Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-14
RALEIGH. wEDNEsDAY. OCT. IA. 1857.
HI. w. Miller, ESD, and the Raleigh Register.
The last Raleigh Register contains the following


The last Raleigh Register contains the following
article:
III. w. MILLER, ESQ.,, AND THE RALEIGH STAN.
DARD.-Magnanimity in political matters is rare
commodity now days, and it is therefore quite re-
freshing when met with. Such refreshment, the
reader may find in the which the Raleigh
Standard has OF late pursued to Henry W. Miller,
Esq, who has won for himself much honor as
champion of Wing principles, and life long foe of
that Democracy which rules the country but to
It, When it is remembered what thorn in the side
of the Standards party Mr. Miller has been, and in
what violent contrast his past and present consistent
opposition to Democracy is with the inconsistent
course of the Standard, the g wonder grows that
that journal should sympathize with Mr.. NJ, and
mourn over q treatment of him, of which he himself
has not complained. 1t is truly magnanimOus in
the Standard, and not less dsinterested. Political
ly Mr. Miller cannot serve the Standard or its party.
Between Henry ". Hitler and Democracy there is q
gulf wide and deep that which separated Lag
arus from Dives. Mr. Miller no doubt is becoming
ly grateful, and would think of putting to him
self the question what have done that mine enc
my praiseth me?"
The Register is somewhat unjust both towards
Mr.. Miller and the Standard. The Weldon Patriot
"a paper entertaining the same political notions
with the Register-noticed in complaining terms the
treatment of Mr.. Miller by his political friends, and
copied the Patriots article, calling attention to
it in SO doing In addition to this, we expressed
qualification, as the Register did, that Mr.. Mil
Ter had determined to remain permanently in North
Carolina; and on or two occasions have
ferred 10 the manner and sentiments of Mr.. Mler's
Chapel Hill Address in such terms of approval and
commentator as we thought the Address deserved.
Our "offence"-Mr. Killers offence hath this ex-
tent-no more" Is there any thing political" in
this? Does it follow, because copied the Patri-
OTIS artcle-because we gave expression to the gen.
eral feeling Of the community in saying were
glad Mr.. Miller had determined not to leave the
State, and because We approved and commended his
Chapel Hill Address, that interested
that We have been exercising "magnanmsty" towards
that gentleman The Register has under estimated
Henry w. Miller-it does not know him as we'll as
we do, if it supposes that he is to be influenced in
his political course by interested attentions, or by
show Of "magnanmity" on the part of any one.
The Register speaks of Mr.. Miller /" as a champi-
on of Wing principles and life long foe of that
Democracy which rules the country but to it."
There was a time when there were champions of
Wing principles but the Wing party has ceased to
exist, and all the issues between it and the Demo-
cratic party have been settled The great question
now before the American people-the paramount |,
question, above all parties and above all mere party
organizations is the question of Constitutional |
Union-a Union which will protect the rights and
the vital interests of the Southern people, and there
but two parties now-the Democratic and black
Republican. The called "Amelican" party has
exhausted its energes-t has been beaten in all the
States and of all the members of Congress it can
boast of but four five. 1t is also defunct- The
contest is therefore, between the black Republicans,
whose triumph would first disgrace and then des-
troy the country, and the national Democracy, now
in possession Of the government, whose ascendancy
has given assurance that the Union will be preserv.
ed on the basis of the Constitution and that the
rights of the South will be maintained. These ate
facts, open and obvious to every one. The Register,
though it may deny them, cannot dsprove them
1t is also fact that Mr. Buchanan has thus far adj
ministered the government with jealous regard for
the Constitution and the rights of the South. Up
this question, thus paramount, thus VITAL he is
soiM us-wth u.s. not because he is sectional in his
views but because the Constitution is with US, and
because he is a national man. What then, should
be the course of every just, minded and saga
cous Southern man? What, under the circumstan-
ces, do our interests as a people and our hopes as
friends of Constitutional Union, require US to do
Do they not counsel US to unite as one man-to
stand together and to stand by such a President,
without regard to former and minor issuesP Is this
time to be factious?-to embarrass President
who is stalking himself for our vital interests TO
oppose and dcnounce him simply because he is
Democrat?-to substitute passion for reason and
prejudice for patriotisme Surely, surely not
We know, and the Register knows that many
Southern Wings and Americans" taking this view
of the question of slavery and of the conditions and
relations of parties, have determined de-
termined to support Mr.. Buchanan and to act with
the national Democratic party against the black Re-
publcans. We are not authorized to speak for Mr.
Miller, any more than the Register was authorized
to speak for him when it penned the above para
graph. He is private citizen not seeking office or
preferment at the hands of any party. But we may
say, from our knowledge of the man, and in reply
to the Register, who has thus Unexpectedly and
significantly referred to him in connection with
the politics of the country, that believe him en-
tirey capable, at crisis like the present. of eleva.
waiting himself above party, and of standing by
Constitutional Union and by those who are main
tanning it against the Vaccinations of the black Re.
publicans; aad of doing SO without regard to the
motives that may be ascrbed to him or the attacks
that may be made upon him. That is our opinion,
and that is our estimate of the man.
We will not characterize the Registers article as
in sidious, but must say it is rather ingenious
than ingenious. 1t is not exactly stab under the
fifth rib, but it is flourish of the dagger sort of
preliminary gea m of the cold steel in reserve We
do not come forward to play the champion for Henry
w. Miller. He is able to defend himself and we
have, no doubt he will do so whenever openly and