Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-09-17

it cannot disprove them. lfthe Democrats BY SUD-
posting Mr.. Van Buren IN 1885 and in 1870, covsssd
themselves with '.evaiasAing iAaa.y.. i,~ase coz
dition were the whigs q the same period with he
Editor Of the Rssistss among thsmf y = W.
II the Democrats failed during NJ. Van Buren's
administration to arrest the abolition agitation, Il
was no fault Of theirs but the FAULT Of such whin
Is Adams Of Massachusetts,, Sladc Of Vermont and
Giddings, Of Ohio.
But the Democrats elected Mr.. Polk over NJ.
Clay; and Mr. Polk signed the wilmot Proviso IN
the Oregon bin. This Pfoviso, called. was sim
ply declaration that slavery should not he permit
ted to exist in Oregon which lies north Of the Mis-
souri, ;ine II was sustained in Congress by the
great bulk il not by al Of the Wings from the non.
saveholding States; and the object of these Wings
was-not to exclude slavery from Oregon. Tor they
knew It would never 90 there-but to embarrass
the administration Of Mr. Polk The people Of Orc
gon were in state Of anarchy, suffering for Ter.
ritorial government Under these circumstances
Mr. Polk signed the Territorial bin. protesting
against the Proviso winch was inserted in Il by the
Wings Of the non-slaveholding States. These arc
the facts. The Register denounces Mr. Polk, and
the Democrats who voted almost to man against
this Provso; but it has nothing to say against it,
brother Whigs from the free States rho roted that
| Proriso into the bill
Mr. Polk was in favor Of and Mr. Clay was or
posed to, the annexation Of Texas Under Mr..
Folks administration, and ~ the result Of Demo.
cratic Efforts some three hundred thousand square
miles Of slaveholding territory were added tn tho
American Union. And yet by voting for Mr.. Polk,
and by annexing this vast area Of slavc.holding
territory, the Democrats according to the Raleigh
Register covered themselves with Everlasting in.
fanny" on the question Of slavery.
But enough for the present When will our III.
trr. Southern Rights. .6re-sa'isy contemporary 81
tic Register discourse" again.
WHERE Is rr?-whcrc is the Know. Nothing Op
position executive committee. The Grccnsboroust
Patriot calls for it. but the Rgis'er tells that papc,
it is like "calng spirits from the Vastly deep" Tn,
Register says:
For the information Of the Patriot and the par
ty generally. state that but very lev of the Up
position in Raleigh knew until about three months
ago, that there was any Executive Committee. am
that at the present moment with the exception o
posing the committee. As far know. il
chairman has never called mcctin. of Il. and q
far As We know, not "a step" was taken hy Il du
ring the campaign which has just ended glorious
| " for our PARTY.
Under this state of affairs, then and in view q
the fact that ten Of the Opposition papers uf III
Sateshave cordially joined in the call f,r Convcu
ton in December, VIC respectfully suggest that
seems strange to us to refer the question Il III
proper time for the meeting of the Convention Z
the arbtramcnt of body which showed no sign
: vitality during the entire campaign which HIS enc
, ell "glorioiSlv and which might perhaps hav
ended yet more gluriously had the party been mor
thoroughly organized"
What know-nothinss! Very few" knew tbs
Register itself only knows three of that committee
And then how charminsly the Register rars II
knuckles Of said committee. Not n step" has
= taken-it couldn't walk.
Can the Register inform its readers how. whs
and where this executive committee wa> appointed
J. Was it done in council" with only Every few
y present? The Patriot seems to Lc in tho dark.
asks:
II "Again. It has been said that at Raleigh. dnril
It the last Legislature. at meeting of the Wings
State Executive Committee was appointed. and,
4 such is the fact we would advise that nothing
done until this committee may take some steps
the matter"
The Register can give no information, hut he
:" in favor Of taking the rrsponsibility-of igncri
); the executive committee and going ahead general
IS Have not ten papers spoken out for Convention
j. December? and arc not ten men enough o lead I
Oh Composition" by the nose:
The truth is the Register thinks its PARTY rcrc
lie " obtained some advantages in this State and Il
t. greatly clated few ho,.heac,l soldiers somctiu
a, rush upon an outpost and drive the enemy hcf'
al Them and flushed with fancicd victory they purs
~ the flying foe until they find themselves in front
sh the main army, where they are cut to pieces. I
nc Register and its eager followers pursuing I
;" course. They arc literally runnin. thcmsclv
'ee We shall look upon the race with pleasure.