Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-07-31
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. Msxas Ebafoas Last Thursday, the 22d Of July,
will mr. - remembered BY the esry Ie've esowo
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vccasion 81 the meeting Of The County candlaates
Who hid politely given way to Messrs! Miller ano
Branch who had previously been invited to attend
and address their fellow citizens OF that neignoor
hood As the announcement had oeen mace sone
weeks previously Twas to some extent prepared TO
meet large crowd, to hear two such distinguished
end accomplished orators, but Messrs Editors as
-sare you had no conception of the enthusiasm OF
rhepeople manifested not only by the vast attend
ance, bat also by the patience and marked attention
vivsn to the speakers The large concourss was not
Composed of only those in the immediate neighbor:
hood. but there was no section of the county too
remote not to have number of representatives, and
{he attendance was not confined to Wake alone, but
the surrounding counties manifested their interest
and did honor to the occasion, not only by the
numbers present. but by their intelligence and re-
speciality.
As the people came from such great distances,
they did not get there until quite late: too late at
least for the gentlemen to begin their speeches IN
the morning. Nothing was done before dinner, but
amere announcemnt Of themselves by the candidates
Tor the Oluerent OuCeS IOr WHICH lucy VSo"o sAS
suffrages of their fellow. citizens.
After a sumptuous barbecue the people re-assem.
bed with much eagerness to hear the distinguished
gentlene en- who were to address them.
About o'clock Mr.. Miller arose. amidst loud ap-
plause and begun by thanking his fellow citizens
for the honor they had done him, by their invitation
extended to him to address them upon the present
occasion upon political He felt greatly the
compliment and appreciated it He came to make
no parade no display, but to present to them few
plain facts and arguments that had induced him to
unite with the Democratic party, and which should
make all at the South at least act with that party,
and sustain the administration Of James Buchanan
His satisfied his judgment and as yet SO far
from regretting the step, every day he was more
fully convinced he was right, and as man des'rous
of prom citing the welfare of the whole country and
the equality aud just rights of the South it was the
only position he COULD assume consistent with those
feelings, and he hattered himself that if he could
have the attention of those present, he could
vince all of the force and truth of his reasons if they
be not blinded by narrow-minded prejudices. he
did not care one jot for the abuse of his old party
friends he expected it, to be the first broadside
or two received was well calculated to make him
nervous, but when he reflected on the severe blows
he had received in defending them and their cause,
he was well prepared to receive all their abuse.
If people came here, said Mr.. Miller, to hear re-
marks of an unkind nature in regard to those whom
he had formerly been politically associated WITH they
would 60 away disappointed. He had no TRADE to
make against them; he did not need any such aid
to sustain his present position; he was above any
thing of the kind, and his motives we're based upon
something higher than hatred to a certain party or
section they were founded in truth and an ardent
love for his country. If they did not rest on such
foundations they ought and would fall He owed
devotion to no party, none could hold the lash over
him, and all that required Of him was to prove
the correctness of his present position.
u hol he hit ho
with and sustained the administration of Mr.. Buch-
anan, and he here to repeat that announcement,
and he firmly believed that soon all will and must
stand with him.
Mr.. Miller then went into an eloquent but thorough
exposition of the facts that induced him to take
position with the Democratic party. He took up the
slavery ISSUE alleging that this the most import
ant issue that ever ever can be presented to
the Southern people, that it swallows up all Others
And to sustain the administration of Mr.. Buchanan
was the only way in which we could ii the present
time protect our rights under the Constitution. At
present, Mr.. Miller went on to state, there were
1000 900 slaves in the Sout doubling every twenty
five years, that in seventy five years there would be
$4,000, 900 of slaves. The present limits of slave
territory were 9000O square miles, not quite one
third of the area Of the United States. What would
be done with $1,000 900 slaves in this of coun
try? 1t wsuld be runous to both master and slave
and those too who did not own slave properly, it
would ruin the South, and slavery must be got rid
of Or must be extended, which not be done with
out additional slave territory. We can't protect our
rights except by violence or by firm and united
support Of that party at the North which is battling
against fanaticism and abotonism, and in favor Of
the constitutional equality of the South The power
of the North is rapidly increasing, ours is at stand
still. Such being the case, every one must put to
himself the question, what party at the North could
they look to for justice. He put i, to himself and
answered it, that the Democratic party the only
one that could rely upon, it was the only nation
al party in the Union. To prove this Mr. Miller
referred to the last two Presidential elections.
In 1852 Scott and Pierce were the only candidates
for the Presidency. This fair chance to show
the strength of their respective parties Gen. Scott
received 1,200, 900 votes at the North and Gen.
Pierce 10000 At the last election when three
parties we're in the field with candidates Mr. Fremont
the Black Republican candidate received in the Free
States, $3.50 900 votes, Mr.. Buchanan received l.
100000 and Mr.. Fillmore, the Wing or American
candidate, received only 100000 votes. Where did
these Wing votes 60 10? Not to Mr. Buchanan, for
his vote is no larger than was Gen. Pierce's four
years before. The fact was clear, the proof was
body and SOUL to the Abolitionists Again, in seven
or eight Northern States Mr.. Fillmore had virtually
no ticket and did not receive as many votes as the
little State of Delaware can cast, though containing
. voting population of more than half Million
At the South he received the majority of votes in
only one State Which then is the national party
Did Mr.. Fillmore represent the national party, re-
eeiving only $50 600 votes at the North, carrying
but one State at the South, or does Mr. Buchanan
represent that party. He had ticket in every
State in the Union; he made strong and bold fight
against the fanatca hosts of the North he received
the electoral votes of every Southern State, save
one, which with Pennsylvania and indiana elected
him, having the rest of the Northern States, which
he received, to spare; he received more than twice
as many OF the popular votes as Fillmore, and six
teen times As many electoral votes Which then,
exclaimed Mr. Miller, was the national partyi It
was conceded by both the parties that Buchanan
and Fillmore were sound and reliable men. and when
the Democratic party had defeated Fremont every
just man at the South declared his intention to give
Mr.. Buchanan fair trial. And then. Mr.. Miller