Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-01
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AT tax gathering IN Plaft Town, IN Forsyth
county, July 18th, the crowd was addressed by Col.
j. l. Waugh, member OF the last General Assembly,
in defence OF his course therein. Col. W. gave as
apology for making speech, that his course and
motives had been assaulted at Winston and other
places, by Col. Puryear, the Know Nothing candi-
date for Congress.
After very able effort in which Col. W. fully
satisfied his constituents to the correctness of his
course, he proceeded to handle Sam or ''Sambo -
with gloves off" This he did the more freely BE-
cause it was well understood that the O5der had q
champion on the ground in the person of Il. r.
Wharton, Esq, an eminent lawyer at Salem-and a
Delegate of the late National Council in Phadel-
phia, who present for the express purpose of
making speech to enlighten the people on the
principles, plans and aims of the dark lantern or
dcT--and to initiate such could be duped into
their meshes.
After long speech from this disciple of Coke G
BIockstone, q sorry they were E0reigners, and
beg pardon for abiding to them,) in which he la
bored hard ever be did in 6ad cquss in &
c. H., to induce men to join them-what do you
suppose vas the result? Why, instead of anv Gain
of the land honest farmers and mechanics, came
forward and renowned all allegiance to that party
and order-they say that they deluded and
deceived by lasehood and deceit to Join the order
and no longer remain with the wicked These
worthy men are Robert Church, with sec6a others.
who declared that they will publish card over
their own proper signatures giving their reasons,
&c. for the course they have taken Such was the
effects of Mr.. Wharton's labor of love.
OnFriday last (20th JULY attended large gather
ing at j. Nj. Stahord's, five miles South ofSalem-Col
Waugh, also present, urged to make speech
which he did, entertaining the people for two hours
lie ably defended the good old Democracy with con-
vincng force and eloquence- he exposed the
probable ends and aims the inconsistencies and alb
surdities Of the Know Nothings. He read their Sc
cret oaths-and when called to state why he be-
ieved the oaths he read to be the same that bind
the Know Nothings-he answered that he had two
days before read the same oaths to the people in
hearing of Mr.. Wharton, their advocate above men
toned, who never denied that they were the true
Know Nothing oaths.
After COL w. concluded, D. Il. Star6uck, Esq.,,
also lawyer of Salem, who went prepared with a
speech, ready written in part, by whom l know not
arose to reply-what he said, however was any
to answer either of Col. WIS many logical argu-
ments-but with great zeal and apparent earnest
ness, attempted to show how Magma CHu1ta was
us that Catholics had part lot in obtaining that
same Great Charter; but that it was forced from
King John by the Protestant Barons, who came to
moreover, that John was himself Catholic, and
that the Protestants 6eheaded him soon after he
signed the Great Charter. l. with other Democrats,
began to think that if these, with many other his
torica facts stated by Mr. S. were correct that me
should be called know nothings indeed
Col WIS triumph in this debate was comnlete
Col. Puryear on the End of August
AN OLD DEMOCRAT
Winston, N. c., July %, 1855.