Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-08-08
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.

Mass Meeting of the Democracy of the Fourth Con
Sls July, when, motion of Frank Wilson, Esq, the
%seng Mas by the Of W the following
Esq, Col Willis Whitaker, Geo B. Allen, A. K Clements
Kimbrough Jones' W r Poole, Saml Whitaker, and
A. Allen, and G. d. Farebaut Secretaries
The following communications from invited guests were
then read by one OF the Juv 90 1855
DEAR sR Il have received your invitation as President
people Mass Meeting Democrats and anti Know
Nothings to be held in Raleigh 3ls instant need
my friends that son and give what aid could in
suppressng what believe to be- of the most reprhen
sbe and dangerous organizations with which this country
has ever been visited and at the same time to mnge my
congratulations with Others that the tmehonored prnc
cessu and still prepared to meet and overthrow by
the force of and the light of TRUTH all influences
which seek to arrest the onward march OF
those principles in securing the prosperity of this glorious
enjoyment of this pleasure.
party as heretofore organized is extinct 1t claimed that
parties but the candid will deny that in this State
those attached to this Know Nothing organization and
We are however, reminded that of the Know Nothing
candidates for Congress Democrats Whoever,
dates WILL in turn, perceive exempl6caton of the large
number of Roiaent Democrats who are claimed to have
present all former political abandoned
pregnant admission that Democratic policy is right And
bound party waging upon Democratic national ad
mnistatiOn, eking to fan the country into religious
frenzy inconsistent with the genius and spirit of our ns
tutions, and to fasfy what has become maxim here
America is the asylum of the oppressed.
Recently have seen OF the Objectionable conse
ase expected Is follow the EXAMPLE, OF Know Nothing
already candidate for Congress more chap
lans of political urging upon our people
others making their @ in the political
and on the ad
craft trust and believe all good and patriotic men will
unite. Is there great horror of Roman Catholic Jesuit
ism? Do not the signs of the times at the North and the
demonstr alton have here that there is just
much danger of Protestant Jestism? Is the Pope OF Rome
to be dreaded because he his people
the consequences Of taking false oath? And is not the
power be feared from Know Nothing Council,
in Philadelphia which processes absolve its from
the oath of which they had soemny taken? The
Democratic party reprobates all this potco-regious IA
natcism condemns the feeling which begat the alien and
sedlon law so justly obnoxious to the American people
plants itself upon the Constitution and the Democratic
practice under it which has made such prosperous and
powerful country presents candidates able and true and
xtes the cooperation Of those manly and independent
Wings who win take the OATH There is subject
energies of all Southern men Southern institutions
contessed in danger by the political tornado that not long
since swept over the non-slayeholdng States And by
whose aid and influence if not ALL of these free
Soil and abolition trumphs achieved? BY Know Nothing
ism! And We therefore, be distracted by appeals,
from this party here against Catholics and Foreigners
when dearest rights invaded, threatening disrup
0 of 'h this o. e
opportunity which hope will avail ourselves of to
sustain national administration crippled ut the north
as it has been by an adherence to our rights
and to show appreciation of the good and true there
whom have been sacrificed for contendng for those
rights.
The conviction is irresistible my mind that within
the country has pass through the
ordeal we have witnessed and the conviction
is equally strong that the overthrow of the par
y will precptae crisis greatly to be feared and depored
| by the patriot and philanthropist
Hoping that your meeting may be productive of much
good and the efforts of your sound and able
| sandardbearer Mr.. Branch, am
Very respectfully,
Your obt serv't
ASA BIGGS.
NJ A. Bledsoe of the Club of the