Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-27

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NO 4osAowed to1e s 81 5ting them to vote ct the
IL nsxt spssiecassSa Is On the !" corruptions
which pervade some of thedepartments Of the Sow
ernment." Shades of Gardiner and Gaiphn! hits's
er have you fed, that your deeds are SO soon fr-
gotten I! If any one thing above all others sigma
lized the administration Of Mr. Fillmore, and dist'n-
guished it from all its predecessors and successor t
was 1.-The corruptions which peryaded some OF the
departments )" not confined to subordinates and
contractors but reaching to the very highest OH
GERS under him intrusted with the management OF
affairs. wish had the figures and the facts Illus
tratng Galphinsm and Gardinerism !; but have not,
and must pass them by. If it had been known that
Mr. Fillmore would be the candidate, this count
would certainly never have been placed in the in
dictment. For integrity, industry, and fidelity to
the public interests, believe this Administration
may safely challenge comparison with any OF its
predecessors and shall remain of that opinion I'M
til something more than vague and unsupported
charge can DC shown against it.
MIR. Chairman, on a full examination, find little
in this platform to approve, and nothing that the
warmest Know Nothng-the most ardent crusader
against foreigners and the Pope-must not admit to
be Of less importance than the defeat of the Black
Republican candidate. l appeal to no section OF
the country, but to the friends of the Constitution
and the Union everywhere, to lay aside-or at least
to postpone for a time-bickerings minor ques-
tions and come up to the great work of maintain
ing the Constitution and the Union of our fathers.
Bad men arc assailing them; laborous men arc
sapping their foundations; and able men are sriv.
ing to destroy the fraternal feeling, without which
the Union would be curse. Can We not unite to
drive out the vernn that tearing out the cement
which binds together the massive blocks OF the edi-
fee? live cannot, then are We unworthy the legacy
our fathers gave us. ..., s. --..s.
If foreignism and Catholicism are evils, they are
northern, not southern evils. We Of the South are
not at1icted-if their presence is afflction-with
any considerable quantity of either. The great
body of the Know Nothings north have refused to
let their southern allies rid them Of their evils, un-
less they are permitted in turn to rid us of what
they regard as our peculiar cvil-slavery. Failing
to get the consent Of their southern associates to
any such reciprocity Of kind Offices they have aban-
doned s. the order," and joined with the B. ack Re-
publicans in war the South. Let the sou hern
Know Nothings in like manner cease their upon
the peculiar institution" ofthc North and uniting,
for the time being at least with the Democratic
party, aid Us to achieve victory secticnalism,
and fanaticism-aid us to maintain the Constitution
and the Unon-aid us to strike down the treasona-
Die flag of Black Repubcanism, with its sixteen
stars and bear aoft that old flag Of trty-one stars,
whose increasing galaxy is embematic Of the in
creasing gores of the Republic. Let them conquer
themselves and all the old prejudces Of party, and
aid us to achieve the salvation of the Republic by
the triumphant election Of BUCHANAN AND BRECK-
INRIDGE.
APPENDIX.
Extract from the speech of Hon. Samuel A. Smith,
Of Tennessee, deticered in the House Of Represea.
tatires, dprI 4, 1856.
Now, who | ask, those who elected that
gentleman, mr.. BANKS y have before me the
Of seventy five members elected as Knoo Notings,
who voted for the gentleman from Massachusetts, for
Speaker On the final ballot it will thus be seen
that, of those elected to the House by the Know
Nothings, or Americans, seventy five voted for the
gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.. BANKS for
Speaker; and that gentleman may examine the
classification l have made and correct any error
that may be in it. give the names as follows:
Know Nothngs or Americans, voting for Banks
on the final ballot:
"Messrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Barbour. Ben.
nett of New York, Bingham, Bishop, Bradshaw,
Buffinton, Burlingame Campbell of Pennsy lvania,
Campbell Of Ohio, Chaffee, Clark of Connecticut,
Clawson, Colfax, Comins, Covode, Cragin, Cumback,
Damrel, Davis of Massachusetts, Dean, De Witt,
Dick, Dodd Durfec Edie, Flagler Galloway, Grow,
Hall, Harlan, Holloway, Howard, King, Knapp,
Knight, knowlton, Knox. kunkel, Letter. Mace,
Matteson, McCarty, Miller of New York, Morrill,,
Norton, Pearce, Pelton. Pennington Perry, Pike,
Purviance, Richie, Robbins Roberts, Robson,
Sage, Sapp, Sherman, Stanton, Stranahan, Tappan,
Thorington, Thurston, Todd, Trafton, Tyson, Wal
bridge, Waldron, Watson, WEIGH, Wood and
Woodruff
"To the first list must be added the name Of Mr..
Speaker BANKS, who, it is we'll known, was the
Thirty Third Congress. The Speaker of this House,
at his election, received the votes Of sevenry-five
members who were elected by the Know Nothings,
and twenty eight who were elected by the Adolf
tionists, or Republicans. and did not receive the
vote of single member of the Democratic party"
For the Standard.
MEssRs EDITORS: Although the Know Nothings
have triumphed in our little county with their
band-many of whom said they would support the
Democratic candidates it not for the oath; they
had taken-although in the glory of their success
on the evening Of the 7th of August when the re-
turns of the election were coming in at our county
town in their favor, they marched the streets with
their upfted clubs swearing vengeance on a who
should advocate Democracy, and in fact striking
down some who even spoke as it were in its favor:
yet, we stand firm-the Democratic vote is nearly
large as it was two years ago. and only fasehoods
and misrepresentation on the and day # the
election advanced the Know Nothing vote. Not
leaf Of pure Democracy quivered in the great whrl
wind of Know Nothingsm in county on the 9TH
of August. Neither will it the 4th of Nov ember
next but its strength will no doubt be largely in.
creased against all the falsehoods they can bring for
ward or heap upon James Buchanan. Still, some of
the K Ms are harping upon the ten cent charge:
but just offer them $lO $40, or $50 to produce that
speech they endeavor to represent it and they will
not-nay cannot do it. Neither can they prove the
bargain and intrigue SANDER which they use so strong
II is fully denied and explained by an old line Wing,
Jas. B. Clay. Let Know Nothingism, Amerie anism
or leaguesm rage and foam yet it cannot nor never
will succeed while pure unveiled Democracy, which
was handed down to from such patriots as Jeffer.
son, Jackson, and host Of others-whose whole
aim was to support and maintain the consttu lion of
our glorious republic, which now is the theme of the
great Democratic party-thc only national party now
existing-the party which all good national men,