Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-01-13
The Register on Democracy.

Our neighbor of the Register is little disgrun
tied because mass meetings Of the people, in various
nortions of the Union, have been held to endorse
the conduct and views of President Buchanan, with
snecial reference to his recommendation for the adj
mission of Kansas; and that paper talks about
cheated partizans," "dcmagogues." "the abolition
of representative government" &c, as earnestly
As though its editor had never erawled into Sans
den and sworn to obey the council in all " social
and political matters asking questions, exercis
ing no freedom of thought citizen, and blindy
following where the council" led him. True to
that oath, and to the principles of Know Nothing
ism, he would prohibit the people from peaceably
assembling and expressing their approval or dis
approval of the conduct of their public
ants, and would denounce them, for so doing, as
"demagogues" and :" heated part;zans" Such
doctrine is monstrous to a free people.
And especially is it monstrous in a Southern pa
per to condemn an expression of the Northern peo-
pie in favor of Mr.. Buchanan's recommendation to
admit Kansas with her Lecompton constitution,
cognizing slavery. We quote the conclusion of the
Registers article:
"But it must be remembered that neither the the
ory of onr government nor the Constitution hich
it is founded, knows anything about provides
ANYTHING for, majority cf Democrats. The will of
the majority Of the people. constitu,ionally express
ed, controls the legislation of this country. Now,
CARRYING out this principle it will be readily seen
that such meeting as the one in Philadelphia gives
not the smallest indication Of public opinion, for if
to either wing of what is called the Democracy, the
minority party be added, the two combined at once
become the majority party This is undeniab'e, and
proves that Mr.. Buchanans administration cannot,
and ought not, to be considered approved by the
,l, b,c, ortiz Of3ic hn10 n
fee seekers, led on by demagogues, hold meetings
to approve it."
Here is an intimation the part of the Register
that all the people, except that wing of the Demo
c-acv which agrees with Mr. Buchanan, is opposed
to the admission of Kansas with her slavery consti.
tuton Is the editor of the Register opposed to it
He takes for granted it seems to u.s. that all the
minority party" to be added to the opponents
7 of the President and his recommendation for the ad
mission of Kansas. He seems to think the Will o
the majority is opposed to its admission. Take care
Mr.. Gilmer, the "lone STAR of Know Nothingsm in
Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, that
you add not your strength to the proposition to ad
nit Kansas a saveholding State. You belong to
the minority party" and must do nothing the
President recommends the Register will count
you out. 1t is your duty, quoth the Register, te
unite with that wing of the Democracy which oppo
ses the admission OF Kansas, recommended by the
President, thereby forming majority party, com
posed of all the fractional minorities of Know Moth
ings black Republicans and disaffected Democrats
which will be able to vote down the Presidents re
commendation and leave Kansas as it is, the rally
ing cry of abotonism. Such are the plain infer
ences to be drawn from the foregoing extract Mr.
buchanan must be opposed in all things-approvet
in nothing. Who is the g heated partzan?" Wh'
the "demagogue?"