Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-04-05
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RALEIGH. SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1854.
TIE REGISTER AND TIE STAR.

TIE hypocrisy of these two federal Whig Journals
!, most apparent in their course in relation to the
Nebraska bill, Judge Douglas, and the administra-
tm Forced by the current of public opinion to 60
fir the bill they nevertheless do so in manner
which is calculated to neutralizc a tht benefit which
IN honest support of it might produce. The Regis
ter for instance "harlly knew what to do at first;
next conc!udedas the question of the equal rights
Of the savcholding States With the non-Slavehoding
had been raised, it was well enough to settle it; then
It rather took ground for the bill, and published Mr.
BADGERS and Mr. kerr's speeches. though without
approving them; then it complimented Truman
Smith. one of the vilcst abotionsts in the Senate,
and the bitter opponent of the bill while from the
moment the bill was introduced by Judge Douglas,
that paper has been maigning him and impcaching
his motives, and its Washington Correspondent has
been undertaking and Understanding the benefits
which must result from the The Star, it is
true, appeared to be more inclined at first than the
Register to favor the bill but its support of it is
evidently compulsory. 1t goes against the grain
The following extract from the New ork Cores
pOndcnce of that paper will afford specimen Of the
cowarlIy manner in which the measure is assailed :
"The preliminary defeat of the Nebraska bill has
caused great chuckling among the abolition fac
ton-as great the modification among its profess
sed friends But nothing has knocked things So far
back the defeat of the "untcrrifed' in New Ilamp-
shire! Poor Pierce! he may soon begin to pray to
be delivered from his friends " | ain more con-
frmed now than ever that he is and was and ever
will be wholly unfit for the station he now occupies
Such is the course pursued by two Southern Wing
journals towards measure which was offered with
no other view than to secure justice in the common
territories to the slavehodng States, and towards
an administration eminently sound on the slavery
question: and which has stakcd itself before the
country and the world for the Constitutional rights
Of the South. These journals prefer party to the
vital interests of North Carolina; and hence their
laetance to admit the disruption and overthrow OF
the Wing as national party. They prefer party to
their State because party with them implies Office
patronage and spos the vision of future National
Conventions still dances before them, and though
Sevard should be the nominee they would support
him, and end .avor to convince the people that the
Wing party was still national and to be relied on ir
struggles over the institution of slavery, seri
oasiy menaced and more seriously imperilled thar
ever heretofore, mainly on account of Southern
"hg detection and treachcry and the unaninou!
voice against of the Whis faction Of the slave
holding States.
The Nebraska bill received in the Senate rorRTEE,
'''es OF the Democratic party from the free States
ahd 10 Wing cote from that quarter; and in th
house. on tie motion to refer it, which was regard
,eu as test vote, TwENTT-sEvEN Democrats iron
uie Tree States and Vhig voted in the negative
iefe are FoRTY-oSE Democrats from the nonslavc
"O,ans states standing up, in the face of the mos
oeh opposition, for the Constitutional rights of tn
S0uth; no Hhig can Je found ,cho goes zcith them
anu yet these papers, with full knowledge of thes
,@'s-Whch they are careful, however, not to la
oeore Their readers-till insist that the Wing part
:. national party, and that neither the administra
n'"' nor Senator Douglass nor the Democrats of tn
ee Htates can be depended on as the friends of Sou
thern rights!
we have referred to this conduct on the part {
"Aese Journals for two reasons First, to warn tn
peopie against their misstatements, their concea
1A."'s' their hypocrisy, and the abject spirit the
~ '"'ee under the encroachments and the insults /,
VIZ enemies Of domestic slavery; and secondly, b.
."use they are understood to speak for Gen. Docl
N'' Tile federal candidate for Governor, who has r.
'y oeen in this City and in conference with thes
We repeat it, the great issues now before the PEE
M r.. y, North Carolina are, Equal rights in the Ie
'"9'.es and equal rights at the polls-Free Sufra.
4'e''"sSa Those who are not heartily for thel
MEASURES are against them. Let the people look il
" Tile lacts, and judge for themselves.
a.. .4roRTAST 1,.' FROM Mexico Santa Anna had le
.ae 0lty OF Mexico on the 18th to take the field
rsa rasOn against General Alvarez The latter is re
t,. .'''ea to be surrounded in the mountains, des
SS VI money and provisions and nearly deserted