Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-01
Ford, of ohio---Mr. Rayner,s Allies.

Ford, of OhiO--.Mr. Rayner's Allies.
We find in the Newark IN. " Wing report of the
speech of Mr. Ford of Ohio delivered in the Philadelphia
Know Nothing Convention, from which we make the fol-
lowing extracts:
"But resolved to place the gentemen-those chiv
arOus Southern on the record Many
use their own words was wrong an injury, and an out
have said this to and nasmuch as every gentleman from
the North has been challenged to give the name OF any
of freedom, therefore, to avoid being asked to do
up to the confessional shall without hesitation
name tile gentlemen to this Con0entom (Cheers and laugh
TAT length Hon. Kenneth Rayner, of North Carolina,
and stated that he had sa and took this occasion
to say that he considered tile repeal tie Missouri eomro
sn gg saiG b eh ag 0 o'9 1ea of Sag not
scoutd hage had his right hand ecered from his body before
Cow Bowl Of Tennse sad he had stated that it was
wrong and unjust to repeal that act but nasmuch as it
was passed. he was opposed to agitation on the subject by
Four or five more this point took the floor at once
going to have an interesting class meeting here
to the confessional one at time. daughter long and
what Gov Brown did '''''-'''-' '''''OO O0''O
Ford proceeded by saying open confession
good for the sou"-and he hoped the gentlemen
would learn another truism That the only way to get rid
OF guilt was Z" to repent ard sin no more
Mr.. Ford then speak against slavery, and to
rebuke those Southern Know Nohngs who admit that the
repeal of the Missouri line outrage and who have
not the courage to advocate its restoration. Speaking of
Missouri which into the Union under the compro-
mise of 1920, among other things Mr.. Ford said
The territory the South acquired by virtue of that
tract already niggered-yes, ngged all The crack
drivers lasR-o the disgrace of humanity said
lis this day heard its The voice of freedom
is not heard there but slavery dark and damnng curses
that otherwise beautiful country"
Mr. Ford ase occupies the ground that Mr. Rayner does
in his Resolutions that slavery is sectional and not
tional. Hear him
with the trainers of the Constitution freedom the
tonal.'
How could it be so, Mr. Ford when at the time the Con-
stituon adopted twelve of the thirteen States
saveholdng?
This, then of Mr. Rayners Northern allies! Mr.
Ford also spoke at the banquet in Philadelphia, at which
Mr. Rayner will be remembered delivered his rhapsody
about the Union and in that speech Mr. Ford nearly
insulting the South as he in the from which
quotng-AIr Rayner Mr.. Haughton, Mr.. Lejohn,
and other Southern sitting by and submitting tOit! In
the speech from which have made these extracts
Mr.. Ford said
The Union, rest assured, is IN danger. We of Ohio
do cot intend to go out Of the Union, let body else
do 500
That is, reesoil abolition majority Congress-
posed fSewardites and Northern Know Nothngs go
forward to crcumscrbe savery-repeal the fgitiveslave
law and take steps looking the final extinction ofthe ns
ton ITSELF and yet the South Is to required to submit to
this-to be held to Ohio Massachusetts and other abo
ton States, if needs be- ye and sacOd That what Mr.
Ford The Union, according to the Constitution as
all maintain, the paramount political good but
here stop That Southern who would stand by the
Union without regard the rights and the vital interests
of his sectionwho would cling to it while it being
welded by abolition majority to oppress dwarf and
destroy his section traitor TO the soil that gave him
birth, and should be avoided and scorned by ali tueheart
ed men. We what mems professions may be-we
judge them by their acts
This same ally of Mr. Rayner (Ir. Ford has recently
been nominated for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio by flu
sion Convention composed of the Know Nohings aboi-
tionss and disappointed politicians generally of that State
Mr. Giddings a prominent member Convention.
New York Herald of the nth July More of this here
We observe by the way, that Gen. s. F. Cary who
recently this State ecturing in favor of prohbi
tory liquor law put in nomination for GocerHor IN this
fusion C0mUton. Mr. Chase, is known nominated
for Governor