Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-12-20

ties should be thoroughly patrolled SO as to inter
rupt extensive communications among the slaves,
and to prevent them from assembling in large mum.
bcrs Perhaps between this and Christmas. the
County Cuorts may not have an opportunity to attend
to the matter; but the magistrates of any district
have power to appoint patrols, and they should do
it without delay. In default Of their action, private
gentlemen may concert measures for the discovery
and suppression of any meditated outbreak.
This is delicate subject and requires delicate
handling. We touch it only in discharge of our i'm
reproached, after alapprehension is past with excl.
ting an unnecessary panic among timd people, than
be charged with criminal silence, in the possible
event Of real danger. As it is we have spoken with
all the reserve compatible with our object"
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser says
"Under our Geographic head will be found the
stating intelligence of negro instruction in South
Carolina. To what extent the nsurrectionary spirit
of the black population of the State extends we
arc not apprized We trust it is confined to small
extent of country, but fears for the worst.
For years past Northern emissares have been in
midst tampering with our slaves. We have too often
suffered them to depart unwhipt The evil from
which our South Carolina friends arc now suffering
might have been averted by more summary treat
ment-of abolition scoundrels when caught at their
mischief. Simply tarrng and feathering and eject
ing an aboltionist is but childs remedy, and so
far from its having the effect to stop his mischief it
will only case-harden and make him worse. Hang
them when you catch them in your midst tampering
with your slaves, say we. Your self-preservaton,
the security of yourselves and your families, and
the perpetuty of the institution ITSELF demand that
the life of an abolition emssary should pay the for
felt of his temeritv when caught at his mischief in
Southern community. There are hounds now in
the free States shreking for freedom and urging the
ignorant fanatical masses there to crusade against
institutions, who have in their time been caught
at their mischief among US and suffered to depart
unmolested.
We say this much upon the supposition that the
blacks of South Carolina are melted by abolition
emissaries-and when the matter comes to be inves-
tgated. our life for it. it will so turn out. They are
now doubtless in midst-they arc everywhere
through the Southland the entire population Of our
section should resolve itself into one vast vigilance
committee and purge ITSELF long there is limb
to hang them to, of every nterneddng abo'itionist
caught on Southern soil. Wherever you catch him,
there let him find his grave, and our word tor IT,
these instructions will be few and far between.
Better to hang two or three abolonists than to be
in continual danger of having our threats cut.
These things are the result, in the first place, Of
the late sectional contest for the Presidency and
secondly, of emissaries from the free States, who
have been sent out to arrange the plans and to carry
forward the work of insurrection. We apprehend
injury the ruling in this State but it is
we'll to be prepared with an efficient police force, IN
order that the fears of the weak and timd may
be allayed, and the destruction of valuable property
prevented. We have heard of rumors in this State,
and we have been written to by one of our suSscri-
bcrs on the subject.
When and where is this sectional agitation to stop
The people of the South did not commence it, and
| they arc most anxious for peace. They will yield
every thing but their vital interests and their honor
to preserve the Union but they regard the Fremont
party of the free States their mortal foes and be-
fore they will submit the rule, or be necessarily
disturbed by the Vaccinations OF these men, they
will put their shoulders, like Sampson, to the pillars
of the temple and crush it to the earth, though all,
both North and South, should be "ruined and FORE
done" This is no idle threat. Let the Northern
people reverse the case, and then say what they
would not do under the same circumstances And
if such things taking place now. what will be
the condition of the South if this sectional agitation
goes on eight, even four years hence?