Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-11-11
correspondsnee ofthe north Caroline standard.

Correspondence of the North Carolina standard.
Politics and the Puzpit-1,. 1fde1ity encouraged
Neso York Election Massachusetts, Democracy.
s. National party necessary for the safety Of the
U1aSon-SscEles and Pea6ody-An AnseraeGm r,t''-
key--tAe Secretary of the NGUy and the election
of Senator-Neso era in the Nary Oeasut at "a
WAsH1NeroN, D.. c., Nov. 1862.
Ministers of the Gospel in the Northern States
cannot even devote one day in seven TO tner noiy
calling, but have turned the pulpit into stump,
from which to promulgate politics, generally OF an
abolition and disunion stamp Last Sunday at least
q score Of political sermons were delivered IN tne
City of New York on the subjects bearing upon the
election in that State to-day. The religious papers,
with one or two exceptions, also devoted TO po-
ltical discussions. Can it be that pure religion has
any place in the hearts of the members of these
congregations when discourses pandering to fanatl
cism and prejudices are demanded instead OF those
breathing the precepts of the Bible3 Will 1t not
lead to universal nfidelty to the clergy neither
preach nor practise what they pretend to professf
The 5000 preachers are doing their work, and are
serving the devil and promoting the schemes OF as
unionists at the same time. -
~ While write the political contest in New York;
New Jersey, Massachusetts, and some other States
is being decided There are three candidates for Con
gress in nearly every District in New YORK and
Massachusetts, and in the former State the candl-'
dates for various offices are numbered by hundreds
if not thousands. The press have requested the
holders of the election in New York to canvass the
vote for Governor first, and it is therefore possible
that the result may be known here some time TO-
night.
The Boston Post of Monday contains resume of
the canvass for members of Congress in that State,
examining the position of the various candidates IN
every District 1t is indeed gratifying to observe the
attitude of the true Democracy of the State as COM
pared with the abolitonism of all the other parties
and factions arrayed against it. By all the nominal
ing Conventions resolutions were adopted endorsing
the measures of the present administration, and IN
all but one or two endorsing the Nebraska Kansas
bill specifically, as consistent with the doctrine OF
non-intervention by Congress with the subject OF
slavery and of the sovereign rights OF the States
In the 9TH District the action of the Democracy was
perhaps the most significant. A convention was
held, in which majority of anti-Nebraska
men and an nt-Nebraska candidate was nominated.
The minority seeded, held convention, pass
ed resolutions of national character, and nomna-
ted candidate whosersentiments agreed with those
expressed by the Convention. The Wings and Free
sellers of all denominations have generally coalesced
throughout the State, adopting out and out abo-
ltion PLATFORM the principal features of which
the repeal of the fugitive slave law, and the excu-
sion of any slave States from the Union There
Know Nothing candidates in nearly every Dis
trict and it is possible that good and true men
may be elected throughthe triangular contest re-
fer the election in Massachusetts, for the especial
purpose of disproving the allegation of the Southern
Wing press that all parties at the North occupy the
same posItion-that all equally hostile to the
rights of the South. Northern Wings are so COM
pietely sectionazed that Southern Wings have been
compelled discontinue all political association with
them. They have suddenly assumed the champion
ship of Southern interests and seek to build up
sectional party by effecting the dissolution OF the
only national organization of parties now existing.
The South cannot however abandon those sound
men at the North who recognize the equal rights OF
all the States under the Constitution with safety to
ITSELF its only hope to maintain the integrity OF the
Union is by supporting the national party and those
true men.
The City papers contain correspondence between
Mr. he of American
at London and Mr.. Peabody, the American London
banker, growing out of dinner given by the latter
individual on the 4th of July last in honor of the
Declaration of Independence. The whole cores
pondence together with a correct statement of the
management of the dinner, shows up Mr.. Peabody
of those hunkeys who disgrace America
abroad by crnging to foreign nobility. At the din
the health of the Queen was drunk before that
of the President of the United States, and all the
Americanism of the Star Spangled Banner, which
sung on the occasion, was cut out so as to rem
der it palatable to the English guests present No
wonder that the management OF the whole affair
gave great dissatisfaction to Mr. Buchanan and his
Secretary and to every genuine American present.
Mr.. Peabody's hunkeyism is even more disgusting
than Geo. N. Sanders republican efforts IN Europe
are ridiculous.
The Union of this MORNING contains reference
to the election of U. S. Senator, by the Legislature
Of North Carolina, confirming the impression cur
rent political circles for the last few days. that Mr.
Dobbn had written to his friends in your State, de-
clining to be considered candidate for the SEN
ate. Next to filling the Presidential Chair, po-
sition is honorable than that of the Represen
tatiye of sovereign State in the United States SEN
ate but the success which has attended Mr.. Dob
bins management of the Navy Department, and the
great degree of confidence he enjoys with the coun
try at large seemed to demand that he should con-
tinue his present connection with the Adminstra-
ton. His energy, industry and impartiality are
gradually producing their legitimate effects upon
the Navy, and raising it to degree of efficiency
which will mark this as an in its history With
nohh hin int Tho IN met two IN tio Sano
tors and at least five Democratic members in the
House, in the next Congress, North Carolina will
take her place as thorough Democratic State at
the National Capitol.
Our consul at Paris, Duncan R. McRae, Esqr., of
Wilmington, arrived in Washington on Saturday
morning last, and left on Sunday, flying visit
to his friends in North Carolina It is whispered
that he brought important dispatches from various
American Legations in Europe and that he will re-
turn to his post in few days bearing dispatches in
reply. Of course their tenor has not been divulged
to the public, and nothing is certainly known to
their contents. MECKLENBURG.