Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-04-16
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LETTER FROM pINEBUR MoC tss 1sss.
MoccAs1sv1LIE, N. C., April 10, 1866.

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MoccAsINvILLE, N. c., April TO- 1856 =
Mr. Printurs Of the Standard !:
I've bin tryin' to study out that thing which has
caused SIGH family quarrel amongst our Know.
nuthn' frens sum of them SWARM it is platform,
and sum swarm it isn't; and for the life of me
can't decide the queshtun but one way. 1t was made
oy tne council, called the grand council, ard it
Is the primary principle of Know nuthinism that the
lew shall rule the menny, why blieve the few
posln the council had the power accordn' to Know.
nuth'n' usage, to command the menny composin'
the convenshun. Jest in the same way, if Fillmore
and andrew jackson DoNELsoN should be 'lected
would this grand council, made up Of majority Of
black-republican-ab oshun know -nuthins, tell them
what to do and what not to do, and if they DISC
bayed orders then they would he tucked up for tri
al, convicted of perjury and rebelyon, and sent
adrift. Spose Mr.. Fillmore should now be axcd his
sentiments on the Nebraska BILL what anser could
ne make? He would jest have to say, My sole amt
my own; belong to the grand council; the grand
council has left it doubtful whether they approve
that bill or not, and so I'm doubtful too. If you
want to know my sentiments you must apply to the
grand council. knows nuthh' MYSELF
S'pose agin, that this isn't platform; but that
fillmore and Gineral Jackson's "elegant sword"
constitutes the platform, with clause of the OLD
Glnerafs will annexed. Is our government founded
on men? Does it depend on men? l wouldn't
trust no man; for the Scripters say "Put not your
trust in man." Principles never die, and parties
bilt upon right principles never die Men die daily;
and swords are broken and consumed by rust. Then
if Fillmore and the elegant sword" be the Know
nuthin' platform, fit of collie and blow from
hammer may demolish it, and let the whole posse
comitatus of Know-nuthns down No, take that
back, for they couldn't git any lower down than
they are when they lay their foundashuns on a man
and sword. l jest dare any man, Wing, Dimicrat
or Know-nuthin, to run for offs and tell the pee
pie he is his own platform-that he hasn't got no
prlnclpes-that he jest takes the Bible in one hand
and the constitution in the other and goes it on his
own corporosity. Sum fools mite vote for him. and
sum mean sensible men mite do the same thing;
but blieve there's honesty and cnuf in every
naborhood to beat him so bad he wouldn't know his
own face in shiny puter lookin' glass. If there's
any Know -nuthn' wants to run for the Legislator
this year, jest let him try his for plat
form. and then if he's ected it's sign his constt-
uents is leetle more lost to patriotism than he is.
And If he has ever bin Know-nuthn and has not
yit published card withdrawn from them, l warn
all Dimicrats to beware of him. He may cuss the
Know nuthins and swar about things ginerally; but
it's all trick to git offs to cum after him. for of
course he's opposed to any "wild hunt" after offs.
He knows the Know will vote for him any
how, and he hopes sum Dimicrats will be fools enuf
to do the same, jest because he cusscs the Know
nuthns. l tell you, Mr.. Prin:urs, we old country
folks has got more sense than sum of these poti-
shuns thinks we has. We ant fooled by every man
that talks to us and gifts off without ben' told he
Sdh Az eaSI luis is true rs 10 US mOOntln
people; and hope it is as to your Wake people.
When the news fust cum here that Mr.. Fillmore
was IN Rome dancin attendance on the Pope, the
know-nuthins swore it was locofoco lie; but they
now admit it is all true except the dancin'. Joe
Smithers ses he knows Mr.. Frlore don't dance, for
he used to be preecher; and that he has now gone
to Rome to try to convert the Pope. Joe offers to
bet that we will soon hear of big camp-meetin' in
Rome, and that the Pope will be q mourner before
Mr. Fillmore preeches times to him. He ses Mr..
Filmorc's humanity has made him go all the way
over there; preferin to convert the Catholics there
to KILN them here. Joe swars one tother must
be dun 1t jest occurred to me that Mr.. Beecher,
Professor Sillyman and them tothcr protestant dew
lis that held meetin in Connecticut and subscribed
Bibles and rifles for the abolishunists in Kansas was
leete more dangerous to our liberties and spesh-
ally to our Southern institushuns, than any thing
that have heard of the Catholics doin'? told Joe
thought we of the South had better oppose them
that makes war on MS than them that lets us alone.
He ses Beechcr, Sillyman and the rest is Catholics;
but know better than that, and told him right to
his face that it wasn't He sneaked off and sed
no more
In my next I'll give YOU short comparison be.
tween the Know nuthin' platforms of June, 1855,
and Of FEBRUARY, 1856. Yourn till deth,
PINEBUR MOCCASiN
P. S. Jest like a woman's letter. the best of mine
is the postscript. What do you reckon? can hard
ly write for latin. Joe Smithcrs is gwine all round
the followin' is copy:
"WHEREAs Our great preacher Fillmore is now in
Rome tryn' to convert that heathen, the Pope; and
whereas ANDY JACKSON donelson is our candi-
tit for Vice President along with Mr.. fillmore and
Whereas the said donelson has the sword of Gneral
Jackson, with the injuncshun to use it whenever
called on, therefore,
Resolctd, That we, the protestants of Moccasin-
vile and parts surroundn', do hereby call ANDY
JACKSON donelson to take that sword and proceed
to Rome and help Mr.. Fillmore to convert that old
hore of Babylon, Pope Plus the nineteenth, and if
the word of Mr. Fillmore is not powerful enuf for this
purpus that Mr.. donelson be instructed to flash the
sword of the old Gneral before his Popeshp's eyes,
and thus blind him into the right way.
All of which is respectfully submitted, &C."
Joes got his own name and or others to the
above He cum to me, and signed it, and took
copy of it. 1t needs no explanashun; but I'll re-
port PROCESS, if any is made. P. NJ.
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