Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-09-14
For the Standard.
ISLE OF Wmur Co., Va, August, 1859.

For the Standard.
ISLE OF WlGur Co., Va, August, 1859.
MEssRs. EnrroRs:-T regret to learn that the
Composition" in the Old North State has succeeded
in increasing their representation in the next Con-
gress. Three years ago, on my first visit to Raleigh
I participated with You in glorious Democratic
jubiation, when Gov Bragg had just rolled up
majority of thirteen thousand. What has produced
this revolution? Is it possible that any portion Of
the Democratic party has deserted their Standard
and Registered their names on the motley banner
hosted BY the Lieutenant General Of the Wing,
Know.Nothing, Opposition conglomeration? Or, is
it the result of "mastery inactivity" on the part
of the only constitutional. organized party of the
South? Whether the one or the other it must he
obviated in 1860 In the next Presidential election
post your sentinelS with orders to shoot down all
deserterS as they Sound tie tocsin Of alarm;
proclaim the danger of inactivity make long pull.
strong pull, and pull altogether, and the result
will be defeat to the heterogeneous opposition and
victory to the Democracy.
The opposition. What is it? Give lis their plat
form, publish their principles cnlighten lis as to
their measures What will he the policy of their
administration Of the government when in power?
Without antici rating any such dreful catastrophe.
let facts speak for themselves At every session of
Congress this party has always voted fer larger ap-
preparations of money than were recommended or
made by the Democratic party Yet they cry out.
retrcnchment, REFORM When in power pecuation
the public treasury distinguishes their admins
tration. In proof of this call your attention to
the gardnerism, salphinism of their recent NAL
administration. Yet. when out, they CRY retrcnch-
ment, reform. What will be their policy! A his
tory of this party will answer 1t is the same party
which figured in the convention that framed the
federal constitution. with Alexander Hamilton as
their leader. advocating limited monarchy: Pre-
sdent and Senate for life during good behaviour.
The same party that opposed the adoption and rati-
fcatiOn of the constitution because it did not
tain this damnablc feature. The same party that
was defeated in 1901 by Thomas jefferson, and at
tempted to give us Aaron Burr for PRESIDENT when
they knew that he had not received single vote
for that office. The same party that opposed the
war of 1912, and met in that year in the Hartford
convention to devise the ways and means to prevent
the successful prosecution of that war; to give aid
and comfort to the enemy. The same party, after
this, that assumed the political distinction Of ma
tiona republicans. Under this imposing appeation
they made no headway failed to get in power
Tired of his neutral position, they disappeared for
season, bade farewell to the political world The
next we hear of this same party was on or about
1885, when, Ph9nix-like, they sprang from the
ashes of the dead federal and national republican
parties. and were christened Wings. The same
party that in lS4O by the aid of log-cabins, COON
skins. hardcider, and gnrer-cakes, weapons that
would have dsgrarcd a canvass in a nation of Hin
docs or Hottcntots. succeeded in the election Of
ten. Harrison. The same party, known as the
know-Nothng, alias American, in 1854 and 1855
The same party known now as the Opposition-
This is short but faithful pedigree of this wonder
full, changeable party. Their principles and Flat
forms they have changed as often as their Names
What historian hereafter will be able to trace this
mutable party and do justice to it?
They now have the only legitimate name by which
they have ever been known, "Opposition" TO
what are they opposed? To every thing Democratic
They were opposed to the acquisition of Louisiana III
der the Democratic administration of Mr. Jefferson:
to the purchase of Florida under the Democratic
administration Of Mr.. Madison; to the acquisition
of California, Mexico &C., under the Democratic
administration Of Mr. Polk; and to the war, which
resulted in their acquisition. They are and always
have been opposed to any extension of our territory
Under their miserable policy we should have been
limited to the 13 original States They are now
opposed to the purchase of Cuaa under any circum-
stances The only ground of their opposition is the
antofpower and place. And now, Mcssrs Editors
permit me to enquire the object of the Southern
opposition. There are but two organized parties in
the country, the Black Republican and the Demo.
cratic parties. If the Southern opposition could
succeed in ovcrthrowing the latter, would it not
result IN the full and complete establishment of the
former! They stand no more chance of clccting
the next President than they do of making sun
to eclipse the one which now Eliminates this globe.
Will not their opposition to the Democratic party
IN the next Presidential election aid and assist the
black Republicans in the election of their candidate
Do tney expect this party to come to them? They
might as well expect the mountain to be attracted
by, and come to, the molehi That political i'm.
postor John Minor Botts of Va, has already de.
clared his willingness to receive the aid of the black
Republicans to break down the Democratic marty
This declaration was clappcd and applauded by the
opposition convention in Richmond This shall con.
stltute monument, lasting monument to their
eternal disgrace. The Southern man that would do
this deserves the gibbet In the next Congress the
Southern opposition will hold the balance Of power
IN Their hands In the election of Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives where will it be felt {.
we must Judge the future by the past. What dis
position was made Of it in the 34th Conerossp T,
suffered the election of N. p Banks, the record oi
which will ever be stigma to the country. As this
little opposition is felt in the election of Sneaker 81
it will be in the Presidential election.
Friend Holden, what of the Charleston Conven
ton? What will it do? Who will it nominate
Who is your first choice? Give us r. NJ r. Hnnte
against the whole world. Virginia will be n mi
for him. Gov. Wise, poor fellow, after sufferin,
many years with slow, chronic disease, the caco
sthes scr'bendi. departed this political life a few
weeks ago. The Donnelly letter has fixed his Ain
beyond the possibility Of ever being picked by him
Sell or any other. The Know Nothings will re;oic
over his dissolution; but Wise was ambitious
therefore, Donnelly slew him.
VIRGINIA DEMOCRAT.