Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-08-01
Mr.. Sheriff High.-.Another Withdrawal !

mr. sheriff High...Another Withdrawal!
we give below Card from w. H. High Esq, Sheriff of
wake County, stating the facts connected with his for
mer connection with the false reports in
relation to himself and announcing his opposition
the darkanterns. -
There can be doubt that at the time Mr. High connec
ted himself with this organization it very different in
Its obligations and operations from what now and it
known that year ago, many good Democrats did not
perceive IN 1t the evil and dangerous elements ns
tutlons and liberties which have since become
rent Mr. Hgh was however, thousands of honest men
have been decered ard having attended second meeting
ana seen and heard for himself more fully the character and
objects of the organizaton he his opposition to
H. attended no more meetings, heard of their
ou on the contrary operated against them from that
time until the present From that periodthe second
ing he attended High considered himself out of the
Order and so declared to his friends whom he repeatedly
warned against the organization inducing some come
out and urging others not in. In the meantime wher
ever certain could gain any thing
for the BY doing they neaked out the report that
Mr. High was still member, though they knew he not
with the On the other hand others of them circulated
the report with the view of nurng with party
frends-unt at length, though really not with them for
months past but practically and actively against them Mr.
High felt called upon demand formal withdrawal which
the h Ms here did not dare reuse and he now comes for
ward over his to place himself right before
public We are highly grati6ed that he has done so.
His devotion to the principles of his party will ques
toned by one; and doubt not that the opposi-
ton will feel him in the future, they have in the past
n RALEIGH, July 25, 1855.
MEssRs EDIroRs Having understood that certain
bers of the Know Nothing party circulating report
that am member of that Order feel called upon,
justice myself and to those who have heretofore extended
to in maj ked degree their confidence, the fol-
lowing facts, SO that may not hereafter be misunder
stood:
Some short time before the last election when the Order
was flrst started here, persuaded by of nv
friends to Joln being expressly informed that it
conservative Order The only purpose of the organization
was that Americans should rule America that would
not interfere with we'll known political principes-that
could vote for whom pleased and quit when felt dis
posed to do With this understanding l went in and
voted at that election expect always Dem
ocratc ticket Soon after this ended another meeting
and became convinced that had been deceived the
purposes of the Order and informed my friends who
We're in that it would not do, and that should oppose
it. This have done; and there many members the
Order who know these facts In order, however stop
the reports above alluded to- and that hereafter there might
be no doubt of position chose to person and de-
mand formal discharge from all connection with the Or
der; which duly granted
wish it distinctly understood by all, that not with
the Know Nothngs but be found where havs always
been-with the cid dead Democratic Party" If it be
dead, am willing to die with it. This is the position
occupy, and 1 wish all to know it
W. II. HIGH