Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-09-17

Know Nothing s. Roorbacks, ;, Exploded.
The Know Nothing papers are publishing as =
curious development" statement Of 4 Mr. Bates,
of Michigan, late Of California, to the effect that Gov
Floyd Of Va, in August, 1856 made an offer to Col
Fremont, in the name Of the Democrats of Virginia,
Of the Democratic nomination for the Presidency
This man Bates, we learn from the Detroit Free
Press, is man Of bad character-but he is not too
mean to be black Republican witness. The fol-
lowing letter from Gov. Floyd, which we find in The
last Washington Union, thoroughly explodes this
Know Nothing falsehood:
"AB,NeDoN, va Sept. 6, 1856.
hasten to answer kind note received This morning
ana 10 say that there scarcely shadow of foundation for
the statements contained in the slip you me- never
had an interview with Fremont except his own seeking
him of anything for myself Others He never expressed
any for the repeal of the Missouri Compromise in
never him until met him in New York; and after
short acquaintance considered him very light metal mot
withstanding Mariposa and extremely nformed upon all
political subjects broke off all communication with him
political subjects because that the influences which
governed him were abolition These the simple facts
and the only thing about which worries think
that the of gentlemen in the confidence of p
be made let the subject Of
~ JOHN B. FLOYD"
Will the Fayetteville Observer, and other K N.
prints, which have given circulation to this "cur-
GUS" fa!sehood, make the correction?
Again The Know Nothing and black Republic
can papers circulating the statement that there
is Fremont Electoral ticket in Virginia, formed of
Democratic members of the Virginia legislature
The following, from tie Richmond Enquirer, also
explodes this alsehood:
Fremont TICKET IN VIRG1N1A-The Fremont Electoral
Ticket i'll Virginia. of which hear much in North
ern papers, proposed and nominated by Fillmore
gan in this citywhether in spirit of fun with the
rious purpose of aiding the black Republican party
than we will undertake to determine The National Amer
lean certainly the first suggest Fremont Ticket
this State and to publish list of Electors for the black
Republican party 1t is equally ndispuabe that the sug-
geson and eagerly adopted BY the black
Republican politicians who being extremely anxious d-
vest Fremont of his exclusively sectional character
only too glad of the opportunity to deceive the people
North with the idea that he is seriously supported
gna So the Americans Electoral Ticket for Fremont
i'll Virginia paraded with exation in the black Re-
publican papers But the thing did end here The
Fillmore people in this State by whom the Fremont Ticket
originally nominated, osensiby Us a Joke accept the
repubsh it as grave reality! The invention travels
North is endorsed by the Fremont PRESS back and
again issued here genuine CURRENCY Now this may all
be intended as capital jest but it has very ugly look
izing another persons signature.
There is no Fremont Ticket in this State and there will
be The gentlemen of whose such unwarrant-
able use IS made will no doubt indemnify themselves fol
the injury. The authors of the libel
punishment perhaps as they iattered themselves"
Will the Wilmington Herald, and other K N
Southern papers, which have given circulation, with
air of exultation to this falsehood make the cor
rection?