Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-04-27

n'o'oiy VI lhe coultry proves IT, buC tne nrSC res
olution above given was meant to pave the way for
the second in which the Anson Wings declare their
willingness to cooperate with all parties and nearly
all kinds of people in the free States, so they are
called conservative" in order to defeat the ma
tonal Democracy. The great national Wing par
ty" indeed! Why, where is it? Talk of Whigsm
in the free States, and you would be laughed at
There are Wings in the free States, with the ex-
ception of few antquated fossils, who have no in
fuence, and no hold on Northern public sentiment.
The fact is to be regretted for the old Wings North
are better, or were better and more conservative
than the Republicans, or the American" " Republi-
cans; but the fact is as we have stated it. So
bare reference to a "naticnal Wing party" at once
exposes the weakness and the sectional character of
these North-Carolina (Anson) Wings. They are
sectional Wigs; they are national only as they
belong to 'the opposition" and thus affiliate,
Messrs. Giliner and Vance have more or less done,
with the black Re- ubcans.
But in another resolution the Arson Wings say:
"That as Wings of North Carolina, we are deter
mined to know geographical parties, no sectional
distinctions, North, no South, no East, no West
but our country--our whole country"
That is all very fine; but if the Anson Wings
adhere to that they will find no party North with
the exception of the Democratic with which they
can cooperate; and they have solemnly declared
that the defeat of the national Democratic party is
"a great national necessity" What, then, wi |
they do? Will Gen. Dockery, Col. Cameron, and
the balance of the Anson and Richmond Wings get
up nice little n"tional Wbig party of their own
in North Carolina? That would be more amusing
than profitable fuller of fun than it would be of
success at the polls.
But the next resolution of these Arson Wings
which we cory. diseloscs fully the cloven foot of
Know Nothinsism. They declare
"That our naturalization laws should be revised
and amended So as to extend the time of probation
now prescribed, prevent the emigration of rarpcrS
and criminals and debar all from participating in
our elections whn have not complied with the letter
as we'll AS the spirit, of the law
| There it ISIS Sam" with his dark lantern and
all the ceremonies of the test oath and the cul-
vert 7Rot is Know Notlingisln. and not Whigge-
ry as taught by Henry Clay in 1874.
| 1t is apparent from all the signs of the times that
the opposition" so called will resort to every i'm
! VC'iSc III tiiS
campaign. to weaken the Democratic party, and to
carry the First, the Fifth and the Eighth Districts.
In one locality they will be Wings in another Know
Nothings, in another American Wigs and in an
other "ro party men," as they We're to a great ex-
! tent in 1S4S. Let the Democrats war on them as
Know Nothngs for Know Nothings they are as
the allies of the black Republicans, for they belong
! to the "oppositon to the administration, and
would be gratihcd beyond measure to see it over.
thrown, though they may assail it with different
weapons The Know Nothngs South and the Re
publicans and - American Republicans North he
long to the same grand army, and are divided only
into wings and brgades. Let US charge one brigade
of this grand army, whose object is Offices and plum
der, as would charge the other; and let us while
our Northern Democratic brethren contendine
with the black wing in the free States, show nc
quarter to the motley host in the South who woult
rejoice equally with their Northern allies over thu
defeat of the administration and the only rlationa
party which now exists