Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-04-14
Then and Now.

1t the Editor of the Register is noted for one thing
more than another. it is for changing his opinions
with almost every change of the moon.
In 1862 he declared he acouM not support Gen.
Scott for the Presidency but in 1862 he did support
Gen. Scott for that very Office.
In 1857 he declared that the idea of disbanding |
his party was not to be entertained for moment;
that the best hopes of the country depended upon
maintaining its organization and preserving it intact;
that its mission was to put down foreign influence
and restore American" " rule to our councils; that
distribution was the only remaining issue Of the old
Wing party, and ought not to be permitted to inter-
fere with the "Americans" in accomplishing their
leading purpose; but in 1858 he called upon the
same party in substance to haul down it's Hag to
abandon its organization, to unite on " Democratic
distributions" for Governor, to forget sink for
a time its opposition to foreign influence, and 60
with him for the Whg issue and for that issue alone,
so sightingly alluded to in 1857. 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 disjointed and unorganzed
fragments shall rally around prefessed Democrat
for Governor!
In February, 1868, he took ground in the strong.
est terms for the admission of Kansas with the Le-
compton Constituton-endorsed in the most unqual
flied manner the special message of the President on
the subject-advocated the admission of the State at
once, and with that Constitution precisely it
formed, as the only measure to be thought Of and
as measure pre-. eminently of peace and Justice
declared that "f her Constitution, submitted,
shall be rejected, it will be unparalleled outrage,
not on the South alone but the Constitution the
laws, and common sense" but in April, 1858, he
exults over the failure of the administration carry
this measure in the House-approves the course of
the six Southern Know Nothings, 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-
aeled outrage" on the South, on the Constitution,
the laws, and common sense-and in view of its
defeat in the House this question, thus sustained
in 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 scash expressed by the House of Represen-
tatves! In order that our readers may at a
glance this change of position and opinion on 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 readers to-day Administrations of the Fed.
the Presidents era Government furnishes
commanding to the favor # pa allel to the humiliation
Congress the Lecompton Con- which has bcen that of
stitution. We much James Buchanan. Compared
given paying compliments it, that of John O. Adams
to Democrats, and rarely in eminent success and
our hands. We hope how Tyler by contrast, from
ever can do justice and it first to last blaze of glory
that that Mr.. Bucan eratey staked the passage
ans message is most excelof the Lecompon Consttu.
| lent one tiOn, and with all the immense
The III reasonable unjust power and patronage of the
and reasonable of the Federal Government his
Freesoilers and Topeka mendisposal Mr. Buchanan put
by the President who every used every
s he bes and as
culated properly cha,ac beaten Well may the Peters
terzed their conduct Theseburg LnteNgencer ask al
men have committed the ,Nr Burhaaan resignS" HI
ry offence in Kansas whchs in minority the grea
the Mormons perpetraed iuquestion of his Adminisra
Utah They have defed the ton our national Commons
authority of the laws, and the and according every pn
government and attempted cple of representative Gov
ipeio Kansas. To should give up the of OF
therefore that the G hVwlinSs vIs fee e. and nd go out
should the rejection OF narchca and antipopuar in
the Iecumpton Constitution sutions furnish such
to iawessness haustless theme for Demo
reward The Pre- cratic what d
sident esab shes by undoubt see? Nothing less ha
ed proof that the constiiutonhe resignation of Who'll
of Lecompon made ac- ministry, just the
coring to the constitution found themselves in minor
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will Congress have for Bill. They believed the
hpdng
State? What right has that office with all its glittern
body to look behind full honors aud emOluments,
compliance with 1aao and say without murmer ranke
to the people of Kansas, You hemse once more in tn
that? The idea is patiently been called to carry On tn
and egregiousy absurd, and Government Mr. Buchana
to Ds %
What if majority of theIthings work there Wh'
voters Kansas did take does he think of emuat
part in the formation Of the example of the Pamersto
! constitution? Whose fault ministry?
was that but their own' They No body doubts that
to vote and if for factious against small mino
and rebeous purposes heyty in the House of Represe
chose to exercise theirtaves will be raised by IL
right of suffrage they toDemocracy of the Seuth an
be allowed take advantagehat the attempt will be
j own wrong? the fate of the Kansas que
Never there clearert tion in the House. part
case submitted to the udgof sir in body in which Il
ment of intelligent than Democracy had a clear
constitution Is submitted bers elected on the fifth
shall be rejected will be their adherence the po
, unparalleled outrage not onwhich the South SO loudly
constitution the laws and the test question of the
= common sense 1t will esab vass to which Mr. Buchan'
sh principle which may be owes his election. Doubte
carried out to the utter de- before these lines shall
struction of all popular gov circulated the eye of Mort
ernment. Besides all this Carolina will be dazzed
contends as soon as kansasfter shafts of forked gf
is admitted State she ming hurled at the head
call another convention to- he devoted Gilmer, by
e make another constitution vatican Harge street. al
and be then ascertaned her stunned by the qu
of in
minority in the State. Thisha,n after all aDiU
:. seems exceedingly SIM Mr.. Gilmer will survive
pie and pain and the furiousIaugh that much PAY
Is views can only be have been idly
! for by the fact that certain ed him, while twenty
politicians in Congress desire Democrats voting with
r to proong this agitation allowed togo scott fir
their own purposes and with Mr. Glmer will be sustain
view likewise of asserting by those of his friends W