Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-03-21

States and though disappearing, yet he concealed it
from the country. This, gentlemen, is the case OF
q man who comes to you and tells you he intends to
murder your neighbor at the hour of midnight when
asleep in his bed and to despo him Of his property
Could you justify yourselves before your own con-
sciences and your God By simply telling the assassin
it is wrong, and failing to warn your nelgh0or oil
the impending danger? How much more innocent
is the conduct of such man than that of the MUIR
derer himself? Yet such is the conduct OF Senator
Wilson.
Senator Seward was an accessory before the fact
to the transaction, and as such, could be convicted
upon the testimony of his accomplish before any
fair-mnded and honest jury in ChriStcndom just
such testimony has sent many man to the gallows
here in North-Carolina Forbes acquainted him
with the "whole matter in all its bearings, as he
says; yet he concealed it A Senator of the United
States sworn to support the Constitution Of his
country harbors in the secret receSses OF his BOSOM
plot Of treason against thai country and OF murder
against its ctizens Yet, this is the man whom the
black Republicans would make President With
his hands reeking in the blood of murdered citizens,
and the dark stains of perjury thick upon him. they
would place him in the Chair of Washington, and
clothe him with the mantle of the immortal Father
of his Country.
This shame my fellow-citzcns, must never come
upon the country. No, never, never. This bold,
bad man, with his partizans, must be beaten down
and crushed out and the Democratic party can and
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the true issue Observation-Disclosures slavery is to be
abolished here in the Southland animated by
full sense of the danger that threatens the country
we will 90 into the battle under the flag oil the Con-
sttution and the Union-a flag that has never yet
sustained dishonor defeat at the hands OF any
foe-and depend upon it our victory will be as COM
plete and as brilliant as our cause is just rnd
righteous y
But in this vital struggle we, strangely enough
meet with obstacles here at home. Our opponents
here affect to doubt the soundness of Northern Dem
ocrats our allies on the slavery question. should
De most reluctant to believe this charge to be true
for them rdeed, would the last hope of this country
have deserted her. No. sir, it is not true. If there
are any who deserve praise above others for re-
naming faithful to the Constitution of the country
they are the noble Democracy of the Northern States
With no pecunary interest involved,-with no
rights of property at stake -without the greet
ings of popular applause to reward them,-surroun-
ded by adverSaries all sides, they manfuy main
tain the unequal contest; against detraction and
abuse-aganst fapaticsm in all its fierce and fear
full forms, they bravely fight the battle of the Con-
stitution and the Union. We the Democrats of
North Carolina, greet them this day, before the
worll as worthy allies in great cause.
Allow me- Mr.. President, to call your attention to
a practical illustration of the difference between
Northern Democrat and black Republican. Gov.
Packer. of Pennsylvania, surrendered one of the
Harper's Ferry traitors promptly, upon the demand
of the Governor of Virginia. He is a Democrat.
Gov. Kirkwood of Iowa, refused to surrender, upon
demand, one of the same consprators, but gave him
Shelter and protection. lie is black Republican.
The one obeyed his oath of office an honest man,
the other perjured himself before his country and
his God This then, is the wide difference between
a Northern Democrat and an abolitionlst And he
who processes not to it. in the face Of evidence
so plain, should not complain, if he himself ncurs
the suspicion of an obtuseness of vision upon this
slavery question.
Another prediction of our opponents here is thatwe
will differ and dvdein the Charleston convention, and
thus be shorn of our power to defeat the abolition
lists the last thing in the world we intend to do.
Differ, we often DO but divide never. The word
divide is not to be found in all the great dictionary
of the Democratic language. 1t only occurs here
and there in fugitive productions that have no
rank among the standard works of our political lit
erature. Our opponents seem utterly unable to
comprehend the nature Of political organization;
we are party based upon principle, and have no
power to divide
And, gentlemen of the Opposition, let me say to
you here, now, that those of you who build your
hopes of preferment upon expected divisions in the
Democratic party, have long and lonely road to
travel before reaching your destination.
Why divide? Oh. it is said we differ about GER
tain questions out in the territories. True it is
differ as to the proper construction of law of Con-
gress. And we have agreed in that law itself to
submit that question of difference to the determin-
alton of the Supreme Court; tribunal erected by
the Constitution expressly to perform such duties.
No true Democrat fears to submit any mere legal
question, this is to the decision of the Supreme
Court, and no true Democrat refuse to enforce
its decisions when made; and that, too with all the
powers of the government whenever their exercise
may become necessary to this end. lie who would
resist evade such decisions is not only bad De-
mocrat, but a dangerous citizen. No, gentlemen,
there will be no division at Charleston.
The peace of the country requires the black Re-
publican party to be Overthrown, and there is no
political organization that can do it but the Demo
cratic party. The country then, demands the uni
ted services OF all Democrats and depend upon it,
as ever heretofore it will have them. Wherever,
throughout broad domain, waves the flag of the
Republic, there will be seen Democrats shoulder to
shoulder, resisting in solid column the reckless
sailants who would tear down and desecrate this
emblem of our national liberties.
Yet, in view of the plain facts of our situation,
an effort is being made to organize another political
power, which effort, it must be confessed, borders
rather the udicrious considering the very serious
! nature of the subject. A few respectable gentle
men, who in times past, held high offices in the
government; politicians of former generation,
nearly all of whom long years since having selected
an involuntary retirement into the blossoms of their
families" where only, it is said true contentment is
to be found, assemble in the City of Washington,
and gravely undertake to set up and knock down
political organizations just boys toss about their
jack straws.
1t may be that these gentlemen were not ANNA
ted by desire for office, yet when look at their
acts, we can scarcely resist the suspicion that they
at least still have pleasant recollectons of the times
when the robes of high office encircled them
Doubtless when assembled in concave in the FEEDER
al City-the theatre of their former grandsur-and
looking each other in the face they thought of the
past and all its gores-th halcyon days that were
no more and INDUCED in the reveries of the poet
"Sweet memory, waited by thy gentle gale,
OF mp the stream of time turn my sail
To view the fairy hauns of long lost hours,
Best with far greener shades far fresher flowers"
But, it is said actions speak louder than words -
| let them speak in this case. These venerable
gentlemen and ancient politicians, in lengthy ad-
dress of much sound md LITTLE substance the