Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-29
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A Political Prophecy FULFILLED Fulfill
The following is extract from letter Of
Hon. B. +. Hallett to the democratic convention at
Petersburg, Virginia, published October 1862. The
predictions which it contains in the course
of complete fulfiment. \ consolidation of all the
isms into exclusively sectional party at the North,
whose vitality will be hostility the South" is tax
ing place. and The abolition politicians attempt
ing to carry out ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the North and
South" But, as Mr. Hallett predicted, they will
fail
"What is to follow the defeat of General Scott,
(Which nov promises to be rout and the total dis
banding of the wing party) is pretty well foreshad-
owed in the future Mr.. Calhoun prophesied that
whichever was beaten at the North in the election
of 1913, would join the abolition party. This pro-
phecy failed, because the democratic party of the
North were beaten, and that party body, never
has deserted the Union severed from the South.
The prophecy will be fulfilled when the Scott wings
of the North defeated in 1862, unless political
abolitonism shall to be an element in either
of the two national parties which must always sub
sst IN some opposite forms In this country But we
may rather look for consolidation Of I'LL the isms
into er-lusicely sectional party at the North,
achOse ritaiity aoU be hostility t0 the South. This
will revive the old struggle for northern confeder-
acy, which was once before attempted in histo-
ry, when the federal party at the North, finding
they could not rule over the whole Union determin
ed to reign New England and New York. That
conspiracy defeated 10y the union of the Democ
racy North and South. 1t did not then avow abo-
litionsln, but engendcred it in the Hartford Oon-
venton. In that council of disunionsts the denial
of representative rights to the South, and prohi
bition against foregn-born citizens ever holding any
office in the United States laid down as the
basis of Northern confederation.
The new conspiracy for a northern confederation
will revive the old issues of separation, with abo-
litionsm alone its basis. The politicians of that
school will attempt to carry out, between States,
what some of the religious associations have so
wisely pressed-a ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the North and
South They will fail and the sectional politicians
Of he nth will he OIt-VO ed hIy he Union
of the North without the aid of the South and
with that aid the democratic party as the constitu
tiona party of the Union will be nvincble not only
in its power as the united northern and southern
democracy, but with them in such contest will be
found the whole body of Union whgs (the COM
mercial manufacturing, substantial, business whigs)
on the side of the party OF the Union. "
DEFEAT THE KNOW NoTHINGs The result of the
elections in New York is especially interesting be-
of the insight it affords into the real strength
of the Know Nothing party. In these elections, tor
the first time since its organization, the KnowNoth
ing order noinateda distinct and independent ticket
And they availed themselves Of peculiarly favora-
BILE conuncture of circumstances for exhibition of
their strength. After three candidates for the Gov
ernorship already in the field, they brought
forward man who the Wing nominee for the
Office of Attorney General in 1862 and who on account
of his popularity with the Silver Greys, would GER
tanly draw Off large vote from the Auburn and
Saratoga ticket The event ustifes this calculation,
for it is ascertained that the national Wings
stituted inconsderabe proportion of Ullmans
support. Despite these advantages, the know-Noth-
ing candidate is badly beaten.
Again, in the city of New York, the Know-Noth-
ings attempted to play the game. They brought
forward candidate for the Mayoralty, when three
men had already been nominated for the office, and
they defeated. The result in these elections is
conclusive of the fact that the power of Know-No-
thingsm is fiction Subsequent events will tell
the same story. Rich. Eng
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. 1t is rumored that
the message of the President, which for years
past has been sent the postmasters in advance to
be delivered to the newspaper offices lead
at Washington, will be withheld this year until it is
sent Congress- Our foreign relations, it is said,
make this course necessary, as it is advisable the
President shall receive the latest European intelli-
gence before his message is submitted. s-.
Bait. Sun.
The Governors Message appears on outside
to-day 1t is document that will interest the great
body of the people. We pleased with the Gov
ernors suggestion in regard to the Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind If the Execu-
tive were associated with the Board the hands of the