Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-05
Hon. KENNETH RAYNER.
Raleigh, n. c.

FACTS FOR THE PEoPLE.-Who can ro.dn
ing facts, and then deny that the Nor, % 'ue oC,
Nothings are Abolitionists-enemes 70 ' tb hR,
the Federal Constitution, and the TTnon D' oOull>
1t Is Fact-That the Wing and Knou
papers in the South unable to dcsrno.- 'Ollr3
reseutatIve elected to the Congress or Sena. Fs
United States, in any one of the free S,"t Of To-
Know Nothings, that is not an abotio T;acS BY ID
Soiier. Ut trs
1t is Fact-That every Representative
free States in the Congress or Senate in y. IRON On ID
States that the Know Nothings have pIsotag Chl5
sisted to elect, is in favor of the rensoI ae % az
braska bill, and the repeal or mod6cat; ~ "e Ne
Fugitive slave law. U ta
1t Is O. Fdct-That the Know Nothin, L.,
of Massachusetts have removed judge I, 6rir
able and upright Judge from office 6eco l1Oi'Is a;
cided that the Fugitive slave Burns shonId h "y It.
cred up under the Fugitive slave aw-anJ ,I Tt ualH
Know Nothing Legislature elected Henry ", >'-:
an Abolltionist, to the Senate of the Tiniisd sN
and the said Henry Wilson voted in thp s , o~ls
the United States to repeal the Fugitive vl
1T IS a Fact-That the Know Notbinc" D ot L W.
consin elected Durkee, an ultra Abolito0.t ,, We
Senate of the United States " ~i
1t as Fact-That the Know Nothin Iec;,..
of Michigan, passed resolutions nstrilcti9T ~
Cass and Mr.. Stuart, the Senators from Neni,I
to vote for the repeal of the Fugitive sIava ON y
II
Nothing Legislature of Michigan passed ,arrs
fusing the use of the prisons of the State Of VJs
gan to the officers of the United States govern
to secure Fugitive slaves
1t is a FlGct-That the Know Nothing Sep,t. =
Maine passed resolutions declaring the Fp,r
slave lazy unconstitutional, and demanding ,is;
mediate repeal-and in favor of abolisliDg sar
in the district of Columbia-and declaring that h.
should never consent to the admission into the r.
erai Union of any more States with constiu.r
authorising Slavery.
1T IS q Fdct-That every governor elected lr IN
Know Nothings in the Free States is all 5b.
ZIONIST.
1T is q Fact-That the grand councils Of h.
Know Nothings in Massachusetts, Pennsv,r:,.
and New Hampshire have passed strong AtuEt
and slavery resolutions.
1t is Fact-That the Know Nothngs Of n
North are in favor of prescribing all white orl-
ers and Catholics from Office, and are at the san
time in favor of full civil liberty to FREE NEGRos
1t IS Il Fdct-That the negroes Of the North 70
with the Know nothings, and have been rleld
conapzimented for Meir patriotism in thus rs.&
by the KnooO Nothing organs.
1t is q fact-That the leaders of The Know Ntt
ings in Kentucky are, or have been Emancpatsl
lists, where ever that question has been agtatd al
they dare not deny this statement.
1T IS u fact-That the Know Nothing LcgisatrI
of New Hampshire have elected that notorious i
olitionist John P. Hale to the United States Sen1
and his colleague, Bell, equally as strong an I'll
my to the South.
1T IS q Fact-That committee of the New llaEi
shire Legislature, to whom were referred the rs
luton of the Maine Legislature on the subject
slavery, has reported in favor of union Of THEM
States to demand the restoration of the Nilsson
Compromise, the abolition of slavery in the Dbt1
of Columbia, the repeal of the fugitive slave 5
and against the admission of any more slave STAT
into the Union.
1t is E1ct-And damning one-that in b
face of all these facts, the Southern Know NOth1:
have the effrontery to claim that their party is]
tionab, and friendly to the South!
1t Is q Fdct-That not one of the facts abOves1
ed can be truthfuly denied by any Know Noa-
or Know Nothing organ of the South.