Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-06-09

to our reply to Senator Browns speech, and that,
in opinion he is afraid to discuss fully and fair.
ly his pet scheme of distribution. n
Ar IT AGA1N-A " Whig" meeting do not be
alarmed, good reader,-a" Whig" meeting was held
in Salisbury the 25th of last month. Resolu.
tons passed in favor of distributing the pro-
ceeds of the sales of the public lands not the
lands themselves, Mr.. McRae proposes; and the
meeting also resolved that we are opposed to any
further increase of the State debt for internal i'm
provements" So it seems the old Whig party is
turning up as the antiinternal improvement party.
Who would have thought that twelve years ago?
Having involved the State in more than half its pres
ent debt, they take ground against any more inn
provements, and endeavor to hold the Democrats
alone responsible for high taxes.
: But these Rowan Wings want the proceeds of
the lands divided. Will they show US these pro-
ceeds, and then show US how they can be spared?
The government is in debt forty millions, and is
still borrowing. and yet we hear of plan to still
further depete the Treasury. What financiering i
what folly
Hon. n Boyden was one of the main actors in
this farcical eAhumation of Whig remains. He was
pleased to say, among other things, that I" he be-
lieved the people were getting sick of the Demo-
cratic party and that the time at hand
when they would see and feel they had been decev-
ed, and their confidence abused, by that party"
Neither time, events, nor the frequent defeats
which Mr.. Boyden has gone through, has changed
in the slightest degree the bitterness of his political
antpathies. Politically speaking, he hates Demo-
crat Satan hates holy water. We congratulate
the gentleman on his pluck. 1t is undying as it
is fierce and fiery. 1t is, in word just what it was
when the gentleman voted member of the
| House of Representatives to withdraw brave
troops from Mexico, and thus show the white feath-
| er to the public foe. Many recantng Know Notbings
| and old-line Wings have joined the Democracy du-
ring the last two years. We were glad to witness
their conversion, and to them cordially received
into our ranks; but desire thus publicly to offer
up rven thanks to the Disposer of all things that
Mr. Boyden is not of that number. Weare decided
ly in favor of his staying where he is. We think
that in the first place, his party pluck improves
where he is than it would under other circum.
stances and secondly, that he will be of more
vice to the Democracy by remaining in the opposi
'tion then he could be by joining OF course he
will vote for MIR. McRae.
EXCITEMENT IN PErERsBURG.-On Tuesday last il
was discovered that the schooner Keziah, Capt
Bayliss, of Brandywine, Delaware, lying Pc
tersburg had on board several slaves, who had beer
secreted by the Captain with the neation of taking
them to free State. Much excitement ensued
The schooner was chased and overhauled, and tn,
slaves with the Captain and his mate brought bacl
to Petersburg. 1t required the most energetic ef
forts the part of the officers of the law and con
servatiye citizens to save the Captain from imme
diate and condgn punishment. Under the laws O
the State the vessel has been forfeited, and will b
sold. The Captains offence is, we believe, peni
tentiary He appears to be guilty and if show
to be so on trial, he will have the benefit of
years. hard labor among his fellow convicts an
felons. This would be even.handed justice to thi
abolition thief, and at the same time lesson
others similarly inclined.
RALEIGH FEMALE SEMNARY.-The examination
the pupils in this institution has been going on du
RUG the present week. On Monday night Presiden
Craven, of Normal College, delivered an addess bt
fore the Young ladies of the Seminary and larg
audience which we have heard commended by man
discriminating hearers in the highest terms. o
:, Wednesday night there was Concert in the schot
room, and the graduating class read composition
and received their diplomas. The assemblage pre-
ent was large, evincing the interest taken by ou
citizens and by parents and guardians in this e.
cellent institution. We learn that the young ];
dies of the graduating class acquitted themselve
f remarkably we'll.
On Thursday night there social party at th
J. the graduating class.
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