Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-06-06
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3 Luz euotle ege ~ 49, ~ sHel ~
ratidtat5 etilg a. Napday syeqi IL
were QQ tAree u E
them nqt ldenti6ed swith the party bQt ssimpg &
curiosity e go and bear Whist Wa done
The most active and prominent Managss 0 thu,
demonstration were ,. b RreacA and Mr.a Ger
! hardt The frst named gentleman held the posi-
non o. Comm,ssioner ef Public Buildings under
President Pierce and during the dsys when Know.
Nothingism was IN the ascendancy here he attached
himself TO that proscIptive party. Thin reached
the ears Of the President who At once called the
Commissioner to account A dsgsat Of any past
Or present connection With the order was made by
ar. French, and persisted ~ until CONDENSATION
strong as holy wIt" was adducsd. proving NJ:
french guilty OF wlfui misenood. hen DENIAL
was useless ne resorted 70 entreaes 70 be retained
and even sought It Is affirmed to move the Presi-
tears. But the PRESIDENT was frm, and At once re-
moved the gentleman from ONCE DIs0wncd and
spurnec BY bis former party associates and de-
nonnced and despsed BY his Know Nothing friends.
be sloughed OF into the Republican camp the rem
devious OF all those who prove dsloYal and tresch-
srous TO the decent political parties Of the country
This is the man who dictates IS the high priest in
the Republican church here; who prepared and
read the resolutions adopted by this ratification
meeting and Who in villanously poor speech, de-
nounced the Democratic party as dis0nsst and cor
rupt Mr.. Gerhardt- French's bottle holders
| burly German, who understands beer better than
politics He is the keeper Of a rum kennel, where
he dspeDses lager beer and Sweitzer Kase pretzels
| and Holland behring's Notwithstanding his igno-
rance and obscurity, the Chicago Convention placed
| HIM on their National Executive Committee and he
now holds nightly councils with his Teuton breth
rem when the healthfulness Of lager as tonic and
the beauties of republicanism as fixed "institu-
ton" are discussed in the most approved style of
/ German gutteral granting Gerhardt is to operate
| in directing the preparation and mailing of lying
documents to be sent among the German popula-
ton, and better selection could hardly have been
| made These two men we're the head and front of
| the grand demonstration Senator Dooittle-what
an aoproprate name-led off in an Grafton enopistic
| Of rennbiican;sm and the nominees Of the CHICAGO
Convention. There was nothing remarkable in this
display, except the immensely of words and paucity
of ideas He was followed by the restless little
Washburn. of Maine, who ranted for about half an
hour in the most orthodox camp.meetine style.
He dropped few tears on the political grave Of
Seward, and then burst forth into an extravaeant
i paneryric Of Hamlin If this gentleman possesses
All the nur;tv Of character and nol;t;c.l honesty
which Washburn declares he does he IL entirely too
/ Good for this world and r. il dec;dedlv wrong tn
7 seek eleyatinp him to a most where his moral and
political cleanliness NAV be de6led OF Lincoln he
smoke in enthusiastic terms claiming the Suffrage
Of The peeple for him mainly on the ground that he
was "a rail splitter II appears from the remarks
| Of WAShburn and others who followed him. that
"fence rsilsn IN this campaign are to answer the
same purnoses Of humbupeery that the mule soup
Of Fremont did in 1856 Great stress is laid upoI,
the fact that old Abe. assisted by one John Shanks
did several years ago engage in the honest business
of rail splitting and in SO doing it would seem, he
established claim to the Presidential chair. This
| is the republican view. but thew are not very con-
s;stent or II All disnosed to mete ont eyen-handed
;nstice' II WAS ,hame and Outrage to nominate
Hamlin for Vice President while John Shanks,
Abe's mariner in toll il still alive and kicking.
Sewards repudiation Is but as : drop n the ocean
comnsred 10 this gross wrong done to Shanks. II
Abe snlit rails so aid Shanks bv his side: # this Is
Abe's best Recommendation for the Presidency. why
should f NOT Also be Shanks' for the NEXT highest
oeSce9 Shanks' modestv has been his min, Per.
hans howover he INV vet tnrn nm !, Coverror M
adn har ~ Cora-sss do,htf,, coro,snsss;on "a,
~ 49, :. o''e' -.
nS W V of Ohio Wilson, of M.ss.ch,..tt. Grow
n p.nn .nS otS.,s .ddre.sed the r,est;nr The
o.rn.;an , l. nov f.;r,y onened an the Re1nh,;c,n
sd Thons.nde n docnments are d.;lv hene sent
from, here to the States North and West. sne,kers
.ra dr.fted from The halls of Conoress and sent IN
The d;fsrent cities IN address the 1.onla and every
J sch.me th.t INGENUITY can devise and nnflauoinu
sna-. .nd rersever,nce can c.rrv ont 10 -eso1ted
~ he thssa sectional n,rt;zans ~ achieve snccess
IN ~ nresent contest The t;reless neal and en-
thns;.sp ~ those dsrr,oocuesNthe;r oneness q
rnosslth.;r .l.cr;tv to isy .s;de nersonsl nrefar
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