Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-04
Cores ondence ofthe Nor1h-caroiina standard


Cores pondence Of the Nor1h-c aroiina standard
Faoe Town, FEB. 81, 1854
9 III Ehtzalsiasa,
tie People, svtitteu tlsp aatlorsHzsg
Isocs yeuts10s sls - or can
EDIroR BD The elcs of the nomination
| of Gineral a fired ~. Duckery reached Frog Town
on the cyening of the 10Th inst, whereupon the city
council ordered two planks to be split and torches
made thereof and called meeting of the neghbor-
hood to take into consideration the importance of the
/ occdsso'a4 BELLS were rung, and proclamation made
from the top rider of four rail fence. The close
of twilight, and the free use of four taow candles
/ brought together the free and independent Whig
voters of the borough of Frog Town, to the number
OF good many The Mayor took the. chair, and in
troduced to the meeting Mr. Glpin, in whose charge
the announcement of this important nomination was
confded by the Raleigh Clique for the people of
Frog Town.
Mr.. Gilpin took off his hat wiped his nose--with
his shirt sleeve, and proceeded .
Mr. President and fel-low-ctzens: Worried down
by fatigue, and mighty nigh dead for something to
eat, after a hard days ride of 16 and half miles
the beatencst road this side of tarc river feel
proud to be the barrier of dispatches of such mo-
ment to sovereign voters! Applause 1t has been
my privilege to be one of the fortunate few who was
left of that gallant band of inwincibes of 1862, to
meet at the City of Raleigh to nominate candidate
for the exercise of your righteous suerings Great
applause] Face to face have stood with the old
and the young Americas of Whiggery in consulta-
ZION LOT the welfare OF our party. Talent and
tory brought to bear agin the known wishes of
the freemen of Frog Town, but your delegate stood
agin 'em, nor never budged step. [Shouts of
"hurra. Two whole days we were locked up to-
gether, 'lberating and changing sentiments and had
nothing to so on but bread and waterl The men,
DRY of our Revolutionary fathers, as how they tod
died over the plains and mountains of Pennsylvania,
with their feet bloodshot. and their eyes red with
rdth, was nothing to compare with the difficulties of
them two days, and the night of encampment!
Trouble huvored the walls of the House of
Commons, and the enemy was shut in thar with US
In vain did the Convention call for help-no help
thar, but CONSERVATION STAR ed in the face.
A Miller asked if he wanted toll? What was
the reply? Why, Mr.. President, he said, 81 toled
you wouldn't sarvep' [Death-like silence] Anoth-
er ballit was made and man named DAVIS wern't
chose Agin, the Chcerman invoked peace-and for
the therd time they coined to order, and the name
of Gineral Duckery, the waggin-boy of Richmond
was rungged upon our cars with wonderful 'pause.'
Long and deafening applause Yes, fellow-ctzens
of Frog Town, it did to that upon the
'nouncement of his name, 1 could hear nj h about
5000 little boys popping thur aohoops! [Applausel
SIGH cracking was never heared since the burning
of our single pile. [Great laughter.] But it has
been whispered i'll my hat, by a responsible "indi-
vidua that proceedings that occasion have
been misrepresented by our neighbor Mr.. About If
draper, and you better keep your smoke-houses
locked. If he did hear what said, some Wing
told him, or he was lying under the bench in the
gallery Applause.
is the waggn-boy and, whether he is elected
whether he is beat he is kind his house. and gives
folks plenty victuals when they go to see him.
Mr. Snub said he had some poetry set to the tune
of 1" If had Donkey what would mt go" which he
would sing on this joyous occasion.
If 1 had tune what wouldn't CO.
I'd pop my whip, and sing hegA-ho!
I'd tie on a cracker of silk and cotton,
And shout aloud for Gin'ril Dacsery!
Pop your whip for Ginril Daehay!
and loud and repeated calls made the gentle
man to repeat it. He said he would be happy to do
so, but could not recolect it.
The Mayor said it devolved him to commun
cate the Gneral's nomination to him at his residence
in Richmond. And he would appoint delegation
of fifty to take up the glorious news, and in order
that it shall go up in good old fashioned style, he
had prepared the following programme:
Mayor.
Horse cart. Four Wheel Vaughn. Horse cart.
Pop Whip.
'Strong man with " powerful intellect,
Bearing Despatch.
Independent volunteers of Frog Town
Vaughn and Whip.
Pine plank torches, with tar the ends.
Pop Whip.
Vaughn boy with boots on.
Map of the public lands,
Borne by the irresponsible Wigs"
A new Pop Whip with the cracker off,
Vaughn tongue,
Borne on the shoulders of busted barrel
More Music.
! Thro' the snout of broken teapot!
= Vaughn Whip.
The Mayor submitted the above programme with
unbroken confidence in the ability of Wings to car
ry it out to the letter. He said it true that dif
ficuties lay in their path-that deep waters and
muddy roads were to be travelled but take courage,
there is majic in the pop of that old whip, and he
couldn't see any danger for regular mire down.
Go, now my good fellows, and as you travel remem-
Der that the enemy is the road, and in the chap
pare and mind what you
ABOUT.
Washington Matters, de-
WAsnINaToN, Feb. 81. A Democratic caucus will
be held tomorrow evening for the nomination of
candidate for printer of the House of Representatives
in place of Gen. Armstrong deceased. MIR. Forney
will be a candidate.
The Senate has confirmed as Consuls, S. G. Pei
kiston, of KY to Tehuantepec; Francis NJ. Ellis, of