Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-02-16
To BE CONTlSUED. .

KNOW NoruiNGiSN AGAIN DENArioSALIzED.-The
Zeal with wn,cn TIE South America III Congress
have aborv,i, ':urii.g last t, months,
ti,r little band vi reiulil to the dignity OF
tunal party, has not escaped observation. Ii serncd
to he tEer special object 10 contcst the palm ui
tona:ity With the democratic party. Amidst their
S"cituie lnis point the, almost forgot that
Su.i, "rSan ZAtiun as the republican patty,
and isno It, IA know ctigr OF tue ilvt That most
the rel,ub. ca.l>A,re as good .\nerican> tncnI-
selves. Inc ,Ar.u>v,nts> WITH which, ut tic
iea dIre t,H their atlvri, against III, ucuot
gave h,q,l.ni CO., ctue> To IN. OF
their siltncc III regard TO rrI,ubca>m. IL Will be
rcuvib, 4, Il that one o tue rc",e> If tci. tao
lcat,S, Nj. Zol c"!lc, a.ry cXs'uS> his
III his ,o,t> 10 excite suspicious as To the souidness
oi the anterc'eut> oi such champions vi Nationality
Richardson and Steph,I>. lir,re not only
shrcwdnc>> OF :s,ncia!>iip, but originality OF Wit,
the spectacle exhibited when MIR Zo,i,cotf,r VINO
sIali.S The celebrated twelfth plank, which the
power OF Cong,vS> 10 prohibit slavery III the Icnl-
tories is cAp'>>>iy i'etermHtea, stood up with I'M
Ir,s>ive S.avii, ami satrcn'>ct these gentlemen
their brllr III the Jnay at The Missouri
Compromise!
The pan med TO be arranged that know moth
gsl represented by It's ciIus>n Standard bearer,
Mr.. Fuli,I, unic national liian deinorracy, as
representa- b, thr gallant democratic candidate Mr..
Richardson. Mir. Furr> progress III iiaiiunaiisin
since ivyin,.lng ui the had been aston
lshinsy rap;i mat u p, ol'!e doubted
whether has CONVERSION as hot atiic too Sudden to
tnt,e h'm to hva't The co "lin OF nat,ola iSin-
However, II ,>"citd The urlo>, ior the Iin,r b.
ing of enabling The brethren tue o,,ier
to point .Nu:iinsI to the TACT tia tiirIr .dale
for Speaker >too! OH platform mnc na,ionai, us
they maintained Than that oi the u nIucra, Iii.
date. But unfortunately, the tabor OF Mr.. .l..coi.
fer has all been los, and k'tow-iioinnSl>n IA been
completely cut III tmaIn toy Mason and ID Xull'>
line, and dcnatunaZed, upon the election of Mr..
IA Il..,,
adoption of the celebrated twelfth p:ank their
platform. The Seven h"tton"i e. k:.oH npthing>
(Nir. Fuller himself ncng 70, i"ru) who a,o I'd
Mr.. Banks !" be ccct,d Si.ah,i ratii,r titan
with their southern br,ihr,n in cc'niiy i,ic ri,c-
tim OF Mr.. Akin, nave uery Il, stt"yrd the pre-
tensions Of i in Ia ION to nationality. II 1t
he said that their votes cast im Mr.. Banks,
it also be said that they tor Mr..
Aken VIII. they knew that, Il the, voted Tor Aiken,
the election OF Banks would defeated, and il they
failed v"tv tol him, Bak> would hr .jpvaker.-
They did moi a>o nciA ne \ .nstlrs, but they
by an MID the ,sotn,:> .: t,''>r wi, .i,d
U.~h. C"so".
Town AND COUNTRY. II has ,,c,n !.i,l, ne
+. a,kac taos. lls.i Sod b., C..,~i> OF
the State ut New York, that incrcii>c there
has been i'll The T. '!'Hat". of mat srva' Stat ur
ing the iast hve Years, IL lou al thH cries aud
tnwn> not III The country. TH,> may TX attributed
to growing Discrimination ~ mankind i,r. fi
mnnunt htboF, aud t"a Yuvni resort r:.dr,
t" The Professions. to literature, a"i 10 "i> wits.
sipl"'>e ia Ter, It not iIaI.,, "r healthy,
independent, or St'dy, mo nj gaining ,lvtIy.
The love OF nlhicy and hope of ,api.I az
cumuiati"n, tep"iuatinS the rural districts Of
their nardy and hearty, ant upright. iaior;mg pa.
pie, aud filling the ciIic>w 18th >a. er> dan,itc> Hi =
:lunaiI,>, nd ;in,:crS, ,Iin necr the >,,tw nor
tn, soul ti,cy t- ir parents t's w'.ilc
cuiivati.'g ttir earth III the rural districts. The
change is every way tor the nOr>e-in"raiiy, posIti
caiy ar' Ii. s,raly. Instead, bee ike. of noduc-
ing food Tor the *u>ienancr Of n,anktd, the ia:e
tler of tn. soil has become useless dome,
sum ng the products of others labor. Every thing
cat has, consequently, hcron enormously dear,
and il the rich feel this what must it bc to the poor
And il tS is already i'll this young and vigorous
country, its virgin Sui!, ami among co:n,ara
lively sparse population, distinguished above all
others tor energy, what may we not apprehend Of
deterioration as the c"u"try grows older and s
population dense: Fay Ob*eroer:
! LEAP YEAE-Thc strong. minded" women of
the North sccm to be awaiting themselves Of the
privileges OF leap year i'll good earliest. We pub
fish elsewhere an account Of their d0ingS III Lowell,
Massachusetts, and notice that in Aurora, lii
nois they have formally resolved that if they a, e
not married this wear, somebody soiU be to bhsms
Commenting Oh the abuve the StauItOn Spectator
says the ladies' of the South disguised TO
WOO the men, even during leap year, and if they
disposed it would not be necessary. Their
t modest worth, unrivalIed beauty. and unsupported
virtue, rende them SO attractive that they are al
ways surrounded with gallant and devoted admirers,
AMI never at loss for husband when they be-
come tired of sing -biessedness. Bloomersln pub
lic-ecturng, professional life and counting may
strike the fancy of the Lowell Anaz,ns, and SUIT
the taste Of the fast Of Aurora but the ladies
! Of the South consider such practices henored
in the breach, and more appropriate to men who
wear the breeches.