Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-24
Disbanding the X. N. Party.

the American party DE QisOanued !-No, d iuou-
sand times MOI" Just suppose that {" no" shall be
numbered too thousand times, it can't alter single
fact and especially the fact that the K. N. party is
already disbanded.
The editor of the Register asks: "Why should
# be done?" That is, why the party should be dis.
banded? and then proceeds:
as the principle which gives it its name any less
valuable than heretofore? Are we less exposed to
foreign influence now than years ago ?"
1t is refreshing to hear the Register talk about
foreigners just like the K N. papers did some two
years ago. The Register has certainly been asleep
has just woke up, rubbed its eyes, and bawls out
against foreign influence not conscious that 1t has
been asleep at ALL and not knowing that the entire
X N. press and party of the State had given up
talking about foreigners, catholics, &c, and concen
trated what little vitality they had left on single
little humbug distribution. Just the X. N. pa
pers all to pirate about foreigners, the Register
commences it as something new.
Blu. the Register cannot any difference be-
tween Wing and K. N. principles, and it wonders
why Wing and K. N not considered synonymous
terms That is decidedly rich-it is cooling ever in
this hot weather-it is patent freezer. The editor
of the Register, we believe, never Joined the X. N.
party, but always claimed until now, to be Wing,
and as such he declared by the X. Ms, to be.
long to an DID, corrupt organization for the broken
promises and bad faith of which the pure, new X.
y. party would not be responsible! Now he
see no difference between them and so far as broken
promises and bad faith are concerned, we admit
there is not much difference.
But another rich morsel from the Register:
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name did mischief enough last fall to satisfy any set
of men who are not, at heart in league with Demo
cracy, and if we to have party to fight against
that worst sort of Chinch Bug. the Chnch Bug of
modern Democracy, it is anything but wise to talk
of divisions, when every consideration of patriotism
cries aloud for union; to talk of disbanding any
thing uhich can be made available against Demo-
cracy, when rally should be the word"
Now the " mischief these old line Wings did was
to help defeat Fremont and save the Constitution
and the Union Surely the Register would not have
preferred the election of Fremont to that of Mr.
Buchanan The " Chnch Bug" ausion is decide
diy classic, and we presume the enlightened por
ton of humanity will understand it without any ex-
PLANTATION from US.
But we wish to call attention to the words we
have italicsed in the above extract. They express
the principle on which the K. N. party has ever
acte viz: Any thing to beat the Democrats. We
assure the Register the Democratic party does not
fear the little K. N. faction. Its greatest dread is
the supremacy of Black Repubcanism, the only
thing that can now be " made available against De-
mocracy." We cannot believe neighbor means
what he says. We do not believe he would use the
abotonists to overthrow the Democratic party not
withsanding he says nothing should be disbanded
which can be made available against it. We beg
readers to exercise charity, and not believe him.
But another extract:
What are "oM line Wing" principles? Save
distribution, is there of them living WHO will
hoist the flag of National Bank Who will rally
under the banner of protective Tariff, to enrich
the abotionists of the North and East?'
Then the editor of the Register confesses he was
wrong when, as Wing, he advocated a bank, a
high tariff &C., for so many years. Then his judg-
ment bad and is not to be trusted in his views
of new matters, such as K. n. principles and dis.
trbution. More than likely he will, in few years.
speak of his present views as he does of those
he entertained in the past. Who can tell?
Again the Register asks:
"What more strength will party, rallied against
the common foe of the country, under the name Of
Wing" possess, than party called " American p
Yes, and both names will not possess as much
strength against the common foe" as the Demo
cratic party is here termed, the one Of Black
Republican. Springing from the womb of abolition
ISM it called Know Nothing in its infancy, but
now giant, and bears the name of Black Republican
The Register thus discourseth on the name O
Wing:
"The name Wing" was applied, first to the anti
Jackson party, by that fatuent individual caet
James Watson Webb, now turbulent Black Re
publican
And James Watson Webb was also the god. fathe
of Know Notbingism, and likewise, natural con
sequence in Notnern man, of Black Republicanism
The Wing party of the North was swallowed by X
Nisn and K. Nism, in its turn, swallowed BY
Black Republicanism. Webb took regular course
and graduated in each of the departments.
But the editor of the Register winds UP his article
by defining his position, and we will copy it:
For one, then, we are for abiding the fate ant
fortune of the American" party. Its great prin
clpes and aims are our own, and rather than belong
to any other than an american party, party devo
ted to american interests against all the world, w
would, as Cutfee said "agonize on our own supper
tables'
A fitting conclusion AN admirable finale! W.
hope the Register will not suffer. If the supper
tables" of its "agonizing" are the principles of X
Nsm, we warn the editor that he cannot pile VI
the agony" much before his g supportabes' will
give way--al but Cufee, and he will be strong onl!
at the North and in hot weather.
But what change has come over our neighbor
We thought he was in favor of the Kansas bill. an
this new party he now attaches himself to, denoun
ced that bill. We thought he took the side of tn
South on the slavery question, and this new part
ignored" that question. Is he willing to sacri6c
everything else for the sake of distribution Woul
ne surrender the rights Of the South for his sheer
OF the public lands? We cannot believe it. Hi
prejudices against the Democratic party lead hir