Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-09-17
The Battle in the Free States.

ties are so distinctly drawn. On one side we see
the friends of Buchanan the national Democrats and |
~ few old line Wings; and on the other the dark |
and banded cohorts of black Republicanism. Mr.. |
Fillmore is hardly in the struggle, asthe recent vote
IN Vermont. Iowa, and Maine clearly shows I
I'VE have the pleasure of an exchange with the
Albany Argus, the Detroit Free Press, the Daily Bay
State, the Maine Age, the Harrisburg Keystone, the
New York Day Book, the New York News the New
Hampshire Patriot, and the Boston Post; and we
oeruse journals with interest or satisfaction
than we do these. They are all that any Southern
nan could desire. They in the thickest of
the fight with the enemies of the South and of the
Union and we can assure our readers that they are
more unsparng and severe, if possible, towards the
abolitionists than We are See how those noble pat
lots strike for the Union according to the Constitu
ton what ardor, what vehen.ence, what earnest
ness. what steadiness what vigor and boldness, as
if all the hopes of mankind hung upon their action
God speed and sustain them in their mighty work!
IT Is the cause of all mankind, for if this COnsti
tuition be destroyed, in what direction can the eye
Of the patriot look with hope? But they cannot
.ail-the majority of the Northern people cannot be
mad They must see, and they do see the blackness
'of darkness into which the Fremont men would
hurry them. The papers filed with accounts of
immense Buchanan mass meetings; and Democratic
speakers and writers, by thousands, in all the
free States, are exerting themselves with power
and will never before witnessed. Maine may have
gone over to the black fag-even New Hampshire
may remble in the storm and at last desert US but
Pennsylvania stands like the Alleghanics-and the
great Northwest will do the rest. "Never despair
of the Republic" The darkest hour, we are told,
$ always before day but the light of Democracy
lever goes out and there is no darkness to those
Who walk by faith" We have that faith. We be-
leve that Providence will shield and this Union
against all the powers of earth and hell; and we be-
.ieve that black Repubcansm is, of itself, and in
ITSELF the largest instalment of perditon that
lame up to aftiict this planet.
"How goes the fight ?"-is the question asked US
by our friends in the North. We answer, the South
will vote as unit for Buchanan-achat ,ciU the
North do? I" She aciU do all that men Gun do," is
The reply and if We fail, take care Of yourselres
The traitors must conquer before they reach
you Dissolution will not be all of the South, or in
he South-it will be here, well there; and the
raitors, if they succeed will do at fearful cost
If blood" But let elect Buchanan, and avoid all
:hese calamities. What says New Jersey? The
Trenton True American says:
1--WE happy to find that the democracy of the State
rousng up all directions. Our neghbors in Hunter
don county mastering every direction meeting
advertised for kngwcod the 10th instant at Pleasant,
Corner the 1th and delegate meetings in all the town,
numerous that find difficult to keep the track of
thcm."
A correspond, nj of the &c True American at Bur-
ngton writes:
''The Buchanan aud Brecknrdge Club held mass
ing at the City Hall Saturday evening last Long before
capacity After the singing of national air by the glee
club Rbert Tyler esq., came forward and addressed the
terv on the great question before the country
Colonel all followed Considerable length upon the
support it has received from those who formerly
nected with the whg party His speech ferven ap
against the further eneoachmens Of sectonalsm in the
country by the election OF Mr. Buchanan -
Hon. Mr.. Shepard of North Carolina followed in reply
the speech of Mr. Buringame Germantown, denoun-
cling the author convicted potroon and liar, and
serng his responsibility for all personalities against that
[The Mr. Shepard referred to- is most probably
Frederick B. Shepard, Esq, of Mobile, Ala.-a native
of this State. He is gentleman, and man If
nerve. Burlingame will not dare to meet him.
We give below other extracts, showing the feeling
of the Democracy of the free States:
"P1ck1SG THEIR FL1srs learn says the Ohio States
man) from reliable corresponden in that the
in that State for Buchanan and Breckenridge
wS hs n
have resolved forces and bring out the full
democratic strength man of intelligence, and
who posted that State doubts will enable the DEM
to give her electoral vote to their presidential
| ticket"
"GRASD Mass MEETING IN PIrrsBUnG.-We anoun
cements in number of our Pennsylvania and Ohio ex
changes of large meeting to be held at Pttsbug
the 10TH the anniversary of Perys victory Speakers dis
ting ushed for ability and eoquence, expected from al
of the Union Thirty coun ties are to De represented
fifteen from Ohio and fifteen from Pennsylvania Tss
whole jubilee promises to be of the grandes held
the Old Keystone and we'll be- for it in the cause
of her nobest and favorite son that it meets.
cal commoton which is felt to unexamped degree
parts of the State of Illinois, the ST. Louis Republ
SSss; could fill I'D our columns with notices of meetn
occurring week in various parts of the State but
is hardly necessary The Fremonters have broken them
selves down in the race before the has
Buchanan the day of election approaches L Their
any time doubt Of the result, we have very ht
now Mr.. Buchanan will carry the State triumphantly.
Another cotemporary says:
cat the immense mass netting at Tayorvie, Christian
county, Illinois, the 18th, the first speaker Genera
Thornton of Shebyvle who said that he had always bee
wing, but he could not go into the camp of aboonsn,
but would follow henceforth the true and noble banner
democratic principles Numbers of oldine wings sur
rounded him the close of his address and avowed the
intention to vote for Buchanan. Col McCernand and
B. Fckln were among the speakers. hickory pole IL
feet high raised upon the occason and in the pro
cesson the first next to the band loaded will
tityoe of the fairest of the fair dressed in white;
the centre of the wagon stood hickory pole thirty fee
hgh upon which foaed the stars and stripes There
upwards of hundred aUagons in the procession estimat
each wagon would make six thousand per
in the procession besides those who on horse
back and on foot"
"T1ppEcANoE BATTLE GROUND-FIvE HUNDRED ACRE
DEMOCRATS IN THE F1ELD.-The monster demonstration
OF the Democracy of Indiana commenced on ednesday
Tppecanoe 1t will continue two or three days The as
ltca meeting. special despatch dated Layfayette, Wed
nesday Sept. 2, says: