Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-06-14
From our washington Correspondent

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This week has been one that may De hterally con-
sidered dies non in Legislation. The three days
last week to allow the Halls to be clean
ed the dusty carpets removed and summer mattings
nut down was a signal for dispersion of the members
to their homes and constituents Therefore no ques-
ton of has occupied the attention of eth
er. House Indeed often the Senate we'll as the
House would find itself without quorum, and there
fore adjourned. But by Monday the absent Honor,
ables will have generally returned with renewed
health and the public business will then progress
with rapidity But this City has not been wanting
in excitement for this week brought the eecton TOT
municipal officers who hold their places Two Jea's
= To plain man. raised in the country, ana even &C
8 cstomed to elections, the exciternents anu crowns
that attend upon heated canvass IN CITY, are
matters of surprise and interest Inc actVe anu
excited adherents of each party-the means ana ap-
,l;o ,,sed to obtain the attendance OF voters
The system and order which rule this immense mass
arc Subjects alike of observation and admiration.
There are more than $4,000 inhabitants IN the CITY,
and from 6 to g. 900 votes, not including many VINO
from non-resdence Tor not residing here IL months
preceding the electon,) are not entitled to vote.
In each of the Seven Wards is place at whlch the
votes are received. The present excellent Mayor
Iohn w Maury was a candidate He is an excel
lent man and a true Democrat He was opposed by
John T. Towers late Superintendent OF the Pubic
Printing and Wing. A party has sprung up
called Is the Know Nothings," secret combination
of men of all sects and parties, Wings, dIsaffected
Democrats and rabid Aboltionists They have a
password and sign-ther organization IS extensive
their action united and instant. 1t perVades from
one extreme of the Union to the other. The late
visit of Mr. Fillmore and Kennedy to the South was
under the influences of this secret order SO linpe-
rious are the mandates of its rulers that their mem
hers must at an hours notice, leave their homes,
families and pursuits and go to the uttermost part
of the Union carry out the behests of their chief
One of the weapons of their armory is the exploded
homb of native Americanism. This, of itself, has
hoCd ipnth he
Int It is now revived aided by much more dam
eerous and active element religious fanaticlsm The
BOWER and increase of the Catholics in the country
is seized upon by their arfu leaders and the passions
and nreudices of every other religion is arrayed
der its banners. You will be surprised when you
hear the thousand lies circulated In this city on the
eve of the election. 1t was reported that General
Perce's election chiefly affected by aid OF the
Catholic votes--that it stipulated by him to
Arch Bishop Hughes that if the Catholics should
carry New York that they should have Cabinet and
other ohices-that Mr.. Maury was member OF TINS
Church. and that Bishop Hughes was in this City
exhortng all true Catholics to vote for him. 1t is
not wonderful that such poison should work its fear
full mission, and that Maury was defeated. The true
prnciple at work is opposition to the Administration,
and an election from office of the present ncumbents
and the reception of Office by these active conspira-
tors 1t is less strange than true that some even
of the prominent office holders whose first love to
the Wing party still exists in all its ervor should fall
into this combination 1t is thought that they will
be very summarly discharged from further service
by an administration whose chief they have oppos-
ed, and whose principles they necessarily seek to
destroy.
The same party, actuated by the principles,
have elected Robt T. Conrad, Whig Mayor of Phil
adephia, over Richard Vaux Democrat, by major
ity of 1896 votes-sweeping the Boards of Select
and Common Councils by the decided majority.
That the Wings should have carried the Cities of
Washington ana Philadelphia is than re-
f1exion of the will of known majority in these
Cities but such an overwhelming majority and by
a party animated by such principles and composed
of such materials should alarm every we'll wsher of
his country. The speeches made here on the night
Of the election shows this organization exists from
the Arostook to the Rio Grande and from the Allan
tic to the Pacific and therefore we and feel
the approaching storm, we should be prepared to |
resist its fury. One of the chief elements at the
North in the mongrel party is hostility to the late
act of Congress establishing the territories of Ne
braska and Kansas upon the principles justice and
the Constitution 1t is openly proclaimed by Cassus
CLAY in published letter to the New York Tribune
thus: &c honestly believe that every from the |
Free States who voted for the repeal of the Missouri
restriction deserves death Let no man deal with
them in Observation-Disclosures them from the social circle
the race of traitors must de-" The arch friend of
abolition Giddings of Ohio declaring in Boston that
the members of the House had been bribed-Sum
ner in the Senate urging his friends to resist by
bloodhen Preachers from the Pulpit declaring that
they would oppose the law with brains and bull
let's and Greedy advising the burning of the Capt.
tol with all the supporters of lawful BILL But these
rawlings the insane howlngs of frantic fanaticsm
The law is passed-the bond is signed, sealed and
delivered and
Till they can rail the seal from off the bond
They but offend their lungs to speak so loud"
had omitted in my last to mention the excellent
speech of Hon. H. NJ. Shaw in reply to Mr.. Rogers.
1t able effort gracefully delivered, and atten-
lively listened to. DIR. Shaw is much respected for
his attentive application to his duties and his
teous bearing in the House.
Lord Elgin left this City Tuesday, having fin
ished a treaty with our Government as regards the
Fisheries and Colonial question: and thus settled the
last bone of contention that can arise between the
United States and England, unless England choose
fresh of quarrel in interfering between and
Spain. The opinion seems to be finality with all
that Cuba, to Spain, is like the Indian gun, costs
more to keep it than it is worth and that it cannot
be much longer appendage of the crown of Spain.
1t is thought will propose to purchaser acced-
cd to- very well; if not, rather than it should become
an Africanized colony the property of another
power, we, in sef-defence, will take it.
The Sandwich Islanders DESTROYS of becoming
annexed to our Union. 1t is proved by experience
that the system of our confederated government
works as well with 81 States it did with Is, and
that our present Executive has misgivngs as to
the effect of expansion of territory the effect of
which must be to give Republic that power and
influence which position and manifest destiny will
demand for her, among the nations of the earth. |
The opponents of this feeling mistake the great pull
sations of the popular heart How wofuy did they
err when they pronounced California as not worth
An old pencil abused Mr. Polk for its acquisi-
lion. ancient Rome, the ruler under whose guide
the limitssof the nation extended had statues
-aised to their honor and memory When Cuba and l
Sandwich ours will not the nation thank the adj
ninistratlons under whose auspices they were &C
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