Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-30

disturb political system and especially one like
ours, do you make mo allowance for passion, for
PRIDE for in6rmity. for the burning sense of even
imaginary wrong? Do you assume that all men, or
all masses of men in all sections, uniformly obey
reason; and uniformly wisely see and calmly seek
their true interests Where on earth is such
fools paradise that to be found? Conceding to
the people Of the fifteen States the ordinary and
erage human nature, its good and its evils its weak
ness and its strength for one, dare not say that
the triumph OF such party ought not to be expect
ed naturally and probably to dsunite the States
With my undoubting convictions, | know it would
be folly and immortality in me to wish it. Certainly
there are in all sections and in all States those who love
the Union, under the actual Constitution, as Wash
ington did, as Jay, Hamilton and Madison did; as
jackson, as Clay, as Webster loved it. Such even
is the hereditary and the habtual sentiment OF the
American heart. But he has read life and books to
little purpose who has not learned that bosom
friendships" may be Z" to resentment soured, and
that no hatred is so keen deep and precious that
"And to be wroth with we love,
Will work Ike madness in the BRAIN
He has read the book of our history to still less pur-
pose, who has not learned that the friendships OF
these States sisters but rivals soveregns each with
public life, and body of interests, and sources OF
honor and shame of its own and within itself, dis
trbuted into two great opposing groups, are all OF
human ties most exposed to such rupture and such
transformation.
have no time in these hasty lines, and there is
no need to speculate on the details of the modes in
which the triumph of this party would do its work
of evil Its struggle to obtain the government,
that struggle is conducted, is mischevous to an
extent incalcuable That thousands of the good
men who have joined it depore this is certain, but
that does not mend the matter. appeal to the con-
science and honor Of my country that if it the
aim of great party, by every species of access to
the popular mind by eloquence, by argument, by
taunt, by sarcasm by recrimination, by appeals to
PRIDE shame and natural right-to prepare the ma
ton for struggle with Spain, or England, or Aus
tra, it could not do its business thoroughly.
Many persons, many speakers-many, very many,
set higher and wiser example, but the work is
doing.
If it accomplshes its object and gives the govern
ment to the north, turn my eyes from the conse-
quences. To fifteen States of the South that gov.
eminent will appear an alien government. 1t will
appear worse, it will appear hostile government.
1t will represent to their eye vast region Of States
organized upon anti-slavery, flushed by triumph,
cheered onward by the voices of the pulpit, tribune
and press; its mission to inaugurate freedom and
put down tho oligarchy its constitution the glitter
ing and sounding generalities of natural right which
make up the Declaration of Independence. And
then and thus is the beginning of the end.
If necessity could be made out for such party
We might submit to it as to other unavoidable evil,
and other certain danger. But where do they find
that? Where do they pretend to find it? Is it to
keep slavery out of the territories? There is not
but Kansas in which slavery is possible. No man
CO, Washington or Minnesota. national party to
give them to freedom is about as needfu and about
as feasible as national party to keep Maine for
freedom. And Kansas Let that abused and pro-
famed soil have calm within its borders; deliver it
over to the natural law of peaceful and spontaneous
immigration; take off the ruiian hands strike down
the rifle and the bowie knife; guard its strenuous
infancy and youth till it comes of age to choose for
isef-and it will choose freedom for itself, and it
will have forever what it chooses.
When this policy easy, simple and just, is tried
and fails, it will be time enough to resort to revolu.
ton. 1t is in part because the duty Of protection to
the local settler was not performed that the demo-
cratic party has already by the action of its great
representative convention, resolved to put out of Of
flee its administration. That lesson will not and
must not be lost on any body. The country de-
mands that Congress, before it adourns, give that
territory peace. If it d. time will inevitably give
it freedom.
have hastily and imperfectly expressed my opin-
ion through the unsatisfactory form of letter,
to the immediate duty of Wings. We are to do
what we can to defeat and dsband the geographical
party. But by what specific action can We most eff
fectually contribute to such result is question of
more difficulty. 1t seems now to be settled that we
present no candidate of our own. If we vote at all,
then, we vote for the nominees of the American or
the nominees of the Democratic party. AS between
them shall not venture to counsel the wings of
Maine, bvt deem it due to frankness and honor, to
say, that while entertain high appreciation of the
character and ability of Mr.. Fillmore, do not SYM
pahze in any degree, with the objects and creed of
the particular party that nominated him, and do not
approve of their organization and tactics. Practically
too, the contest, in my Judgment is between Mr..
Buchanan and Col. Fremont In these crcumstan-
ces vote for Mr.. Buchanan. He has large expert
ence in public affairs; his commanding capacity is
universally acknowledged his life is without stain
Il am constrained to add that he seems at this mo-
ment, by the concurrence Of circumstances, more
completely than any other, to represent the senti-
ment of acknowledgements, warm and compre-
hensive-without which, without increase of which,
America is no longer America and to possess the
powerand trust the disposition, te restore and keep
that peace, within our borders and without which
all our interests demand, through which and by
which alone we may hope to grow to the true great
Very respectfully,
Your fellow citizen
RUFUS CHOATE.
To E. W. FARLEY and other gentlemen of the Maine
Wing State Central Committee.
not been much of speechmaker, but in the few
sketches of his earlier efforts which have been pre-
served there is good deal of point As cur neigh
bors of the Banner and Patriot are good deal con-
cerned about the charge of bargain and corrup-
ton" we will help them to short speech by the
Major recent as 1874. Referring to our files of
the Nashville Union for 1874, we find an account of
great Democratic Meeting in this city in August, of
that year. A part of his account is as follows:
"The Hon. Lynn Boyd of Kentucky, was to have
addressed the meeting on the second day but in
the progress of the discussions, Maj. A. j. DONEL-
President, announced to the meeting that he had
lust received a note from Mr. Bovd Informing him