Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-11-10
The Opposition North and South.

In New York as in Pennsylvania, the administra.
ton of Mr.. Buchanan has had to contend not only
with the Black Republicans and Know Nothings, but
with the Douglas and Forney men, under the name
ofanti-L Lecomptonites. Constantly proclaming that
Kansas is dead issue-that the whole question has
been settled by the people of Kansas themselves by
their rejection of Lecompton, these men neverthe-
less oppose and denounce the administration, and
thus show their insincerity and treachery. They
are warning, not upon the Lecompton constitution,
but on Mr.. Buchanan and the South Their very
life agitation and this agitation against our Con-
sutiona rights, as Mr.. Calhoun foretod in his last
speech in the Senate eight years ago, so go to its
snd!' ..-e- ...
In nearly every Congressional District in New
York these anti. Lecomptonites have been at work.
The following extract from New York paper as to
two Districts tells the story as to the whole State
"In the fifth District Mr.. Maclay the present De-
mocratic member is candidate for election. He
isa gentleman of ability, cultivation and personal
character Being rigid party supporter of the Ad-
minsration the opponents of its Leconpton policy
have nominated Philip Hamilton, Esq, Democrat
who sympathiZes with Senator Douglas against him.
Mr.. H. is man of position and character, and will
receive the support of the Republicans, and proba-
bly, Of many Americans though the latter have
candidate, Mr.. G. G. Deane in the field
In the Brooklyn District there is variety of cam
ddates sufficient to satisfy the most fastdous. Mr..
George Taylor the present incumbent, receives the
active support Of the administration, while Mr.. E. G.
Litch6ed is the candidate of the disaffected Demo
Gratis. Mr.. James Humphrey is the candidate of the
Republicans, and Mr.. E. T. Backhouse of the Ameri-
cans Personally, they all men of good charac-
ter and of fair abilities"
In the fifth District Mr.. Hamilton, {" Democrat
who sympathizes with Senator Douglas" opposes
rigid party supporter of the administration" and
in the Brooklyn District Mr. Litchfeld is the
aidate Of the disafected" or anti Lecompton DEM
ocrats" In the Westchester District John B. Has
kim ant-Lecompton Democrat, was a candidate for
reelection. He voted against the admission OF Kan
sas with the Lecompton Constitution. John Nc
Keon formerly U. S. District Attorney for New York.
and who was removed by Mr.. Buchanan for his in
reference in the New York City elections last year,
made speech for Haskin on Saturday evening last,
in the course of which he said:
Mr. Buchanan has shown himself true to his old
federal instincts. What / am struggling for now IS
to cut the Democratic party loose from him. If the
Democratic party does not let him go, he will drag
down into the abyss as sure as we i've"
OF course Mr.. McKeon is a violent anti-Lecomp-
ton man. and goes with Douglas and Forney.
But Mr.. Haskn spoke for himself at the same
meeting, and in the course of his remarks said
But he [John Van Buren] has sold himself. as
Ar Buchanan has, to the South, and n0W let the
South take care Of him. ask not the South to take
care Of me-" .''. -.... .... .s.
Again, Mr.. Senator Seward, who is the head and
life of the Black Republican party, and who has d.
lated time and again upon the Lecompton 'outrage,
made speech at Rochester the 25th of last
month, in which he reiterated his abolition princi.
Piles, and unfoded his plans for surrounding and de.
sroyng the institution of slavery. In this speech
ne maintains that the issue between the North and
he South is whether the latter shall be free territory
or the former slaveholding; in other words, he
declares that the contest shall 60 unit! slavery is
abolished in the States. He says he does not mean
ulat this is to be done in any other way than
through the action of the several States, cooperating
WIN the federal government, and all acting in stric
oohlofmity with their respective constitutions y
.hat Is, the South is to be destroyed soithin til.
1o'm' OF the Constitution. Mr.. Seward adds tina
aere is only one way in which this work can bt
ioly commenced and carried out, and that is by
permanently dislodging the Democratic party from
ms government" He then goes on to argue that tht
Dehocratic party is nextricably committed to tt.
essns OF the Shareholder" and that its very consti
'''n commits it to execute all the designs of th'
a'enoders'' This clear-headed, cold blooded ma
sat leader of the abolitionists does not pause t.
s'aer details; but though, like others of the op
''on In all parts OF the country he makes capita
ue extravaganza" of the administration ant
t;osn sui greater boantes and still greater 'protec
Nv. 20 what is called american industry" h,
for~ ,ne cause of ntslavery paramount and look
70 the overthrow of the national Democrat til
, "s 'ne hrst step towards the consummaton o