Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-19
From the Montgomery Advertiser and Gazette.

THE DOWDELL FESTIVAL IN ALABAMA.
In brief notice of the Dowdell festival, written
for last ISSUE presented an abstract OF the
speech of our distinguished townsman, Mr. Yancey,
which the reader has doubtless perused with inter-
est We should like also to present sketch OF the
speeches delivered by the other orators of the occa
sion; but unable to do so, for the reason
that no notes were taken of them.
One of the most intelligent and patriotic of Alaba
mas sons mot public man, however, in private
letter, says, 'Our gifted and noble friend Yancey is
right in theory far he goes, except that he has
not quite faith enough in the National Democracy.
I want Southern uniom and selt-qeliamce, in ORDER
first, to strengthen and build up the conservative
national Democracy; and secondly, in the last re-
sort to enable to sustain ourselves against the
world: but let US live in the Union If mag. AL
the Northern Democratic leaders are with US on
practical issues"
We concur with our correspondent in the opinion
that Mr.. Yancey underestimate the assistance the
South is likely to derive from the National Demo-
cracy of the North Mr. Yancey thinks that our gal
liant friends in the North already rendered pow
erless by the predominance of Abolition sentiments
in that quarter. We, on the contrary have strong
hopes that reaction has commenced in several of
the free States in favor of the true principles of the
government.-From the tone of the press, and other
indications, think that Mr.. Bright will be sus-
tanned in Indiana, and Mr.. Douglas in Illinois. We
have strong hopes also, of Pennsylvania, New DER
sey, New Hampshire, and Michigan, through the
influence OF their conservative statesmen and the
" sober, second thought" of their people. we may
preston of opinion that the South has mach to
expect from the National Democracy of the North.
But Mr. Yancy is right in mpressing upon the
minds of the Southern people the idea of sefre
ance. Forewarned," let be 4" forearmed and
well prepared" for future emergencies.
In connection with the proceedings at the Oak
Bowery Dinner, would call attention to the let
tiers of Gov Wise, Gov. Winston, Mr. Bullock, and
Mr.. Gwn, in reply to the Committee of Invitation.
They not received in time to be read at the
dinner, but they will be perused with pleasure by
the republicans who present as well as by
many who were not.
The letter of Mr.. Wise will attract particular at
tenton. The opening sentence of his letter is in
response to complimentary passage in the note OF
invitation The whole letter is eloquent and spirit
stirring We understand that one of the regular
prepared for the occasion was in these words
"HENRY a. WISE: The Knight suns peur, sans re-
proch-who met 'Sam'-the redoubtable Sam-Sam
the Sampson on the plains of Virginia, and sent him
like Caius Marius ito marsh in Italy'-a of
whom the grand old mother of States and states
men might well have been proud in her best days.
when the national coronal was lustr Gus with her
jewels-a Tribune of the people! He deserves the
highest Office in the nation, and if he lives will at
tain it,
LETTER FROM MR. WISE
ONLY, NEAR ONANCoCK, Va.
August %, 1855.
Gentlemen Yours of the 18th inst, came to
hand yesterday.
1 stand on the shore of my ocean home" and
meet Alabama, coming greeting, with arms and bo-
som open, with expanding CneSt ana QllaIng nos
tril, as [ have often met Heavens sweet airs and
Oceans waves they came with inspiring and re-
freshness. The blessed child State
seems to rush to the of the -Hother State and
Virginia takes Alabama close home to her bosom,
and embraces her with motherly pride and atfec ,
tomato JOY. did not for moment doubt or dis
trust her. She is too Southern, too conservative,
too Constitutionoving, too true to State Rights, .
and too ondly chershes the most precious of State
Rights-Mc Union othe Stutes-and prizes too !
the inalieno5le rights Of indicidual /
Unite rights of property and rights of :
person, and above all his infinite right-the only .
poor humanity pertaining to immortalUy-the !
right of Religious Liberty-the soul
of Freedom of Conscience! She is too
rue to the American Revolution, and to the me-
nories and faith ofthe Fathers of the Republic,
o have betrayed the great cause, the holy mission
If America upon EARTH She too intelligent
o be duped by a wolse than yelled prophet; she
lad too much integrity to countenance political i'm
posture; she too Protestant and too Christian -"
o allow the ways TO God to be barred and bolted i
" sectaran bigotry and intoerance; she loved the
Churches of her faith too well to allow them to be
corrupted by touch of party political power, and
" leaving the spiritual for the carnal Kingdom
nd she was too patriotic to permit the liberties of
he State to be destroyed by union of Church
nd State brought about by a Prtestc'Wtt P0oer
mbitiously aspiring to lay its hands temporal
hngs, and to control conscience, and will and rea-
on, and to make laws and to debate "what
hall drink, and wherewith shall be clothed!"- !
he hypOcrlteS who Skulkcd in the shades between
midnight and one hour before day break" with
dark-lantern" in hand, making night hideous with
owls of "doscn acith the Pope" were dragging the
obes of Christs righteousness through the mre
party politics to set up Protestant Popery hce,
4 America, instead of leaving Catholic Popery to
lie of itself in Italy! The impostors who exultng-
boast that Americans shall rule America"-as
{, from Washingtons days down to these days of
isnas' America has not been all the time ruled by
lmericans-exclaim against g Foreign Influence"
nd letting in that Europeans that British
orn intruder, whom they call ,Stsm'-the most
,sidious foreign foe who has entered the back
DOR of our country, like thief, in the night
The Old World is ravaged by war; and yet ace
eed no standing armies, no navy, and to pay taxes
,r none. Why? 1t is, in three words because
Cotton IS King ~ Uncle SAM not SAM holds the
ritish Lion, and the Gallo Cock and Russian Black !
agile by cotton strings which he may pull at any
is Power, Cotton is Peace-Maker;
otton is the hair of the Sampson of the United
tates ofNorth America and Cotton can be plant
], and hoed, and gathered, and ginned, and pack |
and sent to market, in the land of the Southern {
In, by African slave labor alone. Hence the cry, !
lat African slavery shall be abolished or the |
merican Union shall be dissolved" Exeter Hall |
as whispered to Williams Hall of Boston, and !
ew England Preachers Of Christian Politics have |
lined the British, the old England policy and party
" that the Nebraska bill shall be repealed-no |
ave territory shall be admitted State-slavery |
lal be abolished, or the Union shall be dissolved? |
lther alternative would shave our Sampson of his
rength
The Kansas and Nebraska bill repealed the Missou-
Compromise which was the first act TO violate