Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-09-28

docs not think So it is doing the Opposition injus-
tce.-E City State. >..
The Standard does really think that there is at
present in this State and that there has been since
1854, secret oath-bound or honor-bound associa-
tion opposed to the Democracy. What this associa-
tion is called the Standard does not pretend to
know. We can judge of the present and future in |!
this respect only by the past. We knoso that at one
time it was part of the Know Nothing creed, and
was considered honorable in Know Notlings to de-
ny that they belonged to that Order. But the fact
of the existence of the Order with its hor1d aaths
and its antiAmercan proscrptive policy, at length |
became known; and soon after the Order went down
before the aroused indignation of the people The
tactics were then changed, and it became fashions
bic with the leaders to speak of themselves and fol-
lowers as Wings. Is it probable that those who
took an oath in 1854 to deny that they we're Know
Nothings when they were Know Nothings would
scruple to declare that the Order has ceased to
exist, whether it has ceased to exist or not?
Our opinion is that the secret is now confined to
a chosen few in the different Counties, and that
these chosen few operate on the great body of the
Opposition" That the Opposition is thorough
ly organized is apparent to every one who has
tced the course of events in the First Fifth Sixth,
Seventh, and Eighth Congressional Districts. That
this organization not public is known to all, for
on the surface there no striking indication of an
organized, united Opposition" Look at the large
votes p'lled in Counties known formerly as the
Know Nothing strongholds; and look, too at the
large vote quietly pollel by Gen. Wal >up in the
Seventh District. In addition to this, the Editor of
the Raleigh Register, who is no doubt one of the
trusted leaders in this secret organization boasted
some six weeks before the recent election that he
had "minute information" from all parts of the
State, and that he was certain the Opposition "
would carry four out Of the eight Districts
The Hnom Nothing party may not be in existence,
declared by the State and the State will tell you
that there never was Hnow Nothing party It
was the american party. Now 1t is the "opposi-
ton" party; and yet this Opposition party may
have been organized on the Same secret plan which
characterized the 1merican party. Depend upon
it, there is something rotten in the State of Den
mark" There Is some secret organization by which
votes brought out and "minute information"
communicated to the Register. The people have
been deceived once by the leaders of the "oprosl-
tion" and it would be we'll therefore, to be on the
alert The object of the leaders is power and plum
der and they will assume all shapes and speak in
all tongues in order to accomplish their darling objec.
LATER FROM ErRorE-The steamer Persia had
rough time from Liverpool to New York, which
place she reached on the 10Th. The passengers de-
scribe the storm terrific. Her crank pin was
brokep and ono of her wheel houeoS cruchad Sho
had the heaviest reg on board ever brought over
at one time.
The sailing of the "Grcat Eastern" steamship
! had been postponed until the 29h. She will then
sail for Portland, Maine.
Latest accounts from Italy say that the Pontfcal
troops were threatening the legations and collision
Was imminent although the "Monitair' of Bolog-
ha, contradicts the rumored aggression. The Ro-
man government rejects all reforms.
The Zurich Conference for settling the disputes
between France and Austria, was expected to come
! to an abrupt close.
Sales of cotton for the last week 900 bales the
! market closing with upward tendency.
! Still Later.
The Zurich Conference had suspended its sttings.
! The national assemblies of Parma and Modena have
resolved upon annexation to Piedmont. Another
meeting between the Empcrors Of France and Aus
tra was expected to take place soon in Switzerland
The Great Eastern departed for the Thames, on
her way to Portland, on the Sth instant Her ma
chnery worked admirably. and she moved with great
rapidty and ease. The London Times pronounces
! her the fastest vessel in the world.
Cotton was quiet at former prices. BreadstufEs
| were dull.