Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-02

Inc 41eSlSIef is iaD0flnR TO prove tnaL JIG
Wing party is not the antislavery party Of the coun-
try. That paper pleads specially on the subject,
conceals and misrepresents but all to no purpose;
the Albany Register, Mr.. Fillmores organ, and the
Boston Courier and the Boston Atlas, the leading
Wing papers of Massachusetts,, would be indignant
at any such argument by Southern Wing pa
per.
VIII the Register tell its readers how many Wings
from the free States voted in Congress for the Ne
braska bi-for the right of the Southern people to
go to the territories with their slaves? Here
is the number-00O!
Again: How many Wings from the free States
voted for the fugitive-slave law? Only three Some
thirty Democrats in the House from the free States
voted for that law, and forty -four from the same
quarter voted in the same body for the Nebraska
and Kansas bill.
These are facts, which the Register cannot evade.
1t may conceal them, but that is confession of it's
weakness and of the truth of the statement that the
Wing party is the antisavery party of the country
Again: The Democratic party is not only the SCUM
des party the slavery question: but it is the Con-
stitutionaz party in other respects It is opposed
now, it was in the days of Jefferson, when the
Federasts advocated the alien laws to prescribing
men account of their religion the land of their
birth. The Wing party, we undertake to say, &C.
cupies the contrary ground. Witness the Resolu-
ton of the late Wing State Convention of Massa-
chusetts against adopted naturalized citizens; and
look for further proof, to the amalgamation going
between Whiggery proper and the elements of
-Nothingism.
The following Resolutions were recently passed by
the Democrats of old Berks, the Tenth Legion of
the Pennsylvania Democracy. We challeng. the
Register to show any Resolutions adoptedby Wing
oftl tho fraa Statoc hioI1
make any approach to the soundness and to the
Constitutional spirit of these Resolutions
"Resozced, That civil and religious liberty have
ever been cardinal objects Ct American Democracy
that it was to the enjoyment of such liberty
that our fathers left their native land and planted
this land of freedom that the constitution of every
State in the Union guarantees to the humblest cti
zen full undisturbed, and unassaied enjoyment of
the right worship God according to the dictates
of his own conscience.
ResOzued, therefore, That any organization, open
or secret which aims at DISTINGUISHING any citizen
because of foreign birth, or on account of particu
lar religious faith of excluding him, for such
sons from participation in the honors and Offices of
the country, as guaranteed by the constitution, is
anti Democratic, is congenal with the spirit of this
old federal alien laws, and is at variance with the
spirit pervading the Farewell Address of the immor
tai Washington, who cautioned his country against
the dangers of all secret political organizations, and
is, therefore, unworthy rof the American people.
Rcsolred, That the passage of the Nebraska Kan
sas bill, recognizing as it does, the great principle
of self-government and establishing finally the prin
cple of non-interference by Congress in the domes
tic affairs of the States and Territories of this Union
mcete with our hearty appreciation.
APPALLING FIRES IN THE NORTHERN WooDs. A
telegraphic despatch from Saratoga, N. Y, dated
Aug. 26, says:
From Rouses Point north for twenty miles there
are fires in many places; and from Chazy, nine miles
west of Rouses Point to Malone the entire country
is threatened with the flames, which spreading
rapidly. The passengers from Montreal were de
tanned on Wednesday night at Rourse's Point by
the non-arrval of the steamer Canada from White
dense smoke from the burning forests. Yesterday
at Crown Point, at three o'clock p NJ, the atmos-
phere was so couded by smoke to totally eclipse
the sun at times giving it a lurid appearance when
until sunset.
Five miles back from the lake at Crown Point, the
saw mill, with wood and lumber belonging to Ham,
mond & Co., have been totally destroyed by the fire
spreading from the forests Their loss is estimated
at $500
passenger states that at the sources of the Hud-
son. the forests were burning for fifteen miles around.
When, we reached Whitehall the side of the noun
tain in that vicinity in perfect blaze. The ap-
pearance was sublime, but the air hot almost
to suffcation. The lake was literally covered with
burned leaves waited thither by the wind, and the
air thoroughly penetrated with heat, smoke, and
ashes.
Col. BENTON BAREFOOT. John Wentworth writes
home from Washington to his paper, the Chicago
Democrat q long gossipping letter in reference to
variety of measures of general interest to the people
of the West and several of very special interest to
his immediate constituents The letter commences
with the following characteristic anecdote OF Col
Benton:
When the House adjourned on Monday, sine die,
there were about dozen present. Col B. and my
self were the only ones from the West The Colonel