Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-12-03

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same ticket With the black Republicans in order
to defeat James Buchanan. Not content with this,
he went to Philadelphia, and there spoke and labor
ed for several days and nights, to induce the Fill
more men to unite with the black Republicans-his
object being to divide the Electoral vote of Penn
sylvania between Fillmore and Fremont and thus
send the election of President to the black Republic
can House of Representatives He had proposed,
long before, to "ignore" the question OF slavery
that is, to act with Northern abetoniss requiring
from them no pledge to respect the rghtssof his
ton We regarded the question of slavery as para
mount and therefore preferred the election of Fill
to that of Fremont; he regarded the defeat of
Buchanan paramount, and set about the work of
effectng it. not knowing what the result would be
to his section, or to the Union of the States.-
He preferred party to country; preferred coun-
try to party He consulted his political prjudces,
and was governed by his ambition and his burning
hatred towards the Democratic party we preferred
Mr.. Buchanan, and felt confident of his election;
but we foresaw that fusion would strengthen FIRE.
mont that to elect Fremont or to send the election
to the House to put in peril if not destroy the
Republic; and so we deprecated fusion, and for
getting our preudices against Mr. Fillmore earnest
ly hoped that if Mr.. Buchanan should not succeed
that he would and that the prospects of the fusion
lists and black Republicans might be blasted. This,
moderately and fairly stated, Mr.. Rayncr's po-
sition. We denounced him for his conduct. We
did so IN severe terms. We called him neither an
aboltionist a black Republican, for we did not
regard him such; but VIC characterized fusion as
Fremontisn; and Frcmontsm abolitioniSm and
we spoke of him, as we felt in the discharge of our
duty he deserved to be spoken of, untrue to the
federal Constitution and to North Carolina. We
impeached both his patriotism as public man, and
his political integrity. We had right to do this,
and it was our duty. By his conduct in Philadcl-
phia he wounded and grieved thousands OF his
brother Americans, honest Fillmore men. He talk
ed and plead for fusion, and still in that City and
County -Ur. buchanan gained fifteen thousand ootes
They were as upon him as We were. They
declared they never would fuse with the FIRE.
monters and they reproached him for having gone
there to SOW discord in their ranks. Mr.. Fillmore
was not with him, for we do not believe he ever sent
or authorized the despatch which read in Phil
adephia, advising fusion; and thirty thousand
"Americans " in Pennsylvania voted the straight )"
Fillmore ticket Mr.. Rayner was not, therefore, as
true to his section or to the Constitution Mr..
Fillmore or the thirty thousand Americans who
thus refused to fuse.
Such are the facts and such was our course to-
wards Mr. Rayner. sour offence hath this extent,
no more" For this he assaied personally, in the
store of Mr. Pomeroy in this City. 1t is of no sort
of Importance to the public what sort of fight We
had, or how it commenced. Neither party was in
iLred Mr. Rayncr endeavored to weld, with some
effect, heavy stick ard he armed with ps-
tol, which, however, he did not attempt to use. We
had no deadly weapons, and so informed him before
the struggle commenced. We had never carried
deadly weapons. Many bitter expressions were
used on both sides, before and after the rencontre
which we neither recall nor repeat. Let them sleep
The Democratic committee kneao all the circumstances
Of the assault, and they spoke Of them accordingly
We know, from conversations with some of the
committee after the meeting, that it was no part Of
their intention to characterize the assault in its per-
soaal aspect With that they had nothing to do
They referred to it only "unjusti6able and
cowardly attempt to restrain the freedom of the
press "-and if, from any feeling of kindness to
wards us personally they had interposed themselves
between Mr. Rayner and ourself, men, should
at once have claimed and exercised the tight o
protesting against it, and of preventing any sucl
intcrposition. We ask man or body of men t.
fight our personal battles, or to stand between III
and those who may choose to assail us personally
no matter on what pretext for what cause.
1t is not true, stated by the Register, that "the
resolution does not agree with the public sentiment
of this place. Nor is it true that the conduct of Mr.
Rayner generally approved is it true that The
''course of the Editor fthe Standard was such tina
some ofhs personal friends even said they would no
blame Mr.. Rayner if he should call him to account
We have no such personal friends rcpudiat'
and scorn all such.
That Mr.. Rayncr's assault upon US, and his un
worthy conduct a public man in Philadelphia
has the approval of portion of the people of thi
community, we do not deny. There are person
here, as every where else in the world whose part
prejudices are stronger than their of right
stronger than their attachment to their native land
and there are others in this community, who com
whom the Editor of the Standard has been contend
ing for nearly fourteen years. and who are, in sew
eral respects, closely associated with Mr. Rayner.-
And then again there others, like the writer c
the article in the Register to which are replying
who fattered by any little attentions which sue
man as Mr.. Rayner may bestow upon them; an
others, who, possessing no independence, and hav
ing no will of their own, alternately fear and low
him, on account of his manner towards them, hi
wealth, and his social influence; and so, considering
all these things, it is not surprising that the Edito
of The Standard should not in this matter, be unan
imously sustained by this community. We have n
family influence great amount Of wealth, veneer
able and tme.honored aristocracy to sustain u.s. w
ra1y ,,por opd holopr IN tho If the Deon1e