Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-18
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Peter s.,rnaaned Smith Said SnisI began 81,
distinguished towards the close of his adventurous
and scheming life for the multitude of his riches
The most vigorous arm could not shake stick "
at each Of his farms in an hour BY the City Hall
Clock. He was g millionaire" long before that
ilegitimate word was adopted into the English vo-
cabuary. 1t was an old fogy age in which he lived
so Peter never dreamed of making himself Presi-
dent or even Governor by means Of his wealth.
Tradition says that he plodded on schemingly
cunningly and stngily to the last, taking more
pleasure in saving brazen copper cent than he
ever took in cheating neighbor out of a thousand
Peter had son-only one son but that son was
whopper. He called his name Gerritt or as he
was wont to pronounce it "Garrett s" for the boy
was next to hard dollars in the very tiptop of the
stature he grew in mischief. At an early age his
pockets were filled with cash. his trunks replenish
ed by his careful mother and packed off to college
quick wit, strong memory and due share of
the paternal plausibility enabled young Smith to
get through his collegiate duties without much la
Dor and to devote the time thus economical to mis-
ceaneous mischief He at length graduated with
honor and was looked upon as the cream and top
most skimming of his class. Few equaled him in
his wonderful oratorical power, though he had then
and still retains habit of referring to Smith for
proofs of assertions made by Smith.
His career is an old story He studied law but
too indolent to practice. He embarked in poll
tics but unluckily got upon the federal side. His
federal party became whig party, and the whig
party showed such signs of premature decay that
Smith staked his political fortunes upon abolition
ism.
His subsequent career is known. Elected to
Congress, he found night sessions such bore that
he was compelled to resign-such at least is his eX
cuse, but the real reason probably that he was
unwilling to associate with the scamps whom he
found among the black republican delegation.
Gerritt has been chief among the niggers friends.
He has given away scores of thousands of acres to
the colored images of their Maker dreaming fondly
that his black brethren would settle upon the
tates thrive and raise up little darkies to worship
Smith and vote the straight abolition ticket Every
day two, to show the sincerity Of his regard for
all that is African, he has the legs of big
away niger thrust under his mahogany. Lazy
niger preachers make hotel of his mansion at
Peterboro', and his accomplished daughter, clad in
broadcoth Boomers, sits at the church where Smith
preaches fanked to the right and left by colored
sisters.
But Smiths niger land-holders sold his bounty
and spent the money in brass rings, red wascoats,
onions and whisky and now that he has become for
the second time the abolition candidate for Govern
of New York, the sable ingrates refuse n.asse
to vote for him They will devOur his bread and
beef they will sell the land he gave them they will
travel deadheads the under ground railway"
which he establishes and which he chiefly supports,
they will light their pipes with the abolition papers
which he supports; but when it comes to voting
for him they fatty refuse. The very privilege of
voting along with their white fellow-citizens was
won for them by Smith, and now when he aspires
to the office of commander-nchief of the New York
State militia, nOta solitary niger ballot he get!
This is shabby way to treat great philanthropst,
benefactor, preacher of the gospel, and the
wealthiest we'll as the most eloquent of all the
advocates of niger equality.
But the New York darkies don't want to fro
away" their votes. They want to fuse with the
Black Republicans (as the Know Nothngs tried to
do at Syracuse) and "unite all the clements of
opposition to the ''slave-drving Democracy"
10 show the feeling among the Niger citizens of
New York. we append as a curiosity the Eteaing
Posts account of niger ratification meeting in
Brooklyn on the 4th inst
The citizens of color belonging to Brooklyn
Western District held ratification meeting at
Granada Hall, on Monday evening, to hear the re-
Rev. George Lenox presided and made an able
speech.
Mr.. w. A. Rogers said that this was time for
coored men to bestr themselves. Political rights
were what they all wanted They must stir, and
move, and work for these things themselves They
could not depend on white abolitionists to do all
their work for them. He sometimes thought they
would get along Il great deal better if there were
not any abolitionist white man. These men take
all the meat and give shucks to the colored people
Gerritt Smith great abolitiOnist He wants
them all to vote for him. because he is great friend
ness If the eleven thousand colored people should
vote for him, and give the election to the demo-
Gratis the shareholders would all say that it was the
voice of New York for slavery; and would go
legislating for the colored race than ever
before.
Mr.. Morgan was friend to colored people. He
will go for giving them their rights for letting them
vote, and be allowed to hold Office. If Gerrtt Smith
was Governor he could do no more But he can
not be elected, and every vote G wen for him is a
vote for slavery. The speaker was their delegate to
Troy, where they had been talking over these things
were of the same mind He would read the resolu-
tons adopted at Troy and move that they be adopt
ed at this meeting.
Mr. Henry j. Simmons, of New York. seconded
this notion and made speech urging that the
eleven thousand colored voters of this State should
give their votes for Mr. Morgan.
The resolutions were then adopted.
Rev. William j. Hodges now moved that they
should have frequent meetings to enlighten the
people, till after election. He meant to pull the
lions beard. If Gerrtt Smith defeated Mr.. Morgan,
he would have more to do with him. He was
willing to argue the question. lie believed in free
dom Of speech. He would like to discuss with Mr..
|: Smith.
After some further interchange of views, the
meeting adjourned to assemble again Monday
evening next, at Mr.. Hodges Church on Broadway,
near Tenth street-La Courier.
CRIME IN BALTIMORE. present condition Of
Baltimore cannot but excite the commiseration Of
the entire country. In no other city in the Union
is progress alarming in crime visible The Grim
ina court of Thursday was full of interest not only
to the people of Baltimore but to the people of
ry State Mr.. Whitney, the prosecuting attorney,
announced that there the docket for trial f
teen of assault with intent to kill and muir
der This of itself is sufficient to excite the people
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