Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-23

- :. Of tha membefs Of the Legislature, the Know
Nothings have elected and twenty three,
the Denccrats twenty nine, and the Wings three,
NO far IS heard from. All the Know Nothing mem
bersof Congress are said to be elected Remember
this is Mr. Pierces State, and may, therefore, be
regarded as an abandonment Of thu. firm of Pierce,
F0rney, Seward & Co.. This American victory &C.
CURED on the same day the Virgins American can
didate was nominated. The former may be taken
as precursor of the result of the latter.
The members of this House whose election as
thus greeted in southern State, among the most
unwavering of the Free-Soif majority; and the next
thing we heard of that glorious Know Nothing Leg,
isature was that it had elected John T. Hale, ana
another like him, to the United States Senate.
Such were the means yesorted to to blind the PEG
pie of the South to the appalling dangers into which
Know Nothingism was precptating the country, ana
the South in particular. Is not the charge, made
last summer, that the triumph of Know Nothlnglsm
at the North was the triumph of Aboltionism, tuAy
proven by every test vote yet taken in this House!
And the end is not yet" Day by day the country
is being precpitated towards revolution by the 0ha
and frenzied Free Soil fanaticsm of the Know Moth
ing majority of this House. Even now we arc threat
ened with consummation Of the fell purpose 70
paralyze the Government of the country by refusing
supplies to carry it on, unless the Democratic Senate
and Democratic President will permit this House TO
dictate legislation incompatible with the peace OF the
country, if not destructive of the Union. The gen.
tleman from Indiana, Mr.. DUNN,] who stands at the
head of the Fillmore electoral ticket OF his STATE
openly proclaims that he will never agree to apPro
pirate dollar to carry on the Government, unless
it is coupled with the restoration OF the missouri
restriction It will not be forgotten how boldly II
was denied last summer, and with what assurance II
was declared by the initiated, that th!rd degree
Know Nothing could not be an Abolitionlst.
"The order' having proved so potent lever at
the North for raising into power the oroken-oo"n
politicians of defeated party it was selzed On at
49,
for a large number of aspirants, who, under every
other name had been rejected by people OF tnat
section. 1t came silently and secretly; and unth
long after its establishment and its lodges had been
organized in every county, and in almost every
neighborhood, we ignorant OF its existence
among US. I, myself, at the moment it was achlev-
ing and until long after it had achieved the exploits
at the North which filled this House with Abolition
lists, entertained suspicion of its existence
in our midst than I have at this moment that Mas
sachusetts emgrant aid societies are established IN
the city of my residence. It not only came secret
", but it under the guise of association no
way interfering in politics. except to prevent re-
petition of the dscreditable scenes to which have
alluded as having occurred in 1862. It's friends pro-
fessed to eschew all offices and promotion for them
selves: denounced "the wild hunt after Office, which
characterizes the age" and bewaled "the purer
days of the Republic, when Office sought the man,
and not man the Office" Such professions of mod
Grafton and disinterestedness disarmed suspicion.
Thousands joined it who withdrew ascertaining
that, whilst the pretext was to keep foreigners and
Roman Catholics out of Office, the real object
to keep out Democrats and that whilst ostensiblv
declining all Offices for themselves their main funda
mental principle-the one which could never be
violated by "a brother with mpunity-was
preference of themselves and another, not only
for every Office, but for every employment in the
cou2try.
[To BE CONCLUDED IN OUR NEXT.
For the Standard.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY DAVE LODGE No. 81,
10. O. F.
MocKsvMLE, Aug. l6, 1856.
WHEREAS We have just heard with much sorrow
of the sad and sudden demise of our brother, Geo.
Wilson, under circumstances peculiarly distressing
and affective to his family and friends Therefore,
Resolred, That we deeply and sincerely deplore
the unexpected ard distressing event. that has cut
him off in the midst of his strength and usefulness
and deprived this Lodge of an active, jealous and
esteemed member.
Resolced, That we most heartily condole and sym.
pathze with his bereaved and stricken children who
are deprived thus suddenly of kind and affection
ate father, while still mourning the fresh loss of
mother
Resolusd, That the cordial thanks of this Lodge
are due and hereby freely rendered to the breth
rem of Hebron Lodge, No. 55, of Missouri for their
kind and benevolent attention as shown to our de-
ceased brother and his afflicted daughter.
Resolred, That as some slight token of our sense
of our loss the members ofthis Lodge wear the usu-
al badge of mourning on their left arm for thirty
days.
Resozued, That copies of these resolu tons be sent
to the children of our deceased brother and to He
bron Lodge, No. 55, Missouri, and that they be pub
lished in the N. c. Standard and the papers of Sal
isbury, N. G.
j. M. JOHNSON, secy.