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

cannot be gulled by the cant of political mounte
! banks.
The Catholic and Foreign question Maj. w ildel
summarily settled. He did not think the men who
talked so loudly of the dangers of these influences
were honest in their fears. 1t was but tub to the
whale. The Democratic party were not the advo'
Gates of foreign paupers criminals, nor were they
the apologists of the Romish church. The hnoW-
Nothing party in TRUTH the only one that ever
inuited foreigners and Catholics to our shores Of
fering," in the language of the 9th article OF the
Philadelphia Platform, ito the honest emlgrant'
who from love of liberty or hatred OF oppression,
seeks asylum in the Usited States, J'aendty re-
ception and protection 1t was the only party that
ever offered such encouragement. lie need not say
burning with the Glove of liberty or hatred of OPP
pression"-when they get here He repeated he did
not believe these men. If they believe in the evils
they speak Of why do they not proclaim their pur-
once? Where is their plan? The truth was they
wanted the ''pimp" out of the White House, and
the whipped curs'' out of Office, in order that
the these gentlemen might take their places. That
the whole of the foreign and Catholic question.
He would mention, in passing, that the only foreign
er elevated to political distinction in this State,
during his Ciaj. Wider's) public life, elect
ed to the Legislature by the Wing party
With relentless lash Maj. Wilder pursued the
" Big Potatoe" through his political windings, and
at every lash how the 4" Potatoe" top spun lie
pointed to his speech in the Convention of 1885, and
contrasted his sentiments then with those he now
held. Mr.. Rayner in reply stated that he held the
same opinions as at that time. He could not
deny the obvious meaning of the following language
used by him the former occasion -" But 1T is
said, if the Catholic is excluded from Office that
will not deprive him of the right of worshrHing
God according the dictates of his own conscience.
Sir the right of worshpping God, free from all per-
sonal pains and penalties is right which can 'eoeo
be enjoyed in any country in ChrIstendom: Il" &C.
cIusion from the honors, the profits and the e1notu-
ents Of the State is the highest persecution eohich
public opinion aoiU tolerate in any christian country
an this enlightened age" And whilst he admitted
that he had taken solemn oath, which he then re-
affirmed, never again to vote for any who, eN-
ercsing certain faith-or in the words of Mr.. Ray
ner, Worshipped God according to the dictates of
his own conscience he still had the efrontery to
deny that he was practising persecution.
The "grelt platform was examined, and found
to be miserable imitation of the Baltimore Demo-
cratic platform. The degrees of Sans impudence
were looked nto-including the highest or third de-
gree of Rayner's ditto-and were thoroughly
opened up, that don't believe Mr. Rayner knew his
bantlings. The Union-saver could not fail to
the certainty of the plan, for every body could
take the oath prescribed in that degree. Wilson
and Rayner had taken it and SO sat down to save
the Union; Hale and Miller had taken it and who
could tremble then? The coal of Deep River came
forward to keep up the fire of patriotism New
England took stand with the spirits of seventy
six,
And all went merry as a marriage bell.
As matter of detail of not much Importance, the
brigades with great discretionary powers to TIC
separate commanders. Rayncr evidently thought it
better to dici0e the Union, in order that each bri-
gade might not interfere with the other, but pro-
ceed to save its share in it's own peculiar way. In
accordance with this view separate councils of
were held-the plans of the paign arranged
and now the Union is SAFE The "Big Potatoe"
must have felt like bursting as he wrthcd and twist
ed under the unmerciful peeling of his tormentor
He tried to look Indifferent to the infection; but it
was use-the hide came with every lash, and he
showed the smart.
1 cannot, Messrs. Editors, presume to give you
anything approximating to a correct idea of the |
complete demolition Of the great know-Nothing |
champion The humbug of the Order was no less |
severely handled. The mystery was solved-the Sc
,recy was opened up-and the Major proceeded to |
-edeem pledge he had given in opening his dis |
;ourse-by making the whole crowd Know-Noth- |
ngs. He showered down copious floods of the |
Richmond Enquirer and the Standard containi lg |
he exposure of the great humbug (Which exposure, !
~ the way, admitted by Sans boys to be cor
ect) There" said Maj. W., Il initiate you all,
md confer upon you all the degrees, signs, grips,
&c, and don't charge you a cent. Ex-
mine that document freemcn of North Carolina
axe it home to your tiresides and coolly think of
What you will there find read it and talk of it to
7our wives and SONS and daughters-and tell us on
he day Of election if it meet the approval of
he freemen of North Carolina! If it does not and
would not insult you by supposing that it can
hen hurl it back in the teeth of its abolition fanat
al orignators do as l do now, put your foot up
n it and never take it Off"
| have dwelt longer upon this portion of the dis
ussion than had intended; but what have to
ay in regard to Mr. Rayners reply, is soon DONE
lis speech-for it was no reply-was almost liter
lily copy OF his greut ratification speech at Raj
Ugh, short time ago, and which your readers are
Tell acquainted with. He occupied in its delivery
yer three hours (Ma. Wilder spoke little over an
our and half) He denied having used the words
imps and oohipped ours to the President and his
a6inet, in his speech in Washington City; but he
lore of them, in his Raleigh speech. He denied
nat X. N. order was Wing concern and he de-
led that those delegates from the fourteen free
tat"s who rejected the majority platform, and who
1T the convention in disgust and called separate
onventon at which they passed the-minority plat
'rm of the rankest abolitionsm-he denied that
lose men were aboltionists-they more so
Ian he and Mr.. Wilder any of mis- hearers He
Omitted they were free sOilers, except some eight
ten whom he believed were a5olitonists, and that
as very different thing. He repeated that the
'peal OF the Missouri compromise outrage
nd that the Kansas-Nebraska bill was huna6ug-I
nd declared that Senator Wilson was as good a
outhern-rIghts man as any one amongst them
e admitted that his amendment was introduced to |
lie Convention to prevent SpIit-he would be
Onest with them and say that he desired the ques-
ON CT slavery to be laid aside by his party. Both
e old dead parties rotten on that question at
lie North-hs party was the only pure one He
'dged the point urged upon him by Maj. Wilder,
lat the Democratic party at the North pledged
emselves to their brethren of the South upon that
he, (Mr. RaynerD desired to go in
the contest without pledge with men who had
mt to the House of Representatives, and to the
snate of the United States abotionists of the rank