Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-10-27

minishng emigration to this country The commits
sioner Of emigration at New York reports that the
number of emgrants who arrived at that port dur
ing the first five months of 800 is 48 354, and that
in the corresponding period Of SOD the number was
1OS, 904.
Men suffering under political disabilities in their
own landsnow perceive that removal to this repub
lie cannot benefit them. They are disranchised at
home, and they cannot gain any political adyan-
tages by emigration to the United States. Those
who care not how or by whom they are ruled, who
have always had masters; and only want money, will
still continue to come. Thereckless adventurer, the
ignorant and unprincipled, the lawless and the vic
ious will seek shores to prey upon us; but the
high-minded and the intelligent, the thrifty and in
dustrious merchant and mechanic the moneyed and
provident, will not resort to land where they will
be legslated into serfs and vassas, and branded
interiors; where they shall have no voice in making
the laws that govern them, and no agency in appoint
ing those who execute the laws that are framed.
We need not tell readers of the immense
amount of capital that annually found its way to
this country through means of emigration of the
myriads of Germans who sought our western wilds
with their families and their substance, and how
they have peopled forests and our praires,
planted their vineyards upon our hills, made our des
erts blossom the rose, and filled marts and
workshops by their labor and industry; and it
needs no prompting to show the observant and
gacous that roads and canals streets
and sewers, our public edifces and our private
mansions, indebted foreign labor, and in no
small degree to foreign capital for their construction.
With the agitation, and especially with the success,
of the proscriptivc doctrines Of know nothingism,
all this must necessarily cease. Foreigners pos
sessed of proper pride, and prompted by something
more than meagre desire to fill their pockets and
their bellies-men actuated by high and noble
stand conscious of their own mental and moral
fitness for position above the slave and the drudge
will avoid land where they made to feel the
government only III its expressions, and to partci
pate in everything but its benefits.
Abroad ihe Else of know-nothngs in the United
States has been noted and approved by the enemies
of republican institutions. 1t has been hailed the
forerupner of change of government in this coun-
try, and has been justly regarded the first step
native aristocracy will form an important and con-
trolling feature and in which the oppressed of for
eign lands must take place i'll wise better than
has been allotted to them at home. Amidst the
WILSON'S and revots of Europe that will hereafter
cur the DISTINGUISHED and oppressed may not look
to ouI country for refuge condolcmcnt. No noble
and patriotic spirit may expect sympathy from
The relentless tyrant may impose yokes upon
his down-trodden sub ects with the satisfaction that
there is asylum from oppression left them,
and that the last refuge from despotisn has been de-
stroped.
New homes will be opened to foreign emigrants.
The South American States will furnish the indus
trious German and Irish with asylums from their OPP
pIessors, and cline where they may both enjoy
and reap the fruits of their labor while the enlight-
ened and liberal know-nothng Of the United States
will be permitted the privilege of grading his
roads, digging out his own sewers, paving his own
Streets and making his canals, without the aid
of the torcigner.--.S Louis Pilot
MURDER AND SuICIDE-About three weeks since
a young stranger, who stated that his name
was Auburn; and that he from Boston, Mas
came to this city and sought and obtained
work at the cabinet established of MeSSrS Binford
& Proter, designer and carver After working
a few days and proving himself first carver,
and earning S3S, which paid him. he rented
house Main street near 22d street, and employ
ed carpenter to fit the up for grocery,
oyster and drinking house. He also employed a |
young man to assist him in the grocery, which was !
to be opened on Monday Qoday) On Friday night |
last, Auburn arrested a charge of enticing !
away and harboring two negro men, belonging !
Messrs Jesse Williams and James H. Grant, and /
who had disappeared few days previous The time !
of arrest about II O'Clock Friday night and was
effected by the police, who stationed themselves !
around Albums house, and awaited his return,
which at the late hour named. He resisted the |
officers with psto! and bowiekni in hand but
and taken to the cage. On his way to |
prison he drew from his pocket phial Of strych-
nine and drank portion oft and spit out Il mouth.
ul of the poison in the face of the officers who had
lim in charge. Two physicians where Immediately
'alled to his relief but he died from the effects of
he strychnine about two hours after swallowing it;
md the Coroner held an inquest over his body Satur
lay morning.
orily established follows He had received about
100 from the two negro men, under promise to
convey them to the North and had concealed them
the third story Of his house. preparatory to send
ng them away. One of the negroes having COM
blamed of being unwel:, he gave him what he said
vas dose medicine but which was no doubt strych-
line, the negro died soon after taking the Dose
Auburn than dug grave in his cellar, and with the
ssistance of the other negro, buried his murdered
subject, first cutting his throat ripping open his
bdomen. and horribly mutlating the body in other
aces. This was done, it is supposed, to prevent
he negro from recovering from the effects of the
trychnine. These bloody scenes occurring before
he eyes ofthe other negro naturally produced much
larm and uneasness in his mind-consequently,h he
mbraced the first opportunity to escape from con-
nemeut, which he did by leaping from a window
n the third story Of the house. He then returned
0 his MASTER and revealed all he knew about this
singular and horrible transaction. 1t is believed
AUBURN in league with others engaged in the
usness of running off slaves, but accomplices
ave yet been detected.
Auburn was young man of genteel appearance
nd manners, and had capacities, a and
esigner from to SO day. He gave as
eason for renting house and opening grocery,
he expected visit of his mother and some to her |
lmy from the North, to reside with him in this
ity. Rich. Eng.
A correspondent of the Boston Courier, in allud-
,g to the operation of the Main Prohibitory Law
that city says
The prohibitory liquor law, as was predicted,
Y every who took common sense view of the
lbject, has proved entire failure. 1t is where
espected nowhere executed and never can he
he penalty is strangely disproportonate to the
fence, that no jury honestly empanelled will
onvict and if they were to, the person convict
4 wOud he rewarded as an unfortunate SIlffarer |