Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-11-15

The Fayetteville Observer-Mr. Rayner.
The Fayetteville Observer of Monday last con-
tains the following:
"Tbs Richmond Enquirer the Democratic Central Organ
If Virginia. few days ago denounced JAS C. Bruce Esq,
leading Wing of that State abolitonist because he
would not De "a ons onssnd as ,e
The Raleigh Standard is earnestly endeavorng to convict
Mr. Ravner of this State of aboonsm and consequent
treason the South. We have approval for Mr. Ray
ners political but it should be stated that he the
owner of at least ten times many slaves as all the Demo-
cratic Editors in the State, allowing the latter very con-
siderable number, whilst the fact is we believe that the
most Of them own none
uacitv knavery of such charges the simplicity of
the people who believe in their TRUTH
Now. in the first place. we do not believe the Rich
mond Enquirer ever made any such charge against
Mr. Bruce; and in the second place, the statement
that we have cndeavorcd to convict Mr.. Rayner of
abolitionism," is false. We will tell the Observer
presently what hare done, and what we intend
to do; but we are determined that even the Obser.
yer shall not change the issue misrepresent u.s.
We have sone recollection of the Enquirer's ar.
t:cle about Mr. Bruce. lie was not denounced :"
as an aboitonist; but his declaration made in Pc
tersburg, believe, that he considered the Union
paramount in its claims to every thing else, CEN
sured and condemned. And in this, Judging the o.
server by its for the last year two, that pa
per agrees with the Enquirer.
We have not, at any time, charged Mr.. Rayner
with being an abolitonist but hare charged, and
we have shown, by extracts from his letters and
speeches. and by extracts from portion Of the Fill
more press of Philadelphia, as well as by compli-
ments paid him by the abolition press of New York,
that he has abored subordinate the issue of slave
~ and the vital interests of the South to inferior
questions-that he proposed to fuse to unite, to
operate with aboltionsts in the Presidential strug
gle, at the same time requiring Of them no pledge
that they would regard the Constitution the rights
of his sectionand that just before the election he
went 10 Philadelphia, at the request oil black Repub.
ican traitors, to aid in the work of transferring hon
est Fillmore men to the Fremont or fusion, nnion
ticket and that then and there he thus labored de-
nouncng portion of his own Southern fellow citi-
zcns in the grosscst and most opprobous language
infalning the real Fillmore men until they Missed
him, and characterized him as "a false son of the
South and drawing down upon himself more Sc
we're denuncations from Americans there, for his
effort 10 induce them to unite with black Republi-
this or from other Democratic papers of the South
We have the documents before us to prove these
facts. The Philadelphia News of the 4th Novem-
ber-a Fillmore paper-distinctly charges that Mr..
Rayner went to Philadelphia to task it 1.-The Ameri-
partv to prostitute itself before and beneath the
forms of sectional organization and TO ask its
bers to vote for Electoral ticket achich has none
others on it but friends Of John G. Fremont" And
the same paper adds
Lt him 90 buck tie Safe of North Clrolina, if lie dre
and tell the people there that the object of his mission into
Pennsylvania advise the American party c.Ji-
qon riA black Rpubleanisnu ond Ao,4a,n seetiooals
whose crusade aims the ASSASStNS KNIFE AT THE
HEART OF NORTH-CARoLlNA, as of every other State
south Of Mason and Dxon's line"
And the Philadelphia News of the 10th inst, con-
tains the following article, to which we invite the
particular attention of our readers
81 DODGE TO Avon POLTTICAL REspoHsIBIL1TY-The
Evening Bulletin of Saturday contains correspondence
between Reed Mlward Company and the Hon. Kenneth
and to which shall refer at lenet tomorrow. Tn
willing to make comments upon it, without presenting tt
readers the correspondence ITSELF and being unable
90 so this morning defer making extended remarks
IN relation to Mr.. Rayners conduct City the Pre-
sdenai question.
We cannot refrain however from saving what the cor
respondence published rresistby forces upon convc
ton, that it be regarded in any other light than
dodge to escape avoid the responsibility which all ru
American will necessarily attach TO his conduct Will
in this City Mr. Rayners letter is labored effort to win
dlcae his own singular and nexplicabe here
he seeks by attempting impress the public mnt
with the belief that if the Union ticket which he advocates
have voted for Mr. Fillmore; and that in this manner tn
election would have been thrown into Congress- fac
which Mr. Rayner knows very well not to be and whic
no truthful and honorable Fremont in this community
Will pretend to endorse true. Every man, who know
anything knows and better than Mr.. Rayner tina
had he been successful in his attempt the
OF the union electoral ticket the cho number Of electors
necessary to elect Cl Fremont scouW haze been gire
This lisa fact we'll understood be gansayed
for Who then Mr.. Rayner working industronsiy
I"tor Mr. Fillmore, BUTTE c4 Frennont To secure tn
election of the latter the whole aim of those who
oc'ed the Union Electoral Ticket and to aid them in
ing out the scheme and thus Pennsylvania for FRI
mont, Mr.. Rayner was brought here by them. Let hiI
Mgge and twist he may to shirk the responsibility
he cannot escape from it. he was not brought here
nerve the cause Of Mr. Flmor but to aid in transform
Mr. F1lmOres friends, unwittingy and unknowingly
themselves in such manner to elect Col Fremont. Ho
he played his part well known Neither Greeley Wee
pay aided Gis-aet s and 9i alsg Til sod
S XII Rayner; The Republican leaders, who used Ree
awkward and Company their tools to bring him her
Knew their and his conduct proved that they
mistaken in him." -
In addition to all this, we have the following, fro,
the Secretary of the Musical Fund Hall meeting j
Philadelphia showing that Mr. Filimores real friend
tnere were opposed to fusion, and that they wei
induced, by false representations, to take part /
that meeting:
The meeting of Americans at the Musical Fund Hal
" saturday evening last, which addressed by Ho
snneth Rayner, of North Carolina attracted very CO..
pubsbsd YESTERDAY
after having made fusion speech in Philadelphia, ar
he hngg been for another regretted the po
the taken and signied disposition go farther
amply an American speech Under such circumstance
wln such an understanding gentlemen were induce
part the meeting who disapprove of the vey
p'sssed by Mr. R. in relation to our local politics