Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-15
A NATIONAL, UNION PARrY.-The idea Of ell

A NATIONAL, UNION PARTY.-The idea Of elec-
pioneering for the se-called American party as a
National party, Union party, Southern par
ty, or anything Of the Sort is perfectly rich, and
deserves, at least the praise due to exceeding bold
ness assertion, if nothing else. To claim that it is
National when the fact is that eDe7u Northern State
that has expressed any opinion through its council
or its organs has repudated everything National in
its so-caed platform, is simply to assert what is not
so. National means, or is intended to mean, some
thing considered and accepted valid and obliga-
tory throughout the whole country. This platform
be National since is utterly repudiated by
every KnowNothing State Council North of Mason
& DiXon's line.
Union this party cannot be, since it is itself total
y divided upon the only question that really threa-
tens the perpetuty of the Union-the slavery ques-
tion.-The Philadelphia Council cut it in two, the
head failing North and the tail South. Constitution
al it cannot be, since it aims to do what the Const-
tuition prohibits being done by law. Southern it
not be- since it recognizes fraternity with Abolition
ism at the North, which there has fused with and
absorbed the order Nay, even upon other matters,
matters which it assumes special jurisdiction it
is dividedhere, in North Carolina where Catholics
are weak-a drop in the bucket incapable of exert
ing any Influence, ana where their power couiG not
De teared-they are made big bug-bear Of while in
Louisiana, where they strong, and if so wicked
ly inclined as they represented to be- they might
reasonably be feared and guarded against they are
petted and one of their number made the Know No
thing candidate for Governor. In North Carolina,
were they are weak, and could hurt nobody if they
tried, the order runs them down and makes capital
of so doing Such is its nationality and consistency
1t claims nationality because it has members all over
the Union. 1t claims Southernism because it puts
out, for Southern consumption, platform which is
spit upon by the North. If National--that is if it
takes in the whole country-it cannot be Southern,
for its great strength is at the North and is abolition
and anti-Southern IfSouthern, it cannot be Nation
al, for the platform passed by the minority of
the constituencies and far the order is concern
ed, is simply sectional. Compare the North and
South On the slavery question; compare North Caro-
lima and Louisiana on the Catholic question; and
then say what element the order has of nationality
consistency, or anything else Val Jour-
PROGRESS or MoRMoNIsM-Twenty-fy wears ago
the Prophet" Joseph Smith organized the Mormon
Church with six members. At the present time
the Church in Utah Territory contains three Presi-
dents, seven apostles two thousand and sepenty-six
" seventies, seven hundred and fifteen high priests
nine hundred and ninety-four elders, FIVE hundred
and seventy-one teachers, two hundred and twenty
seven deacons besides the usual ratio of persons in
training for the ministry but not yet ordained and
four hundred and eighty-nine missionaries abroad.
During the six months ending with the beginning
of April last, nine hundred and sixtyive children
were born in the territory of Utah. two hundred and
seventy-nine were baptized in the Mormon faith,
and eighty-six were excommunicated from the
church
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES, CHR1sT1ANl-A strong an
Nothing document has fallen into hands,
handed down through the monks of middle ages,
from which we quote the following passage:
"Leviticus, chap. I9, SO & "a verses: And if a
stranger soourn with thee in your land We shall not
vex him.
But the stranger that dwelleth with you shaH66
unto you one born among yOu, and thou shalt
land of Egypt: 1 am the Lord your God"
Do you believe the Bible? If so, how can yon af-
ter reading the COMMAND GoD continue a Know |
Nothing p IaIL0dsgG Wotehtoaoer.