Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-07-28
The Election---Democrats,a are you ready

The EleCtlOn...DemOcrdtS, are you Teduy
Next Thursday ill determine the question, whether the
people North Carolina TO come under the bghting
influences Of Know Nohngsm-or whether rising superior
10 the preiudces and passions of the hour they will main
tain their high character afretime for berality,
Justice and devotion TO the Constitution.
Its no question involving defeuce of the Catholic faith
the coming hher of foreign paupers and criminals
Tie Democrats sound and these issues
any Know Nothing in the land IT A QUESTION
L1,oUS LIBERTY; and only this but say by
this election whether to be degraded in midst
r nearly entire generation because they happened to be
bern foreign landwhether the sa!u airy doctrines of
Washington jefferson, jackson, and Polk this subject
are maintained deserted andwhat is most impor
of al-tcb6fer tie sarehodiny people of North Caro-
lna u tar into Alliance unaer coeer Of h1aoao Moth
irsq lrt hs dsejsS enemies, the FreeSoerS aud Ab
5,.',nists IF tie noa-s2areaozdtng States.
FeIow-citzens there eight Know Nothing candidates
fr Congress in this State The Constitution of the Ma
Council the order expressly declares that the Coun
Gil SHALL HAVE POWER TO DECIDE ALL MAT
TIERS APPERTAINING TO NATIONAL POLITICS. !"
These Know Nothing candidates sworn to obey the
Council. The election of the President may devove
upon the House of Representatives The Know Nothings
Of the free StaeSthe abotionistshave the majority in
the Council and therefore control the South If the
Council should declare that the members of the House must
for Seward, Wilson, for exampe-and if majority
Of the Representatives from this State should be Know
Nohings wtat must be the result? Think of it, before it is
ready admitted that in such event he sooUhd obey tie
Cc sitdrdw; but hoO could he eoitdrda0 a0he3e an
tie sGy uct Of attempting to diso6eyt the CounciIF
You have right fellow citizens, to untrammeed Repre-
seata1ive-to Representatives bound by oath but
oath support the Consu ton of the country and whose
first aud paramount duty in all they may do shall be
YOU If you part with this rgh-f you delegate to
faction you thereby descend at from the high
position you hold in the face of the world self
governing people, and you will introduce into the very
heart Of the representative system, principle which must
p1sterity VIII you do this? NEVER!-is the answer
which rings the noble old State, from the seaboard to
the mountains,
Brother Democrats Know Nothing demagogues have
had their hour-hey have villied denounced msrepre-
sented sandered you-your time uer Your ecork
'A be done IN THE DAY, before all men, and it will be
d"ne we'll We know that already aroused and
cited but cannot feel too strongly, devote too
much labor crisis like the present. to his principles
and 10 his country.
TURN OUT IN FULL FORCE-turn out EARLY THE
MORNING. and work for the till the SETS Thou
sands Of votes be saved in this way and the election of
friends may be secured which might otherwise be lost.
The glorious old Dominion has already spoken in the
gre cause in hands. Her decision stands out in
letters Of light adding usre to her character, and
cheering the generous and the true in all the States in their
Struggle with this monster of Know Nothngism Let us
owih her now, went with her in sustaining her
Washington and her Jefferson.
Remember that every thing will depend upon your efforts
On the day preceding the election and on those made on
t" day itself See that the agents and cmssaries of the
uaEanerns met at every pointsee that your gh
DORIS are encouraged to turn out and that the nrm and
The aged conveyed if necessary to the polls WORK,
friends WORK! and you with all confidence
HE DAY WILL BE OURS