Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-07-02
Let the South Unite /!

We invite the attention Of readers to the fol-
lowing letter, by intelligent correspondent, to the
Richmond Enquirer:
"7o tile Editors of the Enquirer:
AsroR HOUSE, n Y, June 10, 1856.
GENTLEMEN: had the good or ill fortune to travel from
rupt, contemplate "toag tiuny band of traitors that
have encountered who returning from the Black
Republican Fusion Convention lately held in the city of
broherly love, and deem it my duty to report to you
their proceedings the cars in the steamboat from AM
Of the Aston House. where most Of them congregated after
their arrival here Some of the most enthusiastic ggsr
strip of beached cottoncoth which thev had printed
in large black letters For President JOHN c. FREMONT
which they tied enghwse outside Of the passenger
which they and were seated At Burlington they tried to
get up demonstration of enthusiasm, but two
three faint huzzs from struggling loafers all
that they could raise in that village In Bordentown they
could not raise single YELL although they went out the
platform there TO beat recruits and thence along the
whole line to this city, they could find poor to
do reverence to them their candidate.
witnessed, however rich scene between the delegates
Convention on board the steamer in the Rartan river and
repet tion of the in the halls Of the Aston House,
after their arrival in this city in which they proved salts
of the most unaduteraed traitors whom the world
saw. The Know:Nothing wing charged the Back-Repub-
delpha width false promises of dividing the spoils with
them and then, when they got them there failing give
dent assurance that they would give Governor
Gardner the mission England WHILE the other hand
the Black hepuDlcanS ny
things with reasonable intention of defeating their
didate by their prescription Of foreigners and thereby
driving off from his support the large German vote of the
North Western States. In Short the words traitor and
liar passed freely between them and kindly Ia
ken that could not doubt that they properly applied
on both sdes and when left them few minutes ago,
the fsionsts in the most delecabe confusion the
Fillmore and Fremont men swearing that they would
never coaesce and the KnowNothngs swearing loudly
that they would for either of them In
things only did they agree viz their opposition
slavery their hatred of Democracyone of them going
SO far as to that he would vote for old red
that browsing the banks of the Raran if she
opposed slavery than he would vote for the De-
niocratc candidates Oh their pro-slavery platform.
The vile bitter and abusive terms in which they spoke of
the prosavey of the South and the perfect unanimy
that subject were enough scken the heart of pa
tro heard them and make him trebe for the exis
tence of the Union.
Our people have idea of the madness that rules the
the subject of slavery of the deeprooted
hatred of the people of the South that here ut
The Union be nothing to the Black Republicans
and Know-Nothngs, if the slave power must rule; and
hence entreat to beseech lay aside their
chickering's and meet the crisis that is fast approaching like
men who know their rights, and knowing dare maintain
them the three wings of the opposition to slavery and
Democracy who denouncng each other SO coarse
w. keep divided for few months longer the evil day may
be postponed the next four but from what have
heard of their hatred of the iSIGre OIgorch would
not be surprised all hear of them all cordially coaes
cling within less than sixty days from this time to defeat
the Democratic candidates. and if they should
" the Union would be longer worth preserving
Letu therefore, Gods name unite ut the South to save
the Union the reckless efforts that now being made
to dissolve it. 49, ~ II ~
In great haste, yours truly, ]. Med"