Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-03-12
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RALEIGH. SATURDAY. MARCH 8. 1856.

&RALEIGI. SATURDAY. MARCH 8. 1856.
THE PLATFORM AND THE NOMINEES.
What do The X. n and Whig presses of this State
by of the neso platform and Of the X. N nominees?
Let us -
The Fayetteville Observer, an old Wing paper, re-
erring to the nominations, says
'This is a somewhat unexpected result to us, after
Inc doings OF the Council of that party achere the
reesoile1x appeared to hare erery thing their
ca J. They admitted the abolition set ct Delegates
trom Pennsylvania, excluding the mationat set
They abolished the 18th section ofthc old PLATFORM
against the and violent opposition of the
South. They adopted new platform, d"sed "pon
generuHties, ehich nay menn any thing no,hing
according the feeling Of the reader. These drove
off large portion of the Southern members, who
gave up all for lost, and denounced their Northern
associates to their faces as aboltioniss. Suddenly,
in the Convention, VIC arc surprised at the Seces-
sion of large portion of the Northcrn members,
Indicating that they found that they were about to
be ont-voted in the selection of the candidates and
that there so little nationality in the party, that
neither section pretended TO affiliate with the other
any longer thar it could iumph that other
They could not compromise matters. The one sec
tion of the party is Inanifcstly abolition, and the
other equally anti-aboton. There is middle,
nationnt ground, for the nhole purity to stand on.
This isa deporablc fact but it is fact"
The Observer says of Maj Donclson, she is a
man for whon VIC have very small respect and for
whom we should cast vote. if at all, most reluc-
tantly." The Observer then adds:
"Mr Fillmore is a conservative Whig 1t is doubt
ful whether he ever Joined the Know Nothing party
1t has been stated Buffalo, where he resides that
he never did. Mr. DouclsOn is a locoioco who did
|ion the new party, (because, as has been alleged,
President Pierce declined to give him the share Of
the spos 10 which Inc thought himself entitled) He
g. Al.
and has snch standing as man of talents as to
make his nomination to such high Office matter
of course
Under all the circumstances, they present
themselves 20 our minds, we are not prepared, at
present either to adsocnte oppose the election Of
this ticket Our policy and duty it strikes US,
is to await events, and be prepared to WELD what
little influence may possess, in such way as will
tend cffectualy to the defeat of the enemies of
the South and of the Union.
The course proper to he pursued bv the Wings
will be for consideration and decision their
Conventions, State or National"
The Wilmington Commercial says:
g 1t will be seen by the proceedings Of the Con.
ven,ion that Mr. Fillmore has received the noInina-
ton as candidate for President. There time
and under different auspices, when this nomination
would have been hailed with great satisfaction by
the Southern public But the party which has no.
minated is very much scattered and weakened by
scccdcrs both northern and southern, and presents
hope ef his election
Some of our street politicians not little Of
Tended, when sometime ago stated our opinion
that the Southern Know Nohngs would have to
throw good deal of platform matter owe, board, il
they desired sustain the constitution and to pro-
tect Southern rights. The general council having
done the very thing we told them they would br
compelled to do, trust the odiun of our inti,na
ion assumes more softcred aspect
But the southern portion of the organization have
got to do yet great deal more. They will be in
different to The interests and safety Of beloved
South if they do.not fall in with the party thai
stands on constitutional grounds That portion o
the Democratic party which adopts the platform o
President Pierces Message, is in fact, the only
,titutional partyi in the country-and the only one
that will sustain that character between the presen
lime and the Presidential election.
{ We state what we believe to be the facts of th
case. Some think the name democrat" !" a very
ugly one-they cannot abide it. 1t may be to thu
prejudices of some persons a very bitter pill. Bu
you've got to take it, Sonny or do worse"
The Editor Of the Commercial talks right to tn
point. Unlike some of his brother X. Ms, he pre-
ers the rights of his section and the perpeuation
the Union to the indulgence of mere party rejudic
y and feeling.
The Raleigh Register is, of course, in ccstacie
pver the nominations. According to that paper
here never was such ticket before. But the Ed
tor makes one declaration which is little singular
n his issue Of the 1st inst, he says:
There is one circumstance connected with th
election Of Messrs Fillmore and Donelson as tn
nominees of the American party, that We desire Il
make impressive. The nominating Convention
either accepted nor rejected the platorns g the va
lonat Council, but, property escheacimg aU PUT
Forms, left the nominees free from all pledges ant
unfettercd by any other restriction than those achicj
are imD0SPd Iu the Federal COnstityt;0n -