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

days may be long in the land foreigner should
not so far forget himself to beget Know Moth
ing
true Know Nothing should never Allude to his pa
rentage This rule would not apply to an Indian
parent. But as we claimed to belong to the great
native American party, any allusion to foreign
origin most unhappy. =
Here q green member enquired If q Know Moth
ing might be permitted to know his grandfather?
Mr. Blue John astonished at this question:
1t looked to him very like squirting towards ior-
eigners. If the member had gone one step farther
apd alluded to 81 eat grand father he should nave
+; moved his expulsion. Why should we as members
of this great Know Nothing party, acknowledge S
! fathers or forefathers, who if they were mere,
would nodoubt be ashamed of us.
| Mr.. Growngander glad to hear these remarks
| from the eloquent member. They reminded MN OF
duty which he had to perform The people OF
New Hampshire in the habit of boasting every
year Of their descent from the pilgrim forelgners-
| The rock of Plymouth, on which they landed, IN,
stead of being looked on as disgrace, was regarded
with reverence. While this rock remained 1t would
call up anti Know Nothing recollections. He there
| fore moved that some dark night it be rooted up
and cast into the 1t would be no harm II the
| bones of the pilgrim fathers were cast IN with II.
Mr.. Grimbigot seconded the motion. The Know
Nothing party could not expect the American peo-
pie to act with sufficient animosity against foreigners
till they had forgotten their ancestry History must
/ be pruned and tradition suppressed. For his part,
he disiked to enter an old church, or read an in
scription in ancient graveyard. Any link when
connected the past with the present. the living WITH
the dead, America with Europe, he was opposed
to. He thought it best, while prosecuting the de-
veopment of bigotry and persecution, that every
association calculated to disturb the conscience
should be avoided
The motion carried.
The president then and hoped the members
would be present at the next meeting, there was
much business to be laid before them. He then
initiated the of rooster, upon which the meet
ing Immediately broke up.
For the Standard.
MOUNT AIRY, N. c. June 3d. 1866
MEssRs. EDITORS Allow space in your col
umns to notice the discussions in this county, be-
tween Messrs Sea les and Puryear.
Col. Puryear makes labored attempt to justify
his vote on the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and declares
that he was right-that Messrs. Badger and Kerr
. wrong-that he would again give the same
VOTE and that he does not whether his constit
uents like it or not. Let that be remembered.
He goes the Know Nothing platform, oaths and
all; says he would support Know Nothing Demo-
crat in preference to Whig-aye, even if it were
Henry Clay himself. Yet he says he is good
Whig-the same Wing he has always been--has
changed in respect. Can honest Wings be gulcd
by such stuff this?
Mr. Scales shows and that most conclusvely to
unprecedented mind, that Mr.. Puryear, in voting
against the Kansas Nebl aska BILL not only deserted
the South not only proved recreant to the trust
ided to him, but stood shoulder to shoulder, cheek
by jowl with Giddngs Wade, Chase & Co., III war
upon our dearest and most cherished rights. Nay,
much is he embittered against Geo E. Badger-a
who has long been ornament to the Wing
party whose intellectual powers and whose
devotion to Southern rights we ali admirc--that in
response to question put to him by Mr.. Scales
whether if he had been in the last Legislature he
would have voted for Mr. Badgar for I. S. Senator,
he said it was exceedingly Doubtful Wings of the
9th District, recollect this; recoect that Mr. Bad
ger voted for the Nebraska BILL and for that Mr. P.
condemns him.
Nv oclyc AR WIN no
dorses the Know Nothing platform, would not hesi-
tate to take their oaths, and believes the salvation
of the Union depends upon their success, that he
does not join them? And pray, Messrs Editors,
what do you suppose is his answer! Because it
might be said he fishing for votes. But Mr..
Scales asserts and defes contradiction. that out of
about Sd delegates in the convention that nomlna-
ted Col. Puryear, 20 were Know Nothings. Yet he
will not join it for fear it might be said he fish
ing for K. n votes He is the K. n. candidate and
by such miserable duplicity thinks he will get the
votes of honest wings who do not belong to the dark
lantern party.
Mr.. Scales shows that the Know Nothing plat
form adopted by the Philadelphia Convention, may
be made to mean any thng-may be used as trap
to catch foreign Cotes for what is meant by
essential modification of the naturalization laws?
Does it mean to increase the term to 81 years, or
does it to decrease it to year Gen. Scott
wished to do? As his competitor voted for and
advocated the election of Gen. Scott, it must mean
the latter.
Mr.. Scales, in most forcble, convincing, and
eloquent manner, points out the proscriptive noi-
Grant spirit that actuates the members of this party
that such oath-bound political organizations at
war with republican institutions; that they tend !
to the destruction of our liberties, and calls upon his
countrymen, by all they hold dear, and in the name
of their country, of their liberty and of their God
to strike down who for the sake of getting into
power, would crush out the vital principles Of the
freest and best government earth
The Democracy may well be proud of their stan
dard-bearer Wherever he goes he kindles !
thuSam that have animate them he |
FORE Let the people exert themselves, and will |
no longer be represented by man who deserts our
rights, who herds with abolitionsts, and who obeys
the behests of midnight cabas.
SURRY.
For the Standard
CHAPEL HILL, July 4th, 1865.
DEAR STANDARD: The Sabbath of our country's |
freedom, redoent when the angel of mercy first
proclaimed to youthful nation the glad tdings of