Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-03-21

railing in their ranks, and defeat threatening them
whilst the olgarchs Of the party were quietly en-
Dying their repose and lamenting over what they
ermed the vulgar stupidity Of the people-whenev-
II the Wing party found itself hard-pressed, and
heir drilsergeants reported to the oligarchs that
he prospect was threatening, the reply was
where is Miller?-send for him." And he was
sent for, and he went and after he returned from
places which were the spoils Of victory were appor
toned among their retainers, by the ol:gsrchs in
conclaye, Miler's services were always forgotten,
his claims always passed by. For Mr.. NJ, whilst
lighting for the benefit of these worthless, never did
truckle or play toady to them. He would not allow
them to arrange the plan of his political campaigns
he did not 60 to them for orders did he report
to them the result OF his labors. Hence it was he
never was favorite 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 oigarchy Of Whg-
gerry in North Carolina.
But at last Mr.. Miller is vindcated 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, hs~has
been SO wofnlly 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 Republicanism, as the only power competent
to protect the rights of the South he did not profess
to 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 Whig leaders could pretend that he had desert
ed principle, Mr. Miller did not recant his former
views, but treated it an 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-
tical mode of preventing the triumph Of black Re-
publicanism after he had failed in his efforts to
elect the candidate of his own party, Mr.. Fillmore.
That was all. And yet what did the Whig Conven-
ton, 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 Gmer, Leach, Smith and
Vance, for their votes for Democrats for Speaker
That is evidently what they meant by "the persist
ent efforts P" 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 Repub-
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 applauding 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 cote for Mr.
Buchanan. He voted for Mr.. Fillmore, the candi-
date Of his own party. But after Mr. Buchanan was
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, on ac-
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 reviled
and abused, and hunted down by the drillsergeants
of Whggery, whilst Messrs. Gilner, Leach, Smith
and Vance are applauded And strange to say, SO
reckless was this Opposition Convention that they
involved themselves in gross inconsistency. AL.
though the mover and advocates of the resolution
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.. Gimer never did vote for any
Democrat whilst the other three voted for several
different Democrats for Speaker If consistency be
jewel, it is one which will never shine in the
diadem of Whiggery. But Mr.. Miller-why was nc
mention made Of him, whilst these votes of thanks
were being passed. applauding Wings for voting fol
Democrats, in order to defeat abolitionism? DID
the oligarchy conclude that nothing could be made
Of Mr. Miller towards subserving 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 Whig mem
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 shouldn't have risen-bu'
fallen on their knees and begged his pardon for the
abuse they had heaped on him-admitted in thu
most suppliant tones their ingratitude him for hs
fifteen years service-coniessed that they wer,
wrong and hidebound 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 tc
feel proud of his position. He now stands not only
vndicated but his course is virtually applauded by
the party which denounced him. We shall SEE
whether this party will pursue the same course ir
the Presidential election which they have thanked
Wing members of Congress for-vote for the Demo
cratic candidate, in order to prevent the election
the black Renuhlican candidate An1 .,s,n. IL: