Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-14

in and out of Congress by m overwhelming Demo
cratic majority throughout the Unon.f At an ad
ionrned meeting they nominated their candidates,
and intend to support them. The Douglas delegates
to the April Convention refused to scquesce in our
measures but formed separate Convention for
themselves, repudiating the measures Of the Ad-
ministration and the National Democratic Represen-
tatives in Congress assembled. They adopted
platform in open rebellion to the known will of the
Democr tic party and its highest authorized expo
nents. They and they alone are properly the bolt:
ers
The vassals of man who refused to submit to
the usage of his party, and deserted it in an hour
of e, eat peril; man who did do, and is still DOING
more to distract the Democratic organization than
any other leader since the days Of Van Buren,, they
yet have the graceless assurance to talk about the
friends of the Administration within this State be-
ing boilers. The Democratic party is not confined
to this State, bat belongs to the whole Union, and
majority of its members in the Union regulate the
character of its creed. Its orthodoxy is not embod
led in Mr.. Douglas nor its principles dependent up
on his whims, grievously as that gentleman may
labor under the delusion. Mr. Douglas has the right
to pursue such course as pleases him, and adopt
such views as please him; but he has no right to
claim that his pleasure is Democracy. Applause,
and cries of good, good.
Conscious that their position is untenable, judged
by the usages of our party or the justice of the
cause they have resorted for lack of arguments, to
the most elaborate nvectves, and to the lowest per-
sonal abuse. No insinuaton is too bitter, motive
too corrupt, no act too abandoned, with which to
charge and the chiefs of our party. The members
of the Cambinet are denounced as "petty tyrants,
their appointees within this State as 'Lazzaron,"
and it is even considered mark of virtue and the
sign of Douglas follower to assail that grand old
man who now bravely the sovereign dignity
"a chieftain covered with imperishable lustre,
won in battles through half century in the cause
of Democracy-a leader who VIGOROUSLY encounter
ed the well-grded giants of Marshfeld and Ashland
when your Little Giants :" fame was hedged in by
county lines-a man who has garnered up in the
history of his country more of the splendors of
observation-disclosures Of the vivid charities and
tes:es of the czen-more of the unsullied features
of the American character, than any other man
within the republic. Against this character, strong
and honest We leave their partisan malice to hurl
in vain their frantic assaults.
Judge Douglas after taking up house with Seward,
after making himself at home with Hale, fresh with
the kiss of Giddings on his cheek comes here and
through his magnificent gift of perverson and
surance, charges us with having formed an unholy
alliance with the Republicans With what peculiar
grace and decacy does this accusation fall so gliby
from the tongue Of the Senator! Who received the
Senator with congratulatory address? Who were
the frontispieces Of his recent grafton Republicans!
Who have "sonnded the loud trumpet DER Egypt's
dark sea " his recent visit to Springfield? Re-
publcans Who has composed and daily chants
the Douglas ltany in New York? Thurlow Weed
Who contests with Douglas himself the title of
Douglas man? Horace Greeley, the godfather Of
every farce from free love to Republicanism Who
ever heard the New York Erening Post damn us
with its praise? When did the Springfield Register
aff1ict the Administration with professions of
friendship? When was the National Democracy Of
Illinois ever blistered with eulogy from the New
Nork Tribune? These are speculative questions for
the consideration of Douglas men. [Cheers and
hisses] And vet this man, buried up to the very
in uho ha
gathered around him, talks about the Republican al
lies of the Administration!
The charge that the Federal office. holders belong
to the National Democratic party, is nonsensically
true. Whom would the Judge have in office? Re-
publicans? hope not. Douglas men? Of course
the Judge would not push his stainless followers into
these dens of temptation! 1t must be gratifying to
the Judge to know with what little labor he is able
to stainless from the earthly faint of Federal
patronage his immaculate followers There
class of ffice-holders, however, whom the Judge
commands-men who have the happy temper and
flexible principles to agree with both partes-who
well stocked with opinions that they have
set for the street and one or their office laughter
who have that argeness of soul that they can
cheer for Mr.. Douglas and draw their salary from
Mr.. Buchanan-igreat laughtes]-men who can file
afidavits of their devotion to the Administration,
and grow profane in their zeal for its enemies Shouts
of i" Hit 'em again, and who can acclimate them.
selves with the utmost readiness alike to the atmos-
pnere OF w aShlnetOn ana ChicagO-men VINO nav e
not the courage to be rebels strong their avarice
the honor to be Democrats. so violent is their
tendency to aposacy: [Applause:] These are the
few honorable men" alluded to by the Senator
(Laughter]
One word more and am done. We have q cause
strong in the chivalry Of poltics-ripenng up de-
spite Of storm and treachery to proud aud happy
fruiton. We have mission ennobled by its danger
and purified by ifs isolation, to redeem Democracy
from the Judas kiss Within and the clenched hand
without
1t is ours to set her apart from selfshness and
corruption-to make her grand and stern, as in the
days when jackson worshipped her-to cast away
from her the corrupting enets Of pretended apostles
to restore her to the monumental truths of Jeffer-
son-to reexat her to her early faith so strong in
goodness in honor, that base ambition shall dare
robe in her mantle-[Long continued applause
GOLD DISCOVERIES IN WESTERN KANsAs.-By Mr..
T. E. Hicks, old companion Of COL Fremont, who
arrived in this city yesterday from Enporia, Kansas
we learn important information respecting the new
y discovered gold mines on Green river, in the wes-