Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-06-16

tbsn q corrupt L was told before my departure
from social circle in Wilkes that some Willy c9ul
TRUMAN said that Cook was on the r'giie ~
last suppose he only meant that his
trines would moor him safely at the taiiu u NJ
where where he will realize his eutoplan area ,,;n
Though the Wing party still boast OIL hei fiii
Toombs Stephens BaaS pn Meredith HES
ter Reed and Michie, she must fall since her grca.
support in Wilkes county has deserted her ~
Draesiaiua ct dulce decus" nostrum, must DC t'le
latin a1nentaton of the Wing party over the loss Oh
Mr.. Cook If Mr.. Cook will excuse our hasty leave
of him, we will let the people know what tae nes.
Sam Smith did on the occasion In the nrs' p..o1
Mr. Cingman, not knowing that Smtn fea0 g1t tI,
into the habit of preaching, said the hno" tNo''
inc organizotion was composed of "brohen down pol
iticians and hypocriticai preachers, ""u 4ut
scripture extensively to show tnat ti's nA1ule "
politics. preaching and Know Nothingsin was sum.
what incongruous This pious turn OF thouSh1 on
Clinoman's part his reverend majesty consdeTeo
very nrofane He therefore, became very mug
nant. and poured forth torrent OF abuse OH W.
mansn foreigners, and the present aohalllist'
which aroused very enthusiastic Democrat, VINO
very unceremoniously spouted forth the oanlne ,
lie i in plain Anglo Saxon The speech was very
weak indeed! So much so that Mr.. Chngman pau
very little attention to 1t, thinking tnaC Ihe 1uP
nic bowls of the pulpit would make more religious
than po,itical converts. Both of the Know Noun
ing orators claimed that their party was pro-sia'e!y
hut have the American Organ by my slde when
dscloims NIL connections aohGteUer 9olh the St0OeTy
Observation-Disclosures advocates nor impugns the prin-
cines of this institution They were careful to give
themselves little trouble about the election Oh "
Fl. Seward and Wilson, by Know Nothing leglSlar
lures to the United States Senate or the deposal Vi
Judpe Loring (by the legislature though vetoed oy
Gov Gardner) and [ presume they would nave
given themselves less if they had known what was
next to follow bill disquaifying any attorney 10
nractice law in Massachusetts, who hereafter Shall
act for a slave claimant. Truly this. is " Union "
on q late STYLE Truly the eloquence OF Clay, Doug-
las Cass and Webster has been spent IN Valn II IN
diyidual States claim and exercise the right OF an
milling n positive constitutional law. The ultra
States right doctrine is entirely thrown in the shade
by this truly "Know Nothing leglsiature-each
State is no longer sovereign power, actng IN suo-
ordination to superior council, but the CONSTITUTION
is mere name to be set aside at the pleasure OF lg
norant fanatics The Washington Union" says
in a late ISSUE "there thousands OF Northern
Wings who stand aloof from Know NothlnSs Lei
Southern Wings consider this and stand 5oidly IN
their ranks and fight bravely. The Democracy VIII
still respect them as gallant party The political
death of Rayner will not effect any thing; ms LOT
mer threats resulting from disappointed ambition,
NAV be described by the Wing party in that lninl'
table couplet of highly classical latin:
"Muscucurret penum led
Contra meum magnum ad
There was once man who courted two girls at
the same time and while he talking to one the
other came upon the loving pair expectedly This
one named Sally, was highly indignant and
expressed her sapprobation, when the other equal
lv dissatisfied, laid aside her maidenlv reserve
and explained, "Sally, who asked you for your
gab?' 1t is with the fear of being asked this same
question that close my remarks on this fertile sub
iect wrote unasked, with the hope that the pub
lie might hear something of ''Know Nothingsm y
in the place where l have been visit. | know
but little of the faults merits of the parties here
spoken Of and therefore conscientousy say
that write with the hndcst feelings for ALL 1helr
own blunders lay them open to keen satire from
their opponents, so that they must pardon my ap-
parent venom 1 sincerely hope that the old parties
are still alive though their opponents say they are
dead and buried! We anticipate but little damage
from the apostacy of Rayner, Flournoy, Patton,
Beale, Smith, Miller, Reid, Stowe, Shepard, Gentry
of Tenn Reade, and many others of less impor-
lance in politics, medicine and divinity