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LIGHT WANTED.

AS ''one good turn deserves another" will our
father confessor" of the Register answer US few
questions?
l. How was it that your dispatch, concerning the
Petersburg election, dated the stb the day after the
election, was all wrong?
Q. Did your dispatch say Rambault was elected
Mayor?
3. When did you receive that dispatch9
4. Who sent that lie graphic dispatch? or was it
lic-graphed after its reception?
5. Was that dispatch falsehood, or only 'ssug
gestion of falsehood ?'
g. Did that party, with Mr.. Rayner at its head,
60 to Petersburg Tuesday to congratulate SAM
upon his glorious victory? If not, why not?
Were it not an unreasonable request we would say,
Come, "tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth"
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BANK OF CAPE FEAR.-The annual meeting of the
stockholders of this Bank was held at their Banking
House, in this place, yesterday. Mr.. Miles Costin
held the proxy of the State. The only changes in
the Dirt ctory were the appointment Of Hon. VIM s.
Ashe and John L. Holmes, ESQ.,, on the pant of the
State, in the place of Messrs Reid and Fennell who,
we believe, declined reelection.
The Directory now stands:
On behqJ Of the State-W. S. Ashe, John l..
Holmes, John Walker, P. K. Dickinson
On behalfofthe Stockholders rs-Thomas H. Wright,
John Wooster, VIM. c. Bettencourt, A. j. DeRosset,
Sr., VIM. A. Wright F. j. Hill, j. H. Flanner
WI Journal
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THE CONFESSIONAL.

We, the associate editor of the Standard, cannot
but feel grateful to the old gentleman who presides
over the Raleigh Register for his interest in well
fare; and taking him for our father confessor we
will proceed, after our own MANNER to answer GER
tain nterrogatores propounded in his last ISSUE
We commence with his preamble:
There is but little difference, if any, between tho
suppression of truth, when in justice it ought to be
uttered, and the suggestion of falsehood"
That is rich for the Register, who. in the very ar
ticle under consideration suggests string of false
hoods by asking questions calculated and designed
to create false impressions. Such has been the his
tory Of the Register for years Instances might be
enumerated, but forbcar and proceed to his ques
tions:
a. Why did not the STANDARD in its account
of Leach's Franknton expose, publish what he said
about the third degree-TnAT IT WAS HOSTILE TO
ABoLITIoNIsM?" -
Simply because he said no such thing. The ques-
ton suggests naked falsehood
"2. Why did it not state that towards the last of
his developments he was forced to admit he had
never withdrawn from the order, but was still MEM
ber?"
He admitted no such thing, but said expressly that
he did not consider himself member-he had new
er withdrawn formally, but had never been in lodge
since he joined. Will the Register say that Mr..
Leach is still member? Question suggests two
falsehoods.
"3 Why did it not also state that Mr.. Jenkins,
Mr.. Bachelor and other gentlemen of the party, de-
nounced the whole proceeding and exhibition dis
honorable and base?'
We heard no delegate in the Convention or out of
it make any such denunciation. live had, unless it
had been spoken publicly in Convention, would
have been guilty of meanness to have reported it
During Mr.. Leach's speech the arrived and the
Warren delegation, including the gentlemen named
above if rightly recollect were forced to leave.
The question suggests, as Think something worse
than falsehood.
"a. Why did it not state that whilst there were
in the Convention men calling themselves gentlemen,
who justified the act, in the face of the solemn obi
CATION he had taken to keep secret what he was
posing, there also others present belonging to
| the Odd Fellows and Masons, who declared that any
one, who would be guilty of such conduct, or justi
fled it, should be kicked out of the company of hon.
| orable men?"
| We heard no Odd Fellow nor Mason declare any
such thing nor do we believe that any good Ode
Fellow Mason would make any such declaration
Some spurious one who had bartercd his OIe
Fellowship or Masonry for Know Nothingism nigh
have used such language but so did not hear it
There are four other questions that general il
their nature, and which it is of our peculiar
province to answer, especially some Of them refe
to the future, which we do not pretend to read.
etrust our venerable father confessor is satisfied
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For the Standard.
Messrs. Editors: Occasionally, and about tn
time, find myself responding to your invitation
write something for the Standard / used to, whc
less experienced, fancy frequently that we had arr
we'd at crisis in our countrys history, and that
beloved all good citizens by pen and word to strik'
for the preservation of their liberties. l now ha,.
concluded that the foundation of the governmei.
was laid too broad and strong, and the superstru'
ture too firm to be toppled in night or dismantle
even by worse than VIC have yet seen or heard Y,
it must not be forgotten that Liberty is the pric
of eternal vigilance that no wrong thing in mora
or in politics be admitted to the public min
without serious detriment and that though we a.
secure to-day, yet each day imperceptibly bring
a man nearer his grave, so each principle or measu'
established prepares the day and hour when wor
blow may enslavc us.
From my reading of history, have learnt that n
tyrant was ever born of free and virtuous peopl.
The corruption of the mass invites the usurpation
the tyrant-as in nature so in politics. decay breed
the monsters and vermin of treason. How zealously
therefore should guard public opinion and publ
morals In this holy work the Standard was nevo,
better employed than in writing down Know Notl,
ingsm. With your accustomed promptness and wit
the energy and will which commands success, 20
attack the midnight order, and it is the promner
evil of the day. give it properly prominent plac
in your attention Is it not astonishing that at thi
day such name, Know Nothing" such an orgari
ization, secret and oath bound-such principles rel
glOuS lntOleTauCe auu Vi
have found any advocates out of Massachusetts, an
Vermont? The trainers of our State Constitutio
gave us the sentiments of l776, when they made tn.
declaration "that there shall be establishment {.
any religious Church denomination in this Stat.:
neither shall any person on any pretence whatsoev.
be compelled to attend any place of worship contr:
| ry to his own faith and Judgment br'
all persons shall be at liberty to exercise their ow
| mode of worship" and "That any foreigner wb
comes to settle in this State, having first taken
oath of allegiance to the same, may purchase or b.
other just means acquire hold, and transfer land
other real estate and ater gears residence sha
be deemed a free citizen" In 1886 the sentiment,
of the people do not seem to have changed in res
pect to the this last clause but find them strik
ing out Protestant" from that section Of the Coz
stitution which excluded Catholics from Offices,
places of trust or profit in the civil department
within this State. --..
In 1857 the people Of the United States, in ord
to form more perfect Union, promote the gener.
welfare &c. did ordain and establish as the first Al
tice in addition to the Constitution, Congress sha
make no law respecting an establishment of Religio
prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abride
| ing the freedom of speech. This would seem
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NoRTHcARoLINA, WEDNESDAY, MAY Is. 1896. {.
A VILE FORGERY EXPOSED.

The Know Nothing presses of this State, and of
the South generally, have been publishing for the
last two three weeks the following, puporting to
be from the Boston Telegraph to prove that Senator
Wilson, of Massachusetts, had denounced the Know
Nothing party:
SENATOR WILSON DENoUNcEs THE AMERICAN PARTY.
Gen. Wilson gave the closing lecture of the anti
slavery course, last evening, at the Temple. He
explained for himself the position with regard to
slavery that he had occupied for twenty years, and
called upon all to oppose any party that should try
to smother the anti-slavery sentiment. He assumed
that this had been the death of the two great
parties and mast be ethcother party no,o forming.
He said this party periLous to the antiilarery
sentiment and called upon the anti-savcry party to
kill off the 'American dough faces they had the
Others" .,
1t turns, out as we expected it would, that Nr.
Wilson necer made any such speech, as the following
from the identical Boston Telegraph will show:
"The latest manauvre of the Know Nothings in
Virginia. consists in representation that Senator
Wilson of this State has Abandoned the organization.
We find the following in the Petersburg (Va) Intel
liyencer:
"'But our object in writing this article was not
to discuss the comparative unworthiness of Wilson
and Sumner, but to congratulate the American par
ty upon the welcome intelligence that has reached
us of the abandonment of their ranks by this man
Wilson The Boston Telegraph is first rate author
ity on this point, for it is the Abolition organ of
Massachusetts,, and special admirer of Wilson.
What will the nti-Americans of the Wise school
say to the following refreshing and cheering an
nouncementP We give it to them a sweet NOR
sci to roll under their tongue"
Here is inserted the above extract:
"Let it be remembered by the people of Virginia
that Senator Wilson has within the last ten days
publicly proclaimed in Boston that the american
party perilous to the anti-slauery sentiment
Put this in your pipes and smoke it at your leisure,
ye devotees of Henry A. Wise!'
"Gen. Wilson has nerer made any such declaration
Is aboce attributed to him, and the extract ohich
is credited to the Boston Telegraph nerer appeared
in this paper, until
What will these Know Nothing papers say now
Will they publish this correction? We shall see.
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THE CLINTON CONVENTION.

We learn, from the last Wilmington Journal, that
WARREN WINsLow, Esq, of Cumberland, was nom-
mated on Tuesday last, by the Convention at Cn-
ton as the Democratic candidate for Congress in the
third District. The Journal says:
"We learn from John Taylor, Esq, of Brunswick
County, who arrived in town this morning from Cln
ton, where he had been to attend the Democratic
District Convention, as delegate, that the Conven
ton organized yesterday, by eiecting George Hous-
ION, Esq., of Wilmington, President, and one Vice
President from each county; JAS. Fulton, of Viii
mington, and VIM. j. Yates, of Fayetteville, Sec
retares.
The two-thirds rule was adopted. The Guberna-
toria vote of last August was also adopted as the
basis upon which to be governed in voting.
The Convention was very full one-every Coun-
ty being represented.
Upon the seventh ballot WARREN WINSLOW,
ESQ.,, of Fayetteville, selected, the standard
bearer of the Democratic party, of the third Con-
gressional District for sent in the next Congress
of the United States.
The Editor, Mr. Fulton, was detained at Clinton
last night, in order presume to draw up the pro-
ceedings of the Convention. Otherwise we would
have been able to give full report of the doings of
the Convention to-day. We learn that very strong
Ant-Know- Nothing resolutions were adopted, and
that MIR. Winslow being in attendance at Court was
informed of his nomination soon after it was made.
lie accepted of the some in short but most appro-
pirate Speech endorsing the resolutions adopted by
the Convention with his whole heart.
We are pleased to learn that the Convention was
conducted with the utmost harmony and decorum,
and that the best sort of feeling was evinced This
augurs we'll for our party.
We now unfurl our banner to the breeze, and defy
Know Nothingism, or any other ism that may spring
up" .I
Messrs Winslow, T. S. D. Mcdowell, of BIaden,
and Norment, of Robson, were in nomination.
The Democracy of the third District have can
ddate who is worthy of the cause, and Of their best
exertions in the canvass. Mr.. Winslow will be tri
umphantly elected, the calculations of the dark-lan-
tern Order to the contrary notwithstanding.
The next journal will no doubt contain the pro.
ceedings, which shall take pleasure in laying be.
| fore our readers
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THE WHITE-LIvERED PARTY.

On Tuesday morning last, the day after the elec-
ton in Petersburg, market house and other pla-
ces were ornamcnted with X. N. white livers Some
called them hearts, but they evidently either
ivers gizzards. 1t requires no spirit of inspira
ton to divine their meaning--we read them thus:
"We scared-we turn pale-our gizzards are
white-our doom is sealed. :"
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Democratic Meeting i'm Northamptoa!o

At meeting of the Democrats of Northampton
County, held in the Court House, on Monday, the
Both ult DR.. W. s. Copeland WAS called to the Chair
and Jno. Rogers appointed Secretary. The Chair.
man explained the object of the meeting and made Q
few remarks in relation to the history and usages of
the Democratic party. The following resolutions
were then offered by John B. Bynum, accompanied
by a few appropriate and spirited remarks, and
unanimously adopted:
Resotred, That we concur in the proposition to
hold Democratic Convention at Gatesville, on
Monday, the 2lst instant for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidate to represent this District in the
next Congress. -a' 80
Rsso1usd That the Chairman of this meeting .p-
point delegates to represent Northampton County in
said Convention.
Resotred, That all secret societies for political
purposes are contrary to he.sprt and genius of
government.
Resoloed, That while we regard the secret politi-
cal organization called Know Nothings as an artful
and nsldious movement, intended only to aid in de-
featng the Democratic party in order that Whg lea
dersi may obtain the spoils of office we depore its
mischievous and dangerous ten lency.
hssotced, That the proceedings of this meeting be
! Standard
In accordance with the second resolution the
Chairman appointed the following delegates, viz:
Thos- g. Tucker, DR.. Jno. II. Moore, Cyprian @.
Daniel, B. F. Lockhart, Jno. j. Long, Benja F. Jor.
dan, Thos Jordan, Jos. n. Rogers, James II. Deber-
Jonathan 7. Gray, NJ. w. Smallwood. VIM T. Josey,
Henry G. Edwards, Jesse Blanchard, Isaac Baughm,
John Bynum, w. NJ Crocker, W. g. Jordan, and
Wade II. Gains.
ing contest. Know Nothingism has shown its sign
in Northampton but not its face, in open daylight
We ask but al. open field and fair fight, and we
defy it.
| On motion the meeting then adjourned.
| w. s. COPELAND Chr'n
| Jso E. ROGERS, See'v.
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NuMpHn 1914.

The latest accounts from GertschakoA, dated April
22d, state that after twelve days bombardment the
allies fire was becoming weak and caused little dam
age to the works. s,..s,sssFz,
The magnetic telegraph is now complete from
Louden to the Crimca, except few miles between
Bucharest and Rushuck, but the British Government
retains exclusive use of Il. -.
The Dukes Michael and Nicholas were again
their way to the Crimea. .Lz-s :.
Prince Menchikoff is not dead
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~ The Hllsborough Recorder and other Know
Nothing papers in this State, have published the
election of Mr.: Minor, Know Nothing, as Governor
of Connecticut by the Legislature but these papers
silent in relation to the freesoil sentiments of
Gov. Minors inaugural address. This is in keeping,
however, with the policy Of the midnight organiza
ton. As little as possi6le for tie public eye, is one
of its established rules. ar.,z--sa - So. Il
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DEATH OF HoN. W. T. CoLQUIrr-The last Charl-
eston Mercury says: 1--WE have by telegraph from
Macon the melancholy news of the death of the Hon.
WALTER I. CoLQUITr, q prominent State Rights
Democrat, who formerly represented Georgia in the
House of Representatives and the Senate at Wash
ington. Mr.. Coquitt was great natural orator, and
had, while he took part in politics, q leading nAu-
ence in Georgia. As jury lawyer he was one of
the most effective of his time"
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Tbe Stanbarb,
RALEIGH. SATURDAY. MAY IL. 1855.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
HILLsBoRoUGH, May 2, II

HTLLsBORoUGH, May 2, 1855.
To the DELEGATES appouted to nominate Democratic candi-
date for C6ngress In tie Fourth Congressional District.
GENTLEMEN: George W. Thompson, Esq, who was NOM
mated Congress by the Convention at Franknton
the 18th of last month"; having declined the nomination.
hereby call upon to reassenble at Frankllnton on
FRIDAY, the 18th instant for the purpose OF making
another nomination.
Allow me- gentlemen the earnest hope that as
many of you possibly attend, will do So
j. ALLISON, Gtnu'n.
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The ARAroR for May has been received. 1t is
good aumber, and the publication will doubtless
prove worthy of an extensive patronage We are
pleased to learn from the Standard that the subscrp
ton list is rapidly increasing. Terms dollar per
annum. Address Thos- j. Lemay, Raleigh, n. c.
HiLL Recorder
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THE RED CARD.

How many of our X. N. friends have received that
red card informing them that X. n travelling agent
would be in Raleigh in few days with documents
for sale? Has that agent come yet He stated he
would be here but ga few days" Do let us know
when he comes-we want to make some investments
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HW The Star suggests" base falsehood when
it nsinuates that any caucus at this place has de-
termined on the democratic candidate for Congress
We at loss to perceive the motires of the STAR
and they are such as no honorable man would en-
tertain. Mr. Doub may make the most of this We
only brand him as he deserves, and as the circum.
stances demand. 80 +,
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SHIpwREcKED.-Boston, May s.-The ship "Liv-
ing Age" is reported as having been lost in the
China Seas. She an American vessel, and was
bound from Shanghai to New York, with teas, and
her cargo was valued at near $500, 900. She was
heavily insured in Boston and New York.
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ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC VIcroRY.-The Know Moth.
ings were defeated the 7th in the municipal cleo
ton at Harpers Ferry, Va All the Democratic
candidates were elected by large majorities.
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BRILLIANT TRIUMPH IN PETERSBURG.

BRILLIANT TRIUMPH IN PETERSBURG.
The Democrats Of Petersburg achieved brilliant
triumph over the Know Nothings in their election
of municipal Cficers on Monday last. They elected
their Mayor by 152 majority, and all the other off,
GERS but one They have clear majority of six in
the Common Council, which consists of twenty four
Well may friends of the "Cockade CITY" exult
over this result. They have acquitted themselves
admirably. The result is significant of the action
of the people of Virginia the 4th Thursday of
this month. The Southside Democrat says:
"The vote for Mayer is not less strikingly con-
elusive of the contempt into which Know Nothing
ism has sunk in this community.-For, notice the
facts A Democrat C) was nominated with view,
of course to drawing off members of the Democra-
tic party from the support of their candidate. The
present Mayor, while most excellent officer, had
given in his official administration of justice fancicd
grounds of complaint for numerous malcontents,
and from this feeling, it will not be denied that the
Know Nothings counted largely on numerous ac-
cesson to the vote of their candidate. Finally the
vote for Mayor was by ballot, in the dark, where
Know Nothingism always delights to do it's work
of assassination. Still laboring under these disad-
vantages, the Democratic candidate is elected by
one hundred and 1tty-tseo ootes
And thus We might go on and prove in the case
OF the vote of each candidate, that the result is
grand Democratic triumph, that demonstrates not
only the miserable weakness of the Know Nothing
organization in this city, but that foreshadows
majority for the Democratic State ticket of between
TWO hundred and fifty and three hundred
never before were the Democracy Of Petesburg
SO SO thoroughly harmonious united and organized
Ihey are animated with but one feeling and that is
70 lend helping hand in winning glorious and
great victory in Virginia over Know Nothingism on
the 4th Thursday in May" s. - 4; - = :
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APPOINTMENT. Washington, May s.-George p.
Scarburgh, principle Professor at William and Maryis
College, Va, has been appointed Judge Of the Court
of Claims, in place of Lumpkin declined Scarburgh
never had any connexion with political affairs
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TEMPERANCE CoNvESTIoN.-Boston, May s.-The
Massachusetts, State Temperance Convention opened
at fremont Temple this evening. The Gov'r was
present at the commencement.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
IT,. - L'y,.ysz, NJ -,

H The Star, following in the wake of the Reg
lister. suggests falsehoods about suppressions
of occurrences in the late Franklinton Convention.
Why have these gentlemen been SO long in making
their discoveries? How happens it that they now
bring their charges? We shall not now denounce
these whig- g-federasam efforts they deserve but
we dare either both of the sheets alluded to, to
bring any of the charges direct. That is the way,
gentlemen-dont whip round three four corners
and interrogate, insinuate and suggest. Come out
openly, and we will meet you. We know you pre-
fer darkness and inuendo rather than light, because
you know you-are wrong; but we want to bring
you out into light. Toe the mark, if you dare.
The FOREIGN NEws.-The foreign intelligence
which give to-day by the Asa leaves little hope
for speedy termination of the European war; The
bombardment OF Sebastopol still going on, with
losses on both sides, but with good prospect of
success on the part of the allied powers. The nego.
tiations for peace had been discontinued, and the
opinion in England was that the must continue
for heightened period. The London Times consid-
ers the policy of the new Gar as more aggressive
than that of his father
England has effected loan of sixteen millions
sterling to the Rothschilds, on terms which, as cor
respondent of the New York Herald states place the
consols at only 80. The Heralds correspondent re-
fers to this loan as of the evidences of the de-
clining credit of England
twA friend has handed us "Tarif of freight
the North Carolina Railroad, printed, is sta
ted the BILL at "the Office of the Carolina Guilt
Gator, Raleigh" Mr. Cookies imprints have hereto.
fore been "o6ice of the Southern Weekly Post. I"
How many printing establishments is he carrying
on? Here is evidence of two. He is public off,
Ger, and ask for information but we trust that,
for so doing, we shall not be charged by Mr.. Wad.
dell, one of the Editors of the Know Nothing Post,
with being hostile to the humane" institution with
which he is connected
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In the vicinity of HilIsborough the 7th instant DR..
VIM. CAIN aged about SO years.