distinct, and emphatic argument. The
excitement in the North against the territorial bills
not make ripple upon the surface of public opin-
ion. Above all let it be great or little that excite
ment must pass away before the overpowering force
of great principle. Let the Nebraska bill pass,
and let it rest upon that principle and in two months
it will be like the compromise measures and the fu
gitive-save law in 1850-to abide by it will be test
all over the country. And the northern wings who
doubt this will be among the first to regret that they
did not realize it in time. Meantime, the old
wing leaders giving way to abolition commanders
Wendell Phillips taking the place of Daniel Webster,
William Lloyd Garrison the place of Rufus Choatc,
W. H. Seward the place of Willard Fillmore. Of
the wing press in the North, there is not that
does not exc out its editorial columns hth the dia
tribes of the Tribune the Indignation of the National
Era and-the ideas of Messrs. Giddngs Chase, and
Sumner. In a word, the single brigade of abolition
ism has, like great boa constructor swallowed up
the entire army of the wing party North and the
who only three years ago commended against the
monster now throw themselves at the foot of Jug
CORY wheelsi Let give credit to abolition for one
thing at least It is a miserable. minority in the
country and in the councils of the country, but it
has been potential enough to take and to hold cap
tive to its purposes great party once strong enough
to divide the union with the democracy!
Washington In ION.
NORMAL COLLEGE < We learn that the Rev. S. NJ |
FRosT of Fayetteville will preach the Annual Ser
mon and that r. p. Dick, Esq, of our town, has ]
been selected to deliver the Address to the Literary
Societies at the Commencement. sz<l
In the midst of the general prosperity and pro-
gress around us, are pleased to learn that TINS
institution is moving onward It's patronage is con-
stantly increasing, and, told, second to none
in the country, the University excepted
No hat inst PlillOSODhlCaI