Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-17
THE KNOW NOTHING "NArIohALa CON-
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Republican, comedies so entirely with our own
views on the subject, as 70 save us the trouble OF
preparing article, and wetherefore insert bodily
: The late Convention of the Know Nothings was
the galvanism applied to the dead body of political
humbug; but the friends of the corpse were not
blessed with sight of its resurrection. little
tremuous motion all that could be produced and
the " friends in mournful silence saw these at last
disappear, and the object Of their hopes sink down
4 into the dark Hades of unresurrectonabe corrup.
tion And this the verdict which they rendered :
"Died from the effects of kick received by =" Old
Virgnny" in 1866, combined with the very rough
treatment bestowed upon it by every other State in
the Union save one!"
But to the article Of the Republican:
"This little affair has closed its sessions at Louis
vile and the patriotic members have departed for
their homes 1t appears that bu: thirteen States were
represented. The States which sent no delegates
were Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsy lvania,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, Louisiana Texas Tennessee, Iowa, Califor-
mia. Consequently. the national organization was
confined in its representation to the States of Con-
necticut, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
Mississippi, Arkansas Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and the District of Col
umba.
In looking over the official accounts we are not
able to tell what they did. They publish report,
full of platitudes and spreadeaglc rhetoric, about
equal to fourth of July Grafton; but it is not said
that the report was approved or adopted. Suisse
quently the subject was brought up again, but we
not advised what disposition was made of it.
There union on the subject OF organization.
We are told, however, that there was great diver
sity of opinion as to whether universal secresy or
open councils should he observed
Mr.. Williams, of Missouri, represented Know
NothiL gism to be in deplorable condition in his
State; that most of the councils were dsbanded;
and he advocated an open organization.
Per contra, he was followed by noble Plug from
Maryland-perhaas it was Mr.. Anthony Kennedy
who said he in favor Of the secret organization.
In his beloved State he said they had been
full through the medium of secresy, and if sccresy
abolished, the last stronghold of Americanism
(Maryand) must succumb.
1t seems that they lett the Pope unnoticed this
time not word of that great principle SO much
insisted upon in other days can be found We pre-
sumo this is left to the localities.
Mr.. John j. Crittcnden made speech in which
he held forth as follows:
81 value this Union because it yes me great
and mighty country. 1t is not too large, for know
that my feelings andhopes and aspirations can COM
prehend the whole scene"
We are glad the Union is not too large for Mr..
Crttcnden; notwithstanding Texas and California,
that he wished to keep out of the Union. If he has
opposed the extension Of the of freedom, it is
good sign if he keep up with it after it is extcn-
ded. He gives glowing account of the vastness of
this great country and of the blessings of liberty !;
but then it all by taking fright at 70, eigners.
We hope he will improve, and allow the foreigner to
be here, and not fear that his liberty will be
lessened at all by sharing it with other people. If
this be such great and glorious country, it would
be well to let it alone and not subject it to political
quackery.
Its past policy has made i great; its past policy
has preserved the Union, and made it glorious; and
it has occasion for any new humbugs to embar-
rass it. The conclusion of the address is very ap-
proPriae. 1t is quotation from the address Of Sa-
tan to his dscOmfittcd hosts after they had been
hurled headlong from the battlement Of Heaven:
Awake, arise! or be forever fallen" So Satan ex-
horted his fallen comrades and so this committee
exhort their defeated hrethren. The learned com.
mttee the similarity of their position to that of
His Satanic Majesty, and very appropriately adopted
his exhortation.
THE DEVIL AND THE KNow-NoTn1NGs.
Warriors! the flower of Heaven once yours now lost
Awake arise or be forever fallen.
Satan to has Leyions-See IMHon's Paradise Lost
Americans, and friends of Americans,
North and South, East and West
Awake, arise! or be forever fallen
knotc Nothing 44diress-See Louisville Journal.
The PRESBYTERIAN PRorEsT-As chapter in the
history of the slavery question: the proceedings of
the late school Presbyterian General Assembly
at Cleveland, possess much interest. Our readers
already informed that formal separation of the
South from the North, took place the introduce
ton of resolution denouncing slavery as sin,
which was passed by an overwhelming majority.
We append the protest Of the Southern members
which accompanied the withdrawal from their body,
with the names of the Signers.
PROTEST OF TIE SOUTHERN DELEGATION.
We, the undersigned southern Ministers and Rul-
ing Elders, protest against the present decision OF
the General Assembly.
We protest-because, while the past General As
sembles have asserted that the system of slavery is
wrong they have heretofore affirmed that the slave
holder was controlled by the state laws, obliga
tons of guardianship and humanity, that he vas as
thus situated without odum of censure as to the
master. This averment in the testimony Of past
semblies has so far satisfied the South to make it
unnecessary to more than protest against the mere
anti slavery part of such testimony.
We protest then, now, That the present act Of the
Assembly in such assertion of the sin OF slavery
as degrades the whole Southern Church-an asser-
ton without authority from the word of God or the
organic law Of the Presbyterian Church.
We protest that such action, is, under present
condition the virtual exscnding of the South what
ever be the motives of those who vote the deed.
We protest that such indirect excelsior is;unright-
eous oppressive, uncaed for-the exercise of usurp-
ed pOwer-destructive of the unity OF our branch of
the church-hurtfnl to the North and the South
and adding the peril of the union of these States
F. A. Ross, R. P. Rhea,
j. G. Hammer, F. R. Gray,
Isaac W. X. Handy, M. S. Shuck.
Gideon S. White w. f. Caldwell,
Geo. w. Hutchins, E. A. Carson,
George Painter R. M. Morrison,
H. Matthew'S A. j. Mode,
John F. Chester, Peachy R. Grattan,
j. V. Barks I. S. Cleand,
j. W. Logan, A. G. Dckerson,
c. M. Atkinson.
OLD School PRESBYTERIAN AssEMBLY-The General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (Old SchooD
closed its annual session at Lexington, Kentucky,
the LIST of June. 1t is stated that great harmony