Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-07

under the call, to choose Delegates to the National
Conventions duty important in ITSELF and to be
performed in such manner that the sentiment of
New Hampshire shall be faithfully represented, and
which we have doubt will be performed by
sending able and judicious friends of Franklin Pierce
to that convention.
In view of these matters, the coming convention
will be of unusual interest and Importance. We
trust that every town in the State will be fully rep
resented by firm, staunch and true men, who shall
put ball in motion destined to rescue the State
from the disgrace into which it has fallen and again
place honest and capable men in the positions now
held by soldiers of fortune and the camp followers
of any party which promises either stealings
spoils."
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The gentlemen composing this colnmittc (says
the Washington Union) requested to meet at
the National Hotel, in Washington city, on Tuesday,
the Sth day of January next, at - o'clock, m. The
committee, constituted by the last Democratic
National Convention, consists of the following gen.
temen:
Maine-Hastings Strickland
New Hampshire-C. q. Atherton
Vermont-David y. Smallcy.
MaSSachuSettS-B +. uallctt
Rhode Isand-We lcomc Il. Sayles.
Connecticut-James L. Pratt
New York-John P Beckman.
New Jersy-Joseph G. Potts
Pennsyl !ania-James Campbell
Delaware-George r. Riddle.
Maryland-Robert NJ McLane.
Virgina-W illiam I'll. Clark.
North Carolina-Warren Winslow
Georgia-S. L. Bailey.
Alabama-Edward q. Belts.
Mississppi-S r. Adams.
Louisana-A G. Penn.
Ohio-Alfred P. Edgerton.
Kentucky-Francis p. Stone.
TennesSee-George w. Jones.
Indana-AeXander F. Morrison.
nlinoiS-lSaac Cook.
Missouri-Ferdinand Kenneth
ArkanSaS-N. B. Burrow.
Michigan-T. L. Brodhead.
Florda-Thomas Baltzcll.
TcXas-James W. Scott.
Iowa-Joseph G. X. Napp.
WisconSin-Benj. l.. Hcnning.
California William NJ Gwn.
The above call has been inserted at the request of
Hon. George Read Bddle, of Delaware, whose letter
upon the subject is as follows:
WILMINGTON, Ocl.,) Oct 20, 1855.
To the E7t0r Of the UniOn:
SIR: AS the Democratic National Committee have
heretofore assembled carly in the month of January
preceding the presidential election, thought it pr
per, an old member, to address those whose post
offices were by me known, embracing ma orty }
and from their replies authorize you to announce
that said committee will meet at the National Hotel
Washington, d. c., on Monday, the 9Th day of Jan
uary next, at u o'clock, In.
Please publish the call upon receipt of this, that
it may reach the distant members in time for them
to attend the meeting; and oblgc your obedient SER
want, GEO. READ RIDDLE
Member of Committee for Delaware.
WHERE IS JOHN VAN buren, ?-The Washington
Union i'll manly and straightforward manner,
reviews the recent speech of John Van Buren, at
Oswego, and comes to the conclusion that the doc
trines that Mr.. Van Buren, advocates arc not demo-
cratic doctrines. In conclusion it says
1T is hardly necessary for to comment these
sentiments They erect an impossible barrier be-
f1ron Mr. Van RureD and the 6cnOcratic
They place him nearly on the same platform with
Mr.. Seward that it is not easy to decide which is
most hostile to the democratic party. He is for keep
ing Kansas out of the Union at all hazards, unless
she comes in as free State. Mr. Seward is for she
same thing to Kansas orany other Territory that
may hereafter ask admission. Mr.. Van Buren, effect
ually cuts himself loose from the national democra-
tic organization by aVowmg these sentiments. Re
do not assume to read him out of the party, but
should be untrue to democracy if we could hesitate
moment to furnish the evidence contained in his
speech that he has read himself out of the party
When southern Know Nothings shall quote from his
speech to fix unsoundness on the northern demo-
cracy let it be answered at once that neither John
Van Buren,, any other who cntertains these
sentiments and stands on the Van Buren, platform
of 1649 claim fellowship with the national DEM
ocracy.
We perceive that the President has appointed Mr..
o. Jennings Wise, son of Henry A. Wise, of Vir-
ginia Secretary of the American Legation at Paris.
The President, we take it, wishes to throw "a tub
to the whale" Wilmington Herald.
No doubt good appointment-yet the Herald is
at liberty to suspect the President of being inter-
ested in every thing he does GA tub to the whale,
is it? Mistaken again. 'The President, we take
it." and the Democracy generally, only wish to
"scAale I" the opposition" one of whom the Her.
aid is which ''-in 1856, just they did in 1852.
WoULDNT RIsE.-We understand the mammoth
balloon St. Louis, with man and horse attachment,
tO at Slash COttapo Thursday last to
the very great disappointment of large and expec-
tant crowd, and the discontinue of Professor
Elliot. 1t seems there leak in one OF the pipes,
and the gas escaped as fast it generated.
Prof E. is determined not to be outdone, and an
nounces his intention of trying the experiment at
Richmond in short time.