Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-07-11
For the Standard.


MEssRs. EDITORS 1t appears that Know Nothing
ism has excited the minds of the people to consid
cradle extent and am sorry that the dark veil of
such an ism has blinded portion of the peo-
pie rather the democrats in the county of Nash,
who have been lead off by misrepresentation to
follow those blind conductors late hour in the
night to the place called don't know, where this
party meet to devise means and adopt secret
plans by which they may destroy that union, which
has so long prevailed with the democratic party.
have had some connexion with that party though
/ blush when think of it, that have ever belong
ed to party of which | was ashamed to openly
avow myself member. But when reflect oven
what believe be the secret aim of that party and
what win soon be the result can eXu,t over the
strength they will add to the democratic party of
the return of all the true democrats, who have been
deceived and who will hereafter treat all isms with
contempt that gotten up by the wings and abo-
litionst at the North. Col. Ruffin addressed the
citizens at Joyner's Depot on Saturday the 30th of
June in an able manner, which did honor to himself
and the cause of Democracy. There has been a
council of this new party established there, which
has deceived few of the Democrats in that vicinity
by hearing S. who is daily reader of the Know
Nothing papers dcnounce Franklin Pierce and the
Democratic party. l was pleased to hear good
number of them at the close of the COTS speech say
they intended to withdraw Immediately, and never
visit one of the dens again. Others seemed to be
angry, and said the party had been msrepresented,
but they knew that such was not the case.
They know the wrong, but still they do it;
They know the right, but don't pursue it.
that the Know NothiDgs would not let him speak
that occasion, and if such the to- come
he did not fear them; that he in a free country,
and should speak his sentiments in regard to this
new party without any fear of being interrupted.
1t was rumored that Henry w. Miller Esq. would be
there to reply to the Col. but he did not make his
appearance. The Know Nothings of that place,
Twas informed by of them, had invited Miller to
be there without fail, that there was large council
there, and if some person of decided ability did not
reply to the able anticipated speech of Ruffin, the
probability that he would make considerable
fall off in their ranks Mr.. Miller must by this time
have become tired of receiving letters from the Know
NothiNgs in the upper portion of that district to
ply the able speeches of Col Ruffin, for he
to be the only man they think of who is able to
defend them in their wickedness, and make smooth
the rugged paths the poor fellows have to travel at
late hour in the night, to attend their secret meet
ings. There fears entertained but what Ruff
fin will get large majority over his competitor,
The Rev Mr.. Lathem who was nominated last week,
as 1 understand, between midnight and day, in the
town of Washington 1 hope soon to have the pleas
urs of sending you handsome list of subscribers
from those who have Withdrawn from the Know
Nothings, and who desire to be received back again
into the Democratic fold, and ask pardon of the
Democrats for the misguided step that taken at
late hour in the night, when all true Democrats
were fast asleep.
V1cKsvnLE, Nash Co., July End, 1856.