Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-30

"GREENsBoRouGH PATRIOT. The following from
the last Grcenshorough Patriot" is a specimen Of
the unfair and grossly unjust manner II which Col
Richardson and other sound Northern Democrats
are referred to- for party effect and from party hat
red, by some Of the K N. presses of the South:
"Mr. Fuller, twill be seen, comes out unequivo-
cay and fully, in favor of the broad national con-
sentative principles of the Constitution Mr.. Banks
goes for the Black Republican doctrine up to tn:
hub and Mr.. Richardson is s0rter boo and sorter
not 5oo."'
Now, Mr.. Fuller, it is well known was opposed
to the Nebraska BILL and would have voted against
it if he had been a member Of Congress- He was
elected to the present Congress over Hendrick B.
Wright who voted and spoke for that bill, and who
was sacrificed for his fidelity to the constitutional
rights of the South Mr.. Fuller says he is op.
posed to agitation, and that he would not vote to
rc-estabsh the Missouri line that is, he acquesces
in the good work which Mr.. Richardson, Mr. Wright
and other Northern Democrats aided the Southern
members in effecting, last Congress; and he does
this, of course, with very good grace, seeing it to
be impossible to re-estabsh at this time the odious
Missouri restriction referred to- But Mr.. Richard
son has been true to the South from the first. He
has never flinched or even hesitated He has never
voted for the Wmot Proviso, though in common
with Southern members, and with few Northern
Democratic members, he voted to extend the Mis-
souri, line to the Pacific. Northern Wings would
not even concede that to the South, any than
they would fugitive.slave law-only three of them
voting for the latter, and of them for the for
Mr.. Richardson it is true, has stated that he
believes the Wilmot Provso to be constitutional
that is, he regards it measure which may be
passed without palpabe violation of the letter of
that instrument; but he distinctly declared, at the
time, that he considered such a measure as
grossly unjust to the South and contrary the spirit
of the constitution. Gen. Quitnan of Mississippi,
and three of the South Carolina members ceased for
few ballots TO vote for Mr.. Richardson after he had
announced the opinion that the Wilmot Proviso was
constitutional but after his declaration that he had
uniformly voted against it, and that he regarded it
opposed to the spirit Of the constitution, they
commenced voting for him again, and continued to
do until he withdrew his name. No will pre-
tend that the Gscensborough Patriot " is ultra
sound the question of slavery, as
Gen. Quitnan and the South.Caro.ina members re.
ferred to-
We differ with Mr.. Richardson as to the const-
nationality of the Wilm t Proviso, as we do with
or, it is we'll known, argued in the Senate of the
United States to prove its constitutonaity; the Ra
leigh Register sustained him in it; and think it
highly probable that il the files of the Grccnsbor
ough Patriot =" were examined, they would show
that the Editors of that print held the views
on the subject, in 1850, with Mr.. Badger and the
Register" A Northern man, holding such opin-
ion abstract question: but uniformly voting
with and talking for us is surely, to say the least
as much entitled to confidence as Southern men,
who agree with him on the abstract question, and
argue to sustain him in his views; and there are
many persons in the South, who would trust the
Northern man sooner than they would the Southern
men alluded to. But the Patriot insinuates that
Mr.. Richardson is no better and TO sounder than
the black Republican, Banks. We have charity
for such a course that on the part of Southern
paper The Patriot . knows better The Editor,
if he thought at all when he wrote, felt and kneac
that he doing COL Richardson gross injustice
Why, his alluson to Banks, taken in connection
with his remark about Col. Richardson, is sort of
apology for the former Banks, he says is bold and
candid, but Richardson s-to use his elegant
expression" sorter boo and sorter not boo that
is he is non.committa uncandid, dishonest. Hatred
of the Democracy will never die out among the old
Federalists of Guilford Partizans such they
are, forget even the rights of their section in
their extreme opposition to the national Democracy
Banks is Know Nothing, and so is the Editor of
the Patriot Banks is abolitionist, amalgama-
ZIONIST, demagogue, and deceitful, hypocrtical,
unprincplcd man and yet it is quite apparent that
the Grecnsborough Patriot" would prefer the ell
ecton of Banks as Speaker to that Of Col Richard.
son, who is true to the South and an honest man
and whose only fault, in the judgment of the Pat
riot is that he is Democrat.