Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-06-09

ton 10 the recent outis es id ~
and even honorab emsanb pf Com sS ~
aroused to such : feeling d gnsilon ass
gone earnestly to- work I'm preparing 3iaaoasts
speeches on the subject They have grownS fpriouss
and belligeant in their inst wrath tho
acts of the British naval offcefsas s gross oat16
and fagrant wrong which should be terribly asepgs
ed: eoquentiy discoarsed about .tke Star spa6Klsd
Banner" and threatened the British lioa with tls
sharp claws Of the American Eagle; and ID language
which thrilled our souls and awoke our dormant pa-
triotism, they told that the sacred dust ofours
revolutionary ancestors would not rest auietly In
their graves until fearful retribution vas visited
upon aggressor, but when it comes to the point
Of voting money and men, and comforting certlin
powers upon the Executive to defend these rights
and preserue unstained this national honor about
which they pirate so eloquenty, the matter assumes
quite another phase and the warlke orators become
as gentle as Sucking doves"
am not of the number who believe that there
are no such men now to be found al Calhoun, Web.
ster, &C.. &C., far from it but the legislation Of the
present day compared with that of few years since
presents rather Notifying contrast.
To-day Mr.. Mason's bill. for giving the President
power to deal summarily with the governments Of
the American continent when necessary, will be
considered in the Senate. 1t will elicit discussion,
but will probably fail to pass
The rumor relative to an American vessel having
been fired into, and one man killed is generally dis
credited here. The postmaster of Augusta, Ga,
to be made to the truth of the report. He, how
ever, failed to trace it to any authentic source and
it is scarcely probable that such views, if correct
would have reached us from interior town. Sem
ator Seward has been informed by telegraph, learn,
Of the arrest of the Commander of the Styx by the
British Admiral. place but little reliance in these
rumors, as it is more than probable that if any i'm.
portant move has been made in that quarter, spe.
cial messenger would have been Immediately des-
patched to the Navy Department with advices. No
information, confirmatory of any Of the many ru-
mors now afoat, has been received by the Secretary
of the Navy.
On Monday last Mr. Shaw of North Carolina
replied to the somewhat remarkable speech of the
funny Representative" and have seldom listened
to speech in which the points of an opponent were
so fearlessly met and thoroughly stripped Of the
tinsel which gave them currency. 49, 4
I really felt some degree of pity for my pet Rep
resentative from the fifth district, he squirmed
and wrthed under the singing lash which Mr.. Shaw
so unsparingly administered. His Black Republic
can friends came to his aid. but their zeal carried
them too far and they rather damaged than bettered
their friends position.
The reply Of the 'funny Representative was the
lamest affair have erer heard from any member of
that body, noted it is for its execrable speeches
He loundered about uneasily like an unweildy por
poise out of its element and did not pretend much
to the disappointment of the little pages. to illus
trate his arguments C) by single anecdote The
pages looked grmly at the funny Representative,
as though they considered such speech from him
as occupying time under false pretences" and his
abolition friends who, when he commenced, had ia
ken seats near him, after awhile skunk away in per.
feet disgust they the jester attempting to
sumo the dignity of the statesman.
Although the time allotted DR.. Shaw was too
! limited for him to notice many points which he
desired to- and prevented his dwelling at such length
as he wished on the arguments Of the funny Rep
resentatve. yet his speech is replete with sound
TO nd ho hrya
| citizen of North Carolina.
| The business of both branches of Congress is be-
ing speedily despatched and they will adjourn or
the 10th instant. The Chairman of the Committee
| on Naval Affairs has reported bill authorizing the
building of ten small steam sloops of light draft
| An attempt was made in the House yesterday t.
get it before that body for consideration, but two
thirds not voting for suspension of the rules, 4
failed. This is, however, no indication of hostility
to the measure, as yesterday was private calendar
| day, and the members were anxious to get through
with the private claims. 1t is believed the sloops
will be authorized by Congress before the adjourn
ment. :
There seems to be great difficulty in arranging
the preliminaries of the "Peoples Party mentione,
in my last letter. The elements are so heterogene
Gus and antagonistic, that Crittenden, Seward
Douglas & Co., have almost despaired of establish
ing it upon basis which will promise harmoniou
action There's the old school aholitionsts, Patri
arch Joshua, Garrison, &C.. Black Republicans
proper, such as Des Moines Matteson, Person Love
JOY, &C. Know Ncthings of the stripe of Plug Ugl
Davis, of Maryland. and Rip Rap Marshall, of KY
then we have the DougIasites who are with ever
party to certain extent, and last in my list 5u
first on the programme, we have the smooth, que
& Wizard of the North" as Grand Mogul and tn
"funny Representative as the prince of court jes
tiers. Who is to lead? That seems to be just nov
the stumbling block. From the talk amongst tn
knowing ones, it seems that the lesser places, i
the event of success. are already parcelled out
Weed of the Albany Journal swaows.the riches
sophie public printing. =
Plug Ugly Davis goes as Consul to the Feejee Is
lands; Des MONIES Matteson is to be Land Commi.
sioner; Patriach Joshua is to be sent to Liberia
and the " funny Representative will receive a fu
mission to Constantinople where he will, in obed
ence to instructions, entertain his Sublime Hghnes
with marvellous tales and funny sayings Wit
this fearful organization in embryo the great demo
cratic party moves on with giant strides SCARCE J.
conscious Of the puny effort made to destroy it.
The Hon. Burton Craige who was rendered fu
mission by the President has declined accepting
learn he was offered his choice of the missions f
Switzerland, Naples. the Argentine Confederation
Two prominent Democrats of North Carolina ar
aspirants for the mission declined by Mr.. Craige
On last evening the Hon. j. P;nckney Henderson
Senator from Texas died in this city Of consump
ton. He was a native Of North Carolina, but il
early life made Texas his home and occupied durn!
her struggles for independence high position as sol
der and statesman. This is the fourth U. S. Sens
tor who has died during the past ten months.
Our municipal election takes place on Monds
the 7th inst. and the democracy are, according
tine statements of the opposition, already beaten
believe that has always been the case until the cote
.oe,e counted. have never on any similar occasion
witnessed such intense interest rs is manifested D.
both parties. The opposition will not hesitate i
adopting any means to defeat the Democratic cand
date and their villainous abuse and villifcation
our candidate. exhibits the INSCRIPTIONS and rascal
4 " character of the leaders, and warns US Of wba
We may expect on Monday next The Mayor ba
4 appointed special police Of four hundred men an
I the q. 8. Marshall one hundred the latter to b
! armed and mounted. In the mesnyhile the rowd