Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-05-15

NR. sHnrARD IN wal.sfInaTcN. i
Mr.. Shepard, the Democsasic candidate Ter
he Gubernatorial chair. arrived in Whining
on on Friday last, and was Immediately wait
ID on by q number of his friends. Mr. She
,afd, we were pleased to see, 10 in fne health !,
and in frss rate spirits. He has lust returned
from o canvass of the North.easte counties,
where, We learn from the most respectable
sources, his success in awakening the enihu-
siasm of our party has been most fattering
and where his onslaughts upon the enemy
have told with an effect which will be tangi-
bly, felt on the frst Thursday in August next.
Dir. Shepard addressed a large and respec-
tabls audience at the Masonic Hail on SatuI-
day. The audience was composed OF both
political parties. With Mr.. Shepard's style
Of speaking, We were much pleased. 1t was
warm. vehement and enthusiastic, bot eRtirely
free from any thing like ranting or gascona-
ding. lie spoke earnestly and from his heart.
His whole manne. evncrd that he believed
what he said-that the great truths which he
promulgated were dearer 10 him than any per-
sonal considerations. We have not seen
single Democrat, and We have conversed with
many, who was not enthusiastic in his eneO-
miums. as we'll Of the manner az the matter, OF
Mr.. Shepard's speech. We can assure our
friends in other parts of The State, that should
the nomination be a SECOND time given 10 Mr..
Shepard, he will receive the hearty, cordial
and enthusiastic support Of the Democratic
party in this section of North Carolina. We
we're Just about penning sketch Of Mr.. SheP-
ards remarks when we were furnished with
the following article from the pen OF gentle
man who was preeent on the occasion, and
who is much more competent 10 do justice to
Mr.. Shepard than ouEseit:
For ths journal.
Mr.. Editor lit 10 much to be regretted
that any voter in New-Hanover was absent
from the Masonic Hall on Saturday last. to
hear Mr.. Shepard, the Democratic candidate
for Governor Of North.CaroIna. Mr.. Shepard
is man Of fine personal address, dexterons
debater, bold and fluent speaker, and well
versed In the political history of both the ma
ton and his native State. The high encom-
iums have heard bestowed upon the effort Of
our candidate on Saturday, induces me to Of
fer you a short sketch of his speech, for the
benefit Of those Of your readers who were I'M
fortunately absent.
At eleven o'clock. Mr.. Shepard was intro
duced to large and respectable audience, and
after announcing himself candidate, and the
nee essty he felt himself nnder as such. OF
giving full and free expression Of the various
topics Of public interest, he proceeded with
the discussion in an eloquent, able and toTcibie
argument. He FIRST took up the subject Of
! Distribution, and showed by incontrt vertIbIe
argument and undpnahle facts, the eIaring
Inconsistency Of the Wing party upon this
subject. and more particularly Of his opponent,
Mr.. Graham. He referred To the Rayner Re-
solutions Of 1888, which declared that the
public lands were the property ofaA tho States;
yet this same party, in less than two years
after, having a majority ia both houses OF
Congress, passed Distribution Gct, first civ
ing to nine Of the new states 4,500,O0O dol
iaTs of The proceeds of the sales of the public
lands, together with ten per cent. OF the mel
proceeds of the sales of ill the lands to the
States in which they are situated, and then
the remainder to be distributed to oil tho States
according to federal population. But this
distribution, (,rifl,ng and meaere as it is, o
q pitful balance,) ceases whenever the Tariff
shall he raised above 90 per cent. by thin
act, four and half millions Of dollars are Civ
an Internationally TO the nine States ane
this is done out Of "a fund declared by so
Tenn act OF Legislation, to belong equally L
all the States, and done too, by the very par
ty who made the doEa,on, and in very shor
time after tho declaration is made. Mr.. Ora
ham was a member of The Legislature in 1888
and being Speak, Of the House, was not Cal
led upon TO vote, but is supposed to have ap
proved Of the Rayne Resolutions. He was
member of Congress in ls41, and voted fu
the distribution act. Distribution to the Siutl
is made IT, depend upon condition. and b
the passage Of the Tariff Of 1912, - The Hi
1urif," the condition is created by the sam
party who imposed it in 1871; AID Distribute
ceased altogether. From this suhltci, Mr.. S
passed to tho Tariff which he showed to b
unjust. in both principle and detail. Many {
its snormities artfuIly concealed under tn
0dioBs minimum principle, its whole opera
lion VS. 10 protect and pamper the lords {
The loom and the spindle, and to Cypress tn
great business Of agriculture. The argumen,
: used by the friends Of This measure were z,
u posed and most successfully refuled. Mr..
n depressed himself in favor Of al vGlO' en- d.
i ties. and for the lowest rate of duty whlc
n could raise means sufficient to support Ill
government.
Mr.. s did not go at length into the qnestio
Of the currency, but expressed his arprobaIlo
: Of system having Cor its object the seperatio
: Of the government from the banks, and his III
" compromising hostility to a National banl
u The subject on which MIR. ). dweIt ionges
l. and with very great force and cIearness, VIZ
II that of ouI State affairs. He showed beyou
e controversy. from the Legislative history Of o,
n State, that the Wings, and they alone. WEI
Responsible for having involved the State
;. debt, to the amount Of near one million IF dl
= lars. for which the people have never recei
e ed The slightest consideration. The loan
" five hundred Thousand dollars made TO Il
3 Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road in 1888, va
!. made by Legislature having Wing major
!. ties in both branches. This loan was mao