Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-04-11

eye Of light but, with other manly and patriotic
Wings in this State and Virginia, he refuses to CO.
operate with this substitute for Whiggery, whose
members shun the light and profose to govern the
country IN secret and by plans laid in the still hours
of the night He deserves credit for his course and
trust that others, who think and feel as he does
will follow his example.
DESPOTISM IN CUBA.
The Washington Union draws graphic picture
of the horrid and unrelentng despotism which pre-
walls in Cuba. 1t says:
"Whst England and France are squandering
millions of money, and sacrificing the lives of their
subjects by thousands, in waging war against what
they call the barbarism of Russia, and for the ad-
vancementof Christian civilization, they UNFOLD
ing dnspotsm in Cuba which has no parallel Tie
murder Of Pinto is but one of a long catalogue of
evidences of unsurpassed cruelty and barbarism.
There is liberty in Cuba; there is property
there-no safety of life or honor in Cuba. A ty-
! ranny, against which even Europe would revolt you
can any clear day from the promOntores of
Florida. There it is, the death Of intolerance the
agony of military torture, the horror of the Inqusi
ton, the ever-incrcasing and agonsing dcmonsm of
the slave trade, all in one, all collected from the
barbartes Of ages, brewing and wr.hng under those
| clouded mountain-tops to the east And that is
| what England and France propose to protect!
There no laws in Cuba, save such as noma-
die governor, equally rcmorsecss as to life or money
chooses to make for himself There is no press
| there. A rigid and armed wall excludes its people
from the world and the world from them. They seize
mails there, open letters, and seize those to whom
they addressed. There is no trial there, by jury
otherwise. A secret tribunal decides life and
death, without calling witness arraignmg the
accused except to torture him into conftsssion
relying for evidence upon convicted felon. No
| civilized man woman go out OF that island
save as its governor wills-no civilized man wO-
man can tier save with his permission. A brave
soldier is tried in secret there, not tried at ALL but
doomed in secret he is pinned in public view in an
rnl-chair and his neck twisted off and the bells of
religion sing sanctied chime. They:shoot men in
the back there and allow African savagcs to brutal
ze themselves, and drag the noble and dead victims
naked through the streets. They shoot americans
| in the back there men who never knelt save to
their God, and always die with their face to the
my. They kill women there. The armed and pub
lie spy walks masked there through the streets and
points out the victims of his vengeance. Night at
ter night hordes of Africans poured into that
society" to threaten with universal assassination
the people of the whole community, should they
revolt or should disg,sted world revolt for them.
Priests sing their hymns to the garote and pray for
the slave-ship. That island lies in sight Of Florida
in American waters and there and such is the status
! quo which an AngloFrench alliance would protect
with British and French fieets.' -
NORTH CAROLINA ARAroR-We have received
the first number of a monthly publication under
this title, devoted to agriculture and the mechanic
arts, by Thos. j. Lemay, Esq.
The Arator gives promise by this number of be
ing most valuable agricultural publication. II
contains matter ofmuch interest to farmers and me-
chanics and bears evidence of labor and attention
on the part of the Editor Mr.. Lemay is practica
+ farmer, and gentleman of much intelligence and
public spirit. We trust his publication will receive
the patronage to which its merits entte it. Pric,
Y only ST..
WAKE SUPERIOR CouRr has been in session her,
, this week, his Honor Judge Caldwell presiding. w,
learn that good deal Of business has been transac
ted. No capital case was tried That of the Stat
rs. the man Jordan and the woman De Costa, fire.
negroes for the murder Of Chavis, free negro, wa
e continued. s-rr
: Mr.. Attorney General Ransom managed the Stat
). . docket with his accustomed learning and skill
i Judge Caldwell is stern, and some think sever
S Judge; but there can be doubt that he is prompt
t assiduous and able in the discharge Of his duties
u "Ordcr reigns' where he prcsides.
e We copy from the Wilmington Journal a just an
sensible article in relation to the Revenue law of tn
late session Of the Assembly. We shall, atan earl
# day, by request of friends, publish from the jou
Q mails the votes in the two ffohses Or, the neasnre
will be found that the law received the sanction Of
. large mjuis Of bess parties iu both HCusss@I j