Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-23
WIN. L. TERRY.
For the Standard,

For the Standard.
MEssRs Ed TORS: In looking over the Raleigh
Register few days ago saw what purported to be
the proceedings of Know Nothing meeting held in
the town Of Smith6e!d during the Spring term Of
Smthfeld Superior Court for the purpose of ap-
pointing delegates to the Greensborough Convention
to select a candidate for the gubernatoria honors
Upon the whole, the resolutions and list of dele.
gates are mixed concern, and in perfect keeping
with all the other acts Of the party generally. In
the first resolution they speak Of Mr.. Fillmore who
if again called to the Presidency, &c. These are
indeed very strange views. When was Willard Fill
called to the Presidential chair; and that
too, by the voice of the great American people? 1
venture the assertion that even the Oldest man in
the country never heard Of such event ever hav-
ing occurred. The people arc perfectly familiar with
the circumstances connected with his election to the
highest and most responsible office in their gift and
therefore, it is unnecessary here to mention them.
If am not mistaken, the same party, under like
circumstances called John Tyler in 1910, and af-
forwards spoke Of his accidency, instead of his
calling, in terms Of disapprobaton and denounc-
ed him traitor because he acted out his
own honest sentiments in vetoing the bank bill,
which was then the darling object of their affections
Beware, gentlemen, how you act! You have been
deceived once and may be again. Your only hope
of electing Mr.. Fillmore depends upon the support
of the Freesoil- Abolition Know Noth;ngsa at the
North who are led on by such men as Seward, Hale
Ford and Giddings. If they should cast their suf
willy is it not reasonable to suppose that he will be
under obligations to them to carry out his senti-
ments as expressed in his famous Erie letter? Will
not the position taken by him, that the admission of
any slave Territory into the Union is unconstitu-
tional, be amply sufficient to satisfy the most
rabid Abolition Know-Nothing to be found in any
of the Northern States? Ifsuch is not his true DO
stion then Mr.. Donelson, who has been placed on
the ticket with him for the Vice Presidency, has be-
lied him. 1t is we'll known that quite number of
Know Nothing papers at the North are making a
desperate effort to prevent the black Republicans
from nominating Presidential candidate They
say wait and hear from Mr. Fillmore. Their argu-
ment is this Mr.. Fillmore, together with the
Wings, Republicans and Know Nothings, are op-
posed to the veto power, they have the House of
Representatives and expect to get the Senate. Mr..
Fillmore will not veto any bill-so they will be
safe He can be run at the South as a sound North
man, and at the North perfectly reliable, and
in this way their darling object be accomplished
Giddings, Greedy and Fred. Douglas at the North,
and Southern Know Nothings will join in univer-
sal shout over the defeat of the national Democratic
party, no matter who by, whether Fillmore Banks,
or any body else. Now, If these facts be true land
they cannot be successfully refuted) it be possi
BILE that these gentlemen who compose the Smith
field meeting will be found in the coming campaign
acting in concert with the persons referred toP7-
Surely, such will not be the case. Again These
very consistent Know Nothngs also declare that
they for "non-intervention on the question Of
slavery in the Territories" Now, if have not been
incorrectly informed, some of their members are
known to hold opposite views; and if their swn as
sertons to be taken thew of the opinion that
Congress has power tolegisate in regard to
If this be true land cannot think it is they would no
doubt as soonvote for one man another, whether
he be sound on the subject Of slavery or not, The
Democrats of Johnston sre aware Of the fact that
for the last twelve or eighteen months those very
same gentlemen have been constantly throwing Il