Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-01


:. MEssss. ED1roRs Your correspondent overheard
conversation on party politics, between Demo-
crat and member Of the Opposition, which may
be Of interest to some Of your political readers
Opposition-" Well, neighbor. what do you think
of Mr.. Buchanan's administration SO far 2
Denocrat-"So far am well pleased with it, as
I think every lover Of the Union should be"
OIL suppose you like the qeto system of rota-
ton in Officer" slt
D." Well, as to that, in the first place, Mr. Bn-
chanan has not adopted any system" of rotation
he has appointed some new ones to Office, where it
was the desire of the community in which the Of
fee to be filled-in all other cases he has re-
appointed the old ones; and in the second place, if
he had it would not have been " system" for
you know that when Mr.. Fillmore was President he
turned out the Democrats to man; and that too,
against the will of the community where the Office
was. Th"ts true"
o." Our papers do not say &c. They say quite
the reverse of what you have just stated"
D." But sir, they do not state facts. l am wi.
ling to take all the appointments that have been
made and prove to your satisfaction that am cor
rect"
= o." But laying this all aside, you are with Mr..
Buchanan and the locofocrasy generally, on the
question Of the distribution of the public lands-
You are native North Carolinian, and still do not
want her to have her just share of the public do.
MAN,"
D-"I suppose you are in favor of distribution
Of the public lands their proceeds among the
StateS?"
o." course am"
D-"I am opposed to it. for the following reas-
ons First | do not believe Congress possesses the
Constitutional power to make such disposition of
the lands you advocate-the Constitution requires
that they should be sold and the money used for the
common benefit Second, if bill was passed CIV
ing the States portion of these lands, the North
ern States would Immediately give the abotonists
their portion and in order to counteract the p6u.
of the abolition pioneers the Southern States
would give her lands TO Southerners-thus you see,
it would take large amount of money out Of the
United States Treasury, and would not prove the
worth of dollar to the States But, permit me to
ask you under what party organization DO you act
y nj an to ask you if this is the principle of any
poll. ;cal par.y?'
O." Yes-the American Wig party"
D--"Thc "Amerit"n Wing" party! l under
stand YOU; and want you to answer ne few
questions: Is this "1American Wig" party the
Know Nothing party? If 50, why do we hear no.
of the Ron!i>h hierarchy" &c.-the paramount
principles of Americanis,n And, if it is not the
Know Nothing party is it a neO party that has re-
Gently sprung up? If it is party do they
meet in secret ?-as have seen no regular creed
published, yet. Is it conglomeration of Wings
and Know Nolhngs? If so, do you not feel that
you have joined 'rotten and corrupt" party "a
party long since dead pa party in such state
of ruins that it was necessary for the K. n party
to be organized? Further, do you not belong to the
same party with Henry Winter Davis John Minor
Bolts and Kenneth Rayner, who labored so hard to
induce the Fillmore men of the North, during the
late Presidential election cast their sufiages for
John G Fremont? One more question:
OIL a,n no politician, sir. You must go to
some more competent than to argue any
political question. Good evening SIR"
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