Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-30
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! MEssRs. EDs1oRs; This Is indeed : strange world
u would hardly be recognised BY any u the plain
old worthless who lived century ortwo back, could
ly labors. It would be absurd TO suppose that,
amidst the many changes and improvements which
are occurring in the physical condition and com
plexion of things there should not be correspond
ing refinement in political ethics The most strik-
ing illustration of this was presented few days
since by certain political party, whose stock in
trade consists of "a boast of old achievements and
despair Of neso." 1t may be true that i have no
right to arraign them. They are answerable to
their consciences and constituents But Justice is
justice, says the old adage and when political
wrong, without the shadow of shade of reason is
perpetrated it can but elicit notice from fair minded
men, though it cannot from considerations of poll
cy, even dstort oensure condemnation. A few
days since, read from your paper, in the presence
of number of Americans Wings and Democrats,
the result of the elections for United States Senator's
The question was Immediately asked" For whom
did the opposition vote p Before could speak, an
unsophsticated, but plainly spoken, straight for
ward American responded -"Why, can't you guest
Don't you know there Amt but taoo men in the par
ty? I'll bet my horse they voted for Badger and
Graham! They have been cased in honors as thick
as the skin of a rhinocerOs, and still the cry is,
dGub 1t on little thicker! Four-fifths of the op-
position members are Annerieans yet they discard
such men as Rayner, Reade and Outlaw, who have
borne the brunt of the battle for Americanism and
give their support to men who did not raise their
little finger to defend it and its advocates from the
assaults of Democracy, yea, who have not to this
day. given their approval to single one of its prin
ciplesl And where is McRae, who carried their
banner CALAMITY through the late contest? Want
he worthy of complimentary vote? want Rayner!
want Outlaw The truth is this vote shews what
would have been the result had majority Of oppo-
sition members been elected to the Legislature
(oY1oc do fho unrlr ond ofh no
droncs of the hive-must reap the harvest They
have always acted on this principle, and they are
now where they deserve to be, under the bans Of
irretriera6le DEFEAT"
There food for thought in this brief but strong
harangue of the indignant and disappointed Ameri-
can 1t brought prominently before my minds eye,
one man who more than any other in North Caro-
lima deserves the gratitude and needs the consolation
and sympathy of the American party. I refer to
the Hon. Kenneth Rayner. If any man in the des-
parate conflicts of that party has exposed himself
20 the broadsides of their adversaries cut to
pieces by their sharp scimeters OF rddled by their
unerring bullets, that man is Kenneth Rayner!
He is covered all ocer with wounds received in the
conflict While he was fighting and leading on
the forlorn hope of that party, where were they
who are now thought the only men worthy of hon
or, emolument, rank, postion9 What were they
doing to insure victory save their friends, when
defeated from being cut to pieces by the victorious
eny? Are the epauletts to be placed on the
shoulders of those who stood on the heights afar
off from danger, whilst the battle was raging, and
made good their fight without injury in hair or
hide, when the tide of battle turned against their
gallant comrades -? A general who would act on
this principle is fool and the party which adopts
it deserves, and will assuredly, sooner or later
meet with defeat. I really pity Rayner. He de-
serves sympathy for the injustice done him. Well
may he exclaim {" save me from my friends, &c.
Every body thought he would get the compliments
ry VOTE 1t would have done him some good It
could do Badger and Graham none And then his
friends kneo it compliment he would have
priced so highly. Not that it would have added
any thing to his reputation but it would have been
have been heaped upon him Gas he thinks no doubt
in times past! But SIC transit gloria nnundS-
There can be but one Pope there are but tDo groom
men in the Wing American party! All others are
treated if they were but pignies, fit only to walk
between the outstretched legs Of such giants whose
nod is law to the Insignificant, supejonted Llipu-
tians, the "hewers of wood and drawers of water
that surround and do blind homage to them The
memorable rule like the law of the Modes and Per-
slams, is that no young man shall dare aspire to
honors in the ranks of Whiggery. The cry is
"Down with him! Kick out the impudent- brazen
brat, who dares to look upao07'ds and to cry out
excelsior in the presence and without the permission
of his bettors of us the political nabobs of Wing
Americanism! Out with him! Let him know
that has place is at the rake and the hoe, and the
spade, and the plough OF party. There Is dlrty
work enough for him to do yet. He has no right
to eat his bread except by the sweat Of his brow
The nectar and ambrosa of the party arc for us
alone, the ruling gods Of the pantheon p Such is
the edict, and upon it they have ever acted
Mr.. Rayner, Mr.. Rayner, you and yonr young
companions engaged in useless work. You
are wasting your high energies in thin airy moth
ingness. Go at something better. 1t is the labour
of Sisyphus If you get the stone Of Whig-Amer-
icanism to the top of the hill it will roll down
again. The honors of victory are not for yos1-
There are tao grown up men in the party, and in
the name of all the gods is that not enough T. Is
it possible that you do not see what will be the
consequence of your impudence in daring to in
dulge an honorable ambition. Throw it away, by
that the angels fell! Badger and Graham are still
living, and when they depart hence, the only way
you can secure even complimentary vote for any
post Of honor is to apply for executorship to one Of
them! As Venable very sharply said of one Of
your quondam companions, {" You may wash the
dirty clothes of Whiggery for half century, and
they never will pay you in any thing soapsudsr "
Take the advice Of your old personal friend but po
litical adversary,
Three Days Later from Europe.
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