Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-09-29

fhat sterling nGtiOaat Democratic journal. the
Boston Post Of the 2lst instant, gives fill andin
teresting account Of grand rally Of the Democracy
in Bunker Hill City on the evening of the Goth. At
the time of the opening Of the meeting, says the
Post there were at least ten thousand persons in
front of the stand. Fireworks blazs6 and banners
flashed, delegation after delegation of the glorious
national Democracy poured into the square; while
the shouts of the multitude, in response to the pa
trotic sentiments Of the speakers showed that the
old spirit of '76 pervaded the hearts of ALL Among
the resolutions adopted were the following:
"4th. And, further, That the election of James
Buchanan in the canvass of 1885, as President of
the United States, against candidate of danger.
Gus sectional party, evidence not only of the in
terposition OF Divine Providence, but of the in
stnctive patriotism and intelligence of the American
people, That this election was of man whose long
course OF public SERVICE from the private soldier in
the ranks to grades upward and highest until by
his patriotism, his integrity, his wisdom, he was by
an almost universal call of the Democratic party
placed in the still higher position he with such
dignity fills. And that in reviewing the course of
his administration thus far illustrating as does
STERN steady, national, and Democratic policy with
a success significant of enlarged craftsmanship and
patriotism, we cannot refrain the expression of our
gratitude to, increased confidence in the Presi
dent and to again repeat the pledge of fidelity to the
ocratic administration.
9Th. That we, following in the footsteps and rev.
erencing the teachings of the fathers of the Demo-
cratic church, avow again religious advocacy of
rigid maintenance of State rights. That the COM
pact upon which this confederacy is founded re-
Qu:res Of each State and of each citizen Of State
faithful conformity with every provision of that CON-
pact. That it is of bad faith and traitorous in any
State. by its legislative executive action to EN-
barraSs the execution of laws consttutionaly estab
lished by the general government for the protection
of the persons or property of the people OF all the
States. That we also repudate and conemn the doc
trne that rights admitted, that rights written in the
Constitution and affirmed by highest judicial tri
bunalS, may be nufed by State or territorial legis
lation, by their refusal to pass laws protective and
defensive of all persons and property That the
rights of citizens of Territories coming from North
or South involving their property OF all descriptions
whether of fabrics of New England manufacture or
the property in negroes sacred. And that any
suggestion. emanating from any source, affirming
that the constitutional rights of the people of State
Territory can be by lawful means" oblite' ated,
withheld by non action on the part OF the law
making power, is based upon looseness of political
morals, fathessness to constitutional obligations
repulsive to the sense of the Democracy OF the
Union"
The Democracy of Bunker Hill and of Massachu-
sets adhere with unwaverng fidelity to James Blu
chanan; and they demand for the Shareholders of
the South the same rights in the common Territories
which enjoyed by the property holders of New
England. Nay, they go further. and insist that our
rights as slaveholdng people in the Territories
L" are sacred" and that "any suggestion, emanatng
from any source, affirming that the Constitutional
rights of the people of State Territory can be
by lawful means oberated withheld by non
action the part of the law making power, is based
upon a looseness of political morals, faithlessress
to Constitutional obligations repusive to the
of the Democracy of the Union" This was meant,
first, as reiteration of the old Democratic doctrine;
and secondly, as rebuke to Stephen A. Douglas,
who has recently taken the ground, in the face of
the decision of the Supreme Court in the bred Scott
case, that the people of Territory, before they
sumo sovereignty, can, by unriendly legislation"
abolish slavery. Every true man in the Southern
States Of every party, must be impressed with and
must admire such stand by Northern Democrats
If the Kansas Nebraska act not intended to Sc
cure the Southern States and if does secure
to them the same rights in the common Territories
which the Northern people enjoy, then is that act
deception and mockery. We so stated in our last
in some remarks touching the contest in Illinois,
and we now find, as we expected to find that We are
sustained in this position by the Northern Democra-
cy. But, we are answered by the opposition in the
South, what good ?-can this national Democracy
carry the country 1860? Our reply is if this De.
mocracy cannot save the Union in 1860, no other
organization can. The black Republicans as one
man determined on limiting and destroying
slavery, and in this determination they have the
sympathy and co operation of ninety-nipe hun.
dredths of the American party in the free States
And with these facts before us, open and palpable
to all intelligent men, is this time for Southern
"Amercans to be assailing the administration
The black Republicans and North "Americans
charge it with being bound hand and foot to the
"slave power" as they term it, and assai, it also
with charges of extravaganza in carrying the
government; and this cry of extravaganza is re.
echoed by South Americans" with no protest
against the assault thus made by the Northern op-
position on the institution of slavery The impress
sion thus made upon our Northern enemies is, that
they have allies in the South who will submit to al
most any thing in order to defeat Democratic ad
minstration. Is not that so? 1t is and we deplore
it. Let the South unite as one man on this vital
question. 1t is above party. 1t is question not
only of Constitutional rights, but it involves the
Union of the States and vital interests as slave
holding people.
az We copy the following from the Tompkins
County Democrat printed at Ithaca, New York:
"PEKsoNAL About the year 1890, branch of
the Rosebrugh family left Sussex county, New Jer-
sey, and settled somewhere in North Carolina. The
descendants of this family, some of whom sup
posed to reside in North Carolina and Tennessee
will hear of something to their advantage by com.
municating with A. N. Rosebrugh, Ithaca, N. Y.
Southern papers will confer favor by copying"
ANOTHER FLASH FROM THE CABLE.-A despatch