Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-02-16
WHO is RESPONSIBLE?


ty of the election of Banks the ocalled national
Know No,hings.. The Herald, il is known, has uni
formly sympatlzed with the X. n organization;
yet, to its credit he it said it has way of speaking
out boldly for southern rights.
The truth is. aside from the course of these so.
called national Know Mornings and their southern
brethren the election of Banks is in ITSELF Knoc-
Nothing triumph. Why do we say so? Because
Banks is himself knowN"thing. as are nineteen
twentirths of the black Republicans. The only DIFF
ference between them and the other Know. No:hings
IN the free States is, that they regard abotionsm
as paramount to Know No,hingis",, and act accord
ingy. Massachusetts, for example, is ut the
mast confirmed nbolition and oc-Nothi"g State
an the UniOm. Who denies that? But read what
the Herald says:
No, solitary Northern American voted fol Mr..
Aiken. Mvs>rs. Broom, of Pennsylvania, Clark of
New York, Gu len OF Delaware, Davis of Mary land
Miwar'i OF Pennsylvania, aud Whitney of New
York, voted tor Mr.. Fuller, which Was, in fact,
ting Indirectly for Mr.. Banks. The latter gentleman
took the IroIhe day two ago to change his vote
for MIR. Aiken; but ". en- the test he again
ready for another change. MIR Whitney is the rep
rrscnlavc Of New York co':Stitucicy-uf this city
where thu are not six thousand black repubIi.
cans inal Mr. Heaven was absent. lie Mr..
nine weeks idle voting only t" show that at the hour
ct med lie VAS rcauy to aid the aboIitionists
Three obvious points have been gained in this
suit: The ab"llioniSts have succeeded in organic
ing sectional party; The Hnoo- Nothingx hace
clearly prorth that they tau are sectional and the
aii,'ln staion have exhibited its utter weakness
carry any point or any n"au>ure, or oh,a" amy i'll
ftuence III This Congress. Eighteen Northern Dem.
orlaIs and twenty seven Southern Known things
supp"r'e'l Aiken. b, tnis exhibit it will be
tina, tie o"Iy p'rty Moinya n"tional fh"se ut alt
is the Utntoc,atic p"rty Its weakness IN the North
from he elections OF 1851 could II have had
the benefit of the reversal of the popular judi sncnt
OF 1855, 1t is mnnirest that 1t m"st hare sign lily
t'i"mpAd.
White The clerk calling The firr vote Sat
urtiay, MIR. 4 X. Marshall of k,I.tucky, i>ul sng
it ali right congratulated his Ans r,ran friends, say
ing they had tnu. Int good ii yht and had conquer
ed. There no Democratic candidate in the tic d
with all oif,nsiv, platform Performing his duty As
patriot not, la' izali, he voted T." Mr.. Aiken.
We ale not, Therefore, SUR rs, at the chagrn of
Mr.. MarS:,as on the announcement of the crrtl'n
oi Mr.. B,nkS. Tile sr Fa|'er Meh including lhnm-
as X. Wit. ey OF New York aud J.cob Bro IN, IF
Penis, lvaa, lIo stuck t6 Fuller hen tl,ir vote )
for y ken would have defeated B.nkS, are r.y,"ni
ble jar he result.
Aud what is the result to the American party? 1t
is definite Coz gg, esSio al DIVISION Of il, into two
h,.s>tilc sectional! factions MOI SOLITARY Nnrhern
Know Nothing voted for Aikei.-not one. Thus the
vote which elected the Speaker, dsr"Scs to the
South Americans called, the la,ncntablc truth,
that IN Congress, at least, their nationality party
is limit d 10 the south side of Mason aud Dixon 5
line and the Ohio river and M"t M.r Northern
brethren, Of ""tion.l ty1e incline to trter-
nizs rather nIh Ghidimys IF Ohio, ha" oiM the
Uarstalx 81 kentucky.
The question which ,Xt recurs is how in this
condition of things TO be ncnd,d at the Phiadc phla
National Councils of the 18th ana 22d of February?
The work there to be done is the pracal rc-"i-
ga,:iza,inn of the American l.ary Throughout, the
tniOn il. formal dissolution Among the sectional
and local factions a, Loose mat. rails If the c"nnry.
The result ~ the htestruggle ut Washinyt"n adnom-
isles to prrpure for tie later alternative. They
ma, PERHAPS. d" better They cannot do worse.
| We shall Sec.
| The Wilmington Comnercia southern X. n.
journal, takes the following just and patriotic view
of the matter:
| 1.-The election Of BANKS being entirely sec
! ti0nttt drrnnl.Sti alton, what bee the duty of
! southern citizens, one and all? Ne,d the question
| be asked? We must become sectional also, and be
united to defend ourselves against party that
would destroy us else yield at to the doni-
nation Of our abolition masters. 1t is us,l,ss to
| contend if we do not intend to exert our whole
strength for depend upon it the time is at hand
when nothing short Of that will answer.
Aud what is the duty of the American Party or
Know. NuthingS in this tul crisis Is II not n"w
seen that affinity brotherhood can be h, d hy
them 18th ic northern wing of that array without
! doing W, ong to the south! Why do say this
From the fact that nat solitary member cf- The
northern Hnom- Nothing ar Americ0u P"rty rofed
for Mr.. AIKEN, tie .>oa tern C'ndidtte."