Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-03-19


As bank, it is clearly bogus We will take any
quantity, for the present, of the Bank of Fayete-
vile small notes; but we reject the issues of the
Grecnsborough Life Insurance Company" 1t is
bank in one sense, by usurpation of powers,
flooding the State with its small bills, and total.
~ irresponsible to the Legislature for ats conduct
Let "Yancy," if he can, show the contrary. His
insinuations and his abuse pass for nothing If re-
garded at ALL they regarded only to excite con-
tempt.
LATEST FROM EuRoPE.-We have seven days later
was by the steamer Arabia, which arrived at Halifax
the 18th.
The Peace Conference at Paris had held three
meetings. Rumors both, favorable and unfavorablc
abound The general impression is, however, that
negotiations arc progressing favorably for peace
The Mayor of London gave banquet to Mr.. Bu-
chauan, but the latter was summoned to dine with
the Queen, and SO could not attend.
No tidngs of the Pacific A despatch to Brown,
Shpley Co., agents of the Collins line at Liver.
pool, dated Glasgow, February 9th, says that the
steamer Edinburg, from New York, passed on Feb.
7th, large quantities of broken ice-saw on it bro
ken cabinet furniture, five ornamental doors with
white handles ladies work box, and other articles
common in first class steamers
Cotton quiet and unchanged. Breadstuffs consid-
eTably declined, and dull. Naval stores quiet
DEMOCRATIC MEErINGs.-The proceedings of DEM
ocratic meetings in Granville Pitt, Onslow, North
ampton, Franklin and N. Hanover, have been receiv-
ed, and shall appear soon The spirit with which
the Democrats and antik. Ms of the State are mo-
wing, is worthy of all praise. We have had some
experience in the politics of the State and we know
something of parties and of public men; and we
have no hesitation in saying that we have never
known the Democratic party Of North Carolina to
be so united confident and so full of the zeal
which commands victory against all odds, as it is
now. We anticipate large and enthusiastic State
Convention in April. With our great and noble
State and national doctrines inscribed on our ban
ner, and with BRAGG for leader, we shall ente.
the contest assured of brilliant and overwhelming
triumph.
a GYMNAsrIc SESAroR.-The Boston Post, refer
ring to Senator HaleS attack the Presidents mes
sage, says: "Jack Hale turned a summerset stood
on his head walked on his hands, and cut up other
antics to amuse the Senate. when the message was
read to that body, and finally resumed his seat with
out injuring any one or tearing his clothes"
"Jack is third degree Know Nothing, and is
bitter in his opposition to President Pierce as are
the members of the Philadelphia Convention
Jack dcnounces the President for having advised
the repeal of the Missouri restriction; and the X.
Ms, from both the South and the North in Conven-
ton at Philadelphia, did tie same thing. See
their new platform. "How pleasant it is to see
brethren dwelling together in unity"
New HAMPSHIRE ELEcrIoN-The people of New
Hampshire voted on Monday last for Governor, men,
bers of the Legislature, &c. The candidates for
Governor were, Ichabod Goodwin, Whig-John S.
Wells, Democrat-and Ralph Metcalf, the present
incumbent, X. N. Metcalfs plurality last year was
5,727 votes. One hundred and eighty towns have
been heard from with the following result Wells
2s,560-Metcalf 29,341-Godwin and scattering @.
2ss. The House stands 116 Democrats to 14a on.
position. Result doubtful
some OF Mr.. FILLMoRE's REcoRD-We refer those
persons who do not know much of Mard Ellmore's
antecedents to the following letter written by him in
answer to certain interrogatories:
Letter Of Mr.. Fillmore to the Erie a5olitionists.
BUFFALO, October IT. 1888.
SIR: Your communication of the 18th inst as
chairman of a committee appointed by "the Anti.
Slavery Society of the county of Erie" has lust
come to hand You solicit my answer to the follow
ing interrogatories:
1st Do you believe that petitions to Congress on
the subject of slavery the slave trade ought to be
received read, and respectfully considered by the
representatives of the people?
3D. Are you opposed to the annexation of Texas
to this Union, under any circumstances, so long as
slaves are held thercins
Sd. Are you in favor of Congress exercising all
the constitutional power possesses to abolish the
internal slave trade between the States?
4th. Are you in favor of immediate legislation for
the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbian
am much engaged, and have no time to enter
into an argument or to explain at length my reasons
for my opinion, 1 shall therefore content myself
for the present answering rnterrogatories
in the AFFIRMATIVE and leave for some future occas-
ion a more extended discussion of the subject = +
am respectfully, your most obedt serv't,
MILLARD FILLMORE
w. MILLS, Esq, Chairman
So, by the above letter it will be seen that the
know. nothing candidate was, in 1888, opposed to
admitting Texas into the Union with slavery and in
favor of abolishing slavery in the District of Colum
ba In view of these sentiments it sounds strange to
hear men denying that Mr.. Fillmore ever free
soiler. The PRONUNCIATION of just such sentiments
as the above, by prominent men, has been one of
the main causes in bringing about the present agi.
t4tcd sfata of affairs In, H..