Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-04-02
For the Standard.
MoCcAs1Nv1LLE, N. c., March %, 1856

MOCCASINVILLE, N. u, March ~, lSoo.
Mr.. Printurs of the Standard:
The Standard has cum, and I'm much obleeged to
you for the back numbers you sent. Joe Smithers
has also got the Regster-he told the truth for onct
and a wonder, when he said he had ordered the
Register, but I'm certain he lied when he sed he
had paid for it; for even before he ned the Know
nuthins l never knowed him tell the truth twice
hand runnn', and sence that time he has not bin
detected in telin it than onct i'm three months
1t rally seems TO me that becomin amember of that
order incapasitates man for tellin the truth, and
at the same time gives him genius for swarn'.-
He'll swar to almost any thing, proviaed it does not
approximate the truth.
I'm glad the qucstun's settled about that fcllers
name, and Pm gadder still that he's got nun of the
old Glnerals blood in him. I'm sorry he's even
nephew of the old hero's wife; but all I've got to
say on that head is that he's disgrace to his aunt
But don't like the way you print his name, putin
the Andrew Jackson in big letters and the Donelson
in little ones That looks like he was mostly An
drew Jackson which ant so. I'd pint his name
so, aadre1o JACKSON DONELSON
But tell you there's sum flssin among the broth
ers up here. The Register has cum right smash
among them like big rotten prrnkin. III tell you
about it. Joe Smithers. Ned Davolt, Bob Mullins,
and all the rest of the night-pit feers have bin
braggin about the platform and SWARM it was
better than their old one and here Gums the Reg
lister and ses there ant no platform at ALL The ed
itur OF that paper must be nifty young man-Im
certain he hasn't cum to years of discrcshun yet;
for while he there ant platform he publishes
| the proceedings of Know-nuthing mcetn' down
in Brunswick, b'leve, which endorses the platform!
Now, accSrdin' to the editur that meetn has en-
dorscd nuthn, in which s'pose the editur is inclu-
ded, as they got him to print their endorsement
| We'll, it's a, ,bumbshe among the rascas here. Sum
swars there Is platform, and sum swars there isn't
| Sum swars by the Register, and sum swars agin It.
Joe Smithcrs swars the Register is right and Ned
Davolt swars it's wrong, and each of them has or
foierers, and they all swarm pro and CON- and
! sch interes'in swarm match never did hear
Ned cusses Joe for bringn the Register into the ma
borhood, and Joe Ned for not believn in the
Register. jest lays my finger to the handle of my
| face and ses to them, "You are Know uthns-you
don't know whether you've got platform or not;
and .hen moralizes to them in this way, If Sa-
| tan be divided agin himself, how can he stand up!
and if house be at variance with itself, won't 1t
be nifty apt to fall DOWN." But s'pose they might
jest as we'll do their swarm about the Register as
| any thing else, for swar they WILL and there's no
keepin' them from it, moralize as may to them:
But that platform bisncss is jest like al! the dons
of the Know nuthns-it's deceptive. 1t twas sorter
passed and sorter not passed; that them as likes
it swar by it, and them don't can swar there
ant no platform. It's an "Amcrcan party" and
an " American platform" they say, and Josh Gid
dinS and Kennel Rainer Jew and Gentile Southern
STAKEHOLDER and Northern abolitionist can ali cim
and swar and vote together, either on or Off the
platform, and there's no qucshtuns axed. Even the
Pope himself the father ofall Roman Catholics, and
Queen Victoria, the mother Of all furriners, can be-
come Know -nuthins accordin' to that platform.
Joe Smithcrs scs platforms is made for dishonest
politishuns. Of he had his deserts the sheriff would
| bid him one) hear that respectable know-nuth-
ins GfI may be allowed the eXpreshun) has seG the
same. Then their platform is for their dishonest
members, spose, and if they want all Of that class
to stand on it. it's my opinion it'll take heap OF
timber to bid it. They might jest as well cover all
their ground with it. for it will not take much room
to hold the rest Of them. And then asin, it is COM
plimentary to Henry Clay and Ginera Scott, fol-
both of them was histed platforms when they
run for President The fact is the old ederal-whig
know-nuthin never did succeed when they made q
platform and let the people know their principles
and it's no wonder they don't like platforms. Now
they know they can't make platform for honcs
men to stand OH, one that will elevate them tC
Office and so they that sich can be built
what preshus set offelers they is! Just becaus'
they arc mean they seem to think every body fools
But my hand is crampcd and must stop. II
| write agin next week.
| Yourn till deth,
PINEBUR MOCCASTN.
P.S Sence wrote the foregoin' sec the Reg
lister publishes letter from Mr.. Hotton, Hot
tcntot, or sum sich name, who ses the platform soa
endorsed Joe Smithers tried to keep Ned Davol
from scein it. but told Ned about it, and me cusset
Joe and the Register, and crowed my hi
triumf Joe swars he b'eves that Ned and Mr.
Hotton both lies, and so they have it. Joe sorte
gives it up, though, and it is very good plat
form any how I'll notice of its buties for yol
| b,f lopp Rui 7 ,oily think Mr. Hotton writcS