Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-04
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.

gTesso1al Rstris convened in the City Of Raleigh the
eerg e. by the G. Of h
ESQ Col Wills is whitaker, Geo Allen, A K Clements Clements,
KimbEough Jones, w. R; Poole, Saml Whitaker, and
A. Allen and G. f. Far rec Secretaries ""
The following communications from invited guests
then read by one of the SECRETARIES: 1, % ,0zz
DEAR SRI have received your invitation President
people Mass Meeting of the Democrats and antiKnow
Nohings to be held in Raleigh 3st instant. need
scarcely that it would afford great pleasure to meet
my friends that occasion, and give what aid could in
suppressng what believe to be- of the most reprehen
be and dangerous with which this country
has ever been visited and at the time to minge
pies of the Democratic party have proved eminenty
cess and still prepared to meet and overthrow, by
combinations which seek to arrest the onward march of
those principles securing the prosperity of this glorious
Union OF ours But other engagements will forbid me the
And now what is the proud position of the Democratic
party heretofore organized is extinct It claimed that
the new ary has arisen upon the ruins of the o old
those attached to this Know Nothing and
We are however reminded that of the Know Nothing
candidates for Congress were Democrats Whoever
though acquainted with the antecedens of these cand
will turn perceive exempfcation of the large
number of prominent Democrats who claimed to have
present all political abandoned
pregnant admission that Democratic policy is right! And
what have to meet An inolerant secret, oath
bound party waging Democratic national adj
minstraon Sc ekng to fan the country into a religious
utons and to falsify what has become maxim here
America is the asylum of he oppressed"
Recently have some of the objectionable conse-
quences of this agitation. Even here in North Carolina
Political re pushing no the arena
already candidate for Congressone more chap
the Maine liquor law the ally Of Know NotRingisn
Norand others making their appearance in the political
pho n" Rno Sen i'm ppes
craft trust and believe all good and patriotic men will
Is of
ism? Do not the signs of the times at the North and the
uel1St @tol we nave mere warn US 't mere Is u p
to be dreaded because he to absove his people
the consequences of taking false oath? And Is not the
power to be feared from Know Nothing Council
in Philadelphia which processes 10 absove its subjects from
Democratic party reprobares all this pocorel la
nacsm, condemns the feeling which begat the alien and
sedon law justly obnoxious to the American people,
plants itself upon The Constitution and the Democratic
under which has made such prosperous and
powerful country presents candidates able and true and IN
vtes the cooperation of those manly and independent
Wings who win not take the oath. There is one subject
energies of all Southern Southe institutions
since swept the Notwithstanding States And by
whose aid and influence were many If not all OF these free
soil and abolition trumphs acheved BY Know Nothing
ISM And therefore, be distracted by appeals,
from this party here against Catholics and foreigners
ton of this happy government of by the northern
wing of this party? mott believe not. We have
opportunity, which hope will avail ourselves of, to
national administration, crippled at the north
as has been by an adherence to our rights
and show appreciation of the good and there
whom have been sacrificed contendng for those
rights.
The conviction is irresistible my mind that within
the has to through the
veret ordeal have Witnessed and the conviction
is equally strong that the overthrow Of the Democratic
y will precptae crisis greatly be feared and depored
by the patriot and philanthropist.
Hoping that your meeting may be productive of much
good and encourage the efforts of your sound and able
standard bearer, Mr.. Branch am
Very respectfully,
Your obi serv
ASA BIGGS.
NJ A Bledsoe ESQ., Pres of the Democratic Club of the