Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-05-30
For the Standard.
THE SEVENTH DISTRICT.

Yourselves and portion at least OF the numerous
readers of your widely circulated journal TO know
rat tnrn things are taking and likely to take
in this District propose briefly Jot down le"
particulars in relation to passing events on tne
icsl arena This District, as you are aware was re
presented in the last Congress by the non oor
Craige of Rowan and it is the source OF siiceie
qualification to me to state that he is again cahG
date for the suffrage of the people, and mas aeauy
token the stump against Wings, hnoW No'hi,.se'
Sag NIGHTS, and the whole posterity OF feuti
from the administration of John Adams 10 the pre-
sent time. ,.r o,
The last campaign conducted strictly upon
the principles which formerly divided the TWO rc'I
notical PARTIES of the country, and although theie
was able and energetic opposition to Mr.. CrGIge ne
was elected by handsome majority over ms oppo-
nent But, for his eloquent and efficient advocacy
of Democratic principles the hustinge ana nith-
full adherence to them while in Congress- ne mas III
CURED ruthless and malignant opposition from our
opponents-especially from those enemies Oh the
Constitution and repubhcanism, the know N0t NOM
ings. You may be assured, however, Messrs. Ed
tors that in times like these, when principles are
no longer discussed in the broad light of Gay, and
when opponents no longer meet US lace 10 iace'
but walk in darkness and sllulk at MONDAY the pan
ner of Democracy could not be entrusted 70 aoief
hands than those which now bear it in this District
Mr. Craige opened the canvass on Tuesday of last
week at Monroe Union county. 1t beng the week
of the Superior Court, usual on that day large
number of the farmers from every poruon Oh the
county were present, and as soon as IL was hnown
that Mr. c. was in town an anxiety to hear MN
was manifested on all hands. 1t is not my lnten-
ton to attempt if were able, eVe1 a sketch OF
his remarks on this occasion. tie comlhehceu ny
expressing his gratitude to the citizens OF Union
county, to whom previous to the last canvass he
had only been partially known, forsthe generous sup
port then given him, and then proceeded IN most
lucid and satisfactory manner to give an accouS VI
his stewardship He first took up the kansas-Ne-
braska bl-showed that the principles involved III
it were the true principles of the Constltutlon-to
what contemplate devices its opponents had resort.
ed to in order to defeat it, and how ne had Drought
down the walls of their wrath upon ms own
head by his denunciaton of their tactlous
course. He next reviewed the land and tarlli ques7
tions and with respect to the former sno"eu
most conclusively that that much-taikea Oh ant
favorite hobby of opponents-that great
prolific measure which was to have built so
many railroads and educated so many poor chrll-
dren-which was in word, to make the wilderness
blossom as the and change the face OF creation
generally, had vanished from existence and mad now
scarcely a name. He was equally satisfactory IN Ills
remarks upon the tariff but twas not until he intro
duced to the acquaintance of the audience for they
had only heard of him in Union before that dusky-
yisaged individual, known as ''Sam," that the en-
tbusiasm of the crowd to the highest pitch. l
wish sirs every freeman in the District could have
heard his remarks this subject. While he was
not abusive he tore the mask from them and in the
most luminous and mastery manner LAID open the
scheme which that new organization born OF FEEDER
alsm is attempting to palm off upon thesSEAmerlcan
people. At times he rose to the highest flights OF
eloquence, and when in closing his remarks upon
the Know Nothings he said with voice and man
ner peculiar to the true orator: "Freemen of the
South will you be deceived by this Yankee trick"
the very blood cold in the veins, and an uni7er
sal &c No!-never," was depicted upon every coun-
tenance. The utmost enthusiasm prevailed through
out there being but one individual who became
FESTIVE as to bolt and it was doubted from his
tenance, whether he belonged to "Sam," OF John
Barleycorn.
Mr.. Craige had the field to himself at Monroe, but
at Charlotte Tuesday ofthis week he replied
to by Jas. a. Caldwell, of Lincoln, who announced
himself an old-lne Wing candidate 1t under
stood that Sam the night previous had collected
his forces together from the adjoining counties land
cast the die between him and Gen. Dargan, of An
son. intending after playing sundry other fantastic
tricks" to bring out simon-pure, who will actually
be in favor of "Amerikins ruling Amerky!" Mr..
Caldwell we understand has declined running since
the discussion in Charlotte, Mr. Craige will again
have the field to himself till the Know Nothings
show their hand There are several aspirants for
the honor including Guion, Young and Others but
whoever may be the fortunate individual, a defeat,
signal and gnominous will await him at the polls in
August next. Having recently been in several
counties ofthe District and having had anopportunity
to observe the state of public sentiment we predict
large increase over his vote two years ago. The
honest yeomanry of the District will show a more
hearty and decided disapprobaton of the new organ
zation than they did of the openly avowed, though
principles of the old Wing patty And
ali efforts to palm offits humbuggery and demagogue-
pastime,
of dropping buckets into empty wells
And growing old by drawing nothing up"
YANCEY
The THUGs.-The Thugs of Hindostan are an as
ISOLATION who believe that it is heirduty to exter-
inmate all who do not belong to their own Order
They meet in secret lodges, and sworn with SOL
emn oaths. They lie in wait for unsuspecting pas
sers-by, and, attacking them suddenly and without
warming strange them. The higher the position
and character of the victim, the greater is supposed
to be the merit of the act The Thug who strangles
the largest number of victims in the course of a
year, is rewarded with the title of Grand Thug ofthe
Council and invested with despotic power. If any
Thug refuses to yield unquestoning and implicit
confidence to the commands of the Grand Thug
they make an image or effigy of him. which they
burn, at the same time stonng and cursing it. This
is supposed to visit him with all manner of misfor-
tunes. After this, any Thug who meets him is
bound to stab him to the heart provided he can do
50 without risk of detection. Eevery member of the
Order is sworn to deny his connection with it. and
when Intercepted, to say he knows nothing about
t. When apprehended and brought to Justice thew
aim to be persons of the greatest morality and viz
tue, and justify their acts by saying that they only
wish to establish the true religion (viz: their OWN
md to prevent foreigners, (viz: all who are not
Ehugs) from getting control of the country
Hence, in the Eastern cities the Know Nothings
ire called Thugs, or Hndoos.
NUTRITIvE QUALITIES OF MnK-In the Medical
Convention lately in session in Philadelphia, DR. N
). Davis, of Chicago, Illinois, presented report on
the nutritve qualities of milk and also on the ones
ton whether there is not some mode by which the
nutritive constituents of milk can be preserved in
heir purity and sweetness and furnished to the in
nabtants of cities in such quantities as to supersede
he present defective and often unwholesorno nood