Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-03-10
The " Register . Dras ooning It's Forces into the
support Of Mr.. McRae.

The s Register . Dras oenins its Forces into the
support Of Mr.. McRae.
Our cotenporary Of the Register has peculiar
way Of promoting harmony among its friends-
Having failed in its efforts induce the Wings and
Know Nothings to haul down their flag and go for =
Democratic disorganizer for Governor, and having
refused at the request of the Elizabeth City enti-
neI to call for a meeting of the Know Nothing Exc
cutive Committee to take steps for organizing the
party, and having been censured for its disorgani-
zing conduct, that paper now comes forward to SUBJ
stitute its will for the action Of the Committee
and to ridicule Mr.. Manu. of the Sentinel. because
he has had the 5oldness to call for Convention
The Register says:
"To speak Ia Eecosse, Master Nom, O. the Amir.
can Sant:nl haze ganged clean daft abune a Con-
vsntion Naething but a convintion will Master
Nom discoorse abune. Why the dell does ma the
mon ca on Maister Meelers Maister Meeler is the
head o. the EXECUTIVE Commettie, and kens a. abune
what sud be done in sic case. Ca on Maister
Neeter brither Monn ca on him by a means, and
he'll just tell ye cannilly a abune it,"
We do not pretend to translate this Scotch Irish !;
but we believe the meaning of it is that Mr.. Mann
is very presumptuous in attempting to preserve his
party organization, while Mr. Miller is referred to,
not in such terms as the Register would have EN-.
poyed if that paper had been sure of his friendship
and cooperation in its present movements. The
Registers first excuse, in reply to Mr.. Mann, was
that the Editor did not know the names of the Com
mttee noo he is referred to Mr. Miller, who is the
Chairman. We congratulate our contemporary on
his discovery. Mr.. Miller is the Chairman, but who
are the other members Of the Committee! The
Register, it is apparent, does not care-it is all the
same to him who il or who is not on the Committee
or whether there is any Committee at ALL for it IS
plain that he has made up his mind to ignore its
authority and disregard its action.
Who invested the Raleigh Register with author.
ty to transfer the Wings and Know Nothings of this
State to the support Of Democratic renegade for
Governor? If the American" party has ceased
to exist organized party whose duty and whose
province is il TO announce the fact? Is it not the
duty-is It not the right of the State Executive
Committee? We should think So But this does
NOT suit Naister ISyme. 1t has been determined in
Rale!gh-and we might well inform the Eliza.
beth City Sentinel the Grecnsborough Putriot, and
the Asheville Spectator of the fact-that Mr.. Nc
Rae, who claims to be a Democrat, is to be the
Know Nothing candidate for Governor-in other
words that the opposition forces to rally to his
flag. Waister Syme has had an important agency in
producing this determination. He has set his heart
upon it, and he has resolved not to be thwarted in
the movement lie thinks it best to act thus, and
he will hear no counsel, suggestions, reproof
to the contrary. He is the committee, and the eve
ry thing else in this NATTER The Patriot, the Spee-
tator and the Sentinel will please therefore, govern
themselves accordingly.
The Register is also denouncing in advance those
"Americans" and old line Wings who refuse to be
transferred, under its ORDERS to the support Of Mr..
McRae. 1t says:
1--WE hear that of those who for the sake
of principle unwilling to vote for Distribution
Democrat for the Office of Governor of this State,
will, in the event they cannot get Wing and Amer
lean candidate to consent to submit himself to an
awful defeat the reward for troublesome and ex-
pensive canvass, vote for anti Distribution can
ddate Of the pure Democratic stripe, and holding
no principle in common soith them. This commen-
tary on the text Of hauling down the fag," and
'going over to the beast" is admrable-aye, it is
worthy of all praise.
Consistency, thou art &C., &C."