Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-02-19

Peopie against THIS new Scneme OF the SeceSSlonlStS
to "precpitate" the State into the horrors of revo
luton and disunion
We have not attempted even a full outline of Mr..
Badgers remarks We took no notes, and cannot,
therefore, be certain that the foregoing meagre
sketch has been accurately given.
Mr.. Badger was enthusiastically cheered during
and at the conclusion of his remarks, thus showing
that the people with him in the views and SEN
tments he announced
A. M. Lewis ESQ.,, replied to Mr.. Badger. We
say he replied, but he left Mr.. Badgers arguments
and positions almost unassaed He addressed him.
self mainly to the work of showing what the Stand
ard had said about Mr. B. in former party con tests
thus seeking reproduce the impression that party
differences between Mr.. B. and the writer of this
article untitled them to act together in this crisis as
citizens and patriots in the performance of the
mon, and we may add imperative duty of arresting
the current of sectionalisn and dsunion 1t is not
our purpose to reply to Mr. Lewis in this article,
but We may say that he will take nothing by his mo-
tion." The candidates on the Union ticket re of
one accord and in place" In the striking Ian
guage of Prof. York, welcoming Mr.. Lewis as we'll
as Mr. Badger and ourself to Cedar Fork, the Union
candidates have buried old feuds old controversies
and party prejudces in common grave, and
shaken hands over that grave an evidence of en-
tire good feeling between them and of 10y atty to
the cause which has been committed to their hands
The man who do this is prepared to serve his
country; the man who cannot do it while common
charity would forbid to reproach him for his mis-
fortunes is nevertheless prepared to serve his party
and only his party in the midst of alarms and dam
gers which threaten the government ITSELF the pre-
servation of which is paramount to all party But
feel hattered by Mr. Lewiss sudden affection for
the Standard He is a good reader but he pro-
nounces some of our words badly. We protest
against that We respectfully suggest that Web
ster's Pronouncing Dictionary" would be of service
to him when he reads from so Standard" work
as the referred to; and we would urge upon him
frequent recurrence to the fundamental princ-
pies of that learned photographer but for the fact
that the author was Northern man. Mr.. Rhett
or Mr. Keitt, or some other Southern Confederacy
gentleman with a curt bristly, and threatening
name, ought to write dictionary. The Charleston
Mercury will print it Mr.. Lewis will no doubt
take copy. Let secession be spelt with a c. The
letter is not straightout enough for such bust
ness.
Bat Mr.. Lewis was serious at Cedar Fork, and we
must be serious in our notice of his speech. Fell
low-citizens, he engaged in serious business
when he was replying to Mr.. Badger. Serious, then,
is the word
Mr. Lewis also dilated upon the old speeches of
Lincoln and Seward, to show that the black Repub-
icans intend to abolish slavery in the States but
he omitted to tell the people that the Chicago
platform expressly pledges the Republicans to re-
spect slavery in the States He also forgot to
ton that Mr. Seward has recently declared that he
prefers the Union to his own party platform, and
the further fact that Mr. Lincoln has recently said
that he will observe all the compromises of the Con-
stitution We simply state the facts.
We understood Mr.. Lewis as strongly favoring
Southern Confederacy; and although not for mme-
date dissolution, the tendency of his views and
guments was unquestionally towards disunion. He
ridculed the watch and wait policy. He called for
speedy action. He objected to the words time
patience" and the like, and seemed to be anxious
to do something for and with the cotton States and
that soon. We understood him to assume that the
issue now was-not Union or DiSunion-but shall
we remain with the North OF 60 with the South?
We call that DisuniOn! The people at Cedar Fork
so regarded it
Mr.. Lewis spoke about an hour and half when
Mr.. Badger briefly replied, and Mr.. L. followed him
in few remarks, closing the discussion for the day.
At night the people again assembled and were
addressed at some length by Mr. Holden, one of the
Union candidates for the Convention. He was fol-
lowed by Dr. Thomas Hicks Prof. York, and COL
Hiram Weatherspoon, all of whom spoke warmly
and ably in the Union cause. The greatest enthu-
siam prevailed Cheer after cheer was given for the
Union and for the flag Of the Union. The meeting
was protracted until nearly twelve o'clock, the
dience giving vent to their enthusiasm with cheers
music, and patriotic songs. We have never attend
ed any meeting at which more real feeling was
evnced.
The number of persons in attendance during the
day was estimated at about two hundred; and of
these two hundred not more than ten including two
or three from distance are secessionists The PEG
pie in that portion of Wake are certainly almost
unanimously for the Union. The speech of Mr..
Badger confirmed all who heard him more and more
in their views as Union men; and what is singular
the speech of Mr. Lewis, although offered in reply
to Mr.. Badger, appeared to produce the same effect
Mr.. Busbee, who was expected to be present and
address the people, unavoidably absent in at
tendance on the remains of his deceased friend JOS
X. Marriott.
We ought not to omit to mention that the day
and night at Cedar Fork were much enlivened and
the company we'll entertained by Mr.. Rosemonds
band of music.
sW" The effort now being made in this State to
prostitute the old Democratic organization to ad-
vance the selfish ends of the disunionsts cannot be
too severely censured In the name of the "Old
Guard i'm the name of justice and patriotisn-we