Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-09-13
The Battle in the Free States.

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is Union Disunion ); and it is fortunate for tie
country that the lines between the contending par
ties are so distinctly drawn On one side we see
the friends of Buchanan the national Democrats and
a few old line Wings; and on the other the dark
and banded cohorts of black Repubicanism Mr..
Fillmore is hardly in the struggle the recent vote
in Vermont, Iowa, and Maine clearly shows.
We have the pleasure of an exchange with the
Albany Argus the Detroit Free Press, the Daily Bay
State, the Maine Age, the Harrisburg Keystone, the
New York Day Book, the New York News, the New
Hampshire Patriot, and the Boston Post; and we
peruse no journals with interest or satisfaction
than we do these. They all that any Southern
man could desire. They are now in the thickest of
the fight with the enemies of the South and of the
Union and we can assure our readers that they
more unsparing and severe, if possible towards the
abolitionists than we See how those noble pat
riots strike for the Union according to the Constitu
ton what ardor, what vehen.ence, what earnest
ness, what steadness, what vigor and boldness, as
if all the hopes of mankind hung upon their action
God speed and sustain them in their mighty work
1t is the cause of all mankind for if this Consti-
tuition be destroyed, in what direction can the eye
Of the patriot look with hope? But they cannot
fail-the majority of the Northern people cannot be
mad They must see, and they do see, the blackness
Of darkness into which the Fremont men would
hurry them. The papers filled with accounts of
immense Buchanan mass meetings; and Democratic
speakers and writers, by thousands, in all the
free States, are exerting themselves with power
and will never before witnessed. Maine may have
gone over to the black fag--even New Hampshire
may trembe in the Storm and at last desert US but
Pennsylvania stands like the Alleghanies-and the
great Northwest will do the rest Never despair
of the Republic. " The darkest hour, are told,
is always before day but the light of Democracy
never goes out, and there is no darkness to those
who walk by fath' We have that faith We be-
eve that Providence will shield and save this Union,
against all the powers of earth and hell and we be-
lieve that black Republicanism is, of ITSELF and in
ITSELF the largest nstament of perdition that ever
came up to affliet this planet
"How goes the fight ?"-is the question asked US
by our friends in the North. Weanswer, the South
" i'll vote as unit for Buchanan-arhat soiW the
North do? "She aciU do all that men can do," is
the reply and if fail, take care Of yourselves
The traitors must conquer before they reach
you Dissolution will not be all of the South, Or in
the Soulful will be here, as well as there; and the
traitors, if they succeed, will do so at fearful cost
OF BLOOD But let US elect Buchanan, and avoid all
these calamities. What says New Jersey? The
Trenton True American says:
awe happy find that the democracy of the State
rousng all directions Our neighbOrs in Hunter
don county are mastering IN every direction meeting
advertised for kngwOod the 10th instant, at Pleasant
Corner the lth and delegate meetings in all the town
ships the 18th instant The meetings in other parts
numerous that find difficult to keep the track OF
them"
correspondent of the True American at Bur-
lington writes:
"The Buchanan and Breckenridge Club held mass meet
the City Hall Saturday evening last Long before
announced the large hall filed to its
club Robert Tyler esq, forward and addressed
assemblage for than an hour. His speech
crly argument on the great question before the country
Colonel all followed at considerable length upon the
position of the democratic party and the patriotic
support has received from those who were formerly
nected with the wing party His speech fervent ap
peal TO the oldne wings to aid in throwing barrier
against the further encroachmens of seconalism in the
country by the election OF Mr. Buchanan ,
Hon. Mr.. Shepard of North Carolina followed in reply
to the speech of Mr. Burngame at Germantown, denou
cling the author convicted pOtroon and liar, and
sorting his responsibility for all personalities against that
| individual"
| 1.-THE Mr. Shepard referred to, is most probably
Frederick B. Shepard, Esq., of Mobile, Ala native
of this State. He is gentleman, and a man Of
nerve. Burlingame will not dare to meet him..
| We give below other extracts, showing the feeling
of the Democracy Of the free States:
P1cKING THEIR FL1Nrs learn says the Ohio States
mani from reliable correspond ents wa, that the
prospects that Buchanan and Breckenridge
very Hatterng The result of the August election has
nervcd our friends with q determination, and they
have resolved to organize forces and bring out the full
democratic strength-whch of intelligence, and
who posted that State doubts will enable the dem
tiehef give "s' s's''''A' ''s 70 'ns''
| "GRAND MASS MEETING IN PITTsBURG.-We anoun
cements in number of our Pennsylvania and Ohio ex
changes of large meeting to be held Pttsburg
10TH the anniversary Perry victory. Speakers dis
tnQushed for ability and eloquence expected from al
fifteen from Ohio and fifteen from Pennsylvania RI,
whole Jubilee promises be of the grandes held
the Old Keystone and well may be- for 1t is in the cause
| of her nObeSt and favOrite son that it meets"
"How GOES THE Speaking of the great politi
cal commoton which is felt to unexamped degree
in all parts of the State of Illinois, the ST. Louis Republ
ave could fill up columns with notices of meeting
occurring every week various parts of the State but th
hardly necessary The Fremonters have broken them
fairly under way and this will give tremendous advanag
Buchanan the day of election approaches. l: Their
at any time doubt OF the result we have very it'll
now Mr.. Buchanan will carry the State riumphantly."
Another contemporary says:
"At the immense mass melting at Tayorvile, Christian
county, Illinois, the 10th, the first speaker Genera
Thornton of Shebyyle who said that he had always bee
wg put ne could e. INTO the camp mp OF
democratic principles Numbers of oldine wings sur
rounded him at the close of his address and avowed the
intention to vote for Buchanan. Col. McCernand and
B. Fickiln among the speakers. hickory pole IL
feet high raised upon the occasion; and in the pro
lirty-ohe of the fairest of the fair dressed in white;
the centre of the wagon stood hickory pole thirty fee
upwards of sic Anded in the procession estmat
ing each wagon would make six thousand per
in the procession besides those who came on horse
back and on foot.