Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-03-24


National Democratic party. The responsibility is
upon u.s. Are We equal to the taski The Presi.
dent Of our choice, the recognized head of or
ganizaton has given to the country the evidence of
discharge Of duty. The policy he has indicated for
the solution Of the Kansas issue is before the
try, and is commanding each day more general fav.
or. He will stand firmly by il, and the Democratic
party will not falter in its support. Black "Repub-
lcanism" has covered and will cover again before
our triumphant banners. Dsafection in ranks
may cost an occasional fear but the old Democratic
will neither be thrown from the track nor seri-
ously mpeded in its onward progress"
Mr.. Slidell says:
eff Kansas be rejected because slavery nomnally |
and temporarily exists within her limits am now
assuming to be correct the assertion confidently
made, that vast majority of her inhabitants are
opposed to it-what may we expect when applica- |
ton shall be made for the admission of State, of
which it will be real and permanent institution?
The scale of politica. preponderancy is every year
gravitating more and more rapidly in favor of the
free States; if to be treated with contumely
and injustice now while yet strong enough,
physically and morally, to protect ourselves what
may We look for when shall be comparatively
weak and defenseless? We told every day that
apprehensions unfounded-that no disposi.
ton is entertained by any considerable party at the
North to interfere with slavery in the States. |
have no faith in these declarations. II ever the par
ty which now controls New England and most of
the free States shall have majority in both branches
of Congress, with President of its choice, war
will be waged against our institutions which can on
ly terminate in revolution.
There is no apparent excitement among Southern
Senators aud Representatives among our people
at home, meetings with nfammatory speeches
aud threatening resolutions. The calmness OF the
South IS misunderstood There sentrients uttered
every day in Congress, which, in times past, would
| have been received with cries of indignation; We
now listen TO them with GOODNESS which is mista-
ken for Indifference 1t is this very calmness that,
f it understood, would most alarm those OF
our Northern brethren who really love the Union; it
is the repose Of fixed resolve the silence Of stern
purpose, infinitely more dangerous than the most
boisterous declarations. You will hear no more
from the South of menace or expostulation."
We give Mr.. Browns letter in full 1t is an able
and conclusive vndication Of the policy of the Ad
ministration in regard to Kansas:
LETTER FROM MR.. POSTMASTER GENERAL BROWN.
WASHINGTON City, March ], 1855
Your invitation to be present at your Tsmmany
meeting on the 4th instant has been received
Nothing could give me greater pleasure than to be
there but ncessant engagements in my department
altogether forbid it. The main object Of your meet
ing seems to be to express your concurrence in the
opinion of the President, that Kansas ought to be
admitted into the Union at the present session of
Congress- under the Lecompton constitution now
before that body. And why should she not be p
Take all Of the objections, one by one, put them
down distinctly in the order presented by Douglas
the question who created the difficulty, whatever it
may bes Truth, honor, history, give but one
answer and that is, that the black republicans in
Kansas headed by Lane and Robinson were the sole
cause of it, Why. for instance, was there not more
full and complete register of the lawful voters of
the Territory? The Legislature Of the Territory
wanted full register Of every lawful voter that
in the heat and confusion Of voting, illegal votes
should be smuggled into the ballot box. But Lane
and his followers pouh not regster-nothng could
| I'D, tbo n StOO Ont in eff.
. ance of the law. Again, why were not more votes
cast in the election Of delegates to the Convention
Simply because the same party. under the same lead.
ers soood not vote, hut from beginning to end de.
clared that they would never submit to any consti
tuition but to that.of Topeka. When the constitu-
ton was framed, and the slavery clause was sub
mitted to the people. why did not the alleged ma:
jority vote against 1t? Simply because they aeoutd
not The Convention asked them to send word to
Congress by their votes, on the 31st Dec whether
they we're for or against slavery 6nt they could
not do So They staid away obstnately, and by moi
voting concealed from Congress what their wishes
were on the subject. The President was SO deter.
| mined that they should have free and fair chance
| to vote their real sentiments that he had his army
there commanded by Of his best Generals, in or
der to prevent frauds and violence, to the full extent
, of his powers under the constitution. What more
could he dop What more could the Democracy
do to give the people of Kansas fair chance
to come into The Union on equal terms with the 9th
er States? If it be said, it has often been, tina
the Convention ought to have submitted the whole
constitution to the people, the answer is that tht
| President had power to order the convention tt
do so-that Congress had no power to order it, ever
. if it were sent back to be done over again. Wha
u public man will hazard his reputation by denying
u that the Convention the sole judge, whether th
n whole or only a part should or should not be sub
), mitted to the people3 1t is useless here TO pu
down in detail all the points Of objection to the ad
g mission Of Kansas-whatever they are, they al
spring out Of that spirit of rebellion, which has no
:oriously existed in the abolition or black republi
can party within the Territory, added and abettet
by that party out of the Territory. In the light
these facts open, papable and undeniable, hav
been amazed that any portion OF the democrat
shoLld have been so precpitate and nnguarded q
q to commit themselves against the obvious and jus
policy of the President which is to look only to tw
in great facts on the question of her admission.
As to the identity of the constitution present
ed, is it verify and truly the instrument which tn
" Convention ordained as the constitution framed to
Is Kansas and not fictitious one, rauduently pre-
u sented to Congress? ..... .r. u. ,t t s.a
ns as required by the constitution of the United States
Here ends the whole matter, and ali good demo
j.. Gratis should, on reflection, rally around the Pres
" dent on these two principles When say all goo
~ democrats, do not mean to prescribe those vh
IS had so far objected the policy OF the Presiden
y Let me in all candor speak out without disguise q
q uncharitableness this precise point. SupPos
Gov. Walker, after having gone 10 Kansas and ,t
vocated as he thought proper the submission OF tn
" whole constitution to the people, had returned
be Washington saying in his communication to tn
to government and his addresses the people. has
not gotten everything done exactly as preferred
he but have succeeded in getting the real matter
he dispute submitted to the; people. / have accon
tn plished the substance, and, therefore recommen
r. III A. - So