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

By the way, Mr. Richardson declared his belief,
in the course of the inqusition, in the constitution
atty of the Wilmot Proviso, and yet the Southern
locofocracy support and applaud him, they did
Van Buren,, and do Pierce, and will any body who
can keep the spos in their pockets precious
set of patriots they are to be sure! and most pre-
cous of all that pink Of journalists. the Editor of
the Raleigh Standard. Eliz City Sen
We have but little time and space to devote to the
"Sentinel but We have thought it proper to no
tice and expose the above declarations
In the course of his remarks in the House of Re-
said:
In 1903 we acquired Louisiana; it was slave
territory. In 1920 We divided, by line of SO deg
30 min, that territory; north of the line it was to
be free. In 1916 we annexed Texas that was
slave territory we divided that by extending the
line OF S6 deg. 80 min., through that; north to be
free. voteo repeatedly to extend the same line
west to the Pacific ocean. voted for that line with
few Representatives from the North, and the
whole body of Southern Representatives. When
gave those votes did not believe then, nor do |
believe now, that violated the Constitution of the
United States. If you have power under the Con-
stituton to exclude slavery from half of Terrific
ry, think you have power to exclude from all,
though such an exercise would be unjust and wrong.
have never, therefore, voted to exercise that pow
err, except upon the principle Of compromise
On the same occasion Mr. Richardson also said
"The Constitution does not, in my opinio:., carry
the institutions of any of the States the Terri
tories; but it affords the same protection there to
the institutions of one State as of another, The
citizen OF Virginia is much entitled in the COM
mon territory t., the protection of his property
der the Constitution the citizen of illinois; but
both are dependent upon the legislation of the Ter
rltorlal government for laws to protect their prop
crty of whatever kind it may be-"
Mr.. Richardson also stated that he had never vo-
ted for the Wilmot Proviso and that he regarded
any interference by Congress in questions of slave
ry, as unjust and wrong and opposed to tile spir
at IF the constitution.
Is it necessary to inform the "Sentincl that Mr..
Badger, Southern man. argued in the Senate of
the United States to prove the cons!tutonaty of
the Wilmot Proviso? The " Raleigh Register" al
so occupied at the time the same ground; and, if
We are not greatly mistaken, Col Outlaw, then the
representative of the Edenton District in the House,
sustained Mr. Badger in this view of the question:
The Sentinel" therefore, makes capital against
the Democracy by an attack of this sort on Col
Richardson.
Hundrcds-yes, thousands of Northern Demo-
Gratis have been sacrificed, for standing up at home
for the rights of the South and the equality of the
States under the constitution sacrificed, to crafty
the lust for power of black Republicans and the X.
N. abolition allies of the "Scntinel" newspaper;
sacrificed, while such as the Sentinel" were sub.
hitting to abolition agsrcSsionS, and while they
were characteriz;ng these very Northern Democrats
as frecsolers and abolitonists. and slanderng and
viiying traitors and dsunoniss all in the South
who stood forth manfuliy for the constitution, an!
for what was due under il to their section. And
this very visilant and patriotic "Scnt-
mel is willing to go in Convention at Philadelphia
with the X. Ms of the free States ninety ninchun-
dredths of whom vile aboiitionists and whose
Councils, without exception, have repudiated the
twelfth section of the national X. n. platform
the question of slavery. And yet this paper has
the etfrontery lecture others about their devotion
to Southern rights!
The "Sentinel" has turn for abusing its political
opponents. We shall not initiate it in this respect
Its ausion to the ''spoil>" shows where the shoe
pnches. 1t hates the Denocracy-it receives
patronage from the administration, and hence it can
sec nothing to admire and commend in the noble
and constitutional stand occupied by President
Pierce. Its i-natured illusions, so frequently
made, to the Standard serve but to amuse us-we
are not at all hurt by them.