Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-03-20


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they desire the change to be made.
Henry w. Miller, Esq.
Those persons at distance from this place who
have urged us to call upon Mr.. Miller, the chair.
man of the Executive Committee of our party, will
read with surprise the subjoined note from him.
To u.s. this note gives no surprise whatever, for re.
Gently we have become aware that Mr.. Miller would
not be safe political counsellor for US. But while
feeling no surprise at Mr.. Miller's note, we cannot
help feeling somewhat curious to know what prin.
cipe of good faith he has so long withheld from the
public and the Wing and American party, the fact
that he considered the Executive Committee as hav-
ing expired with the campaign of 1856. and that as
Chairman of it ne was, of course, tunctus cD7c'o!
Why has he permitted the prestige of his name as
the Chairman of this Committee to be use&, when
he &neu, although others did not, that there was no
such Committee, and that of course, he could not
be its chairman? Would it not, to use perhaps too
mild word, have been more candid on the part OF
Mr. NJ to have let those whom he once recognized
as political brethren and by whom he was honored
by responsible position, know at an earlier day his
views instead of permitting them to labor under the
false impression that they had such thing as an
Executive Committee, and that he was looked up to
as its Chairman?
questions and to assist in the solution of them, we
refer them what the Standard said last week about
Mr. Mllers friendship and cooperation in our plans:
RALEIGH March IL, 1858.
DEAR S1R:-I do not consider myself member of the
EXECUTIVE Commtte of the American party" Both my
authority Chairman, and my duty member of that
COMMITTEE ceased with the Presidential compaign OF 1886.
Most respectfully y1@rs Il, ,,,,,pp
JOHN w. SYME, Esq,
We copy the foregoing from the last Raleigh Reg
lister.
Now, we have no authority to speak for Mr.. Mil
Ter on this or any other subject; but we may say
word or two in relation to this extraordinary ar.
tice of our "Sc,tch" contemporary, especially as our
contemporary has referred to us in this connection
The Editor of the Register declares that he is not
surprised at Mr. Mler's note and he then proceeds
to lecture that gentleman for not having stated here
toore that his authority as Chairman and his duty
as member of the Committee had expired. Why,
we may ask in reply, not Mr.. Miller called upon
to convene the Committee? The Sentinel asked the
Register to make the call but the Register feeling
that Mr.. Miller not "a safe political counsellor
for it, was silent-would not make the call. 1t hint
ed it talked in "Scotch," and it pursued course
certainly calculated, if not intended, to damage Mr..
Miller politically; yet 1t knew where Mr.. Miller
was and all about his position it did not deem it
prudent to call him out. We now turn the tables
on our contemporary and ask if he has been candid
in his course towards Mr.. Miller and towards his
own party. NJ. Miller no " safe political coun-
selor for him-Mr Miller was Chairman, so the
Editor said, of the State Executive Committee
Editor was asked to call on Mr.. Miller to convene
the Committee; and yet, knowing these facts, the
Editor did nothing to warn his party of its condition.
and took no direct steps to bring Mr.. Miller before
the public. We can account for this only on the
ground that the Editor opposed to Convention
of his party and was also willing to postpone as
long as possible the announcement of the fact that
Mr. Miller was not "safe political counsellor" for
him.
But the most extraordinary feature in this article
is the GOODNESS with which and the ground upon
which the Register communicates Mr.. Miller from
his party. We have often heard of "reading out of
the party "a term which exists more in the heated
imagination of the person supposed to have been
tread out" than in reality.-but here is instance
in which gentleman who has recently taken no
public part in political affairs, is held up and pro-
nounced upon-decared to be no "safe political
counsellor" put under the ban, simply and solely
because the Editor has I" become aware" from what
has TRANSFERRED in private circles that the gentleman
referred to does not agree with him! Why where
is the evidence-the public, the recorded evidence
upon which the Register proceeds? The Editor
knew, it seems before he received the above note,
that Mr.. Miller not "a safe political counsellor |"
for him. How did he ascertain this? Who told
him? Did he guessit? And does he mean to charge
that Mr.. Miller has deserted his principles because
he wi1 not go soith him in supporting renegade
from tile Democratic party for Gooernor? Was
that the ground upon which he "became aware !"
that Mr.. Miller not "a safe political counsellor
for him?
We repeat, we have no authority to speak for Mr..
Miller That gentleman is abundanty able to take
care of himself, and that he will do in due time
We have no doubt. 1t may be that Mr. Miller
will be found sustaining the Administration of
Mr.. Buchanan on the Kansas question: ques-
tion paramount to all other questions; and that
his voice will he heard, il necessary. in support
Of the only national party remaining, and which
can alone, if any thing can, preserve the Constitu.
lion and perpetuate the Union of the States. He is
not the man, in opinion, to be led away, at a
crisis like the present, by the stereotyped cry Of
distribution; but rising above all such obsolete and
mpractcable issues, we believe he will show himself
equal to the crisis and to the expectations of his
friends The Editor says Mr.. Miller is not 81 safe
political counsellor" for him. We are willing te
take counsel with any man who will stand in good
faith by James Buchanan in his struggles with the alb
otonsts and feesolers for the constitutional rights
Inc South and we should feel, in doing SO, that We
were promoting the best interests of the country and
contributing somewhat to proong the duration Of the
American Union. The Editor doubt thinks he
can spare Mr. Miller, and SO he cuts him off, not fol
any thing which appears Of record, but simply be
cause the Editor is aware that Mr. Miller does moi