Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-05-21
PHILADELPHIA, May II, 1856.

PHILADELPHIA, May II, 1856.
The Inauguration of Mayor on Tuesday the 18th
witnessed by thousands The official oath was ad
ministered platform erected Independence Square;
after which ceremony the Mayor read his address,
1t is we-wren document, and has given universal salts
in complimentary terms Mayor Vaux has upon his
official duties under the most fatterng auspices and his
friends arc sansune that his administration city affairs will
prove Democratic party regardless Of personal feel
ngs have elected who will honorable means
repair the damage done to the honor and credit OF the
by their immediate predecessors in Office.
When the excitement caused by our municipal election has
died public attention will be directed to the various
matt Convention Several leading journals Of this State
have been eagerly advocating the claims OF Mr. Buchanan
and announcing him the unanimous choice Of the Pennsy
vania Democracy This is claiming too much While no
Democrat deny that Mr. Buchanan
requisite qualification fill the high office Of President Of the
Republic and that his nomination by the Convention would
be aering the pride Of and
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requires be stated that large and influential number
perfectly satisfied with Cen Pierce, and his able and eff
cient Cabinet willing, necessary to fling away all
local preudces and zeaouy labor for his election he
receives the nomination for another term.
nation of the and qualifications of those candidates
whose may be brought before the yet
avoided The one as disrespectI gentlemen who
entrusted with the selection of suitable candidate the
other likely to raise expectations the of
which may ukewarmness prejudicia to the Demo-
cratic nominee.
In politics as in mechanics action produces action
axiom winch not 10 De loSt SiSut
Mr. Buchanan The over-zeal of udicious friends will Of
effect damage to good than all the efforts Of
its avowed enemies. to be hoped for the sake Of the
great interests involved that moderate and concao
~ tone will be adopted by the Pennsylvania journals when
they discuss the claims of their avore, while awaiting the
National Democratic Convention. ~
For unknown the annual outpourng of aboli
ton fanaficsm has made its usual appearance the
al gathering of the Friends in this month being usually
taken advantage of make up something like pablo meet
ing which any other would be impossible for the
great mass people thoroughly dued and their
patience exhausted with the " thrice told tale Of niger
rights and niger wrongs" Indeed anti slavery as well
ali other ans Except Know Nothings) below
par in the agitation MARKET and it will require something
very and racy draw public attention to the thread
bare harangues Of the Northern fanatics And as
consequence, these dntested ladies and gentlemen will
abor and their attention to something that
will pay Perhaps the great success Of the last Yankee
IL slavery lectures Will pay ~ the first question put
by these modern phanhropists if not they keep clear Of
it, their holy horror Of sayery. Popery, e 10 supass
ed BY their dslke earn Subsistence BY the pursuit o6ho
est industry. ~ ! a -s@t-i. OBSERVER.