Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-12-24

violence among our own negroes? Shall we not be
admonshed by timely discoveries in other States
Or shall we neglect own security, until We, too,
are exposed to extreme alarm, not to actual peril
The military system Of Virginia is in utter dilapi-
dation. Out OF the cities We have no organized
means OF protection against sudden emergency.
Every consideration, then, suggests the necessity Of
adopting Immediate measures of prevention. OBJ
vousiy the best thing to be done under the circum
stances. is to appoint patrols for the countless and
to stimulate the polio Of the towns to rgor and
vigilance. 1t is especially important that the coun-
ties should be thoroughly patroled so as to inter
rupt extensive communications among the slaves,
and to prevent them from assembling in large num-
bers. Perhaps between this and Christmas, the
County Cuorts may not have opportunity to attend
to the matter; but the magistrates of any district
have power to appoint PATROLS and they should do
1t without delay In default of their action, private
gentlemen may concert measures for the discovery
and suppression Of any meditated outbreak. 4.
This is q delicate subject, and requires delicate
handling We touch it only in discharge of our i'm
perative obligations to the community. Better be
reproached, after all apprehension past, with excl
ting an unnecessary panic among timid people, than
be charged with a criminal silence. in the possible
event of real danger As it lis, have spoken with
all the reserve compatible with cur object"
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser says
"Under our telegraphic head will be found the
stating intelligence of negro insurrection in South
Carolina. To what extent the insurrectionary spirit
OF the black population of the State extends, wo
are not apprized We trust it is confined to small
extent of country, but our fears are for the worst
For years past Northern emissares have been in our
midst tampering with our slaves. We have too often
suffered them to depart unwhipt. The evil from
which our South Carolina friends are now suffering
might have been averted by more summary treat
ment of abolition scoundrels when caught at their
mischief Simply Earring and feathering and eject
ing an abolitionist is but childs remedy, and SO
ho, .f
will only case-harden and make him worse Hang
them when you catch them in your midst tampering
with your slaves, say we. Your sefprcservation,
the security of yourselves and your families and
the perpeuty of the institution itself, demand that
the life of abolition emissary should pay the for
felt of his temerty when caught at his mischief in
Southern community. There are hounds now in
the free States shreking for freedom and urging the
Ignorant fanatical masses there to crusade against
our institutions, who have in their time been caught
at their mischief among us and suffered to depart
unmoested.
We say this much upon the suppositon that the
blacks Of South Carolina are melted by abolition
emissaries-and when the matter comes to be inves-
gated our life for it, it will turn out. They are
now doubtless in midst-they are everywhere
through the Southland the entire population of our
section should resolve itself into vast vigilance
committee and purge ITSELF long as there is limb
to hang them to- of every intermcddling abotionist
caught on Southern soil. Wherever you catch him,
there let him find his grave, and our word for It,
these instructions will be few and far between.
Better to hang two or three aboltoniss than to be
in continual danger of having our throats cut
These things are the result, in the first place, Of
the late sectional contest for the Presidency and
secondly, of emissaries from the free States, who
have been sent out to arrange the plans and to carry
forward the work of nsurrection We apprehend
injury to the ruling in this State; but it is
we'll To ha 1rith fficien
order that the fears of the weak and timid may
be aayed, and the destruction of valuable property
prevented. We have heard of rumors in this State,
and we have been written to by one Of our subscri-
bcrs on the subject
When and where is this sectional agitation to stop
| The people of the South did not commence it, and
they are most anxious for peace. They will yield
every thing but their vital interests and their honor
to preserve the Union but they regard the Fremont
party of the free States as their mortal foes and be-
fore they will submit to the rule, or be incessanty
disturbed by the Vaccinations of these men, they
will put their shoulders, like Sampson, to the pillars
of the temple and crush it to the earth, though ALL
both North and South, should be I" ruined and fore
| DONE" This is no idle threat. Let the Northern
people the case, and then say what they
| would not do under the same circumstances. And
if such things are taking place now. what will be
the condition of the South if this sectional agitation
goes on, eight, or even four years hence?
The Legislature.
The three great questions of the session, to wit
Revenue, Internal Improvements, and Currency
have not thus far been fully brought before thu
two Houses; but the indications that they soor
will be. These questions may be expected to ab
sorb to great extent the attention of the Legisla
ture until its adjournment.
On Thursday the proposition to charter the Peo
ples Bank, introduced by Mr.. Caldwell, was under
discussion in the Commons. The bill will probably
be voted on to-day. Friday. Our impression is tha
it will be defeated by decided majority.
The committee charged with suggesting the way