Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-06-30

one GAINS lor moment, and no sensible Som, NO
man thinks OF requiring that any portior oS
Northern people shall vote in Conventions ,to. the
ry is apoiitica and social blessng-n othnr save
Shall take the same grounds in the abstroot '"S'
ton to 1t that the great bulk of the Soptbo,. a'
pie occupy as its advocates and friends. Pe0'
Democrats of the South have ALWAYS ASIA Tue
Will always insist, that their associates Of A. anu
States shall dlscountenance agitation on the srl:
Shall go with them in maintaining the great wv
pie OF non-intervention by Congress in tbo ~
ries, and shall unite with them IL PROTECTING
sttution in good faith in all cases where i :;
the duty of Congress by the Constitution co -
Thus far the Democrats of the free States n. n w.
ty, have nobly and fully met the expectations Of r.,
Southern associates and we have strong conedo-
they will continue so to do. That thew b,,n Wv
ground by it as party is admitted; lint bo.;-
their glory, and herein is the shame of Son,,
Know Nothings iii uniting themselves with oIe,.
tionists to annoy, denounce, and tample do,.,
body of men in the free States who have boo,
true as steel 10 the Constitutional rights Of s,o,
holders. That there freesoilers and aboi,iori.
who call themselves Democrats, is also admitted,
but they are not recognized by the party N,rt, ~
Democrats-so far from it, they have been denorna
lands,
by Douglas, by Cass, by Buchanan, by HiLbard h'
the New Hampshire Patriot, by the Boston Post, and
by the Democratic journals generally Of the frna
States Let of these abolitionists dare to show
his face in the next DEM oratic National Convsn.
ton, and utter such language against the South nc
Mr. Wilson uttered, Mr.. Rayner sitting by and in,
stead of being allowed to go Oh, as Mr. Wilson and
Mr. Ford did, and of being permitted "honestiy and
maamtully" to "protest," Mr. Rayner de- lares his
abolition friends protested" he acU be haired mt
in disgrace, not more by Southern than 6y Northern
hands.
Let it be known every where in this slaveholdips
State, that Kenneth Rayner, the leader in this re-
gion of the Know Nothing forces announces "wb
pride and joy that he is the ally and confederate
Of the abolition Know Nothngs of the free States.
that Wilson and other abolitonists and dSunonists
did not secede from the Philadelphia Convention
at first stated in the papers, but only "honestIv
and manfuUy protested" according to Mr. Ravner,
against the majority platform; and that it is the
determination of Mr.. Rayner, announced in
his Washington City speech, to make common
with the traitors, the abolitionsts, and
the dsunionists 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 unf1inchingly, with
the military and naval power Of the country, en-.
forces the fugtive-slave law Proclaim these facts
+ ON the stump-proclam them every where and
let the people consider, decide, and pronounce their
Judgment From that Judgment there viii be no ap-
neal TT will cO0Siun Kenneth RaVner On1v tn
perpetual retirement, but it will blast him in hso
~, as it will every ma who shall venture to defend
or to paliate or excuse his course. Whatsays
Mr.. Miller? Is he ready, on this occasion as on
others, to follow Mr. Rayner? What says Mr.. Shep-
ard? WaHhe dare to Gppr0ce 4hr. Rayner's course?
But what must be the result of this campaign for
the Presidency into which Mr.. Rayner is entering
with SO much "pride and joy? Docs he cacu ate
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 from States which al
ford reasonable grounds for the that they
will vote the darkantern ticket; and such assur'
ance can be given by any same man, or will he re-
,eved, if given, for North Carolina. Besides, Mr..
Rayner met in the Philadelphia Convention men Of
depth and grasp of inteect-men well versed in
human nature and in public affairs and who are not
lpt to mistake defamation about the Union, and a.
of Catholics and foreigners for ability and states
mans hip. Again, these men, with whom he has re-
GENTLY been in contact, and others of his brethren
Who will compose the nominating national Conven-
ion, have doubt read his speech in the ConVen-
ion of this State in 1885, in favor cf religious ber-
y; and they have thus observed for themselves by
comparison of that speech with MIR. RaynerS re-
cent efforts, that instead of having mprov> during
he last twenty years, he has actually refrigerated
Under these circumstances, not to mention Others,
t is apparent that Mr.. Raynor's chances for nom
nation exceedingly dreary. His offer-that OF
Lance with the. abolition Know Nothin,s of the
very good i'll its way, and mi hit have
ome effect upon any other organization; but George
his offer of four or five hundred thous'
md dollars for electioneerng purposes, and the
act that he resides in State whose vote is OF
much importance in the summing up-will dis
ance Mr.. Rayner. George will bleed well, but
low he will run is another question. Mr.. Rayn-
r will, then, support some Know Nothing NOM
nee and his two immense brgades " will 90
he same There will be three candidates. Dem
cratic national candidate, Know Nothing, ana
seward. If the Democrats should not be able to
lect their candidate, the election will go to the
louise, and Sea0ard aoiU be President! Opposition
therefore,, by the Know Nothings to the candidate
the national Democracy, will be substantially the
Import of Seward: for they, as at present constr
uted, cannot elect, and the defeat OF the Democra-
y before the people will be the election Of Seward