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

! The BLACK REPUBLICAN, STATE CoNyENuoN.--
| When huge serpent undertakes TO swallow an OK
| he always hnds the process somewhat difficult The
animal must first be closely entwined in its death
| like embrace for pro,racted period, until every
vestigc OF vitality is destroyed the bones OF the VIC
tim crushed, and its once fair and goodly pro-
portous lost in slapclcss mass Of flesh. The next
task Of the serpent is to besaver the remains with
| its slime, and it is not until these preliminary ar
engagements have been concluded that the prey can
be gorged by its destroyer. Gradually, for the last
two years. has an operation Of the above character
been progressing in this State in the effort of black
rcpubcanism to swallow know. nothingsm. AT
las; the task has been accomplished and Daviu Wi.
mot is presented as the opposition candidate for gov
! ernor. lie gains no distinction as a whig-no dis
| tinction democrat-no distinction as a know
nothing--ont owes his present position altogetherto
| his persistent efforts as a sectional agitaor
His only ambition has been to march under the
black flag of abotonism, and his only TO bring
to that standard as many recruits as possible, and
! to become their chosen leader. For this he has be-
trayed his ancient party, sOlcd the judicial ermine
| turned brawling demagOguG while occupying seat
/ upon the bench. and bent all his energies to engcn.
! der bitter sectional feeling, and to arouse the fierce
[ iuries 81 sectional strife. With Wilmot as the op.
position candidate for governor there can BIZ no dis
| guse conceament TO the nature of the gi,bcr-
| material contest No man with vestigc Of national
feeling can support such candidate. He is no half
! white and halfblacL no halEscctional and halfna
! tional nomnce-h he can be supported y as an all.
clifton agita,or. Against his distinctive views, and
against him their representative, we believe that
an immense majority of the people Of Pennsylvania
will be found arraycd in October next they have
always been on former occssiOng No democrat, no
national whig, no national American, patriotic,
Union loving man can support him, and with all
these classes against him. there can be no earthly
prospect Of his election.
So far Stale affairs concerned, Wimot pos
scsses little or no knowledge OF our interests lie
has confined his attention exclusively to national
politics, and is destitute of experience and practical
information in regard to the legitimate duties Of
governor lie would aim solely to abolitionize the
State, unmndiul and regardless Of all Other consd-
era ions.
The candidate for canal commissioner, Hon. Vim.
MlWad was the active operator in this city last fall
in carrying ;he know-nothings over to the support
! OF the fusion" eectional ticket. He a mem
Der of the last Congress, but made figure there
and was defeated last fall. In capacity aud fitness
for the post he is in all respects infinitely inferior to
the democratic NOMINEE.
! The candidates for judges Of the supreme court
are Joseph j. Lewis of Chester county, renegade
democrat, and lawyer Of some considerable talent
who has become violent black republican within
the last few years. and James Veech of Fayeite
ty, who gained some noloriey in 1865 by the pub
lcaton Of an ingenious but unsound opinion as 10
the lesaity Oh certain proposed ACTON III tue hen
pc Iding senatorial election.
The platform as reported by Judge Kelley Of
which abstract has been teegraphed, seems al.
most entirely made up of the black republican plat
form Of the late presidential campaign, with ono or
two new features-a denunciaton Of the late decis-
ion Of the Supreme Court of the United States and
a small spice of know.nohngism, contained in the
seventh resolution, which is rendered ridiculous by
the language of the tenth.
The convention had quite stormy time on vari.
Gus questions, and the know nothings made slight
show of vitality on one or two occasions, but black
republicansm too strong for them. The revo.
luton in the political character Of the opposition is
complete All DISCUSSES have been stripped of, and
the battle is plainly between democracy, nationality
the Union and the constitution, on the one hand,
and abolitonism, seotonalism, dsunion, and crazy
negro fanatcism on the other.