Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-10-29
]. Parker Jordan. ESQ

]. Parker Jordan, Esq.
Parker Jordan, ESQ.,, of North Carolina, hasre-
.snly been in New York, Brooklyn, and Philadel-
oba by invitation, speaking to the people on the
.reat questions of the day. On Tuesday last he
smoke in New York, following the Hon. Daniel s.
dickinson We copy below the substance Of his re-
marks, as we find them reported in the New York
papers:
Come introduced Hon. p Jordan of North Carolina who
s EsrLExEN have come here from the flowers Of the
nuy South, and listened with pleasure to the eloquent
ch of your statesmen standing for the South
G South will feel security in knowing that the stream
u, Cheers) lind freemen in this State right this
at question 1t is contest for human rights and ber.
the Constitution tor which our fathers expended
hao,eath children. We called on 10 stem the
ren and place country where will be unmoved by
Rnt as nv honorable friend has sad if country to
neis it be by parreda blow let US rather becrush
,t meet dissolution let it be by tyrant hands,
Of The soil consenting to the sha meul deed told you
secured by the Constitution We for the first time find
, right denied by party and section country shows
f inimica for little spot of earth called Kansas.
han keep agitation they had yielded but when new Ter
ory had been added then it the gallant Douglas
James BUCHANAN, offered to extend the COmprO
mise to the Pacific This proposition was. however,
ed bv the northern phaanx aud the compromise oSO
was passed. .,h ,;,,.,d ,. MI, 1v,. A..
great son ofte North was excluded from Faneu Hail. the
W. find Democrats and Wings uniting they come from
Ashland and Marshheid and if friend present
wnnd name your Dickinson with his need of praise as
coming in the passage of that measure. Then was intro
ued the doctrine of self government, and the Compro
mise Of 1850 and the Kansas bill identical in principle
The Unon Mr. j. continued could not be secured by blood
Stand shoulder shoulder with you it has done before.
lie called on the people OF the North to stand BY the prn-
The principles Of the Adamses and Hancock
He reviewed the watch-words OF the Repnbcans-free
Speech labor and free territory Free speech all
Of was guaranteed by the Constitution aud by
the common law BY our fathers blood and
born Americans and no man could appropriate it 10
brooks whipped Sumner. The South does approve the
manner and the time when that DONE bat because
two night and quarrel it is dissolve the
Uno Is there anybody here who thinks Sumner got
LEX anss. More laugh er) The South however, did
NOS approve tthe act regard to the time and place.
an s liberty Of Wen
enaroed carry out the fugitive slave law you find
Theodore Parker organizing resistance and foreigners gath
vng round your flag Cheers Free speech-it was when
Burugame declared there should be antislavery God
au-sarery Constitution and ants!avery Bible. 1t
WAS free speech when Beecher and Theodore Parker desc
Grated Affair." and Church. and bie the holy Sabbaihs
land DO you desire that of free speech which
inches slaves to light up the darkness of midnight by
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Mr. Jordan said he proud to ind Union men
North aud he would tell the South what hearts and
open he had met and when you 60 South you will find
protection and friendship Then, though the storm brew
ing and the clouds lowering let the watch-word be-
"united stand divided fall" Then let rally for
GA union of lakes union of lands,
union of States now and ever;
\ union of hearts and union of hands,
And the flag of our Union forever"
The New York Day Book says:
"SpEEcH Mr.. JoRDAH.-We call the attention of
readers North and South the admirable sketch of the
speech the Hon. j. Jordan delivered in the Park yes
tiav. The members of the Grand Council of the Young
Democracy feel under the deepest obligation to Mr. Jor-
dan for his presence the and that they have
listened of the abest and eloquent of
North Carolina. Mr. Jordan will be welcomed with
right greeting by the young Democracy of the Em-
pre City, He earneast rapid speaker and following
he did, the Hon. d. s. Dickinson 1t is sufficient to
he unclaimed the attention of the thousands gathered
the Park and he progressed to the CLOSE it was
with cheers of approval"
1t affords US pleasure to record such compliments
paid to son of North Carolina. Mr. JorGans pres
ence as speaker among the distinguished men Of
New York, was hailed with qualification; and his
friends have right to feel proud of the reception
extended to him and the impression which he made.