Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-11-03

time but at last the northern wing gave in and the
polcy of Washington and Madison prevailed, and
the Constitution was adopted upon these compro-
misses And Gen. Washington, the head and front
OF the States right party was cectd President upon
these guarantees couched in the Constitution. In
the wear 1873 fugitive Slave case arose between
the States Of Virginia and Pennsylvania IN whlch II
was necessary to carry into effect the fugitive slave
clause in the constitution above quoted Ueheral
Washington, then President requested the passage
of law to carry this into effect. ms was passed.
in which the State officers were required 10 act AMI
the county iaiiS used for the fugiiiTcS. This Was
respected Ly all the free States until about the year
lS05 when the States began to refuse the Use OF
their ia;IS and forbid their officers TO act. Hence
they departed from the sacred Constitution, and cast
od,um upon the noble and generous Washington,
the father of orr liberties
Now, Mr.. Editor ought not to turn hack to
these fundamental principles Of our free country,
and cndcavor to elect President again. nron these
sacred principles which contained in the audi
tionel resolutions passed by the convention that
nominated John C. Breckenridge for President ana
Joseph Lane for Vice President? He-e ihe' are:
First, That the government OF territory, organl-
zed by act of Congress, Is provisional ami tenn
1orarv and during its existence, ali citizens OF the
United States have an equal right to settle with
their property in the territory, without their right
either OF person property, being destroyed or M
pared by Congressional or territorial legislation
Secondly, That il is the duty Of the federal gov
Crnment in all its departments II protect the rights OF
persons and property in the territories and WHEREVER
else its constitutional authority extends.
Third That when the settlers Of territory, hav-
Ing an adequate population, from a State conSti,u-
;ion the right of sovereignty commences, and being
conSummated BY their admission into the Union, they
stand on an equality with the people of the other
States and State thus org@zed ought to be all
mtted into the Union whether IFS constitution re-
cognizeS or prohibits the institution of slavery.
The three resolutions above given. contain the
identical ideas contained in the three articles of the
Constitution Of the United States, before quoted
equality OF the States the protection OF property by
the federal government. the inability Of lCgiSa-
ture national State, or territorial, TO pass an or
;,ost TIcto law-to leg>late mems property away
from them, the return of fugitive slave. Elect
President upon other than these principles, and he
is not President of the Union. for there be no
Union where there Is no Constitution and we Will
have no Constitution if these articles disregard!
Cd but one will be submissive or conquered and
the other the conGucrng party. The conquered
having no Constitution, may form one 10 suit their
own political Observation-Disclosures our government
superScdc the government of Washington, by that
If Lincoln, Douglas or the submissive Bell Friends
Of orr common country never desert y0ur flag but
rally around John G. Breckenridge and joseph Lane,
AMI the Constitution q! our common country. Men
of the SO ith"rn States. project yourselves, your
wives, Your children, and every thing that is near
and dear 20 YOU, hy voting for John C. Breckenridge
and Joseph Lane for President and Vice President.
Now Mr.. Editor. having given the three articles
Of the Constitution of the United States that cores
pond with the three additional resolutions passed
by the convention that nominated John c. hreckin-
ridge of Kentucky. for President. and JHScih Lane,
of Oregon, for Vice President, shall proceed to
show the nit if any Of the other candidates
should be elected.
First. If Lincoln and lam!in be elected the PEG
pie Of the United States will have passed through
perfect revolution blCodle>S revolution however,
at the ballot box for here three of sacred guar
antics granted us in the constitution Of our
Country disregarded by a great sectional party Of
the North and West. These are equal rights o! the
States to emIgrate 10 the common territories with
their property and. secondly, to have it protected
there by the territorial or federal government
through their inability to pass an er past cto law,
and thereby, the retLIn Of a fugitive from any Of
the States or territories as provided III the cOnStu-
ton and ordinance Of 17S7. If this result should
take place, what assurance have that our gov
eminent shall remain republican in form? This
great sectional party having in effect abolished
portion of the Constitution, and forced deadly enc
my Oh the Southern country, one that would not so
much as protect the lives of our women and chill
drcn, but leave them to the butchcry fire and sword
of liberated hOrcs of heather slaves and sIch anat
les John Brown and the lIarpcrS Ferry band.
On God, protect us. Why are we divided here
where our vital interest i ut stake: Oh man, If
you have a soul in your breast, come now, 10 Or
rescue No odds what your former preferences may
have becn rally around the sacred Constitution that
guarantees our liberties to lis; for which Gen War
died, Lafayette blcd and Marion, Sumptcr, Nor
gan. Lincoln, and Washington, suffered unheard Of
harlShipS Let the Southern St1tcs stand Is a solid
phaanX for the protection Of our equal gifts. 1t ap
pears fro the ae elections in Pennsylvania, Indiana
and Ohio that last hope is nearly gone. Now each
citizen of the Southern States show his love uf
equality and justice by voting for Breckenridge and
Lane nominated on these principles. Bat 10 crop the
curtain and let Lincoln pass and vote for Douglas
and squattcr sovcreiG nty, and what equality have
yGu-what Justice have Won? Why ifaterritoria lrg-
isturc can establish or abolish slavery at will Whit
protection have you for your property? If terri
toTal legislature has the ability 10 pass crpOSt
trc'o law, which other Legislative body has, are
not the ends of the Republican party secured in DIS
regarding the rights, and privileges, and immun-
tiles Of nearly half the States in this Union? Look
well at this, Douglas len0crIts. Look well at this,
McSSrs. Dick, Settle Miller, BuSbee and others. he
fore Won pass the American rubcCn and seal the
late of the United States. Mr.. Dick, in calling the
Douglas convention, tainted every body else, that
if this government went down he would hold uD
our Constitution as a model which he had stood by
in voting for Douglas in the Baltimore convention,
but had been deserted, and stood alone. Now, Mr..
Dick deserts sacred Constitution, by voting for
the great squatter sovereign for President and we
will hold up and read these articles to YOU If needs
be, in the last extremity of our lives united we stand
divided we fall, nine Democrats out of ten in North
Carolina will vote for Breckenridge and Lane Who
then makes the division, the great mass of the nar-
ty, headed by Clingman, Bragg, Wnslow. Reid,
with host of Others these few strong headed Doug
las Democrats? The answer is not given, but the
inference is clear and conclusive
But elect John Bell President, and what have
You done-have you settled single point at issue?
Not one. TIE North interprets the Constitution in
one way, and the South another, and, when we re-
fleet that most of the Bell in the North are real
ly Republicans, the great mass of the Bell party
in Pcnnsyvania whoitis conceded even by thatcrazy
sheet the Grcensborough Patriot voted for Curtin,
the Republican candidate for Governor and we pre-