The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-10
From the North Carolina Standard.
KENNETH RIA YNER DESPERATE.

From Carolina Standard.
KENNETH RAYNER DESPERATE.
Mr. Rayner is reported in the Register having used the
following language in his recent speech in Washington
city with reference TO the President and the members of
his cabinet
minons of power watching you 10 be turned out by
the pmp OF the White House If you refuse to sustain him
A man sunk so low we can hardly hate we have moth
ing but disgust pity, and contempt His seven walters
look and act like whp They seven slaves who
wait upon his bidding and who gloat any poor
they throw out OF employment for being independent
and acting like a freeman
Can it be possible that Kenneth Rayner used that lam
guage? The President Of the United States "pimp'a
''an sunk low" as to deserve nothing but disgust,
pity and contemptr-and his cabinet officers including
Mr. Secretary Dobbin acting like "seven slaves" and
"whpt cursr Did sag Ma2 fhe did, then we say
that no just ar-minded in North Carolina will
endorse his language he did, he has exhibited rage
malice and envy characteristic only of the desperate but
baled and disappointed place-haner if he did, he has
given the lie his professions here at home of partysn
and has forced the democratic press of his State to
mite with that of other States in at last exposing him in
his true coors the honest Of all parties whose
confidence he is seeking by miserable nolerant anti
constitutional aud anti-Chrstian crusade against for
cencrs and Catholics. Mr.. Rayner speaking, be it
remembered in the federal capital within sound almost
of the great officers of the republic, whose good
he affecting, so far as he could do 1t, through
inputations upon the character Of those officers for
we say here, that if what he says of them be true
this federal government ought at TO be destroyed
by the people He speaking and infamng the pas
sons of portion Of those very know nohings who but
short time since endeavored obtain control of the Wash
ington Monument Association, to advance in
ion with that sacred object their selfish purposes
who but recently, as the city government OF Washington
appointed know-nothng inspectors of elections only and
no democrats, to have eye but that of sworn
member any frauds might be considered necessary
commit--who hocked about Henry A. Wise when he at
tempted to speak Browns Hotel and by Kisses and in
sung expressions prevented him from being heard and
who the very night that Mr. Rayner spoke at Washington
as learn from the Washington Star, made their way
with ransparences and banners nder the windocs Of The
President yelling out their brutal blackguardsm, and
mingling shouts 9Sam" with and denuncatons
the Chief Magistrate of the United States whng the
2ogues March, and the like in the immediate hearing of
his family Mr. Rayner it seems called the President
pimp spoke Of him deserving only of disgust pity
and contempt," and the crowd he had thus barangued
went to the White House act the inhammaory
tments uttered by their orator
Mr. Rayner has pretended until recently that know-noh
ngsm no-party affair; that it neither whig nor
democrac and that had gotten rid of much if all
his former party feeling Knowing him didhavug
witnessed for years his ntoerant and overbearng conduct
party placed little confidence in these pro-
essions and now the curtain has been raised and he
stands yirulent and violent denouncer OF IL
democratic President and democratic cabinet any fede
ralist the land BY their fruits we shall know Them
Mr. Rayner hates President Perce--whereore2 Has he
not proved the constitutional rights of North Caro-
lina2 We defy him and his minons to point to in
stance in which the President has swerved from his duty
or from the landmarks of the constitution the question
OF slavery Point it out Mr.. Rayner Let of Mr.. Ray
ners slaves escape Boston his ally in know-nothng-
ism Mr. Senator Wilson, would not only habor him. but
he would put in his hands, and mob would be
raised to defend him but President Pierce would restore
that slave to Mr. Rayner-woud vindicate the majesty of
the laws over the heads of that mob and would do if the
occasion required it. with cold steel and balls
Mr. Rayner behold your Chief Magstrate lie is nnpop-
ular we admit in abolition Sateshis friends there have
gone down. cngng the constitution, under the
nicious flood of the very isns you engaged in
omenng but the fact that he is denounced and orsaken
there for his the question of slavery pleads
trumpet-tongued with all true-hearted southern to
rally the more closely and the warmly his stand
ard Mr. Rayner hates President Piercc-wherefore? Be
cause he is dsnaocra-that is the secret
Mr. Rayner appears to be greved because the people Of
the District of Columbia do possess the sacred right
of secret vongH All Mr. Rayner, voters in Virginia and
in the District of Columbia rely upon the ballot
system of voting, aid to the secret and sneakng
organization Of the know-nothngs. Every there
must show his hand; and it that, mainly which
secured the election of Wise Under monarehcal forms
theoretically constitutional but practically despotic
in England the right of voting may be OBJ
ect with good men, but here in this free country every
sound is in favor Of the Men choose
darkness rather than light because their deeds evD