Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-30
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LETTER FROM pINEBUR MoCCAs1N.
MoccAs1NvlLLE, N. C., April 81, 1856.

MoccAs1NvnLE, N c., April 81, 1856.
NJ. Printurs OF the Standard
I thought I'd give ybu sum of my idees, on the
two Philadelphy platforms IN this letter. but have
concluded to put it off while, and tell you sumthin'
of the sayins and doins of the Know-nuthins here
sence the Greensboro convenshun. Five of the
DELIGHTS to that convcnshun staid all night at my
hotel as they went home. axed them separately
how menny DELIGHTS they had in convenshun. One
sed 300 another $780, another 480, and another $50,
while the fifth one swore there was about $40. 10
Smithers run all over the naberhood next day and
told every body that there the rise of 1900 de-
legits. I've jest cum to the >conclushun you can't
git the same tail out of two Know-nuthins no how
and if you git one in sight of the truth it skeers him
nifty nigh to deth.
To-day 10 got the Register containn the proceed
ins of the Greensboro convenshun and it fun
ny to hear him the Register man, who, he ses,
has recorded only 200 DELIGHTS leavin out full 1900
or upwards. He also swars at the edtur for fooln'
him so in sayin' there want platform. He ses
the Know-nuthins about Rolly ought to appnt
committy to watch him and supervise what he writes
and keep him strait; for if he's lowed to go on in
his own way he'll ruin the party. Ned Davolt GUS
him for bein' SIGH fool as to blievc the Regis
ter; and he laffs at him about the platform. 10
has to grin and bear it but he relieves himself sum
by cussin'. He SEES he didn't much like the Phila-
delphy platform till the Greensboro convenshun
ratified it but he reckons it's all right now. But
he thinks the resolushun about internal improve
ments the best thing that was done by any
convenshun He ses the Know nuthns is gwine to
bid railroads for every body that ant to cost
body nuthin. | axed him how that was to BE- done.
He sed he didn't xactly understand it himself, but
they was gwine to git up q big bank down at Green's
boro; and give every body as much money as they
want and then bid railroads with what's left or
sumhow that way. He scs it's plan got I'D by
MsrScaldwell, particular friend of Mr.. Gilmore
ON Expose to git that gentleman lectcd Governor
told him Mr.. Gilmore and all his supporters would
git scalded aee about August. 10 he intends to
write to Mr.. Gilmore tomorrow and git him to send
up few thousand dollars of the money of the new
| bank for him to bid railroad with 10 fully
blieves Mr.. Gilmore is to fill the Stale with money
| and cover it with railroads.
The resolushun about not givin' the public lands
to furren paupers ana convics pleases 10 mtily He
scs the cusscd urreners ought to have the lands
but that ought to give them to the natiUe poor
folks and make them all rich, and to natice rascals
so as to make them independent and deliver them
| from temtashun and make them good know-nuthns.
| l told him it wasn't with while to try to buy up
the rascals for they all belonged to his party
| 10 used to be nifty strong white basis man, an
| he don't much like the Barringer resolushun. He
SEES that very Teller Barringer tried to spite good
story last year about nun show; and he went on
! to tell me that it was show of nuns in the Roman
! Catholic Intermediates, he called them, where
there was all sorts of carryns on and dcvement.
| He ses he don't care much about white basis no
1
here in the mountns that has bin strong for white
basis, won't support Mr.. Gilmore when they find
he's platform opposed to it; and he's also af-
card the people in the East won't bieve he's sincere
in turnn' so suddenly aginst thing he's advocated
so strong for or 10 years. told 10 never heard
| him reson we'll about any thing before. Ned Da-
volt ses the resolushun don't make shue, and that
in fact it don't take posshun; but is intended
| avoid all posishuns, and he talked about nudum
pactum, de bonis non, and whole parsel of other
nonsense that didn't know nor care nuthin about
! told him it did take a posishun, but it was one
they stold from the Dimicratc party the only diff
ference bcin' that took it openly and boldly like
honest people, while the know-nuthins shrouded it
in "ifs" and /" butts" and "whereases," and at last
cum to the pint jest like man settin' down on
thorns when he knowed the thorns was there.
But must tell you sumlhin' of little old Teller
! down few counties below Inc. l b'eve his name
is Boyden, Bodkn, sum SIGH name. He's &C
tin as wringer -Gineral of the old line Whigs and
| it is sed up here the Know nuhns pay him for it.
Sumhow he gifts a meetin called for the old line
Wings. Then he gifts Know nuthns appinted cheer
man and secetary and then he has sumbody to
| call for " Boyden' 10 make speech. He gifts up
and tells the people he's old line Whig-that he
never jncd the Know-nuthins; but that he's for
| Gilmore and Fillmore and Donelson and any thing
that's aginst the Dimcrats. He abuses Gineral
Pierce as bad as black republican could do, and
| mostly for the same cause.-The Nebraska bill! But
the Know. nuthin cheerman appints conlnitty to
draft resolushuns, and of course most of the COM
nifty is Know nuthins, and they recommend the
| Know -nuthin candidits; and thus he wrings in all
that's fools cnuf to be led by him. He's bin playin
these tricks down in Iredell Yadkn and other coun-
ties. One of my nabcrs, Dan Miller, SIS he saw
him at the Ircde meetn; and that he was the ug-
licst man ever he did Sec Dan SEES he would squat
down. then jump up, stretch his eyes, twist his
mouth, and grin wuss than a possum. Dan ses he
cried onct when he got to talkin about how he loved
the Union, and that the people about there sed it
was shore sign nc got we'll paid for it, for he al
ways cried when he got big fee.
| But I've writ enuf for this time, so no more at
present Yourn IN deth,
PINEBUR MOCCASIN.
P. S. 10 has sent on that petition to Doneson for
him to jne Fillmore in Rome, and that the
news has cum that Fmores gone to Jerusaum, and
10 is troubled badly for fear Donelson won't find
| him. He SEES he don't like Filnore's leavin' Rome
till the Pope was converted. told him MIR. fillmore
was gone to Jcrusalum preech to the Mahometans;
and when Doneson got there they could go together
and try their hands on the Egipshun pyramids.
80 yes" ses Jo them bal, berous pyramids ought
to be converted to the protestant faith" told him
Fillmore and Donelson had plenty of time to do their
best on them before they got ected. So it's settled
that these champions Of Know nuthin' protestant
ism has got to go and preech to the pyramids.
CANDY KNows"-In the course of Andrew Jack.
! son Donelson's speech in Philadelphia accepting the
Know. Nothing nomination for the Vice Presidency,
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