Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-23
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tor, unlike other great military commanders accom-
panies the act with profusion of tears but wesup-
pose that his confession ofdeat inasmuch as was
sounexpected and frankly made must atone in the
judgments of the harsh and the for the
display which he makes in what might, in vulgar par
lance, be called the 6Iu66sring line. He says:
awe not quite sure that we have formally an.
nounced to our readers the grand result of late
very spirited contest. We have however, believe
stated some circumstances and facts from which a
general defeat of the Wing party could be fairly in
ferred. We now state distinctly and sorrowfuly-
and if not with tears in our eyes, it is because we
won't cry-that we are 6oored, routed battered
bruised, and whipped-butw with sundry qualifications
We confess ourselves hoored, but not trodden down
routed but not reduced to captivity battered and
bruised, but by no means broken; whipped sin
ry principal part" like old Ben Stevens calf but not
yet subdued. Being now relieved by this solemn
nouncement OF our great disaster, dismiss the
subject in disgust, and never mean to alude to it
again. And we hope, if we have any friends, they
will never mention it in our presence"
There now he confesses at last that he is floor
ed routed, battered, bruised and whipped We'll,
all we have to say in reply is, he deserved 1t. We
fear however, that he is incorrgibe- the gen.
teel dressing he has received will but stimulate him
to new acts of stubbornness and dsobedience. STILL
it is enjoined upon us to hope that
stWhe the lamp holds out to burn
The vllest sinner may return
wish him good time of it in repenting of his mani
fold political transgressions and iD1earnng that De
mocracy is really, after ALL something to be thought
of deferred to, and respected.
But the Editor asks in the way of Quarters"
the reelection of Mr.. Badger to the Senate We
borrow our reply to this modest request from
friend of the Wilmington Journal, who says:
"Of course the election of two U. S. Senators from
this State, for four and the other for six years.
will devolve upon the Legislature which has recent
ly been elected. Our Wing contemporaries, finding
themselves defeated, have after multitude of wry
faces, apparently determined to make some fun out
of the matter, and, the best joke of the season,
gravely ask the Democrats to elect at least Wing
to the Senate, very common thing In such cases,
and for which the precedents in the history of the
Wing party may be counted in round numbers, and
expressed by the following sign-0! We of course
treat this as joke, for we cannot suppose anybody
could seriously expect Democratic Legislature, with
an unquestioned majority in both Houses, to elect
Mr.. Badger any other Wing to the Senate nor
any force whatever in the reason face
tiously brought forward to justify such course. Ad
uniting everything that is claimed for MIR. Badger,
his reelection by Democrats would be simply sac
rice of political principle to personal considerations
1t would be like saying that North Carolina in her
broad borders, contained but man-that out of
the fifty thousand Democratic voters in the State.
man of sense could be found to send to Washing
ton. The whole talk about the matter, when fairly
analysed, amounts to reiteraton OF the old and ar
rogant assertion of all the and all the decen-
cy made in times gone by on behalf of the defeat
ed party"
Again: The Editor, in order to strengthen his re-
quest in Mr. Badgers behalf and probably to show,
for the first time slight estimate of Southern
rights as involved in the slavery question, adds:
cit is often said that there ought to be but
party in the South and that we ought to have
fellowship with the Wings the other side of the
Potomac. Nothing would so effectualy accomplish
of int Sfofa and
erous, but Just course, in the dominant party, to-
wards one who is the pride the Whigs-honored
for his manly talents and purity in the hearts of all
patriotic democrats and who has contributed much
towards enabling our good old State-our mother
to hold up her head without blushing, among her
proud sisters. Can we be thus united-fused into
one? We think not"
at is often said who said it? Have you ever
before warned the shareholders of North Carolina
ganst your Wing abolition allies of the free States
Have you not uniformly exuted when these pesti-
lent incendares triumphed over the friends of the
Constitution in the free States ?-and did you not
rejoice when John P Hale and his Wing abolition
associates but few weeks since achieved victory
over the friends of the President in his State
New Hampshire, because he had staked himself for
Southern rights? And what did you say when
Judge Douglas brought forward the Nebraska bill?
Did you impeach his motives, revile him for his
choice of evils? And did you not, when Messrs
Badger and Kerr voted for and Messrs. Puryear and
Rogers against it. manage to go with both sides and
defend both sides? "Fused into one l"-why, what
concord what agreement there be between light
and darkness-between State rights and Federalism
between distrust of the people and full confidence
in their capacity for selfgovernment
Our contemporary, if he is in earnest in desiring to
be fused must look to other quarter to be
met halfway. Probably the "Know Nothings"
would g fuse with him and give him. now and then,
a taste of the spoils He admits himself beaten
he confesses in substance, that the Wing party as
a national party is more and now what remains
to be done but for him to over and join US, and
be fused" by time, circumstances and the course
of events. We think he might be received on pro-
baton but if he puts airs and talks of oar join
ing him instead of his joining u.s. it might be incum-
bent the Democratic hosts not only to decline to
fuse with him, but to tusee him again, they
did on the Sd of this month. We merciful, we |
beg our contemporary to remember, in suggesting |
1" flsee" as last resort for the punishment of his
stubbornness and for the curing, it may be, of his |
political maladies inasmuch as the matter in the |
tube will burn slowly, and thus give him full time
either to fuse with in becoming style or to say
his prayers before the granada shall do its work.
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