Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-11-08
A NOBLE LETTER.

The following manly and patriotic letter was read
at the great Democratic Rally in Richmond, Va, a
few evenings ago, ami LIST enthusiastic applause:
BosroN, Oct. %, 1856.
GENTLEMEN Your letter Of the 9th instant, Tin.
vting me, IN behalf Of the Democracy Of Richmond,
to speak the national issues involved in the Pres
dental canvass" came to my home while was in
the field with the gallant Democracy Of Pennsylva-
mia, and since my return have been hoping to ar
range my business in the Circuit Court to meet
my friends at the South. Deeply regret that am
compelled to forego of the most earnest wishes
of my heart 10 stand upon the soil Of Virginia and
commune with her true men in that fraterlal spirit
which, for fifty years, has united the Democracy
North and South in invinc:be brotherhood
conquered by federalism, and never to be
quered by sectionalisn.
Proud indeed should have been TO stand on such
a spot in such presence, and open to you the heart
of Northern Democrat, uttering there just what we
utter here, the national sentiments OF brotaeriy love-
Of respect for the rights Of the South, of fidelity to
the Constitution of reverence for the Union, which
abjurc as moral treason all " geographical dscrim-
nations" and make one people with one faith,
creed and one destiny, for the advancement OF
this great family of Republics to the final develop
ment OF empire Of locally independent and ma
tonaly united States, covering the whole continent
hat is the great mission Of the Democratic party,
and wisely has resolved that, to accomplish this
mission, there shall forever be, as there ever has
bcen for its unchanging PLATFORM the only true basis
of Union and expansioi,-petect equatty 4" the old
and neU States and perfect equity an the ENJOY
uent Of the common TerritOry belonging alike to- all
tie States
The country is now in transition to the consum-
nation Of this great principle, as practical and
permanent adjustment of the disturbing section
al and local issue in national legislation. all our
troubles have grown out Of that first departure from
this fundamental doctrine Of the original compact,
the Missouri Compromise" By that unwise act
Congress- for the first time, assumed power not
given in the Constitution, to legsate concerning the
domestic institutions and the property relations OF
the people in States and Territories.
The tendency to Capitalization at the North led
the Federal party to seize upon that false assump.
ton of constitutional power which Jefferson and 9TH
Democratic clearly foresaw and deplored,
but did not sufficiently resist at the time Of its in
novatiOn .,.
When the Federal and Wing parties at the North
merged themselves in Abolitionsm, they sought the
same Capitalization through the agitation OF slavery
in Congress. Hence the assumptions of Free Soil
ism, and finally the arrogance Of Black Kepubli-
canism," which has resolved itself into an attempted
conspiracy Of sixteen States the Union to defaud
or subjugate fifteen other States in the Union, and
rob them, first of their slave property, which the
North imported and sold to them for twenty years
and then, secondly wrcst from them all the common
territory belonging to the Union.
This is the battle national men are nov fighting
with sectional men ut the North; and if the South
will be contiding,and cooperating and manly toward
US, we shall win the victory on our own soil, and
make it, in TRUTH FREQ soit by reducing to its mis-
erablc minority of mere fanatical abolitonism the
geographical party which, by the nomination Of
sectional candidate for the Presidency, seemed to
threaten the peace and perpetuty Of the Union. We
believe We see the dawn Of that victory now break
ing and we have our chaplcts ready woven to crown
alike the noble brows Of Virginia and Pennsylvania
Virginia for her truth to the great Jcfersonian
doctrine of religious iiberty-and Pennsy lodnia for
her faith to the Union ViyyinM for breastng and
forcing back the tide bgotry in the form of Know
Nothingis.n-and PesnsyIranis for repclling the
black food Of abolitionistn in its form of assumed
Republicansnl
irandly will these two States move together in
tho column that is carrying onward the election of
Mr.. Buchanan,sas the conseryator Of our peace
With that contamination let us bring about still
more cordial Union between South and North and
Ak firmly into the structure Of our Constitutional
polty, the only safe aid conservative doctrine for
this Union TO hees by and grop BY NON Iursa.
yKRENcE' WITH sLAyERY BY CONGRESS, in SrAre Oh
TEKklToRY OR tue DzsrRIcr OF ColuxBfA."
r. ~ Very truly. yours, - 81 !
-. q - = b. F. sIFALLETT.<
Msssrs Vim. a. Patteson, VIM. F. Rischie, Rob..,
W. Hughes. &. ~ q. s.