Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-01-07
The Register and MIR. GiImer.

-0i 'ie iaHuTe 10 organize the House. mat paper
contends that the Democratic members ought to
vote for Mr.. Gimer for Speaker; and thus, following
the lead of Thad Stevens and fourteen other black
Republicans give the latter their choice among
Southern men for that high office! That is sub
stantially the position of the Register. The New
York Tribune takes similar view That paper of
the 10Th December SAYS: ..
" Mr.. Gilmer of N. c. is moderate, reasonable
pro-slavery man, said TO be the owner of hundred
negroes, which ought TO answer a certificate of
MS Democracy. And, as extensive shareholders
almost always more liberal (witness Gen. Taylor
and the Hon. VIM. Aiken of 5. c. than any other
class OF Southern politicians, trust the pro-save
ny vote will be concentrated him forthwith.
linen pass the plurality rule drive in the stragglers,
and let the third ballot elect Sherman or Gilmer as
the highest vote shall determine"
The Tribune is not particular as to who shall be
Speaker, Gilmer Sherman. The Register says
Gimer by all means; the Tribune says Gllmer or
Sherman.
But the New York Times, more decent and mod
crate black Republican journal than the Tribune
differs with that paper to the party on which to fix
the responsibility for Che delay. The Times of the
23d December says:
The absolute responsibility OF the actual mis-
feasances at the capitol rests now, beyond doubt
ty in the House of Representatives"
The Times then goes on to show that the respon-
sbiity rests on the Republicans because they have
put forward for Speaker and continue to support
John Sherman, who endorsed Helpers book The
Editor calls upon his own friends to withdraw Sher-
man, and nominate some Republican who has not
endorsed Helper; and that paper declares that
long the Republicans adhere to Sherman, Just so
long will the blame rest on them
The Register thinks the Democrats are to blame
The Register is more severe upon Southern men
than the New York Times is
We now tell the Register that if we had the hon
or of being member of the House of Representa-
tves we would never vote for John A. Gilmer for
| Speaker. We would not vote for him
First, because he endeavored, during the last Con-
| gress, to retain Lewis d. Campbell, black Repub-
can, in his seat in Congress- and to keep out of the
seat that sound national Democrat and friend of the
! Constitutional rights of the South Mr.. Vallandi-
CHAM; the said Campbell having been frauduently
elected by free negro votes which the House declar-
ed at the close of the discussion by ousting Camp
bell and admitting Vallandigham TO the seat Mr.
! Gilmers organ, the Greensborough Patriot, after
wards sought to produce the impression tina. Mr..
Nalandigham was abolitionist. The object of that
paper and of Mr.. Gilmer in adopting this course
was, to Mr.. Gilmer from the consequences of
having taken sides with the abolitionists against
national Democrat.
Second, because Mr.. Gilmer delivered speech in
the last Congress the subject of slavery for the
sentiments of which he was congratulated and APP
/ plauded by abolition members of the House, many
/ Of these abolition members subscribing and paying
for copies of the speech to be circulated among their
constituents.
Third, because Mr. Gilmer is obviously the choice
for Speaker among all Southern members of the
black Republican members, shown by their votes
for him. and by the above extract from the New
York Tribune.
! FOURTH because Mr.. Gmer'S election as Speaker
would divide us here at home ard, viewed in this
aspect, it would really inure North Carolina more
than would the election of Sherman.
Now Mr.. Syme, meet these reasons, if you can.
The Registers Washington corrcspondcnt-,ohO
/ ishe?-compments as conservatives" those thir-
teen fifteen black Republicans who voted for Mr.
Gmer. Among these conservatives" are Thad
Stevens, Gov. Pennington, and L. Joy Norris The
first, it is known, is unprincipled a6oltiOnst ;
the second is black Republicans and the third is
a wolf in sleeps clothng-that is, he prctendS to
be conservative, while he votes for Sherman for
Speaker and has apologized on the floor of the
House for Helpers book. We have the proof of this
in his Speech published in the Congressional GloJe
of the 18th December. These, then, are the " con-
sentative" black Republicans who led off for Mr..
Gilmer for Speaker, and whose lead the Democrats
are called on to follow. These the men who are
apologized for and defended in the columns of the
Raleigh Register!
But we are told that Mr.. Gilmer is large slave.
lolder and is therefore sound as the soundest
he question of slavery. This is test of fidelity.
t does not follow, because Southern man owns
ut few slaves, that he is not true to his sec
ION. The Baron DeKalb, who fell on the plains of
'amden, pierced with eleven wounds; Newton, the
scuer of the mother and five children from the hands
f the tories and who performed other prOdiges of
alor in the war of independence; Jasper, who
wed the flag amid the blood and flame of Fort
Goultrie, and who persisted near Savannah fighting
II that flag; Capt. Jack, who carried the tidngs of
re Mecklenburg Declaration to the Continental Con-
ress,-how many negroes how much land, how
ANY blocks of buildings could they call their own?
,way, then, with this unjust imputaton on small
iavehoders and non-slaveholders! We know many
f the latter class whom would trust long before
re would trust John A. Gilmer with his hundred
egroes and whose voices will be heard when the
our of peril and of action is upon Us, sounding
yer the roar of battle, calling such as Gilmer to
lie imminent deadly breach" where the South is
be saved by the strong arm of all her sons, or
eaten down by an aggressive abolition govern,
rent
NEGRO HIRNG.-Negro for ordinary farm
nd Railroad work, hired here Monday last al
ON 500 to S125 per annum. Good cooks RANGED