Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-05-02

wing papers IN the Soutn deVote All tner eherglcs W
the new cause of prescription and fanaticism. There
is unmeasured falsehood and injustice in the course
of these journals in favor of the secret party and
we often wonder if the wings of the South will not
be disgusfed by the bold inventions and misrepre-
sentatons offered for their acceptance, in order to
consummate this new fraud. The Louisville Jour
nal of the 9th April has editorial appeal in favor
of the ow-nothings-afar instance of the reckless
ness of the whg papers South, as the following ex-
tract will show: [
the southern anti-know-nothing organs against the
know-noth!ng party of the North is, that it is an
abolition free-soil party. Throughout the whole
South there is not single ant-know- nothing organ
that does not press this charge upon all possible oc-
casions in season and out of season. 1t is the main
charge-inded, the one charge-upon which the
southern ant-knGw nothing leaders rely for success
Take it away from them and they have little left.
And it should be taken away from them. It as
false and caluminous charge as the very genius OF
mendacty and malice could invent. Whatever sins
of the know-nothing party of the North may have
to answer for here or hereafter, abotonism is not
one of them. Undoubtedly there are abolitionists
among them and undoubtedly, in some few local..
ties, the aboitonists predominant among them but
take the whole know-nothing party of the North to-
gether, and il is sounder at heart, sounder in prn
cples, and sounder in action upon the great slavery
issues than any other party IN that section mas ever
been known to be-"
The answer to such misstatement is easy. We
tending to ordinary regard for truth should venture
upon asking belief in so monstrous . fabrication.
What the facts-facts that could not be unknown
to the editor of the Louisville Journal because they
are notorious and unanswerable? ...
First That in nearly every case the know-notn,
ngs in the free States have elected violent ree-soh
wings to the 34th Congress.
Secondly. That in every case, with but three or
four exceptions every candidate for Congress elect
| ed by the know-nothings was compelled to pledge
| himself in advance to all the extreme measures OF
the abolition wing, beginning with the restoration OF
the Missouri Compromise line, and ending with the
repeal of the fugitive slave law.
Third. That every governor elected by the know
nothings in the free States was compelled to avow
his abolition proclives in advance, and we give the
list for the benefit of the Louisville Journal Grimes
of Iowa; Gardner, of Massachusetts,; Metcah, OF
New Hampshire; Bnghim of Michigan; Dutton OF
Connecticut; Hoppin, of Rhode Island; Pollock, OF
Pennsylvania; Morrill, Of Maine.
Fourth That every senator of the United States
elected by the know-nothngs is rank fanaticai ana
avowed abolitionst. The following list is submitted
to the inspection and criticism OF the Louisville Jour
nal Hardin, of Iowa; Wilson, of Massachusetts,;
Durkee, of Wisconsin; Seward, Of New York, lhow-
ever his present position may be at war with TINS
undenable fact and there can be little doubt that
men of the same opinions will be chosen from New
Hampshire t.e result of the last election IN that
State. Nothing but the firmness of the democratic
party in Pennsylvania and Indiana has thus far pre-
vented the return from those States to the United
States Senate of rank and uncompromising abol-
tionists.
But the Louisville Journal is not consistent with
itself in the unfounded and Lnscrupuous allegation
that the know.nothing party is sound and national
for in the same number of the paper from which we
have made the above extract, and in the parallel
column, we find the following:
" "DIsoRGANIzING LEGISLATION by THE STATES
The States of Massachusetts, and Michigan have en-
acted laws with the avowed design to obstruct the
execution of the United States fugitive-slave law
The States of Wisconsin and Ohio managed to ef-
feet the same unjust purpose through the instrument
ality of the judges of their courts, who assume Ju-
risdiction to which they are not lawfully entitled
The State of New York seemed determined to dis
nguish herself by SURPRISING her sister States in
the infamous work of practical notification There
is bill before the legislature of that State, which
will probably become a law, that is clearly uncon
stitutiona and if capable of being carried into effect
would render utterly nugatory the act of Congress
providing for the return of fugitive slaves.
Did not the Journal know that the Massachusetts
and Michigan know.nothings have CARED everything
before them-gosernor, Congress, and legislature
and that the measures of which it complains are the
work of know -nothings? Not less undoubted is the
fact that before has abolitionism been sc
strong in these two States as since the triumph o
the know-nothings. Wisconsin, as we have shown
is in precisely the condition Ohio the same
while in the New York legislature all the anslave
ry projects of Mr.. Seward are seconded by men who
went into the know-nothing lodges to get votes fol
him when up for reelection to the Senate.
D Ultra abolition resolutions are now before the
know-nothing Legislature of Pennsylvania, and art
expected to pass.
The most revolutionary abolition instruction reso
lutious have already been passed by the know-noth
ing legislature of Michigan.
The same have been passed by the know-nothins
{. legislature of Maine.
The same by the know nothing legislature of Hin
ois.
8 Such are the trophies of know-nothingism in tn,
free States We ask, will the people of the Soutt
be deceived? We do not invite their attention t.
arguments to be contested but to facts papable ant
: present We point to members Of Congress already
a elected and known to governors now in Office; Il
legislatures now in session; to scenes passing beor
all eyes.
The people of the South have often been deceived
by the wings of the North-by those who now Leaf
this know nothing column. The compromise mea
sures suggest melancholy recolections of the uti
of this observation. Tho votes in Congress OF nor
thern wings during those dark hours need only b
: alluded to. And yet at this moment the people o
It the South called upon to renew their confidence
in such men and to do this, too, when fresh proof
, eff the almost unanimous completely of northern
+ wings with aboltionism surround US on all hands
n numerous as the leaves Of Vallambrosa.
:. 5 ''H Washington Union.
J. DEATH OF HUGH MCQUEEN, EsQ.-Late Texas pa
pers announce the death at Lagrange, Texas, on tn
ist inst, of Hugh MeQeen, Esq, Of Galveston.
e Mr.. Mcqueen was native of Chatham county
n G. and represented that County in the State Leg