Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-10-12
The "Opposi,ion Meeting in Wake.

The "Opposi,ion' Meeting in Wake.
We give below the resolutions adopted by the
opposition meeting held in this City on Monday
last:
"Resolred, That we hail, with exultation, the re-
suit of the late Congressional elections in this State
indicating, as it does, that the people duly alive
to the proigacy of the existing administration and
fully aroused to the necessity of wrestling the Gov
ernment from the grasp of the spoilers and raj
lying to the support of the Constitution and the
Union. H.
Resplred, That the following propositions, enun-
cated in recent letter of William G. Smedcs, ESQ.,.
of Mississippi, present body of principles that
should secure the support of all Constitution-loving
men, and all men opposed to scctiOnasm and its
direful and inevitable tendencies viz
New States shall be admitted into the Union
without regard to whether they admit or reject slave
~ in their constitutions y.
In all acts of Congress hereafter organizing Terri
torial governments there shall lie inserted pro-
vision that no laws shall lie passed by the Legisla-
of such Territories prohibiting interfering
with the existence of slavery in them, thus leaving
the people to adopt or reject it, as it may please
them, when they meet together to form State con-
stitution. rs.
The present legislation Of Congress on the subject
Of slavery to remain unaltered. r..
The entire subject of slavery, except as involved
in the foregoing propositions, to be wholly with
drawn from the arena of national politics, and left.
where it belongs, to the control and jurisdiction of
the people among whom it exists 5.
An economical administration of the Federal Gov
ernment not merely in name, but in reality; to be
effected by limiting the expenses of printing to the
actual necessities of the Government by abOlishng
the franking privilege and separating altogether the
contracts of the Government from corrupt political
influence g..
The preservation of the integrity of the National
Legislature by diScountenancing the appointment OF
members of Congress to office by condemning the
nliscriminate use of the Executive veto; by retain
ing in Its force the treaty making power to the Sen
ate and reservng the control of the purse and the
power of declaring where il now rests in Con
gress. r.
No interference with the rights and prosperity o.
the States by bringing within the control of Fedora
laws and the Federal Judiciary the entire currency
and nineteen -twent:eths of the Indebtedness of the
PEOPLE. ISL
\ just and manly administration of the foreign
policy of the Government; protecting and asserting
the rights of the Government and of its citizens
whether native or naturalized, against foreign ag
gresson from any quarter. 10. ~ -....-...
\ bold and vigorous enforcement of the law!
against Territorial insuhordination, and the enact
ment of additional ones if needed. [1O.]
The appointment TO Office of faithful and patriotic
men, and not of mere partisans, who for years pas
have, to the discredt of the nation filled the mos
prominent places both at home and abroad [ll.l
The preservation of the national honor by tn
uflment of all national obligations, and just ant
equal dealings with other Governments. -
ResoLred That with such principles, it would b
mmateral under what leadership, the party holding
them would march to assured victory" [13]
This, then, is the platform laid down here at tn
centre of the State under the auspices of oppos
Ition Ex-Governor, an opposition Ex-Member Q
Congress, Mr.. Syme, of the Register, and othe
shining lights of the party. Let us look into it
little No. exults over opposition gains in th
State in the recent Congressional elections, and call
upon the people to rcbuke the "profigacy of til
existing administration and rescue the "goverr
aent from the grasp of the spoilers" Well, Il
hem exult. 1t is the first crumb of comfort the
have had for years, and we do not envy them tn
manner in which they obtained it. 1t will be on
turn to exult next. They speak of the "profigacy
Of an administration which has been as true as ste
10 the Constitutional rights of the South; but the
only speak of it-they cannot prore it. The peop
will not take their general declarations on the sui
ect But in this they are cheek by jowl" wit
the black Republicans, for every journal Of that part
in the free States teens with the same kind of d.
nuncations of James Buchanan. Here he is onl
proAigate" generally as public man there he
the "prohigate" leader of the "proslavery Demt
racy" and of the aggressive; slave driving South
How is it that the opposition South and the oppos
ion North so cordially agree in denouncing jaime
Buchanan? The allusion to the "spoers" is I
hreadbare as it is amusing That has been the CT
the federalists ever since the days Of Jefferson
me government is in the hands of the spoilers u"
Democracy is running every thing, and yet the coul
ny has continued to grow and prosper under DEM
ratio rule .-, ..-F-,-. ...-
No. 2 is good sound, Southern rights, Calhou
'ctrine. 1t is the doctrine Of the Kansas Nebrask
a', against which Mr.. Rogers the author Of thes
fSolutions voted in the House of Representative
We are glad to record the fact that Mr.. Rogers hi
zen converted on this subject and is, to this exten
good Southern rights Democrat. ''.'''| '-
No. is all sound also, provided the propostio
an be carried out. But all the friends in the FRI
'aes of our Wake opposition fellow-citizens are fi
~ Wilmot Proviso and opposed to allowing tt
eope of the Territories while in Territorial col
oon, Or when they become States to decide tt
''ery question for themselves. They want
'l'sh or exclude the institution in advance, by a.
Congress. Our Wake friends must look, ther