Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-16

Rreckinridge, and the national Democracy
s.,,,@ r,1ry CosKt-The Kalamazoo Gazette con-
t.ins a letter from Anthony Cooley, for more than
\ Quarter of century citizen Of Michigan, and a.
ways q Wing, declaring adherence to the Democrat
ic party. He writes:
81 can hold no Communication with the cohg'onl,
Grated organization made up of oil the issues ana
actions Of the day. led on by reckless demagogues
whose only motto is to rule or ruin. snail' l
live till November next give my support to the only
national fthe Democratic) party, ana deposit my
vote for James Buchanan and john y. brecklnr'age,
for president and Vice President of the United
States"
The Gazette makes the following announcement:
Or. David E. Deming, q long -tried, consistent ma
tional Whig and formerly State Senator and Judge
of this county, declares his hostility to the sectonai
black Republican party, and goes IN lor tne consul
thousands of patriots who are daily placing them.
selves in the ranks of the only party now left that
marches with the flag and keeps step to the music
of the Union"
Press) all over the State. In this city we can our
selves count not less than thirty influential and pro-
minent gentlemen, hitherto active Wings, who will
vote for Mr.. Buchanan. They compose the flower
of the old Wing party here We suppose there are,
altogether from two to three hundred old Wings IN
Detroit who have, within few weeks past, deter
mined to act hereafter with the Democratic party
MORE CHANGEs-The Selma Sentinel, the Auburn
Gazette and the Montevallo Herald, three warm adj
vocates of Know Nothingism in Alabama last year,
have declared in favor of Buchanan and Breckin-
ridge. Colonel Bethsa, the Know Nothing Senator
from Mobile county, John Whiting, State-bank COM
missioner, Hon. Geo. D. Shortridge, the candidate
of that party for Governor last year, Hon. j. NJ:
Withers the Know Nothing mayor of Mobile, and
Hon. Alexander White, a Wing member of Congress
in 1859 from Alabama, have avowed their purpose
to support the Democratic nominees for President
and Vice President. These are few of the many
accessons to the Democratic party in Alabama since
the nomination.
OLD-LnE WIGS IN THE FIELD IN TENNEssEE.-We
ore very much gratified to learn that a number OF
our recent ratification meetings have been addressed
by old-line Wings. At Knoxville the Hon. Jno. II.
Crozier, WIG. Swan, Esq, Col. j. R. Nelson and
Col Geo. w. Mabry, four of the most popular men
in East Tennessee took the stasd in behalf of Blu
chanan and Breckenridge The meeting at Char
lotte on Monday last addressed by that old vet
eran and compeer of Major Henry, n. H. Allen, Esq.
of Montgomery. For true native cloquence and
personal popularity, Mr.. Allen has but few superb
OFFS in the State. He will do yeoman service in the
contest opening, as he expressed an intention,
we are informed, to canvass large portion of the
State Major Lowe, of Robertson, another old stan.
dard-bearer in the days of Whiggery, was present,
and made telling speech to the delighted auditory.
We observe also that Col. E. NJ. Yerger, of the
abest debaters and most gifted speakers of the old
Wing ranks is advertised to address the ratification
meeting at Memphis. Senator Jones, it is stated,
will soon be out in letter for Buck and Breck.
Three cheers for Tennessee!
NEW YoRk.-There are three Democratic papers
in New York City, contending manfully for Buchan-
an and the Union-to wit, the News, the Day Book.
and John Mtchels Citizen" the Irish organ. 1t
is not true that the Germans going for Fremont
A few infdel Germans have declared for him; but
the great body of the naturazed Irish and Germans
nr;pc - fho fic Aar
New York will cast her thirty five votes for Buchan-
an and Breckenridge.
STILL THEY coME-Walter Brooks and Giles NJ.
Hillyer have resigned as Know Nothing Electors in
The Montevalo (Ala) Herald, which last year
supported Judge Shortridge for Governor and advo
Gated Know Nothingsm, now hoists the names of
Buchanan and Breckenridge. 1t goes for the South,
the Constitution and the Union against Fremont.
Col. Jones NJ W ithers of Mobile, has renowned
Know Nothingism, and will support Buchanan and
Breckenridge. He was " bright and shining light"
in the order but he can't consent to aid in Fremonts
election.
cation meeting in Taladega the other day. He for
merly represented the 7th district in Congress a
Wing, was leading Know Nothing, but now goes
for Buchanan from sense of duty to his country.
The Auburn (Ala.) Gazette, late a neutral paper
with Know Nothing proclivities has run up the
hope of defeating the black Republicans.
LETTER OF SENATOR PEARcE-Hon. James A
Pearce, a Senator of Maryland, has published let
ter addressed to j. R. Franklin, Esq, of Snow Hill
Nd, in response to an inquiry from that gentleman
as to what part he means to take in the coming
Presidential election, and what should be done by
old Wings who have never been attached to any
other party, and who do not desire to enter into
new political connections
Mr. Pearce refers to the origin and career of the
American party, and while he does not object to
some of their designs he dsapproves of its pecu-
liar characteristics. He Thinks further, that the
Northern wing of the party came into it with pur-
poses very different from the rest adopted it
cloak for their schemes, and mainly affilia-
ted with the Republican party. Mr.. Pearce is an
Old Line Whig and great admirer of Mr.. Fillmore,
but he does not feel that he would be discharging
his duty at the present crisis by following his per.
sona inclinatons in giving his personal incnations
in giving him his support He believes that the de-
feat of Fremont is the allmportant object to be
complished and to effect that he is constrained to
give his support to Mr.. Buchanan. The letter is
written with great cearness, candor, and force and
will command universal attention.
STILL THEY CoME-The Charleston Evening News
is supporting Buchanan and Breckenridge. That
paper has heretofore been advocate of /" Ameri-
canism and its editor, John Cunningham, ESQ.,,
was delegate to and one Of the vice presidents of
the first Philadelphia and Know Nothing Conven-
ton. The New Bedford Nlass.) Express, the Know
Nothing organ, has recanted, seen the error of its
way, and hoisted the Democratic flag of Buck and
Brock" The paper is well got up, and ably edited
The Democrats of New Bedford deserve to be en-
balmed for the energy and devotion and liberality
with which they keep up their organization in that
hot bed OF freesoilism and federalism.
FIVE HUNDRED Mass MEEr1Nas.-Five hundred
democratic meetings have been held in the State of
Kentucky since the nomination of Buchanan and