Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-23

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of power from the public mind. and then en,ppe,
destf6ctiob ofthe government with all its attendant
evils. In accordance with this yiew Is the histo,r
of the fallof the Jewish State the Grecan Repp5-
lies, the Roman Empire, and the French Reyolution
And startling fact which raDgls in the same eat,-
CORY. Is the sudden dissolution Of the American
Union, which It was hoped would De perpetual
Men talk Of demonstrating the Union But let
them first unite in reformation Of morals, and in
a return to the law of God. When they have dom
this, God will enable them to restore the Union or
20 separate in peace he mny 1t Is best for The
interests Of humanity But unless, as nation. We
remove national, sins by prayerful penitence and
war with all the attendant train Of evils which have
marked the overthrow of wicked nations.
Patriotism, no less than piety, demand union Of
all men who love our country, in an effort to SIM
press infdelity, profanity, Sabbath breaking ewd
ness coyetousness, PRIDE sensuality and all other
sins against the God Of nations.-M G. Christian
allocate. .-.--es. -- ...
TIE wnMor PRoy1so ABANDoNED.-CoDgres At
its last session [the Republicans in a majority in
three new Territories Colorado Nevada and Da-
cotah.
Colorado comprises portion of Kansas Utah and
Nebraska, and lies between the 103d and 1O9th do
grees of west lonitude, and the 87th and 4lst de-
grees oflatttude. contains 100 900 square miles
ana pOpulatl0n oil 20, OUO
Nevada lies between California and Utah on the
east and west and Oregon and New Mexico on tLe
north and south. A portion of it is taken from Cal
fornia, provided that States gives its assent II in
cludes the famous Carson Valley.
Dacotah is bounded on the north BY British Amor.
ca east by the States of Minnesota and Iowa. soub
and west by Nebraska. It's length from north to
miles, and it bas an area Of 10000 sqnare miles
1t was formerya part of the Territory of Minnesota
but was detached when that became State II Is
at present chiefly inhabited by Indians
On what principles are these Territories organzeds
Certainly not the distinctive principles Of the Re-
publican party, for neither of the acts contains anv
prohibition of slavery. Certainly not on the dis
tinctive principle of the Breckenridge Democracy
for neither contains any clause protective of slave
property. 1t only remains to say, therefore, that
the decision of all questions under this head has
been ignored BY Congress, relating to points of DO
lcal subtlety rather than Impractical concern Here
then, we have good beginning made in disposing
Of the vexatious controversy which has long been so
fruitlessly joined over the common domain And
in this fact we have striking proof in evidence of
the inordinate importance attached to mere party
platforms, which, whether good or bad are general
ly equally futile, since the practical administration
of the Government is always determined by other
considerations than those which form the basis of
political appeal in the heats of an animated canvass
AS mas oee wen salo OF tneu Oy the present AtOr-
ney General, "they are commonly made in times of
high excitement under pressure of circumstances,
and 0ith the Uiew to concilate present support rah
er than to estdbLish permanent system of princi
pies and line of policy for the future good govern
ment of the country. The Conventions which form
them are transient in their nature; their poDer and
influence are consumed in the using leaving no con-
tinuing obligation upon their respective parties
And hence we need not wonder that platforms so
made are hardly eUer acted upon in practice"-
Nat Int.