Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-04-25


not ours. But yesterday he has the most digni6ed
and philosophical contempt for the strife and hustle
of political life-to-day the sweets and honors of
Senatorial preferment dance before his Imagination
dazzle his vision, and bewilder his judgment. He !
who thought never to calculate the chances and
arrange the appliances of political maneuvre sud-
denly becomes most dexterous schemer.
Antony knows that nc and Octavius can't both 60
to the Senate House; for there is but one vacant |
place to fiji. But Antony concludes that he will Se
magnanimous. He will put Octavus in nomination |
for the Consuship. To be sure, lie knows there is
no prospect of Octavius' election. But he knows
Octavius' weakness-his eager fondness for being
talked of for high places So he directs the vision
of Octavius to the big bird in the bush, whilst he is
engaged in clutching the small bird in his hand
He takes it for granted that if Octavus fails in OBJ
tanning the Consulshp the latter will hardly be his
competitor for the Senate House He knows Octa
vius about little his prototype in Roman his
tory understood the nsatiate and morbid thirst Of
his fellow triumvr for all the honors in the gift of
the Roman people.
But Lepidus has his aims to carry out his pur
poses to accomplish. His objects, however, are
mainly pecuniary. Consulships and Senatorial hon.
ors are not the objects of his ambition. He has
many irons in the fire, many axes to grind. And
he is very willing to tickle the ancics Of those who
aspire to high places, provided they will keep his
irons from burning and will turn the grndstonc for
him, when his tools are dull. Perhaps he has a
copper mine. Who knows, but that when Octavius
gets to DC Consul, and Antony one of the conscrpt
Fathers the discovery may be made, that the copper
from his mine may be the very best in old carth's
bosom for sheathing all the ships of war, and may
be given the preference all other for that pur
pose? Perhaps he has cottonfactory. Who
knows but that the discovery may be made, that
the yarns from his spndles may be better suited for
cordasc and canvass in navy purposes, than all the
hemp of Russia? Perhaps he is building City
Who knows but the discovery may be made, that it
is thousand miles nearer from his city to Liver
pool than from any other point on Atlantic bor
der and that therefore, it is the very place for
of the termin of line of transatlantic steamers?
Perhaps he wishes to build piece of railroad some
wherc-a connecting link between some place and
some other place. Who so likely to allow him to
import his iron-rais free Of duty, his friends Oc
tavius and Antony, when one is a: the head Of the
Executive, and the other member of the legislative
departments Of the government? And perhaps at
some future time after having made money enuogh,
he too may wish to retire upon pension Of honor
able station-a seat in the Cabinet or foreign mis-
sion. lfso who so likely to crafty him as those
whom he has managed to elevate; upon the princ-
pie, that one good turn deserves another.'
And so il is. Just as the triumvirate alluded to-
divided out the honors and profits of the Roman
word-lust so handful of men have for their own
benefit, planned and plotted the details of the cam
pagn in North Carolina as shadowed forth in their
platform. AS alluded to in the outset of these re-
marks, nothing short Of infatuation of party mad
ness, seems to have possessed these men, And their
convention swallowed the dish served up by these
cooks without why or awherefore. Amiable souls
that they were, they did not dream-with the ex-
ception of chosen few who called upon to carry
into execution the behests of the oligarchy-that
their work was all prepared for them before they
met But they all, all, big men, middle men, and
little men, forgot that there is difference between
planning and executing between highfalutin' reso-
lutions and majorities at the balotbox. They seem
to have forgotten that this is government Of the
people; that constitutional majorities in the Union
are requisite to secure the election of President or
Vice President and in the State to secure legisa-
tive majority for the election of Senator. In their
eager and reckless greed for Office they have expos
ed their doubledeaing and nsincerity to an extent
that will astonish and mortify themselves when af
ter the excitement of the canvass they come to re-
fleet calmly on their conduct. They seem to have
forgotten their effected scorn and contempt for what
few short weeks since they termed the destructive
agrarianism Of the "workngmen's association
By the way, the views entertained by the working
this new-fangled Know-Nothing- Wing project Of
what they call ad ualorem taxation. They seem to
have forgotten how they abused Gov. Reid and the
Democratic party for agtatng constitutional amend.
ment in party creed. They seem to have forgot
ten how often heretofore the popular voice has
stamped with reprobation their attempt to mislead
and impose upon the people; and by the first week
in August next, they will have repeated to them
another wholesome lesson. We are by no means
done with the Know-Nothing- Wing convention, and
the Know Nothing Wing platform. ~
'gy5ss Three days Later from Europe!
"a New York, April 1s.-The Arago from South
ampton has arrived, bringing dates to the 4th. 80
o3- LIvERPooI, April Arrived out the Ameries
1 Anthaaeian, City of Baltimore and Vanderbilt
~ Warrants had beeh ISSUED against Sayer ant
Heenan to keep the peace. p-s4a.sl+.7ssi -
Conference Of the Great Powers was probable.
There has been revolutionary outbreak in Spain
General Ortega with3, 900 men had proclaimed Dor
Carlos King. Ai 5Aa'a ago15 y s.9ap5t=ss -
Austria protests strongly against the recent an
nexations. n sTy.4s ~ .s7li ~ - ~
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