Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-11-07
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locks Store, Grancille co.-Great disappointment
$50 persons present-Some distinguished speak
ers absent and Others sick-71oo Samites taken by
surprise Great rejoicings by tile dntis-.Sans
gr0Uing lean-his pulse aoeak-Ihe Doctor called
in -PrescriJes-ReLieues Sam Of all signs, grips,
passwords, secresy and Oaths to saue lite-Symp-
toms Of q relapse, de-, dec.
A mass meeting of the Know Nothings was held
at Bu!locks Store, Granville county, on the 23d of
October. Notice was given that the Hon. X. Ray
ncr, E. G. Reade, H. w. Miller, j. B. Shepard and
other distinguished speakers would be present and
address the people. l really came to the conclusion
that such orators would draw together an immense
crowd but wasNery much disappointed in finding
not more than $50 or 800 persons present, and at
least half of those were anti Know Nothing About
o'clock notice was given that dinner was ready,
and all invited to partake of abountiful repast.
Soon after dinner notice was gyen that the speaking
would commence
The first speaker that made his appearance on
the stand was Major Russ, of Wake county, who
commenced by stating that he had been unexpected
ly called on to address the meeting and had made
no preparation to do so. He had como to hear Mr..
Rayner and Others, but was sorry to say Mr. R. was
sick. He was at a loss to know what to say but
it was not characteristic of American to surrender
under any emergency, and he would therefore, Qike
poor Mrs. Dombey,) "make effort" If he failed,
he was in his native county, where he was best
known, and it would not go very hard with him. He
had just attended State Council at Raleigh, where
was glad to inform the people that their meetings
were hereafter to be held in pubc-that they had
abolished all secrcsy He was very sorry Hon. John
Kerr had pursued the course he had Two years
ago he had iaborcd for him. But Mr.. X. had given
signs of favoIing Democracy, and he was sorry.
Mai. r. went on to tell anecdote about calf and
a deer, which he tried to apply to Mr.. K, but
could not see the application. He attacked the DEM
ocracy and their love of Office, and tried another
anecdote about a man who was mesmerizcd-had
ted, which gave him great hankcring after grass.
could not help thinking the Major had parted with
his old Whig entras and had those of X. Nism
substituted. Here he closed, because, he said, he
did not know what more to say, neither did he know
what he had said.
Our county solicitor, Mr.. j. #. Littejohn, next
took the stand, and commenced by complimenting
his friend, Maj. r., natural orator" U thought
so too) He illustrated it by comparing him with
some body "a foreigner, presumc,) that was "na-
tural fiddler" Mr.. L. said he was not prepared to
make speech-he had been called on unexpectedly.
He had come to hear Others but he would make
an attempt to defend his party principles, of
which he had entertained for fifteen years! The
failure of the gentlemen to attend, who had been
invited as speakers, q favorable circumstance
it taught the people to rely upon themselves, and
not to wait for others. Mr. L. labored for hour
to show that if the government not taken out of
Democratic hands and g ven to the Know Nothings,
there great danger that foreigners and Catholics
would get tnc cOntfO. mat was ricn y lie nauc
great raw-head and -bloodybones out of Brownsons
letter; but did not say word about the Nuncio
affair. (No doubt he forgot it) lie spoke of the
| Virgin Mary and the Lords supper; and thought
he was handling subjects he knew but little about
| and was desecrating sacred things, in true K n.
style to unhallowcd purposes. He thought that if
the Pope exercised spiritual powers he also exercised
temporal ones, for the body was the tabernacle of
| the spirit-both went together and if one in
ilucnced both must be. OWhat logicianD He de-
Tended the secresy of the Order-denied its being
Whg trick, and contended that it was the strongest
party in the world, according to age
| The next speaker was DR.. Russell, who expatia-
| ted at some length about some SAM" who got
drunk and was buried in the snow, his hat only be-
| ing found q thought his Sam" was about in the
same fiX) He came down on the Democracy like a
snow bank, and declared it as his opinion that the
only salvation for the country in the success of
| the Know Nothings. To foreigners and catholics
| he administered some very active ti-American
pills; and finally concluded amid the clapping of
some of Sans" hands.
On enquiring for Mr.. Reade and Mr.. Miller, was
informed that they were also sick. 1t struck NE as
little curious that three of Sans champions, all
| of whom were to make speeches the same day
and at the place, should be indisposed at
Their great falling off in Ohio must have operated
| upon them.
The anti-K. Ms arc constantly receiving acccs-
sions to their strength in Granville, and if the good
| work proceeds X. Nism will be annihatcd here by
| the next election. ANTl-SAM.
| I'VE hope the anti-K. Ms will hereafter invaria
bly, meet Mr.. Littlejohn with Mr.. Gooch, the Sheriff
of Granville. Mr.. Gooch has, on several occasions
used Mr.. Littleohn up, and he can do it again. Lei
Gooch be called for hereafter whenever Mr. L. lift:
| &c for