Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-04-10
ETh0n aand NOV;

+ the Editor istsy noted for one thing
more than another. II IS for changing his opinions
with almost every change Of the moon. |
In 1862 he declared he Mould not support Gen. 1
Scott for the Presidency bnt ii 1859 he did support
Gem Scott for that very Office. ~ sss1f s
In 1857 he declared that the idea Of dsbanding
his party WAS not to be entertained for moment;
that the best hopes Of the country depended upon
maintaining reorganization and preserving intact
that its mission was to put down foreign influence
and restore American rule to our councis that
distribution the only remaining issue Of the old
Wing party, and ought not to he permitted to inter-
fere with the $. American" in accomplishing their
leading purpose; but in 1858 he called upon the
same party in substance to haul down its flag, to
abandon its organization to unite +" Democratic
distrbutionist for Governor, to forget sink for
q time its opposition to foreign influence, and 60
with him for the Wing ISSUE and for that issue alone,
SO slightingly alluded to in 1867. The change of
opinion and Of purpose was complete Every body
it, and many of his friends felt it, and refused
to 60 with him. Having protested in 1857 in the
most earnest terms against disbandng his party, he
now, in 1858, as earnestly insists that it shall be
disbanded and that the dsjointed and unorganized
fragments shall rally around professed Democrat
for Governor g. f&Ei= - 20 -&-s
In February, 1868, he took ground in the strong
est terms for the admission of Kansas with the Le-
compton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in the most upqual-
fled the special message of the President on
the subject-advocated the admission of the State at
once, and with that Constitution precisely as it was
formed, as the only measure to be thought of, and
as measure pre- eminently of peace and Justice
declared that IF her Constitution as submitted,
shall be rejected, it will be an unparalleled outrage
not on the South alone but on the Constitution the
laws and common sense;" but in April, 1858, he
exus the failure of the administration to carry
this measure in the House-approves the course of
the six Southern Know Nothngs the Douglas men
and the Black Republicans who defeated it-declares
that Mr.. Gilmer will be sustained for opposing this
very measure, and for being party to this unpar
alleed outrage" on the South, the Constitution,
| the laws, and common sense-and in view of its
defeat in the House this question: thus sustained
i'll February last by the Register, the Editor calls
| on the administration to resign Ito abandon the
Government, in obedience to what he regards as the
popular aossh expressed by the House of Represen-
| tatves! In order that our readers may at
glance this change of position and opinion the
| part of the Register submit few extracts from
that paper in parallel columns:
From the Raleigh Register Of From tie Raleigh Register of
According to promise, we The history of the several
lay before our readers to-day OF the Fed.
commencing to the favor # allel to the humiliation
Congress the Lecompon Con- which has bcfaen that of
stitntion We not much James Buchanan. Compared
given paying comDln,entsto it, that of John O. Adams
to Democrats and rarely in eminent success and
deed do they deserve at the Administration John
| our hands. We hope, how-Tyer by contrast, from
do justice and it first to last blaze of glory
ans message excel Of the Leeompton constitu
The reasonable unjust power and patronage of the
reasonable Of the Fedora! Government his
of Kansas is properly seforh every energy strained
forth by the President Who every every means
ns and at a
culated properly to chaa beaten Well may the Peters
men have committed the We Mr. B~rla:am resign He
ry offence in Kansas which is in minority the great
Utah They have defed the in national Commons
authority of the laws, and theand according every prn-
and "a epe o, M s tat Gov
impeio Kansas To say should give up the of Of
THAT the sI hpw yas flee and nd 60
should cause the rejection OF narccal and antpopular in
the Lecompon Constitution situations furnish such
countenance lawlessness hausess theme for Demo
and reward treason The Pre- cratic denuncation what did
siden esab shes by see? Nothing less than
ed proof that the constitution the resignation Of whole
of lecompon made ac- ministry, just they
cordng to the constitution found themselves in minor.
and the laws, and this bengy of the House of Commons
case what earthly pretex mporont he Reugee)
will Congress have for Bill They believed the com
ABOUT accepting ss the RSgp asy VOICE ss
Slater What right has that office with ali it's gtering
body to look behind fuhonors and emoluments and
comp lance with asO and sayIwithout murmer ranked
the people of Kansas you themselves the
that's The idea is patiently been called to carry on the
and egregiously absurd, andGovernment Mr. Buchanan
known to be SO by the I'M has lately been good deal
scrupuOus who urge it in England and seen how
What if majority of thethings work there. What
voters of Kansas did he think of emuIatng
part the formation of the the example of the Pamerson
constitution? Whose faumnistry?
that but their own? They No body doubts that an
had unlimited camor denun-
to vote, and if for factious citation against small minor
rebeous purposes theyty the House Represen-
chose exercise their tatives will be raised by the
right of suffrage they to- Democracy of the South and
be allowed to take advantage the attempt will be made
of their Aees of heto fsten the responsibility of
Never Was there clearetion in the House. on party
submitted to the judgof siz in body in which the
ment of intelligent than Democracy had a clear
this of Kansas, and if her undispued majority of
constitution, submitted bers elected the filth of
unparalleled outrage not which the South so loudly de-
the South alone, but themanded, and which made
constitution the laws and the test question OF the can
Ss BesSes
carried out to the utter debefre these lines shall be
struction of all popular govcrcuated the eye North
eminent. Besides all this, Carolina will be dazzled
contends as soon as kansasater shafts of orked light
is admitted State she ming hnrled the head
call another convention to- the devoted Gimer by the
make another constitution vatican Hargett street. and
and be then asceranedhe stunned by quick
whether the friends Oppo succeeding peals of long
nents of slavery in theerberatng thunder But no
minority in the State. ThishG,n after all aoN ensue-
exceedingly SIM Mr.. Gimer will survive
pie and plain, and the furiousaugh that much Papa
opposition the Presidentsan Jupiteran ammunition
only be accounedshoud have been idly expend
for by the that certain led him. while twenty odd
politicians in Congress desire Democrats voting with him
to prolong this agitation for allowed scott free
their purposes with Mr. Glmer will be sustained
view likewise of asserngby those Of his friends who