Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-14
WHO IS HENRY WILSON,

proof of the bitter abolition spirit by which he has
been uniformly actuated both in public and private
life. 1t has been asserted, however, by the South
ern Know Nothing press, that he has been nation
atzed by the new party; and that the South has
nothing to fear from him as member of the Senate
Let facts which have occurred since his election, give
| the answer to this assertion.
/ We learn from the Boston Evening Telegraph,
that the tenth of the series ofantsavery lectures
ats fremont Temple, given few evenings
ago by Hon. Anson Burlingame The Hall was we'll
filled. Gov. Gardner, Lieut.. Gov. Brown, Hon. Rob-
ert Rantoul, Hon. Henry Wilson, and other distin-
guished gentlemen were on the PLATFORM" The Tel
egraph continues:
"Mr. Burlngame was received with hearty ap-'
plause. He commenced by saying that in speaking
for freedom he should not be choice in the selection
OF terms by which to characterize slavery. Slavery
had betrayed us, and the time had come for an out
ragged people to express their sentiments in language
not to be misunderstood.
Mr.. B. aseri6ed the origin Of slarery to Pope Mar-
tin r, acho issued bull sanctioaing african slupe
ry 1T also sanctioned by seueral Of his Success
sors. 1t soas brought to this country under the cross
and an the garb Of humanity; but it acas nerer
sanctioned here By positice Mp.
He then asked what is slavery? In the language
of Wesley he would answer, "The sum of all villai-
nies" The fitness of this description was then
shown by reference to facts. Our fathers hated
it, and hoped it would soon die away But cotton
gave it pecunary power, and the slave representa-
ton political power which has controlled the whole
country, and prevented its advancement. But for
its influence this nation of twenty yfivc millions would
have been forty millions. The prosperity of the
North conrasted with the poverty of the South.
The idea of force being used by the South to extend
slavery Was rdiculed. The power of the South is
political one and with that she has smtten our
commerce, our manufactures, and every interest of
freedom. The very notification buttons worn by
the South Caro!inians in 1882 made in Connec-
ticut, and their cannon came from Woonsocket and
were cast off guns at that. The mObbing of Judge
Hoar in Charleston, was the neglect of the general
government to protect him and the cause he repre-
sented, while to enforce odious law in this city,
a cannon manned by aliens, planted in Court
Square, while our own brothers called out by
Illegal orders to be body guard to them
Some, he said, censured the soldiers on that
caSion, but the should rather fall on those
who issued the illegal orders. On the chief magis-
trate they had already fallen like thundcrbolt. In
this connection DR.. Adams spoken of as being
disloya to every northern sentiment.
The means by which slavery has secured the con-
troll of the general government were then spoken Of
The men of the South of one idea. They
make politics their study, while at the North the
verse is true. As remedy for all this, must
study politics. He could not agree with Wendell
Phillips in his plan of dissoving the Union, nor
with Ralph Waldo Emerson in his proposition to
purchase the Saves as a remedy Tor slavery.
If asked to state specifically what he would do he
would answer-lst. repeal the Nebraska bill; 2d.
repeal the tugitire Stare law 3d. abolish slarery in
the District Of Columbia; 4th abolish the inter-
State slare trads merit he acould declare that slare-
ry should not spread to inch Of tile territory Of
the Union he aeouM then put the Gorernment
tirely and reroetually on he side Of treedom-by
which he meant that bright-eyed boy in Massa-
chusetts should have good chance for promo
ton in the Navy as boy of one of the first fam;
lies in Virginia. He would have our foreign consuls
take side with the noble kossuth and against the
Papal butcher Bedini. He would have judges who
believed in higher law, and in anti-savery consti-
tutions, an antslavery Bible, and an anti-slavery
God!
Having thus Genatonalzed slavery he would not
menace it in the States where it exists, but would
say to the States, it is your local institution hug it
to your bosoins until it destroys you. But he would
say you must let freedom alone. (Applausc.)
If you but touch the hem of the garment of freedom
we will trample you to the earth. loud applause)"
Mr. Burlingame them alluded as follows to the
election of Mr.. Wilson:
He ,0os encouraged by the recent elections in the
North, DEFENDED THE "NEw MOVEMENT"
OF PURITAN BLOOD AND
WAS AGAINST DESPOTISM OF KINDS. THIS NEW
PARTY SHOULD BE JUDGED, LIKE OTHERS, FRUITS.
1T hui elected q champion Of freedom to the United
States Senate for four gears to IT'LL the place Of a
ma" aoho was false to reeon, and not true to Stare
dwelt in his boson so long would he fight for ber-
ty and against slavery. In conclusion he expressed
the hope that soon the time might when the
sun should not rise on master, nor set slave"
After Mr.. Burlingame had taken his seat there
loud and continued calls for "Wilson,' in an
swer to which Hon. Henry Wilson, the Know Moth
ing Senator, spoke as follows:
I" mr. Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemen -
This is not the time the place for me to utter
word. You have listened to the eloquence of my
young friend, AND TO NIGHT | ENDORSE EVERY
SENTIMENT UTTERED. In public or in Drioate
life, mdjorites neinorities at home abroad
intend to lre and to die aeih unrezenting hostili-
ty to slaoery on my lips. I make no compromises
anyUhere at home or abroad. IshaW yiezd nothing
Of my anti-slarery sentiments to adconce my oDn
personal interests to ddUonce party interest," to
meet the demands Of any State section Of
try. Ihope to be able to maintain on all occasions
whole country and the people of the whole country
and when l say the whole country. want every
body to understand that include in that term Mas
sachusetts and the North. This is not the time for
me to detain you. You have called on me most
unexpectedly to say word, and having done so, l
will retire, thanking you for the honor of this oc-
cason."
A Boston correspondent of the Richmond En-
quirer under date Feb. 2, confirms the above in eve
| ry essential particular.
These, then, are the first fruits of Know Nothing
ism in Massachusetts.
Such facts need no comment-they speak for
themselves. Let Southern Know Nothings serious
ly ponder them, and then say if the new party
boc h,~: