Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-03-21


true friends Of he Constitution, and filing their pla
cea with dangerous class of politicians.
Let us see what Northern Editor says about its
doings IN the North
of the masses Of the party in regard to slavery the
late elections in this and other States of the Union
show the liberal tendencies of the whole party. In
New York the American party poIled ~, 900 votes
buttey aided tie anti Nebraska purity that State
In returnig to the next Congress tcepty-nine men
opposed to tie admission Of Slavery into Kansas In
PsaHsyipGnia Je ike result uhiLe IN Illinois,
by The aid Of this noUement, the Dougldsites a0ere
co07pLeteEy routed; and in NichigHn, sohere the
oh0Le State carried for freedom by the council
fires of the american party"
But, Sir we are sometimes pointed by Southern
Know Nothings to the Massachusetts, election, and
gravey told that the Know Nothings in that State
sent new delegation to Congress with but two ex-
cephons? am not aware of any alteration in this
respect far as berality and nationality con-
cerned. No. sir these Yankees of Massachusetts, are
cunning men, aud they followed the example of the
skifu huntsrnan who, when his hounds are Tagging
in the chase blows them off, lets slip the leashes and
HES fresh pack the more speedily to hunt down
his prey The people of Massachusetts, no doubt
thought that their representatives here, being re-
moved from the fanaticism which surrounds them at
home had become less Jealous and were rather fagg-
ing in the chase, and therefore considered 1t better
to send q set. Laughter. So,
But Sir, if any body has doubted this abolition
sentiment of Nothingism, let us hook at the
recent elections carried by these Know NothIngs
Look at the men elected by them-Harlan, the fu-
sionist in Iowa. Trumbull, the man of isms, IN
Illinois, over the gallant Shields, whose body is
SCARED with wounds received in defence OF the nag
of his adopted country Durkee, the abolition agra
rian in Wisconsin. Wilson, the embodiment OF ram,
pant reesoiism in Massachusetts, the latter elected
by Legislature in which there was but one Demo-
crat and-it is said-but some five or six oid-lIne
wings. Are the w-Nothings not responsible Tor
the election of these men? Are they not RESPONSE
bic for the election of this Mr. Wilson to the Senate
of the United States? Yet another election that OF
Seward the Jupiter Tonans" of abolition, the
"higher law Senator, who in the intensity OF ms
hatred of the SOUTH stands head and shoulders
above them all. The Know NOthings had made a
boast that they would defeat him-that they would
show their nationality in that eection-that they
were going take the archagitator from the Senate
of the United States, and put conservative IN ms
place That election looked to with probably
more interest than any Senatorial election ever held
in any of the States of this Union. We all iecoect
Tuesday the 9th of February believe that was
the day. twas at all events dark and goomysday.
1t was known that the election for United States
Senator from New York to be held that day in
Albany. The hour had arrived. The Geographic
office in this capital was, that occasion, an inter-
esting place. Numbers of politicians might be seen
vending their way there-your Southern Know
Nothngs and your Northern Know Nothings. They
were there about the time they expected the an
nou cemcnt to come. They were watching with
straning eyes, and paptatng hearts, and half-sup-
pressed respiration. The mystic wire is watched
with the fixed gaze Of intense anxiety. a message
comes rushing upon the wings of the lightning. The
suspense is but short. The sybil speaks the dream
is Ger" The dispatch is read. 1t was sweet
morse to your trecsoil Know Nothings. They
hcarkcned to it as the prOdigal to his fathers
testament. They gulped it down with all imaginable
aviCiity. 1t sweet to them as the mamma from
Heaven to the hungry Isrealites in the wilderness.
But how it to the Southern KNOWN othngs?-
All it bitter pill for them. They had to swal-
low it down, but oh what rueful grimaces and con-
tortions of countenance, it like gall and worm
wood to a sick and fainting girl.
Now, sir, let us what is thought of him
national man in the North | read extract from
one of the New York journals. l do not know
whether it is Know Nothing not but suppose it
contest.
Speaking of the Senator from New York, it says:
Z" He has pressed with equal ardor the claims Of
Commerce, Agriculture and Manufactures has
vi dictated with equal ZEAL the just rights and inter-
ests of the West and South, and those of the East
and North There is not this day. in the Senate
or in public life, statesman of more ability-more
and conscientious in his discharge of pub
lie duties more thoroughly and truly national in
all his views than Governor Seward
And again, what knowNothing journal means
by conservatism:
THE slavary question cannot affect the American
party, for its whole power and all its hopes north
of Mason and DiXon's line. Its aspirations for
freedom, and when the party Is accused of being
pro-savery, let its defenders point the who ut
ter the base lie to every election that has occurred
Also, what is meant by - ignoring slavery:
The party never has, and hope never will,
anti-savery resolves for the purpose of
humbugging the masses, but it will do right, move
right and act right and in every free State in the
Union it will give new protection to every citizen
within it's borders Its first great national aim is to
procure alteration of the naturalization laws and
upon that point they will know sectional division
but upon the great question of freedom and slavery
every northern American freeman will raise his
voice for liberty, and Banks, DE Witt, and Trafton
will utter upon the floor of Congress the sentiments
of this new party. The foreign clement that has
given the pro-savery democratic party the control
ing its numbers; and when that is effected freedom
for is liberty to all ;" and when Americans rule
America shall obtain it. and not till then"
Thus, we learn what is meant by their ad cap
a non lucendo" called conservative for the same
son that certain NEUROLOGICAL character called
Midas, from greek word meaning to eat, because
themselves by afilIatng with this order''g If the
people ofthe South act with their usual foresight they
will fly from it as from raging pestilence and shun
of smallpox hospital.
have thought from the beginning of this new
that it was emanation from the filth
it was a ignis tatuuS, fetid miasma springing
up from moral and political decay corruscating and
shining in the darkest hour of night but disappear
ted that the people of the South are ODE blinded
lad hxyf laT fhoH