Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-09-09
The Register---Mr. stanly---Gov. walker.


The Register, we glad to observe, deals addi- !
tona and still heavier blows upon the traitor Stanly.
That paper is now in advance in this respect Of sew
eral of it's K. N coadjutors of the press in this
State and though our neighbor did not maintain
his original position in the Scott campaign, but sue
cumbed, and went at last with the Scott-Seward par
ty vet we have nothing since the formation of
the black Republican party to cause us to doubt his
fixed and lasting opposition to it, or to incline as to
believe that he is not "rue to the land of his brth
Certainly soe do not the Register intimates rank
ourselves among those who take unto themselves
the erclusiue guardianship Of Southern rights" yet
the fact is plain that far parties concerned
the only reliable and effectual guardianship which
Southern rights now have, can have in the flu
ture is to be found in the national Democratic par
ty That the Register feels and this to be so,
we do not doubt, however he may be restrained by
prudential party considerations from admitting the
fact.
But the Register is in advance in this respect, as
we have said, of several of its K. N. coadutors of
the press in this State But few of them denounce
Edward Stany's treason he and the Milton
Chronicle have done while the majority of them
are either silent looking for soft place to receive
the traitor in his fall. The Kanston Adcocate, for
example is little troubled, little sorry, little
indignant, and greatly mortified at Mr.. Stanly's
course while the Wilmington Herald more out
spoken than the Aduoeate expresses itself follows
"We admire his, (Stany's) moral courage. He
has the nerve to express boldly the sentiments en-
tertained by many Southern men whose lips are
sealed by policy"
The meaning of which is that many Southern
Knoao Nothings ready to unite soiM Mr.. Stanly
and the black Republican party against the Demo-
cratic party but their lips sealed by policy"
and they lack the moral courage to announce their
position. And Mr. Stanly seems to understand this,
for in one ohis letters which he is reported to have
written since his nomination, he says:
"Most unexpectedly, after 1 had declined by
word and by letter, nominated for the office
of Governor. take no meso principles stand on
no plattorns but that of North CaroLinian on his
past life and expressed opinions. OF course, do
not think can be eyected-the hope of success does
not animate me- shall get a very respectable vote
but hope will not be elected. My wish is not to
remain here and, if elected would be kept two
years any how.
My heart is in North Carolina Iralm not to b.
elected but to oppose Democracy"
Though the nominee and the candidate by hs
own consent of the black Republican party. Mr.
Stanly nevertheless declares that he has taken at
new principles"-that he stands " North Caro-
linian on his past life and expressed opinions -
That is, he still claims fellowship pih the Rnou
NotAings of natios State and expects them in du
time to cooperate with him in the prime object o
his existence opposition to Democracy. He hope
he will not be elected-who believes t?-for hi
"heart," he says, Z" is in North Carolina" This
all CANNON and blarney. Edward Stanly knoe
that he has deserted the best interests Of his natv
State, and that the triumph of the party to whic
he now belongs, would degrade and disgrace, and i
the end destroy North Carolina; yet his :" heart"
with u.s. and he wishes to escape political honors,
as to return and remain among his old constituent
and friends! He is paving the way for 1860, an
he is looking the South for such aid as will max
show for his party Of nationality in the campaign
in which he hopes to play conspicuous part
"Opposition to Democracy" is his watchword, an
in this he is seconded by the Know Nothngs of tn
South and the black Republicans of the North Dis
agreeing in some things, they certainly agree in th
Here at least, they are band OF brothers; and tn
next campaign for the Presidency will more cearl
reveal the fact. The national Democratic party wi
not only have to settle finally the Kansas question
and to compose the difficulties IN its own rank
growing out of disappontments in office-seekinl
and out of an unequal, and it may be an unavoid'
BILE dispensation of honors and patronage, and ou
of utraisms in both sections in relation to Go
Walker and Kansas but it will have to gather itse
up, and meet, and again put down the combine
forces of the opposition North and South, by wha
ever name called and it will be called uponto
this, not as ordinary con,mon place politics
achievement, but as affording the only means fo
administering the Constitution in its true spirit
preventing geographical triumph, and of thereb
saving the Union. That great old party now ha
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