Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-03-17

them to arrange the plan of his political campaigns
ne did not 60 to them for orders nor did he report
to them the result of his labors Hence it was, he
never was avorite with this Aulic Council of North
Carolina Whiggery And this is the man who was
put under the ban by and who has had to incur the
penalties of treason against the olgarchy of Wing
gerry in North Carolina.
But at last Mr. Miller is vndicated, and virtually
approved and commended, by that party which he
so long and so faithfully served and by which, for
daring to pursue the convictions Of duty, he has
been so wofully abused. And this brings US to the
point at which we aimed when we began to pen
these remarks AS we have said before, when Mr..
Miller announced his purpose to sustain Mr.. Bu-
chanan and the Democratic party in the contest with
black Repubcanism, as the only power competent
to protect the rights of the South he did not profess
10 have changed his views on any of the political
questions which had been agitating the country.
Even on land-distribution, the only issue which
the Wing leaders could pretend that he had desert
ed principle, Mr.. Miller did not recant his former
views, but treated it obsolete question, as it
most unquestionably is. His only offence was that
he thought it right and patriotic to sustain Demo-
crat then in the Executive Chair as the only prac
teal mode of preventing the triumph Of black Re-
publcanism, after he had failed in his efforts to
elect the candidate of his party, Mr.. Fillmore
That was all. And yet what did the Wing Conven-
tion lately assembled in this city, do? They passed
resolution of thanks, yes, of thanks, to the four
Opposition men in the House of Representatives
from this State-Messrs. IGilmer, Leach, Smith and
Vance, for their votes for Democrats for Speaker
ic hat how hr fba
ent efforts" of those gentlemen to organize the
House. Mr. Smith, of Halifax, the mover of the
resolution, and Hon. S. H. Rogers, of Wake, who
advocated it in their remarks, both took the ground
that those gentlemen referred to did right in voting
for Democrats in order to defeat the black Republic
can candidate and the Convention, by an over
whelming majority, voted down Mr.. Rayner's amend
ment. which proposed to ignore the question Alto
gether, without either applaudng or censuring
them, and passed Mr.. Smiths proposition to tender
them thanks by majority equally large Now,
what had Mr.. Miller done? He did not rOte for Mr..
Buchanan He voted for Mr. Fillmore the candi-
date of his own party. But after Mr.. Buchanan was
elected, when he placed himself in antagonism to
the combined array of the black Republican CO.
horts-when he risked every thing, and in fact lost
the support of nearly every Northern State,
count of his advocacy and support of the rights and
interests of the South Mr. Miller declared that in
this warfare of black Republicanism against Mr..
Buchanan, as Southern patriot he felt bound to
sustain Mr.. B. And for this Mr.. Miller was revied
and abused and hunted down by the drill-sergeants
of Whiggery, whilst Messrs. Gmer, Leach, Smith
and Vance are appauded. And strange to say, so
hat how
involved themselves in gross inconsistency. Al
though the and advocates of the resolution of
thanks, defended and applauded the votes of these
gentlemen for Democrats, and although it was well
understood by the members of the Convention that
such was the scope and purpose of the resolution,
yet, it so happens, that whilst they applaud the
whole of them, Mr.. Gilmer never did vote for any
Democrat whilst the other three voted for several
different Democrats for Speaker If consistency be
a Jewell it is one which will never shine in the
diadem of Whiggery But Mr.. Miller-why was no
mention made of him, whilst these votes of thanks
were being passed, appauding Wings for voting for
Democrats, in order to defeat abolitionism? Did
the oligarchy conclude that nothing could be made
of Mr. Miller towards subscribing their purposes?
Did they conclude that he had become tired Of work
ing for them, and that by pat on the shoulders,
these four gentlemen in Congress could be kept
gentle to gear for future use?
After passing the vote of thanks to Wing men,
bers of Congress- for voting for Democrats in order
to defeat the abolition candidate they should have
sent committee for Mr.. Miller, with an humble re-
quest that he would honor them with his presence.
And IN his entry. they should-not have risen-but
fallen on their knees and begged his pardon for the
abuse they had heaped on hm-admitted in the
most suppant tones their ngratitude to him for his
fifteen years service-conlessed that they were
wrong and hide-bound by party when they de-
nounced him-then passed resolution begging his
pardon for their wicked and ungrateful treatment
and then adjourned Mr. Miller now has cause to
feel proud of his position. He now stands not only
indicated but his is virtually appauded by
the party which denounced him. We shall see
whether this party will pursue the same course in
the Presidential election which they have thanked
Wing members of Congress for-vote for the Demo
cratic candidate in order to prevent the election of
the black Republican candidate. And upon this
subject sos haze a good deal more to sag.
Four THANKED, AND MARY THANK" AT THAT
The late Opposition Convention in this City thank
ed the "Opposition members of Congress from this
State for their persistent and patriotic efforts to or
ganize the House of Representatives" Now we
have heretofore insisted, and we still lnsist-even
at the risk of provoking neIghbor of the Regis
tsr-that as Messrs. Smith, Vance and Leach voted
for Democrats for Speaker, and Mr.. Gilmer did not
and that as it the obvious intention of the Con-
vention to thank majority of the delegation and
not minority, it follows that Mr.. Gmer got "nary
thank" As our friend Of the Charlotte Democrat
says
"Let us see what this vote of thanks is for even
supposing the "whole country" submits to have its
thanks voted away in this loose manner. Mr. Gill
mer voted for Schwartz and Winter Davis-the 9TH