Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-01-25
From the Richmond Enquirerl
THE FIRMNESS OF THE BLACK REpITR
TJCANS

The country is fast losing its interest in the nro
ceedings of the House of Representatives. indpoJ
we believe that il affairs there do not soon cbonc
the popular voice will demand Mr.. Miles nronHs':
tion-resign and refer the question to the ne6nIn
This would satisfy the people, who would most cor
fanny see that the hSn position OF the peoples rem
resentatives should not be prostuted as il has ~
by the present House. '''h
The determination and persistence of tha Rl0oI-
Republicans IN their support of the HELPER canJ
date of Northern sectionalism is conclusive Of a.
spirit that pervades the Black Republican 80.
The selection of Sherman was made in oboS;onoo: ~.
to the demand of the anti-Savery Sentiment &c nc
North, and the continued unwayerinr sunnor, L
has received, has met with decided and IT, ne
proval from the Northern constituencies RofaLpo
such potent facts as these, the rericing c01se,rt
of the North dUindLes into insigniicance and a."
folly OF trusting to Its power to stay the approach
ing storm is too apparent to require exposure
The determined tirmness of the Black Ronubi
can organization alarming as it is, presents that
party to the South IN an entirely new asDect roc
lutions and speeches no longer form the St.no
modities OF Northern abolitionism, but a rccoIUtn
ness OF purpose, strength of organization a hoId
and unwavering determination too plainly, cbor. Tu
South the stuff whereof our opponents are maJo
The Democratic party in Congress, with the Sontb
ern opposition, have utterly failed to make anV w.
preston upon the ranks of the BlacE R.D,,II:,
firm and united fr5s s .o,. s.
the endorser of the Helper book they too oi,..
evince the spirit that will actuate that marty in en-
forcing the tcnets of their Helper faith unon the d
vided and distracted South
Will not the spirit of firmness manifested by our
Black Republican enemies. arouse at least as much
spirit at the South When Northern Gnaticsm
arrays its supporters in the solid phaanx presented
to the South by the Republican organization of the
House, it is time for our people to be considering
and conferrlng with each other to the best mode
of meeting and repeling the assaults preparing bv
this fanaticism
1t was hoped that the wickedness of Jno Browns
raid would have opened the eyes Of the more liberal
of the Black Republicans to the crime of longer
continuing an organization, which had eDergised
the passions of the Northern people to actual war
fare upon the South; but this example of the wick
ed ends of the party has only infused into the or
ganization the logged firmneSs of old Brown, as
well as adopted his purpose and objects into the
faith and creed of the whole mass of Black Repub-
licans. John Browns firmneSs has been illustrated
and repeated by the Black Republicans on the floor
of Congress, from the I'd of December, the day of
his execution, 20 the present time and the same per-
sistance will be carried out in the approaching
Presidential canvass. As upon the floor of Congress
Abotionism has determinedly refused all modlfca-
ton of its platform and all compromise as to men,
so upon the theatre of Presidential election, pure
and unadulterated HelperiSm and Sewardism must
form the platform and constitute the candidate.
The conduct of this party in the House of Repre-
Sentatives should convince the South that it must
close up its columns, and by conference compose all
differences, and with the resolution of brave and
determined people prepare for a contest which it
now appears neither be averted by Northern
conservatism, nor prevented by the Democracy or
Southern Opposition.