Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-08-15
For the Standard.

To the friends Of Douglas and Johnson (th6 na-
tional Nominees of the national Democratic par
ty,) in North Carolina:
FELLow-CTTIzENs: ask your candid attention to
few reflections which desire to submit for your
serious consideration. In the first place, permit me
to inquire whether it is your intention to submit in
silence to the arrogant dictation insulting menaces
and degrading reflections upon your motives, IN
which some of the leaders and organs of the "seced
ers ticket" induging? The Democratic State
Convention which assembled in Raleigh last spring,
pledged the Democracy of this State to the support
of the nominees of the national Democratic Conven-
ton. You honestly believe that Douglas and John
are the regular nominees of that Convention.
You think it is your duty in honor and patriotism
to support them. You cannot, in reason, and in
the face of the undisputed facts which have come to
the knowledge Of the whole nation Justify the acts
of the seceders. You believe it would be an aban-
donment Of principle and an aiding in the support
of sectional and disunion sentiments, to sustain the
"seceders' ticket" Well, have you not right to
say so to think it, to write it, to speak it? Is there
any infamous "sedition law" hanging in terror over
your heads? Are you slares and have those who
went to Charleston and Baltimore and endeavored
to break up the national Convention lien on your
judgments and SOULS so that you cannot speak your
honest opinions, except under their permission?
1t cannot be that you have suffered yourselves to be
brought down to such humiliating condition |
scorning all dictation from those who would bind
you to the secession car Of Yanccy, Rhett, Keitt,
and others, bent, as they are, on prccptatlng our
country into Revolution and disunion!
Well, having right to think, to speak, to act, to
vote as you please-acknowledgng no set of poll
ticians your masters-you, or many of you, had
the audacity the rebeliouS assurance, to require
request Robt P Dick, Esq, the national Commit
teeman of the national Democratic party for this
State to issue a call for the assembling together in
the City of Raleigh, OH the 30th of this month, of
those who prefer the national Democratic nominees
to the secession nominees, to decide what course
duty and patriotism demands they should take
You had right to require this Of Mr. Dick. He
had right to comply with your request The
Railroads, and the public highways, are open to all
who wish to travel on them and will pay. They
don't belong to the "seceders" The public hotels
in Raleigh have not been all chartered for the spe
cal and sole comfort of the "secedcrs." If they
have been there private houses and you
camp out as your fathers did in the revolutionary
war, if it becomes necessary. You expect to pay
your bills out of your pockets We'll, if you
do all this, and entitled to these privileges, what
right have the leaders and organs of the seceders
in this State, to forbid your meeting-to attempt to
| muzzle and overawc you? Who constituted them
political "Star Chamber to inquire into and
punish your actions: know you will scorn such
dictaton, and act in the present crisis of your
and are determined to maintain them at all haz
! ards
The Democratic Press, (Heaven save the mark ,
| demands to know "by what authority Mr.. Dick
calls together the Douglas and johnson men of
| North Carolina?' l reply, by the same authority
! they have to meet. The same authority that gives
| the Press the right to ask the question. The
authority that to its electors the right
to meet and consult together for the public good
for the election of their particular favorites for
/ the Legislature, for Congress, or for President
! And, perhaps, in the estimation Of the Press Mr..
Dick and the other friends of Douglas, have still
higher right. They have received the publicly er-
pressed permission of the high priest of the "sece-
ders'" ticket-Mr Buchanan. In his speech in
Washington City, on the 9th of July last, he de-
clared that "neither Breckenridge nor Douglas was
the regular nominee of the Democratic party, and
Democrats could rote Tor arhOm they thosght prop
err Now, here is Mr.. Buchanan's permission to
the Douglas men to vote las they think proper
Is not this sufficient "pass" for the "secession
patrol" should they ''catch any of those "rebes "
on their way to Raleigh on the 3Oth inst.
would advise the friends of Judge Douglas, who
design attending that meeting, to procure copy
of Mr.. Buchanans "stump speech" in Washington
City. 1t may keep the lash of the secession pa
troll off their backs. And as it is understood that
Mr. Douglas expects to be present on that OCCASION
and speak to his friends, it may he Gerry important
10 his personal safety 10 SeTu hW copy vi MI.
Buchanan's speech. Would it not be humiliatine
in the extreme to have Judge Douglas come without
his "pass," and have him accosted by the Editors
of the "Press" and their brother "patrollers. y
"Sir! your pass !'-"I have none SIR" BY mhDt
authority are you here then? How dare you come
to North Carolina, without the permission of the
simon pure Democrats-the friends of Breckenridge
and Lane?" The Judge might reply that he came
under the "banner of the Stars and Stripes "-and
10y authority of his right as an American cti
zen but what would this avail him? The exc
cutoners-the hangmen Of the "scceders" would
reply"-"This is no excuse Mr. Dick had no nu
thority to invite you and your friends here. You
are all rebels, traitors and shall be dealt with ac
cordingly Take all such to the atch-house, ahd
thence to the guillotine!' Now, this would indeed
by an awful state of things My good friends, W
Douglas and johnson men, ye supporters OF the
regular Democratic nominees-be cautious-stay al
home retire to place Of safety, don't come te
Raleigh, the fiat has gone forth! If you do have
the audacity to come, the horrors of St. Bartholo
NEW were "mere circumstance" compared will
what awaits the Douglas and johnson men on tina
day And dare you come, in the face of the fac
that the "DensDcratic Press" and the "Wilmingtor
journal" and the little squad of political dictator
about Raleigh, have decided, and proclaimed, tina
you have "no authority no right to meetY" Cal
this a free country! If such Internal dictation al
that to which the secessionsts of the South en-
deavorng to subject the Democratic party is iusti
fled, or submitted to, zee are no better off than
slaues! THE BALLOT Bon.
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