Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-12-30
WARNING WORDS FOR THE SOUTH


Under this head the Washington Union states the
following startling and unquestionable facts:
"That there is not single prominent democrat
in the North known the advocate of the constltu
tional rights of the States who is not the avowed
and persistent enemy of the know-nothing party =
That of all those elected to Congress by the know
nothngs of Massachusetts,, every one is committed
to the most ultra-abolitien doctrines
Thatof all those elected to Congress in New York
by the know nothings, they are either the warm
friends of Mr. Seward, or they were the active and
INSCRIPTIONS adversaries of the Nebraska bill
That there is not wing elected in Ohio by the
know-nothings, land the delegation elected to the
new Congress from that State is whig, with two or
three exceptions there is not that does not Sc
cond and support the doctrines of the extreme abo-
ltion leaders.
That in Michigan every whig chosen has been ell
ected by the know nothings, and is the pledged op.
ponent of the South, and the pledged adversary OF
the doctrine OF admitting no more slave States, is
fact beyond all disputation.
The same may be said of Pennsylvania Indiana,
Wisconsin, and Illinois. These allegations may be
defended and established by and anteccdents.
Take next the friends of the constitutional rights
of the South who have been defeated in the North
by the know nothing organization. In Maine we
have seen the veteran Paris, consistent national
democrat, defeated by the candidate of the know
nothings and abotonists, John NJ. Wood. In
Michigan, that fearless and out-spoken advocate OF
nationality, Hon. David Stuart, has been defeated by
Howard, unequivocal Abotonist and know-noth-
ing. In Ohio, the intrepid DIR. Odds has been over
borne by the notorious abolitionist and knownoth-
ing. Galloway In Pennsylvania, Hendrick B.
Wright, Charles Shaer, w. Montgomery, and other
avowed advocates of national doctrines, have been
defeated by the candidates of the know nothngs and
the aboltionists. In New Jersey, DIR. Lilly and
General John S. Darcy, both standing upon the prin-
cples of the constitution have been defeated by the
know nothngs and aboltionsts. In Indiana, Messrs.
Durham, John G. Davis, Hendricks, Eddy, and 9TH
ers, all devoted friends of State rights, have been
succeeded by abotionsts, elected by the know-noth-
ing vote.
1t is true that in some cases ant-Nebraska men
have been defeated but the South will bear in mind
that in every such things have been proved
First that the anti-NebraSka clement Though not
the abolition clemen has been lost sight of and that
every anti-Nebraska man who has been defeated has
been, with very few exceptions, succeeded by rank
and fanatical abotonists!
So that know-nothngisln if it has done thing
more than another, has saoeLe1 tie ranks Of d60I-
Honism an the North and has added largely to the
poacer and tie organization Of the a6olitiOniss in
Congress.
If the gallant and courageous Senator Dodge is
defeated in Iowa, it will be by knownothing votes.
Ifthe notorious w. +. Johnston, of Pennsylva-
MA or the no less decided and committed enemy of
the South, Robert T. Conrad, or the abolition lea
der, David Wilmot, is chosen to the United States
Senate by the legislature of that State know-noth-
ing votes will do the work.
General Shields, if defeated for reelection in the
Illinois legislature will owe that defeat to the COM
bined forces of know nothingsm and abolitioniSm.
And at this moment notorious aholitionist, Gen
eral Wilson, looks forward to his election to the
United States Senate by the know-nothing legisla-
ture of Massachusetts,.
Let the issue of mo more slave States" be made
upon the next Congress- and the South will see how
much it has gained by the fusion between know
nothingism and abolitionism. We shall then behold
such array of fanatcism in the national egisla-
ture as has never before been equalled And to this
fanaticism who will oppose themselves? We an
swer the true national democracy in Congress, and
the united South. Nothing can prevent this latter
result but the adoption by the southern people, mis-
led by ambitious leaders, of knew-nething repres-
entatives and know-nothing doctrines"