Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-07-15

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The first duty Of member of Congress is to labor
to hold the government together, and to defeat the
wicked schemes of the black Republicans Will
Col Puryear stand this testP Let US see: It is
known that the last Congress adjourned its regular
session without passing the army appropriation BILL
and that an extra session was called by the Pres-
dent The black Republicans sought to stop and
destroy the government. The hour of twelve was
fixed for adjournment. The House of Representa-
tlves was engaged on the army bill, and there was
majority for it, but they prevented from reach
ing final vote by the black Republicans calling the
yeas and nays. If the bill could have been passed
few minutes before twelve, the Senate would have
instantly concurred but as it was, Mr.. Speaker
Banks, with his eyes eagerly fixed upon the clock,
and wishing for the loss of the BILL pronounced the
House adjourned precisely at twelve, in the midst of
call of the yeas and nays, and so the bill was lost
The black Republicans hoped they had arrested the
government They were greatly elated. Col Pur-
year was in the House up to twelve o'clock. The
vote was extremely close, and his vote was needed
to sustain the army and hold the government to-
gether. As soon as the facts were made known to
The President, he issued proclamation calling an
extra session. This proclamation was at once
printed and scattered over the City. At halfpast
three o'clock the train left Washington for Balt-
more and at halfpast seven the boat left Washing
ton for the South. The officers of the House
at the Railroad depot at hafpast three, and at the
steamboat landing at halfpast seven with copies of
the proclamation. warning the members of the
House to return. COL Puryear Says he left Wash
ington in ignorance that extra session had been
called. Where was he, while all this was taking
place? All our other members of Congress remain
ed, but he left. How is this? Did he hear nothing
Of the extra session at his boarding house, in the
City, or at the steamboat landing? Did every body
else see and he not copy of the proclamation
Did no one mention the fact in his hearing? Where
soas he all this time? Was he in the culvert, TAX
ing some new grip from the Know Nothings, to bring
South2 Besides, the news of an extra session was
telegraphed ahead of Col Puryear to Richmond and
Petersburg. Did he not hear of it in those Cities?
Were all the people dumb, was Col Puryear
deaf? Besides the proclamation of the President,
calling Col Puryear back, reached Raleigh while he
was here. But he did not return. He went on
home, saying, as lumor has it. that "the Democrats
had got the country into trouble, and they might
get it out" He remained at home more than
week, the House all the while disorganzed and the
army bill not passed, for the want of his vote.
These are facts. And now, what is the irressti-
BILE inference? Is it not that Col. Puryear kneso,
before he left Washington City, that an extra ses-
sion had been called, and that he deliberately aban
doned his post of duty, and, far he could do it.
committed the government to black Republican
control? Is such a man to be depended on at a
time like this Let the Deople of the Sixth District
answer at the polls