Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-06-27
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Col. Ruffin in Newbern.

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Col. RufRn in Newbern.
MEssRs. Ep1roRs.-This bold champion of Freedom
opened the campaign here on yesterday, the l2th
instant in manner that must have awakened the
ire of those snakes in the grass the sefstyed Anne
rican Party, but more appropriately denominateo
" Knew-Nothings." saw many present, whom III,
NOR says, belong to the fraternity They seemeu
not to enjoy the casgation mach: but as the gal
liant Colonel was telling than the TRUTH why
they could not object; for he "preached" las an
old bue-light called it afterwards0 from the @oc"-
,nents and called upon any person there TO cohCra
dict them and one did, it is to be presumed
he told the direful truth. 1 noticed quite large
number of the bone and sinew present, as IL was
Court week, and they appeared, to man, TO ENJOY
the manner the Colonel was tearing away inc MASK
from the deceptive clap-trap expressions ana SEMI
yuents that iniouitous party cothe their real views
IT, order to gull poor unsophsticated creduIIty Col.
Ruffin spoke on other subjects, but Teaiiy Nho"-
Nothing ism nuts that he Delighted to crack.
COL R. first announced himself us the unanimous
nominee of the late Democratic District Convention,
held at this place about week ago; and then went
on to review his course in Congress, and to compare
his votes with his published opinions four and two
wears ago. showing that they agreed exactly, and
that he still held the opinions. He clearly de-
monstrated to my mind, that the many log rolling
schemes to obtain money from Uncle Sam, tried
at the last Congress- were nothing moro than false
pretences to get gifts flor large capitalists to run
grand steamers to Europe, that we here in N.
Carolina could not obtain mail facilities IN all places
where they are absolutely wanted, the money aP-
propriated for the expenses of the Post once De-
partment being expended in gratuat1es to men whose
nurses are already plethoric and other antirepub-
can abuses For my part, in view OF the hu1nlllat-
ing spectacle that England presents to view that
land of arStocratc legislative taVortlsm and prlde
it behooves us to be particularly careful that our
Government be very economically administered, or
we shall have the incu6s of debt crippling our Ma
tona energies in the precise manner that it is doing
with our quondam step-mother country. 1t does
ftofy
colonies of Great Britain from the very strict adhe
renee they maintain to the manners and customs of
that theoretically free, but practically absolute Isle
Iindoo castles are not more exclusive, nor do the
former worshippers of the car OF Juggernaut BOW
their necks with more meek submission under the
wheels of their soveregns carriage than do the En-
gIish people to the will of the aristocracy. We are
made of different materials, in this country, (both
native and foreign ctzens,) and there is too much
intelligence among the people to be thus taken in by
the tinsel glitter of wealth. without it is accompanied
with corresponding worth.
The people who live in the country are less under
the influence of the catfish aristrocracy than those
who live in towns, as they look to Providence alone
for support; whilst we, who live in towns, and
dependent the public for support, are in mea-
sure compelled to keep in with the Great Moguls
who hold the pursestrngs of the community
Hence, you see they are less easily led into great
monstrosities, like the Know-Nothing one, than
toWnspeople, who are sometimes compelled to do as
these" Great Moguls" do, in order to insure sutfi-
cient supply of that very necessary article for ones
self and farnily-bread and butter.
COL R. proved most conclusivsy, that the whole
scheme c9ncocted years ago. at Exeter
Hall, London, by that celebrated Worlds COnven-
ton" at which Lord Morpeth presided attended by
few whites and one or two free negroes from this
country, which had for its object the abolition of
slavery that it was understood at the North, and
it was osteasi0ly to put down foreign and Catholic
influence, as to be received at the South but in
reality to abolish slavery destroy the Union;
hence the advent of the Angel Gabriel! l presume
the privileged classes of Europe and their pinchbeck
mitators in this country, would willingly this
proud fabric crumble to ruins, hoping to blot out
from the maps, and from the pages of history, every
thing that has tendency to freedom But they will
never succeed; for although error may for awhile
succeed, yet Truth will ultimately prevail for it has
got to be too well understood No from the
" upper ten" circles need ever expect to misrepre-
SEMI the views hereafter of the business and laborng
classes
Col. Ruffin will get majority of $500, it is said,
BY those versed in such matters.
INDEPENDENT.