Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-29
AIMS AND NAMES.

EVIL aims are generally cloaked under names with
which they have connection. Human nature,
fal and sinful it is still revolts against evil when
presented in its naked deformity and to induce
to embrace it. it must be covered over with the SEM
blance of virtue just as conceal bitter medicine
with syrup to get children to take it.
This is all we'll understood by the devil, the Know
Nothi-gs and the abotionists, all of whom deem it
necessary to hide their true characters. The devil
appears angel of light when he attempts to
make new convert, Turing his victim to destruction
under the guise of virtue. So men, when they en-
deavor to effect some evil purpose, generally hide
their intention, and proceed with deceptive show
of honesty. This is well illustrated by the new
anticonstitutional party that has recently sprung
into existence amongst U.S. which, binding men by
illegal and extrajudcia oaths to surrender their
franchises and their conscences into the keeping of
a few irresponsible, demagoguical and desperate
leaders, and endeavoring to establish religious test
has appropriated to itself the of the Ameri-
can party pa name to which it is just as much
entitled is his satanic majesty to reputation for
exalted piety.
In secret, and at night their plots laid and
their schemes concocted and they come forth before
the world, and in the day time, with great profess
sions of exclusive patriotism, and with lying and
deceitful tongues denounce all others enemies to
their country-as 1" foreigners in feeling and inter-
est. They would create the belief that they have
patent right for all the patriotism exant, and that
all others who set up any pretensions to that article
are impostors. With them, and in their councils,
is deposited all the wisdom and excellence; and
many are deceived by their cunning hypocrisy. Just
so the hearts of Adam and Eve turned against
their God. Thus the apples of the Dead Sea- fair
and beautiful without ashes and bitterness with
in. Know Nothingism is but sepulchre, and
whiten its exterior as you WILL its interior will still
be full of rottenness and corruption Why their
oaths, their signs, their grips and passwords? Why
their secresy? ITO be secret looketh like guilt"
"Secresy goeth cowled, and honesty demandeth
wherefore" Ay, wherefore? The people who govern
hide their own government from themselves! The
idea would be monstrous, but that it is ridiculous
1t is few leaders who would govern, and conceal
from the people their intentions. Under the guise
own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and care not what price free
dom pays for it.
But we have another case in point. The aboli
tionists of the North to have become conscious
that their old name was odious, and they have as
sumed that of d" Republican," And they are just as
much entitled to it the Know Nothings to that
of American" Abolitionsm frcesoism, Maine
lawsm and Kno,c Nothingism have all been thrown
into the crucble together and fused, and the re-
suit is a of rocking, fostering, rotten corrup
ton which they style the Republican party p
Well may the terms I" American" and "Republi-
can exclam /" To what base may Come at
last!" Both terms dear to our people, but if it
were possible even these would become odious, even
as the very elect would be deceived were it possible