Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-10-03


world. Time has shown the wisdom of.l.
put we, their miserable posterity, have course
tnelr intentions we have trampled undoP 'erted
Gnide they LETT US; we are tearing asunder M The
nc that they strove so long and Faithfully 70 e lab
gether; we are shedding blood to md 70 quito.
shed blood to do The further we oct fro wat they
| have for them 0'' respect We
We have had but seventy-nine Years ot ou:,
and may almost say, have undergone aistence,
changes and at the present day find ourselves nnany
OIL by it. Well, upon whom is the blama 20 Worse
Experience and observation teach Ms that ~ W Test,
due to those demagogues partizans and fin N
who have defeated our hopes. But the rrinc;nT
the blame rests upon those people who are tba PdtE
saves OF palty-men who have sacrificed o1
thing, even the welfare and happiness of tb; every
try and that of their wives and children - a. coun
motion OF Party-men who yield every nobI S Pro-
sition and requirement to the influence &c uEpo'
sprit-and who it may be- are ssoorn to S;o ParY
and support party preferment! The term onoI; 70
literally implies the science of govern,noI t',uS
hence politician" means one skilled :; aid
enee of government Oh consistency tbou SCI
Jewel! Is there another set of words in tho E ar
language the import of which is so much abnaEs5
that OF politics andiits cheated deriv aonsS p
am wandering from the intended course Dl
speak more particularly of things at present W. TSud
Is party, or faction rather, among us falsely 1
" The American Party, which has been - yPd
gagged, and in successful operation for about e. eli
years We have seen its rise, progress, worl wv wv
effects. [ need not here enumerate its banoGT and
perties and progress to very great extent a.. pro-
hesitate IN saying that, judging from its past Hn
tons, believe it to be the most foul o,rP 0a
wicked and dangerous of any party or fctonS
have ever known or heard of in a repphEcon l
ernment Ii has no rival IN the annals of bistorr
1t bears some resemblance to the secret consn;~ y!
and coalitions of Rome, though it so far noa |SS
them we cannot make a comparison and we Ln.u
their effects Why this clamorous veil kent ~, b
Catholics and foreigners? And WHERE q. ~ LG
start 1t started at the North by a! viz, IL, AZ
oitlonlsts, apd the Catholic and foreign plarkcrr
put in that it might have some colorir- ,f "lie
ity and native Americanism and thereby ,,,r, o,i
ly unite all the isms and fusionists AZ tho N,t[ -:
good portion of the South all natives for tLr %
President, (who would be nominee of q rnaiot
which would evidently be AbotionistSl thernh?'
curing the election of an Abolitionist and If 60
the Cabinet and all under officers would ne of tSO
same character: this done one time it would copi
ne to be done; and they already have a majority in
Congress-then we might patiently wait and 600
slavery limited, restricted, and finally abolished -
This does really appear to be the intention of bo
thing. But thank Heaven they are split Tbongb
they are trying to unite-I hope they cannot To-
still say their party is national party Well, now
think it is anything else than a national partv--
Every State Convention of the Know Nothing party
that has assembled north of Mason and DxoD's linz
has repudiated the National Platform The Sontb gpn
orally has adopted it-except Louisiana and South
Carolina The platform of Louisiana admits Cabo
lies to be members. North Carolina sustained her.
self molly in defeating so desperately this mid night
coalition. Alabama has well nigh dispensed with
" Sans" company. Virginia, the home of Wash
ington and Jefferson, spoke in tones of thunder that
made the traitor quail. May the God of Heaven
have mercy on the wretches who thus pervert the
intentions of our ancestors and destroy the hopesO
of honest countrymen. Ifopportunity presents itself
you may hear from me again soon.
AN AMERICAN.