Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-10-12

down before the abolition .turor for having main-
tained the Constitutional rights Of the South, our
Wake friends exult; and yet they now want help
from these very Northern Democrats to secure their
rights shareholders in the Territories. Their
friends North haze long since deserted them on this
question and if the proposition embodied in No. 8
succeeds it succeed only by the votes Of North
ern Democrats This is Of the strongest tributes
that could have been offered to the nationality of the
Democratic party .,.5..
No. is also all right The "present legislation
of Congress on the subject of slavery" is eminent
ly Democratic, and was opposed, we have just re-
Marked by the Hon. S. H. Rogers. .,....
No. is also all right and eminently Democratic.
No. is unobectionablc. Every good citizen
is in favor of economical administration of the
government. 1t may be that the Expenses of
federal "printing" hare increased. If so, the fact
is an alarming one, and ought to be attended to-
By the way, recent statements-sen-official state
mcnts the subject show, that the expenses Of the
administration will be five millions less for the pres
ent than for the preceding year, but opposition
friends did not find it convenient to announce that
fact. It might have operated somewhat against
their flourish about "prohigacy" and "thc grasp
Of the spoilers" ..
No. is all well enough; but our opposition
friends seem to have forgotten that Gen. Harrison
Gen. Taylor, and Mr. Fillmore were quite as much
in the habit of appointing members of Congress to
Office as other Presidents have been. Everybody is
opposed to 1.-THE indiscriminatc of the Executive
Veto" As for the treaty making power that is also
unobjectonable, simply because it is constitutional
Everybody is in favor os the Constitution, and that
instrument confines the treaty making power to the
Senate
We are as much opposed Wake opposition
friends can be to interfering with the rights and
prosperity of the States" We therefore think No.
8 is all right If the Constitution conferS on Con-
gress the power to enact bankrupt law to apply to
corporations, and if such law is eXpedient or is
quired let it be enacted; if not not. That is our
Judgment; but by all means let one do anything,
or say anything calculated to impair the rights
and prosperity of the States" ...
No. is cmphatically anti Know Nothing-and
here our friend Rogers is again convert In 1854
"naturalizcd citizen" was nothing more, in the es-
timation of our Wake opposition freuds, than
dangerous foreigner" who should not be entitled
to office at home or consideration abroad; nor our
"naturalized citizens must be cherished, protect
ed, and fought for, il necessary! Where is Sam ?"
No. 10 is anti Mormon, and all right No. 10 has
our approval, superadled to our most distinguish
ed consideration"
No II informs us that if the oppositionsts obtain
| power they will not appoint "mere partizans " to
Office That is good. But in 1854 any one of these
oppostionists who even voted for political oppo-
nent was Immediately expelled from the Lodge, and
published as traitor to Sam" Converted again.
No 12 is bang-up Constitutional doctrine. 1t is
equal to the Declaration of independence and Wash
| ington's Farewell Address combined. We are for
it, and we do not care who knows it.
But No. 13 renders it somewhat doubtful whether
these principles really held by opposition
friends. They say with such principles, it would
be immaterial under what leadership. the party
holding them acouM march tn a.s"red rictory."-
Now, this view of the matter distresses us. II
seems after ALL that the meeting did not positively
adopt its platform. 1t declared that the party hold
4 ing such principles would march to victory that
is, if it should think proper to hold hem it would
be invincble. But the leadership what O.
that? Was that meant for the North?
But candidate for Governor is to be nominated
Mr.. Davis, or some other gentleman is TO be put
up and sacrificed in order that the opposition may
be rallied to carry the Legislature. That is the ar
rangement n.-~
Now if it be true that our opposition friend.
hold the principles above referred to, how they
stand by with the utmost indifference, as the Editor
of the Register says he will, and see black Re
publican elected President national Democrat
And if it be true that they agree with the Demo
Gratis on all the material points above enumerated
what necessity is there for their separate organiza
ton? Why may they not at once "ground tn
arms of their rebellion" and cooperate with tn
party in power in maintaining Southern rights ?
All fellow-ctizens, there is snake under all thes
flowers. "Sam" is only changing his posture s.
as to aim more deadly blow at Democracy
"Sam" is still organized in North Carolina, will
his passwords, his grips, and his threecornered pa
pers. There can be no doubt of that We har
one Of the papers in oar possession The secret i
confined to few, but this was done to avoid detec
ton and to secure concentration of strength. LIE
us keep an eye on politicians who plot in secret
and who talk for Southern rights in the common
Territories while they act with our enemies to tn
extent Of denouncng the constitutional conservative
and South protecting administration Of James Bu
chanan. r' H'
Hon. d. M. Barringer.
Ell Noticioso, the Spanish American paper, put
!. lished in New York, makes the following observe
ton in reference to the recent tender of the mission
to Central America to our fellow townsman, tn
Hon. D; NJ Barringer
!, "The President has offered the Legation in Cen
| l..J An,o,;oo 70 Hon n M Rarrnoar nf North