The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-14
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.s45 MIR. STANLY AND HIS SPEECH.
Mr.. EDITOR have just risen from the perusal
of Speech, purportng to have been delivered by
the Hon. Edward Stanly in the House of Commons
on the Slavery Resolutions. This production, am
sorry to say, is and malignant out-pourng OF
dirty spleen and venom. Mr. Shepard seems to be
the especial Object of his hatred. And why be-
cause, forsooth, he chose to think Tor himself and
refused to vote for Mr. Badger Is it possible that
Mr.. Stanly expects everybody 20 submit as bindly
and as servIely to Mr.. Badger as he does himself
In the earlier part of the session, he put in crcu-
ation as black and as infamous slander about Mr..
Shepard corruption engendered. Because Mr..
Shepard thought fit, act OF common humanity,
to 6 pair off - in the election of Judge with demo
erat who sick at the time, but who had deter
mined to come into the House and vote; he re-
presented attempting to make bargain with the
democrats for the post of Senator. Before Mr. STAN
y devised this sander he ought to have looked well
to his ownconducthe ought to have recolected that
he implicated in certain transaction for clerk
ship. do for instant, believe that the gen.
tleman elected made any arrangement with Mr. Stan
ly, but do believe that Mr.. Stanly voted for him
and caused others to do so, in the hope that thereby
some members of the Democratic party might be in
duced to vote for Mr.. Badger. The excuse that he
gave was really amusng-he was afraid that Mr.. GU
lick would be elected, when, on the ballot that ter
minated the contest, only one whig was in nomina-
tion and two democrats. -
do not wish to be considered as the advocate or
apologist of Mr.. Shepard. / diSclaim any such in
tention. Mr.. Shepard can fight his own battles-he
needs assistance. His acts before the world,
and despite the malicious cruakings of te men, he
need not fear the impartial verdict of the public
mind. But be that it may, do not appear as his
champion. am a lover of justice, and desire to
do all can to cause it to be administered. 1t is
favorite remark of Mr.. Stanly, that when he makes
an attack upon an opponent that ne wishes ITO give
such declaration. l would scon to shelter myself
behind such pitifnl subterfuge. The sentiments
that my mind conceves and my judgment approves,
my tongue is prompt to speak. l do not set out
with the determination of giving offence, but shall
speak out what think fearessly, freely, and with
out reserve. If any feels aggrieved cannot
help it; he must bear it in the best manner he can
Mr.. Stanly in the Of his remarks occasionally
indulges in a species of coarse ribaldry, which he
evidently mistakes for wit. He is welcome to all
the applause he can gain in this way With chuckle
at his own ceverness and ingenuity, he speaks of
Mr.. Shepard Mr.. Senatorial, and the aspirant
handy epithets with no man. If Iwere disposed
to enter into contest Of this sort with Mr. Stany
perhaps might find name by which to designate
hm-perhaps might call him Friday, for some per-
sons do say that he is certain genteman's man
Friday-or perhaps l might find name descriptive
of his martial exploits, for he is '' a mighty man of
valor. I've believe he styled himself Con-
queror-or perhaps from his propensity for quoting
hackneyed verses, / might call him IS the Holiday
Orator." But, Sir, l forbear. / am not qualified
either by taste or education for such contest
shall always act with that courtesy characteristic
of gentleman, even if others should be ignorant of
what it requires
l said in the commencement of this article that
the speech purpored to have been delivered in the
House of Commons. / think, however, that there
is internal evidence to discountenance such suppo
sition. Take one instance amongst others. He
quotes passages verbatim from Mr. Shepards speech.
Now, Mr.. Stanly did not hear this speech. and
his own was delivered before this one published,
how could he have received sIeh surprisingly aceu-
rate information to its contents. A circumstance
still remarkable is, that his quotations from the
speech alluded to follow each other regularly in the
order in which they were delivered. From the
length of time intervening between its delivery and
its publication, together with OLher circumstances,
some have been wicked enough to think that it was
submitted to Mr.. Badgers perusal and revision Bot
l am satisfied that this cannot be Mr.. Badger
never would have sent such sophomorical produc-
ton forth to the world, garnished with many rte
and hackneyed rhymes. .-'
But Mr.. Editor, fear am trespassng TOO much
on your columns-so must run over in hurried
manner, of the assertions and positions in this
remarkable production. must pass all that he
says about compelling the democrats to Mr..
Polk and other gentlemen, not knowing how he has
acquired this wonderful power of controlling their
tons must also pass over his elegant dissertation
on sgouseing,'' which, though very beautiful and
classical episode in itself, and worthy to be admired
by every student of English Literature, has con-
ceve, no very direct bearing on the constitutional
question which he attempts to discuss. l must also
pass 1st Cd, and Sd resolutions and hasten to
the consideration of the monsrous hereses which he
sees in the fourth This contains those abominable
doctrines, which shock his imagination and alright
him from his propriety. In it, he sees "gorgons,
hydras and chmeras dire - treasons, bioodshed, dis
union and civil rise up dismal phantasmagoria
before him. He raves and he swears he can hardly
contain himself did hear that he threatened
shed the last drop of his blood, if this resolution
passed. We hope, however, that he was only jok-
ing when he said so, for cannot afford to lose our
promising young men in this way. We have had
painful apprehensions for his safety since the
passage of the resolutions. However, Major Jack
Downing says, with that intimate knowledge of
human nature which distinguishes him, that great
many more willing to shed the last drop of blood,
than the first, and Perhaps youthful friend is
of the number. How pregnant of evil, must be the
iniquious declaration, "that Congress has right
prohibit the people of the South, from emgrating
to the public territory with their slave property
Shame on those who propagate doctrine so subver-
best interests of the country and vexatious to Mr.
Stanly! While speaking of this resolution, Mr..
Stany takes occasion TO repeat that stale slander be-
fore alluded to, that Mr.. Shepard was endeayoring
to concate the democrats in order to obtain their
support for the post of Senator 1t to be hoped
for the sake of decency for the sake of his own
puation, that he had become ashamed Of such asilly
fasehood. How came these resolutions to belong 20
the democratic party Were not the original reso-
lutions introduced by distinguished and talented
whigl Were not these substituted for them. by
Were they not passed almost unanimously through
both houses Do they treat of any matter in issue
between the two parties? They merely embody the
sentiments OF countless majority of the southern