Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-17

ranchisement of all adopted citizens and of all Cath
olics, native born or otherwise
Millions of whites are to be branded With shame
because of their religious belief and the accident of
birth, while of blacks sought to be crown
ed with political and social advantages-as if to COM
plete the most shameless and revolving organization
that ever cursed our happy coultry.
How do the sensitive and sensible people of the
Southern States like this spec acle? Are they will
ing to become the tools of designing demagogues,
and to unite with the abotionists of the North in
making war upon the democratic party? There is
not a politician in the South, no matter how lnge-
NOUS or crafty, who can name single national man
that has been elected or appointed to office in the
free States by this party There is not politi-
clan in the South who successfully deny that
the whole power and patronage of this party have
been TIN into the hands of the abolition leaders
and fanatical priests. Now, it may be very agree
able thing to ultra wing politicians like MIR. Rayner,
or Mr.. Bolts or Mr.. Prentice, to see the democrats
of the free States FRUSTRATED by the know nothings
they have heretofore been FRUSTRATED for standing
by the constitution by the abolitionsts; but when,
as for Compensation for this loss, they present such
avOwcd and active advcrsaries of the constitution
Hale, Stevens, Gardiner and Wilson, and virtually
ask the people of the South to accept these their
future friends think it is asking little too much,
and reposing too confidently upon the supposed
dulity OF the southern people. The southern whiss
leaders that we have named, however anxious they
may be to help know-nothngism in its upon
the religion and the rights of certain classes of cit
zens, cunhot do tbs ec3thout going tie ech0tc length
in t6tUor Of future abolition ntOoenets. They are
therefore, assuming fearful responsibility in their
aborious efforts to Seduce the southern people into
the trap which has been set for them. The dissen-
sions that veX the councils of the know nothing
spiracy in the north should be an admontion to
their would-be-followers in the South. These dis
sensions spring from, and prove, the abolition nfu-
ences that control these councils. They arise from
the protests of Such democrats were deluded into
the order by its supposed and blatant AmericaniSm,
and who discover when it is too late that they
a miserable minority bound by their oaths to sub
NIT to the arrogant dicaton of abolitionists and alb
clifton wings. Gradually, but irresistably, the pow
of abolitiOnisn is developing ITSELF and Messrs.
Rayner, Bolts, and Company must move quickly,
else they will not have time to conduct the southern
people into the dens that yawn TO receive them.
The southern people, to their high honor be it
spoken, have never been prone to yield to the oles
aud dangers of New England fanaticism. They stood
proudly and loftily aloof from anti-Masonry. They
denounced, with iAfnlte scOrn, the former pScu-
do native Americanisin. They sent back rebukes,
instead Of echoes, when northern plotted against
the late war with England and the last with
Mexico. They have thus far kept their skirts clear
of the dangerous isns that have grown out of reg-
ious politicians and temperance reformers. This Is
to their high and their lasting credit
Wuud 1t not, therefore, be sight to make
whole nation mourn if this proud and noble conss-
tency were now arrested? Would it not be a most
inf2tuation the south turned back upon its record,
and threw itself into Of its only enemies,
clothed in the garb of prescription and OF bgoty?
Let hope that this dark day will never lower upon
that patriotic section of the American Union which
has been assaulted by ali factions i'll turn and up to
this day has successfully resisted and deted them.
Washington Union.