Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-10-03
A SPEECH FOR THE TIMES.

ma dec;dsd az II Is in sentiment and in tone we
believe that it is in accordance with the feeling of
the determined democracy OF Indiana
WGoy Willard was next introduced, and ms APP
pearance upon the stand greeted with hearty
He said the enquiry had often been made, Why
are we democrats abroad in Indiana discussing the
questions of the dayT His answer was that last
wear many tares had been sown this year the ground
would be summer fallowed in order that we might
reap a full crop next year He alluded to the last
democratic meeting on the 22d of February, and
said that they had come up here to the capital to
instruct the democrats of the legislature what to do
in view of the fact that the lobbies of the capitol
were filled with priests and laymen asking once.
We then said that abolitienist should repre-
sent this State in the United States Senate; and,
for one he was willing to leave it to the people to
saw in 1856 whether they had done right IN so dong
Last year you came up here under different cir
cumstances to what you have now done; you had
no officers to elect, and there must be some good
reason for this assemblage He said it was to look
men in the eyes and see If they could discern among
them any Benedict Arnolds; for there were many
traitors abroad in this land. They desired to see
whether they were imbued with the blood OF pa
triotism.
Last year these traitors came not openly in, the
field butke thefn the night They said to the good
people of Indiana You must cease acting as before
and must adopt a new policy upon the slavery ques-
ton These traitors came here upon the 18th OF Ju-
w. They invited no Kentuckian to address them,
for there was but man in Kentucky that could
do it. and that man Cassius NJ. Clay. But they
sent to Massachusetts,, not to bring hlther Weo-
ster but to import abolihonlst to instruct you
how to vote They bore banners through the Streets
attempting to arouse feeling of hostility to the
South. And what was the complaint? 1t was this
The democrats had voted in Congress to give the
people the right to make their own laws IN Kansas
and Nebraska. They objected to this and why, no
reasonable could tell.
The great question of the day was whether
shall execute the constitution this subject not.
He reviewed the history of the country and showed
that it had been the true policy of the government
from its inception to let the people rule.
In the Mexican war, northern and southern men
foughI side by side their blood had been shed, and
manv had filed common grave, to secure joint
treasure and joint territory. A few men then said
the time had come when slavery should not be es-
tablished in Utah and New Mexico Gen. Cass and
Henry Clay, who had fought about banks and tar
ifs and had rivalled each other in contending to
which should do the most to uphold the constitu-
tion came forward and viewed this question as one
outside of the constitution. They agreed upon this
question: and their wise counsel prevailed
He hated to call these agtators fusionists or abo-
Etionists-he would call them traitors. Lewis ID.
Campbell in a speech in this city, had said that,
rather than see another slave State admitted, he
would see the Union dissolved Such a
traitor by whatever other name he nig ht be called
These traitors wish us to legislate for Kansas
He thought they would have enough to do to legis-
late for themselves especially if they have many
more such legislatures as that of the past winter
At the time of the adoption of the constitution
slavery prevailed in majority of the States, and
tOrefatherS put Clause IN tnat llaC
they would not be thieves and steal from each 9TH
er. The abolitionist says The abolition preach
breaches higher law than the constitution, says
that slavery was great evil and they had a right
to restore man from slavery. But when know
nothing mob goes into Kansas (headed by preach
err prevent the people from exercising their rights
they are loud in their condemnation, but in the
breath would applaud know nothing mob in Bos-
ton or Philadelphia organized to steal negroes from
their owners
These men call us preacher hating democrats
He would ask candidly if the cause of religion had
suffered most under democratic know-nothng
policy? He alluded to the times when preachers
were courted, when they were considered the pets
of society. But when they turned know nothings,
through the false policy of checking Catholicism,
their influence began to wane. The cause of reli-
gion had not received an impetus by such course.
He believed there yet left among
the masses. The public mind had not become COM
pletely deranged or know-nothing
Mr.. Willard continued: appeal to the Protest
ants of America indicative of the progress of
Professionalism to redeem the history Of the past two
hundred years. Look at Maryland; here State
founded and settled by Catholics-wcre driven from
their native country by the bigotry and persecu-
tion of Protestants, and compelled to seek home
in the new western world. Did these men say that
Protestants should be deprived of the privileges and
immunites of the government they had established?
No. They opened their doors to ALTO Professionals
well as Catholics. They placed barriers in
the way of the free enjoyment of religious opinions
by all. And now what does the history Of Protest
antsm in Maryland show to the condition of the
Catholics? 1t shows eight hundred to sixty-6ve |
Catholic churches. Does this look like the Pope |
was about to take the country? In Louisiana
Catholic Louisiana-the same may be said to the |
Protestants. There two hundred and |
fifty Protestant and sixty five Catholic churches in
that State. Is 1t necessary, then that the Protest
ant clergy should turn into the midnight dens of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT to keep out the Pope? In For- |
da, which, in the days of Monroe we purchased |
from Catholic Spain Professionalism has also far out
stripped Catholicism. Florida has one hundred |
and seventy Protestant and only five Catholic |
churches Does this look like necessity existed |
for Protestants to join the know-nothing lodges to
put down the aggressive power of the Popef |
The course of the Protestant clergy was nextde- |
scanted upon-not the celrgy who preach the I'M |
searchable riches of Christ but the political cer-
gy, who have disgraced their high and holy calling
by prostituting their high and holy offices to the |
basest political Does the of religion
qnire that it's members shall join with secret band
Of political consprators to preach treason against
the constitution and the country? Is it necessary
for the success of Protestant principles that the
Protestant ministry should join, with all the fer
vor of fanatcisln, in crusade against the dearest
rights, the most glorious privileges of large
Der of American citizens? Is it in consonance
with the spirit of religion and the purity of its
precepts? No! These know nothing political vag.
abonds' disgrace alike to the cause of Chris
tianity and the ministerial Office, and were dongre-
iigon far harm than all the efforts of its bit
terest opponents could possibly do it These polt-
lcal preachers were an incubus upon the cause of
crushing out it's e-blood, and wound
God, they were of the devil, and sought for fitting
Tor in LODI