Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-10-08
:: - For the Standard.
LETTER FROM PINEBUR MOCCASIN.
NUMBER 10.
MoccAs1Nv1LLE, N. c., Oct. l, 1856.

mOCCASlNNlLLEs IN. VS. wv - Aoov'
Mr.. Printurs Of the Standard:
haven't writ to you sence the August eecshuns.
knowed you was satisfied with the result and you
knowed was satisfied, and there use talkin'
about it. We did we'll up here in the mountains
then, but we are gwine to do better in November
Joe Smithers and few others like him is still for
Fillmore and Donelson; and they make no bones OF
sayin' they'd vote for Fremont Rainum before
| they would for Buchanan any other dimicrat and
make no bones of tellin' them they are traturs
now and would have BIN tories in Revolushun.
The only difference can see betwixt Fremont and
Arnold, or betwixt Arnold and Rainum is this: Ar
mold left his country and Fremont and Rainum didn't
don't know single Fillmore man in this rejun
that is respectable. They say they for Donelson
the devil or any SIGH thing to beat the dimcrats
But our court Gums on next week and think most
of the rascals will be in Jail about the elecshun
time; for Joe smithers and nearly all his crew is in
dited for SWARM, stealin', and other crimes Buch
anan and Breckenridge will git jest about all the
votes here.
But my object in writin' you this letter is to give
you sum of my idees about what they call the old
line Wing cOnvenshun that met at Bawltymore last
month. Now, about the time them Know .nuthins
was hus.lin out of the gravel pit with dogs after
them, they was in ridiculous posishun but they
sumw hat excusable for they hadn'tsot the dogs
on themselves. But these so-called old line Wings
have no excuse at ALL for they have put themselves
in posishun still more ridiculous. The fact is there
wasn't any genewyne old line Wings at Bawltymore.
That convenshun was got up by and composed of
parsel of old bankrupt Wings that had long ago
sold out all their stock in trade to the Know nuth.
ms They went to Bawltymore as the willin' slaves
hired tools of Know nuthinism. pretendin' give
over sumthin' more to their master, when, in truth
they had no more to give The raal, genewyne old
line Whigs-them that had principle and indepen.
dence enuf to keep out of cuvcrtism-is not gwine
to ratfy the deed of gift maxim them to dark
lanternisln; but they ill obey the dictates OF pa
triotism and vote for Buchanan and Breckenridge
Selfrespect will prevent them from votin' for Fill
more and Donelson.
know several of the DELIGHTS to Bawltymore, and
don't know one of them but had already give in
his adheshun to Know nuthiniSm. There was old
Governor Morehead-and Pm afraid he has more
hedG than he1't-that presided big K. N.
mass meetn' in Clifford to which every body was
invited to cum and bring provishuns for two days.
There he made about 40 X. N. speeches, and rem
dered schedule of all his old line Whiggery He
went to Bawtymore and made speech about the
seven stars, moon, elen-yard Jobs coffin, the milky
way and fiery tailed comics, and forth; hissef the
most comical old peace of federal rubbish in the
whole congommerashun of broken down. used up
potshuns that composed the convcnshun.
Next Gums Gov. Grayham, or old Mr. Grimes, as
they call him up here. l learn that he made
speech last summer in K. N neetn' and yet he
goes to Bawltymore a old line Wing He went and
bawled and then cum back home. where he is likely
to stay. In 1852 he was Fillmore deserter, but in
SoSo
time, had deserted Whiggery. Thus he twists away
from Filmore-Fimore twists away from the Wing
party-and then with kind of double twist by both
of them, they but right up together aud say howdy.
What ridiculous fgger the old sinner cuts, and
all jest because he hates democracy and loves offs
Then there was Hon. Jno II. Bryan, of your City,
who, as seed by the Standard sum time ago, made
speech in Fillmore and Donelson meetn', where |
he took Fillmore in hand and the Bible in tother
and went it blind -holdin' on to the Bible as long
- ~
thick and thin provided only that he did not turn
dmicrat. Yet he, too, went to Bawltymore old
line Wing, without spot or bemish.
And then hear of one Banks, furriner, that
also went to Bawtymore and went for Filmore-the
very man that had taken oath to prescribe him.
OF course he can have respect for himself, and
therefore he can't expect any body else to have any
for him. If there was menny furrners like him. I'd |
60 in for soppin' them from curnin' to our shores
From these four delights may learn the char
acter of the whole. And amt they nice set of fell
ers to speak for old line Wings ?-to try to steal
and transfer old line Wings by deed of gift p
Every one of them rotten with Know. nuthinism
before they went to Bawltymore. They got up the
convenshun Know-nuthn' trick, thnkin' old |
line Wings was set of fools and would do Jest as |
they sed. l don't know how it is in other parts,
but about here the old lire Wings say they feel in
dignant at SIGH an attempt to cheat them. They |
say they used to like Mr. Fillmore but he left them,
and they under no obligashuns TO foller him,
pccally when they find him in SIGH bad company as
that OF Donelson Know. nuthlns and aboishunists.
They say that they could vote for Fillmore,
but they can't 90 Donelson and Know nuthinism.-
They say that the Bawtymore convenShun was |
nuthn but K. n. humbug, which is proved by the |
fact that they swallowed the whole ticket Doneson
and all; and they intend to lay party aside for
the present and go for Buchanan, the only that
can beat the black republicans.
There is sum other pints wanted to tech on, but
I'm tired now, and must put it off till another time.
Wen send you down sum of the newest mountain
thunder next November that ever you heard. That
of last August was only little clap compared with
next We're gwine to do our part of the %, 900
majority for Buchanan and Brccknridge.
Yourn til deth,
PINEBubR MoCcAs1N.
Our ELECTORAL CANDIDArE-It is not our pur-
pose to print an IDLE compliment in what we have
to say of the manner in which Mr. Settle, the Dem.
ocratic candidate for Elector in our District is sus-
tanning the cause and winning laurels for himself
We have heard him speak several occasions du-
ring the canvass, and we say in all sincerity and
candor, that he is one of the best speakers We
have ever heard upon the stump. His arguments
clear, striking, and to the point; and his man
ner of applying them interests the mind and COM
mands the attention, and there is popularity in
his whole bearing and address, which is extremely
agreeable and winning. We had the pleasure of
hearing him on Tuesday last, at Lexington, where
Gen. Leach spoke in reply; and not only did he
sustain himself with marked ability but his effort
was the impression of the Democracy present. all of
whom were highly pleased with his speech.
Winston Sentinel
MUCH ADO ABOUT NoTH1LG.-We see that the
Republican press are making fuss over foolish
letter of "Hon. S. d. Ingham, of Pa, Secretary of
the Treasury under Gen. Jackson" who they say
has come out" for Fremont This Ingham was