Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-07-04

tongue been palsed before he would have voted for
it! All this is in entire consistency with his offer
in the same Convention to ignore the question of
slavery-to act with Wilson and his confederates
without any pledge or. guarantee for the rights of
his section. t--~.# ,.z
But, Mr. Rayner may reply, or some one of his
few friends may reply for him, that there abo-
litonists in the last Democratic National Convention
and that there abolitionists in the Democratic
party in the free States. No such position can be
made good. There was abolitionst-Mr. Ran
toul-in the last Democratic National Convention,
but he was summariy expelled, the delegates from
his own State voting to expe him; and the Resolu-
ton in the platform approving the fugitive-slave
law, was adopted unanimously in the Convention, as
it had been by the Committee on Resolutions. No
one claims for moment, and no sensible Southern
man thinks of requiring that any portion of the
Northern people shall vote in Conventions that slave
ry is political and social blessing-in other words
shall take the grounds in the abstract in rela-
ton to it that the great bulk of the Southern peo.
pie occupy as its advocates and friends; yet the
Democrats Of the South have always asked, and
will always insist, that their associates of the free
States shall dscountenance agitation on the subject,
shall go with them in maintaining the great prnci
pie of nonntervention by Congress in the Terrific
res, and shall unite with them il protecting the in
stuton in good faith in all cases where it is made
the duty of Congress by the Constitution so to do.
Thus far the Democrats of the free States as par.
ty have nobly and fully met the expectations of their
Southern associates; and we have strong confidence
they will continue to do. That they have lost
ground by it party is admitted; but herein is
their glory, and herein is the shame of Southern
Know Nothings in uniting themselves with aboli-
tionsts to annoy, denounce, and trample down
body of men in the free States who have been as
true as steel to the Constitutional rights of slave
holders That there freesoilers and abotionists
who call themselves Democrats, is also admitted;
but they are not recognized by the party North
Democrats-so far from it, they have been denounc-
ed and cut off bv the Administration and its friends
by Douglas, by Cass, by Buchanan, by Hibbard by
the New Hampshire Patriot, by the Boston Post, and
by the Democratic journals generally of the free
States Let one of these abolitonists dare to show
his face in the next Democratic National Conven-
ton, and utter such language against the South as
Mr.. Wilson uttered, Mr. Rayner sitting by and in.
stead of being allowed to go on, Mr.. Wilson and
Mr. Ford did, and of being permitted "honestly and
mantully" to protest" as Mr.. Rayner declares his
abolition friends "protested," he asiU be hurled out
in disgrace, not more by Southern than By Northern
hands.
Let it be known every where in this slaveholding
State, that Kenneth Rayner, the leader in this re-
gon of the Know Nothing forces, announces with
pride and joy" that he is the ally and confederate
of the abolition Know Nothings of the free States;
that Wilson and other abolitionists and dsunonists,
did not secede from the Philadelphia Convention,
at first stated in the papers, but only honestly
and mantully protested according to Mr. Rayner,
against the majority platform; and that it is the
determination of Mr.. Rayner, announced in
his Washington City speech, to make common
cause with the traitors, the abolitionists, and
the disunionists of Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire against the Administration of President
PIERCE whose prominent fault, in the estimation of
these Massachusetts, and New Hampshire traitors is,
that he advocates the equal right of the Southern
people with the Northern people in the territories
of Nebraska and Kansas, and unfinchingIy, with
the military and naval power of the country, en-
forces the fugitive-slave law Proclaim these facts
from the stump-procaim them every where and
let the people consider, decide and pronounce their
judgment. From that judgment there will be no ap-
peal It will consign Kenneth Rayner not only to
perpetual retirement, but it will blast him in histo-
ry, as it will every ma who shall venture to defend
| or even to paliate excuse his course. What says
Mr.. Miller? Is he ready, on this occasion as on
others, to follow Mr.. Rayner? What says Mr.. Shep-
ard? WiUhe dare to approre Nr. Rayners course
| But what must be the result of this campaign for
the Presidency into which Mr.. Rayner is entering
with much "pride and joy? Does he calculate
by thus trucking to abolition power, that he will
even obtain the nomination for the Vice Presidency
| If So vain calculation vain and empty hope! =
The candidates will be taken fron0Etates which af
ford reasonable grounds for the that they
will vote the dark-lantern ticket and such
ance can be given by any same man, or will be re
ceved if given, for North Carolina. Besides Mr.
Rayner met in the Philadelphia Convention men o
depth and grasp of intellect-men well versed ir
human nature and in public affairs, and who are no
apt to mistake defamation about the Union, and a
buse of Catholics and foreigners for ability and states
manshp. Again. these men, with whom he has re
Gently been in contact, and others of his brethren
who will compose the nominating national Conven
ton, have no doubt read his speech in the Conven
ton of this State in 1885, in favor Of religious ber
ty; and they have thus observed for themselves b,
a comparison of that speech with Mr.. Rayner's re
cent efforts that instead of having improved during
the last twenty years, he has actually retrograded
Under these circumstances, not to mention others
it is apparent that Mr.. Rayners chances for a nom
ination are exceedingly dreary. His offer-that
ALLAN ce with the abolition Know Nothngs of tn
North-is very good i'll its way, and might hav
coma offact nnon onv othnr orra Georo