Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-03-31

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movement is gotten up, and promoted by every
engine of hypocrisy, pettifogging and humbug, by q
set of men who have become justly 0dlous by their
federal consodationsts and anti-republican princi-
PIES and who have seized this as the last hope in
order by means of trickery and wire working in a
secret order, to gain the power which they could
hope to attain by merit and before the people
These men who deny their order yet defend it with
jest and gibe and snecr which cover, not even with
the veil of decency, the nyeterate corruption of
their hearts, who laugh in their sleeves at the public
they suppose they are deluding, hope great things
from this dodge but may find themselves mis-
taken. Well may Mr.. Clngnan consider them
legitimate objects of attack; for it is we'll understood
that the great object they hope to attain in this Dis
trct, by their organization is TO break down him
him whose enlightened and patriotic public course
they cannot safely attack, and whom they have
yanly tried to break down in every other way.
To-day Col. Thomas spoke, explaining his course
in the last session of the legislature &c In his re-
marks, he alluded to report he had heard that he
had joined the Know Nothings and denied that he
belonged to an order known by any such namely
which it is presumed he meant denial altogether of
the impeachment. OF one thing there can be no
doubt. The Senator has ably and faithfully repre-
scented the interests of his constituents, the inn
portant question involving the development OF their
section ofcountry, and perhaps few have ever done
much for their section of this any other State
he has done for his.
The Petersburg Democrat brings to light the
following extract from speech delivered by Or.
Duncan, Of Ohio, in the House of Representatives
in 1915, in relation to the real character of the
Wing party. 1t is prophecy fulfilled. We pre-
dict5d, in this paper two years ago, that the next
name assumed by the Wing leaders would be
that OF the american party. They we'll know
many of these eaders-how to steal the livery
of heaven to serve the devil iu.' The extract is
rs follows:
Indulge while I expose a few of the corrupt
and Ubiquitous measures which have ever marked
the course of the Federal party, not only secure
their elccOuS but to their flvOrite measures.
II is fundamental principle of Federalism that the
want OF Intelligence OF the common people makes
them unfit for scif-govcrnmcnt; and they being of
the uncommon class, should of right be the govern
Hence it is, that all their means to secure their
elections and their tvorite measures, directed
the supposed ignorance and stupidity Of the people
that they AItO;c Hothiny | will trace up some of
those means from carly period of govern
mcnt, by which the Federal party may be known
under whatever name they MAY have assumed
may hereafter assume for the sake OF political dccep
ton; Tor 50 long as they Shall be known 10y their
true name, and their principles known to CORES
pond with their name, the Democracy must and will
triumph
l begin with the unprotected practice they have
OF changing their name. IHIy hace chanGed their
tcjM the peri0dicaL return OF ecery Presiden-
ttt election: and this for the purpose OF conccang
their principles and deceivng the people Their last
name was Wing, and that name they kept as long
it would answer any purpose but they will never
fight another battle, under the banner inscribed
WIZ g, again. Having exhausted the political vocab
ulary they Will return to the abuse and persecution
of the Irish and Germans which characterised the
party i'll the administration of the cider Adams.
Nothing is longer to be feared from change of
name. The people contemplate them they do
stranger, who gives himself IA or different name
in every town or village through which he passes.
They look upon him a scape-gallows or horse
thief who merits the rope the peilitcntiary''