Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-06-20
MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB.

MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
The Club was called to order by the chairman,
Mr.. Bledsoe.
Mr.. Q. Busbee then rose, and made few re-
marks in his happiest manner, and in behalf of the
Committee made the following report; which was
unanimously adopted:
"Your Committee, to whom was referred the
subject of Organizing in this City and County,
complete and permanent opposition to the secret So
cety known, as the Know Nothing party, beg leave
to report:
In the opinion of your Committee frequent and
public discussion, is the best and most efficient
means of diffusing knowledge and light upon, and
OF properly explaining those subjects which, at the
time agitate public attention; and by such frequent
discussion before the people, are confident that
the principles believe to be absolutely essential
to the safety of the South and to the Union, will be
adopted their platform by large majority of the
freemen, not only of North Carolina, but of every
Southern state, and that thereby shall obtain in
the approaching election, signal and complete tri
umph over the irresponsible and oath-bound secret
order of Know Nothingism; which ism, originating
it did for local purpose, in the most corruptcity
in the Union, and adopted by designing politicians
of the North for the purpose of Withdrawing the at
tention of Southern from the only real and i'm.
portant issue now before the country-the slavery
! agitation-and used by the North for the purpose
of arraying Southern men against each other upon
issues of little importance in the administration of
| the general Government We believe to be full of
Dangerous, account Of its secrecy, its religious
prescription and its unconsttutonaty, and in open
war % every Southern interest, on account of its
unnatural affliation, the extent of which the MEM
bcrs of the order in midst dare not avow, with
1 such men as Wilson and Hale and other abolition
ists whose political existence depends upon their IA
natical opposition to Southern institutions.
1t becomes, then, necessary for all good and true
men, who opposed to religious bigotry and into-
erancc, who love the South and who desire to pro-
tect Southern interests and the rights of the States
guaranteed by the Constitution from this secret
and dangerous assault upon their liberties and rights
| to join together in the open avowed and concerted
! opposition to an ORDER made up it is, in the
Northern States, by fusing all the detestable sms,
hostile to the Union and to the South and in the
South composed of disappointed politicians and men
whom, the people never honored with their conf
! dence and whose ambition and hatred to Democra-
tic principles would lead them to blindly sacrifice
! the rights and interests Of their constituents.
For the purpose of more fully and freely discus.
sing the issues made in the present canvass before
! the people, and of q more concerted opposition to
Know Nothingism here, and to its confederates
North, the Committee fully concur in the Importance
of establishing Club composed of the true and tried
Democrats of this City and County, together with all
patriotic freemen who opposed to the suspicious
| midnight concern, and who refuse to swear their
! freedom Of suffrage away; and the more fully to
carry out the designs Of such orgaiZation, the
Committee recommend the follwng officers, to-wit:
NJ. A. BLEDSOE, President
w ~ ~! v y; xH,sA..., s Vic. pr...s.r..
A. K. CLEMENTS.
ares ane' Il DeS Sao1s. ng1'Ho' sss'ssaris.
Ed. G. HAYWOOD,
JORDAN WoNBLE
JOS JOS K K M.nsoS MAEs1OT7' Executive Committee.
FRANK. l. WILSON,
WIN. II. JONES.
And as the issues now before the people are such
as not only affect the next Congressional election
but will necessarily enter into all subsequent eec.
tions until the order of Know Nothingsm is driven
back TO its proper home among the abolitionists oil
the North your Committee recommend that the
above officers be elected for twelve months and thai
the President Tor in case of his absence. one OF tho
Vice Presidents) together with the Executive Com
mittee, have authority to call meetings of the
Democracy and of the friends of Democracy when.
ever, in their opinion, it is important to do so.
Respectfully submitted,
) ~ ~ S5;iHi; : Hf;sss $,sz:,,., Committee:
After the reading Of the above report, Mr.. Busbee
entertained the meeting in an eloquent manner. H
alluded to the origin of Know Nothingsm ant
its first movers in patriotic manner.
Mr. Bledsoe then rose and rendered his thank
for the honor conferred upon him by selecting hin
| President of the Club, in a neat and appropriat
1 manner. Mr.. Biedsoe showed, to the satisfaction
OF all present. the unconstitutional principles OF I'd
1 dark-anterns.
On motion of Frank l. Wilson, the chairman wa
requested to appoint Vigilance Committee of thre
in each Captains District in the county, and as man
in the city as they may think proper and the sam
| to act with the President and Executive Committee
Mr.. Busbee then made few remarks concerning
enlightening the people of the District on Know
| Nothingism, and concluded by moving that tn
sp eech delivered by the Hon. Kenneth Rayner in tn
Convention of 1885, on religious liberation, wit
the letters of the Hon. John Kerr, and Hon. A
H. Stephens, and also the "6iH for the relief Of til
people," be printed and circulated throughout th
District which was carried.
Calls were then made for Frank /. Wilson, VIII
arose and excused himself with few good humore
remarks.
j. Q. DeCarteret was then called upon, who aros
ard stated that he not prepared to make speec
to the club but stated that he would use all his ez
ertions to secure the triumph of the Democrat
party.
On motion of Mr.. Busbee the Club adjourned I
meet again on Tuesday night next, the goth inst.
NJ. A. BLEDSOE, Pres't
a.az ALE = Deg; cao1s T0aDH0' Secretaries.
, The Know NOTHING NATIONAL CHAPLAIN
Guess if you can, reader, who the Know Nothin