Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-07-25
For the Standard.
Mr.. Rayner at Weldon.


MEssRs. EDITORS According to appointment Mr..
Rayncr made his advent into our village yesterday,
and addressed the audience assembled on that occa-
sion, (about five hundred i'll number,) in speech
of some three hours length. If you have heard MI.
Rayner on the stump within the last six months
have no doubt you have heard the speech he spoke
here yesterday, with the exception, perhaps, OF a
copous nterlardng of the most scurrilous abuse OF
those who oppose his party that ever heard from
the lips of decent public speaker-a practice which
it is to be hoped he is not in the habit of INDUCING
The preparations for the convenience of the crowd
were good the vilLge church with ample shelter
in front serving to them from the suns rays,
and plentiful dinner being set out for the refresh
ment of the g inner man." AT about one o'clock
Mr. r. made his bow to the audience and commence
ed his address He apologized for the refusal of the
party admit of discussion on the occasion by
Democratic speakers, and said that, doubt, the
Democrats felt consolation rather than chagrin at
the refusal. (By-the-by, he did not use the term
Democrat but anti-Anaerican, by which he meant
the Democratic party, though he denied the cxs-
tence of such party at this time.) He gave the
" common people" of both the old parties the credit
of being honest but contended the leaders Of each,
as a general thing, dishonest denogogues, and
therefore he and his present associates had cut the
whole concern and formed a pure and patriotic par
ty. He said he not there to discuss party poll
tcs-he had done such things in his life but had
now renowned them He gave running history
of parties in this country since the formation of the
government, and asserted that they all dead,
having performed the work for which they
ganlZed. Alter lnduSlnS IN the ABOVE strain 1Or
some time, he drew himself up for the dash, and
pitched into the administration Foreigners Catho-
lies, DIR. Pritchard, Billy Holden, Johnny Roke and
Mr.. Wilder, and started to frame joke at the
pense of our worthy young countyman, Mr.. Coming
land, but the latter happened to be present and
promptly put stop to that part of the fun.
1t would take large portion of the space of your
paper, were to follow Mr.. r. through all the wind
ings and turnings of his speech-a speech more
plete with coarse abuse than any ever had the
agony of listening to. He characterized the Pres
dnt ''unfeeling wretch and a heartless ty-
rant :" spoke of the administration Pierce and
his minions;" designated the officers of the govern
ment as "minons and pimps of power;" again de-
scribed the administration, which large majority
of the people placed in power, " a man Of craven
heart with seoea sl10es crawling around his chair
to make their daily reports of how many native
Americans they had decapitated," with much more
in the strain, which L have not room to write
His allusion to and abuse of Catholics and for
elgners, was with perhaps slight variation what he
has repeated over and in all his recent speech
es, at least those of them that have heard, and
what has been printed and kept as standing matter
IN most OF the new light organs for the last six
months. He was particularly severe on renegade
Wings" especially those, including Mr.. Stevens,
who have repudated the Native American, or Know
Nothing order. But it is impossible for me to fol-
low him, in short letter, through his various
meanderings. Suffice it to say that the speech was
have been expected and that if effected anything
at all, it in favor of the Democratic cause.
Neither the Democratic party nor DIR. Shaw were
annihiated but on the contrary, the former were
never in better spirits nor more enthusiastic, and
the election of the latter certain if the people will
turn out on the first Thursday in August, which.
from the interest manifested everywhere in the good
cause, have no doubt they will do.
On Saturday next 2Sth inst. the Democrats give
Barbecue at this place, at which refreshments