Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-07-25
The Know Nothing Meeting in Raleigh.


We stated, in last that the Know Nothing meet
1nS held in Raleigh Thursday last, failure, not
than three hundred persons being present Our in
formation obtained from gentlemen of character and
We have doubt of its correctness. No with whom
have conversed put down the number present at
four hundred and the Star and Register in the uce of
undoubed facts to the contrary and for effect both claim
that there twelve fifteen hundred persons in
dance!
Thepresding officer of the meeting, DR.. Heartseld
shy Democrat who endeavored to create difficulty in the
party 1880 the subject of internal improvements and
who promptly rebuked therefor by the Standard and
others the time He published Card in the Standard
of May 1885, in which he denounced RAILROADS. charged
that the Standard had deserted Democratic doctrine
ing for the Central Railroad and said among other things
after speaking of disagreeable ps prepared by the
Standard the question of internal improvements that
he had taken of these "ber pills. but that "ths
last Railroad pill is large, and looks bad, that
think it dangerous therefore cannot take it, neither
will try. Ithese Railroad candidates elected IRE
ferrng to Wesley JONES' R. NJ Saunders James D. New
som, and Burwe Rollins then will confess that
hand at guessing. Dr.. Heartsed opposed to
internal improvements then, and he is opposed to them
and yet he is put forward a presiding officer by
leading Wings of Raleigh, who have heretofore profess
ed such strong devotion to internal improvements! This
is character however, with the of their candidate
Mr.. Shepard who has Seen denouncng internal improve
ments Counties Warren, Franklin and Nash, with
the endorsement and approval of these leaders One
their Vice Presidents Mr. Jees is also understood to
be opposed internal improvements and to John
Hayes another Vice President, al knOO him.
BY the way there any foundation for the that
DR.. Heartsield had killed the Raleigh and
CASTOR Road that be diskes Mr. Branch because he
paid much for them he thought he ought to
have been?
But it seems of the speakers at this meeting
"Mr. Brown''-of whom the Register says:
"Ar Brown, Scotchman by birth, responded in
sensible aud humorous remarks to an invitation to address
the meeting He stated that the thought the American
y proper persons rule the land of their nayityand
that he to this country with thought Of parcpa
ecsed by its lust and equal laws! Mr. s. is but the repre-
sentative of large class of orr foreign population
This "NIr Brown" is the man, presume, who
Raleigh six eight months ago-who taught
for short time in the free school in the Western Ward
and who left his post teacher because of the election of
Know Nothing Board of Committeeman. He then, it is
understood armed himself the purpose of Staying Know
Nothngs but shortly after went to Godsborough where
he attempted to get up Democratic paper. He made
appeal to the Editor of the Standard for aid in the way
of paper print and at the request of friend,
him q statement-he having asked it through the
friend referred toto the effect that while here he
Democrat and that he had fallen under the dpeasure of
the Know Nohings account of his foreign birth. Now
the Godorsaken creature turns as live Know Moth
ingand though not nauralzed having been in the
try but three years. he is brought forward by the Know
Nothing leaders to lecture tees and mGturazed citizens
toheir duties in tile and at tile polls The Reg
lister he made some sensible and humorous remarks
This humour be judged of by the fact that he said
was against his gizsarz go with the Democrats. The
fellow spoke truly and sensiby there for he has heart
We from the Register that he spoke before Mr. Ray
did Of course Mr. Rayner gave way with great pleas
ure, for his friend from Scotland He the representative
of large class indeed bad enough for natives to
crush because they happen
be born in foreign land but foreigner who deb
eratey in this work. poor degraded wretch who
deserves only kicked and spit upon by generous and
honest men. Benedict Arnold despsed by the very
and people whose he sought advance
by betrayng Washington and his army and so it is in
gard to foreigners in America who turn against their
race and blood. The N. leaders may be pleased with
and profit by the treason of such but word for it they
despise the traitor.
Commemorative stated in last that Mr.. Rayner
time Master of the Ancient York Masons OF