Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-02-21

can show that he voted for smember Of Congress
amendmentof the Constitution, and Clerk Of the
Court, three years before he was naturalized He
would not take the cath IN Raleigh nor in Salisbury
where known, but goes to Charlotte in April last,
and there took the oathI beg pardon for noticing
SO long man who only deserves contempt The dis
unonists attempted by inference to class with the
black Republicans. And why? Because we are trying,
and are willing to try to save the Union. Well, We
must class them with the TORIES, for they have
similar design, to tear dopn this glorious
Union, to destroy Constitutional american
liberty, to blot out and tear doacn the glorious old
banner Of The stars and stripes. (Applause)
These are the designs of the disunionists, and Mr.
L. came out to-day, to tell you how to do it and ask
you to do it. and to put Holden dotn because he is
a dangerous man. To drag you into anarchy or
despotism. To take from you the right of ratifying
the action Of the Convention. For when the disu-
nionists went to work in your Legislature, the mat
ter was discussed by the committee. They brought
up bill to call Convention by bare majority,
in pGLpab6 UiOlation of the Constitution. They
also refused to submit its action to the people for
ratification vote was taken and it was tie
The Chairman, Mr.. Person. GAGE the casting 90 te
that the people should not haze the last resort of
the balLot-6or to ratity or reject 1t. .,s
Whereupon they were told that unless they
reconsidered the vote and inserted provision for
submitting the action of the convention to the peo
pie, the bill would fail. They reconsidered
and inserted the provision. Thus you see the
game to cheat you of your rights as freemen-to
establish strong government over you where you
will have no right of freedom of speech of press
The Union can be saved; it will be saved l will
not forsake the thousands of truehearted men North
who have stood up unanfully for our rights. I am
still for the Union. (Applause) hare strong
hopes that 1t NIL be PRESCRIBED and the difficulties
settled. (Applause) I know no parties noD bat
Union and Disunion, AND 1 AM AN UNION MAN
OUT AND OUT. tremendous applause.) I will
cling to the Union and demand our rights in the
Union until the PEoPLEl THE PEoPLE!! not the poll
ticians, of the North say at the 6GlloU 6or "we
ioiU not gire you your rights" tremendous ap-
plause.) Until that time shall cling to the Union
and then say let us separate peaceably, if We can
forcibly if must and that separation will be fin
al. (Appause.) And when l leave I intend to
carry that glorious old banner with me- for it is the
flag of liberty. Tremendous applause) l repeat
it. until the people of this great country say at
the ballot box that they will not accord to the South
her rights I shall aoork and hope for the Union
After able and eloquent appeal to lay aside all
party trammels, and to rally to the of
mon country, and most eloquent address to the
stars and stripes his head Mr. Holden eonclud-
ed amid deafeRing applause. KROY.
NoTE.-I know that the above report Of the dis
cussion is imperfect had no idea of reporting it
when heard it. II have omitted anything-and
I am confident have-or misstated any position, /
beg leave to the speakers that it not done
Intentionally K