Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-18

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free States Il this fit company for So,,,h The
to be in! Is not Mr.. Gilmer, by sucb 'N@aa
strengthening the hands of our enemies, "1
unfortunate" says Mr.. Gilmer, =" and if had,
IN Congress would have voted against it, csea
INGENIOUS, " say the Know Nothings of New ,. us
lit is great crime" says Senator SUNNI,
think 1t the occasion Of all the mischief in H..
says Senator Trumbul. "and would be p,.a 14Sas'
the restriction on slavery restored, v,. ses
rocious act, says the New York Evening D.. :" a.
the hundreds Of abolition papers in New En- S%
We understand furthermore, that Mr.. Gim S. ~
he would like to- see the whole country re,,'A !s
the position occupied on this question in lsso
is, he would be content to purchase ne,co .. uas
hands Of the abotionists by re.estabshnp tha "s
souri, restriction. That is just what thev wan. S
says Mr.. Trumbu II would be glad to restore -.
to their former position" Mr.. Trumbun ;s L. sS
hearted abolitionist. He was elected to tbo s.N
by the Know Nothings of Illinois, over Gen. Sbsn s
who was sound on the slavery QUESTIONABLE
lection to the latter being that he was bo,n: ""
foreign land, and shed his blood like water =.
war with Mexico, which Mr.. Gilmer, Mr. co ~ as
and others of the same stamp declared uncons,,'
tonal, unrighteous, and unjust. Is this fit eomnos.
for Southern man to be ins Ny
But suppose the Missouri restriction coud h.,
established, let US see how it would operate-,s,s
see IT 1t would restore peace. The line, be IT,.
membered, has been lifted, and the people Of .na
Territories are now at liberty to have African
ry or not as they may choose Run the line ,,.;a
and would the abolitionists be satisfied IT, '
strction would prohibit slavery north of So de.,.
30 minutes, but it would not establish 4, cont, ~
that line. The freesoilers and abolitioniss no.,'
vote to re-establsh the line, as so much gained t,
their cause; and the great body, if not all Of IL.
Southern members would vote against it. It wonla
in ITSELF be an act of aggression on the rights II,
South. Would the abolitionists be content r;,L
this? Never,-and we appeal, not merely to thei,
present conduct, but to history to prove it. III.
commencement Of all these strites and anrietis on
this question, the attempt Of the North eivbt
years ago, to force the Wilmot Proviso on the peo
pie of the Territories of New Mexico and CaliforD,
in palpabe disregard Of the Missouri line. Thew
would not be bound by the lne-they wanted all
the common Territories south as well as north oft
Every Wing member of Congress from the free
States-the party with which Mr. Gilmer then acted
voted for the Wilmot Proviso and against the ex
tension of the Missouri line. As Mr. Badger has
shown in his Kansas-Nebraska speech, the South ill.,
sisted on this line-nay, almost begged for it.
and the only free State aid she got in that day Of
trial, was from Democrats. Mr. Buchanan, Judge
Douglas, and other gallant spirits were with US but
the proposition to extend the Missouri line to the
Pacific failed and it failed for want of support from
Mr.. Gilmer's Northern friends These are facts,
which we challenge Mr.. Gilmer and his friends in
this State to attempt to meet.
But Mr.. Gilmer is true to the K. n platform, and
true to Mr.. Fillmore in thus denouncing the repeal
of this restriction yet if Mr. Gmer, if he had been
in Congress would have voted against the Kansas
Nebraska act, what would Mr.. Fillmore not have
done if he had been there also?
Gov. Bragg, it is scarcely necessary to say, is in
favor of the right of the people of North-C Carolina
to go with their slave property to any of the COM
mon Territories; and the national Democratic party
to which he belongs, has recently in Convention in
Cincinnati, enthusiastically and unanimously sane.
toned this great right. Mr.. Gilmer preferred per-
petuat interference by Congress soiM szaoe7y in thu
Territories; Gov. Bragg is in favor of the Kansas
Nebraska act, which leaves the question to be de
cided by the people of the Territories when they
come to form State Constitutions and which removes
forever from the halls of Congress this disturbing
element in our national affairs Mr. Gilmer has con.
sented, in order to carry out the injunctions and
declarations of his party, to take stand which
throws him apparently against the vital interests and
dearest RIG hts Of bis own section. Gov Bragg oc.
cupies, in common with the people generally of the
South, the opposite position and in SO doing is true
both to the federal constitution and to his own
ton of the Union. Judge We between them.
SPEAKING AT JOEL JoNEs's-We attended the
speaking at Joel Joncs's on Saturday last. There
were from 100 to 200 voters present. and of this
number We learned five were Know NothiLgs J.
Parker Jordan, Esq, of Perquimans was introduced
to the audience, and made an excellent speech. We
shall not attempt synopsis of it it was well re-
ceived, and the speaker was greeted with almost
continual applause.
After partaking of good dinner, Messrs. Beds0e
and Lewis made first rate talks Messrs Wilder and
Rand were absent, the former in Virginia on some
pressing business and the latter on account OF ILL
ness. We heard nothing of any opposition cand''
dates; and we really begin to fear that our candl'
dates will have no opposition, and consequently but
little fun.
Messrs. High and Jones, the former the Demo
cratic and the latter the K. N candidate for Sheriff.
also addressed the assemblage. Mr.. Jones was
very 10th to acknowledge himself K. n, but no
had to let it out He seemed to have particular
regard for the welfare of the Democratic party anu
was anxious to run as an independent" or 'peO'
pies" candidate; but Mr.. High very properly pu'
some questions to him which he very reluctantly
answered 1t is useless for to say that the "oa'A