Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-07-16

MEssRs. RUFFIN AND sTANLY.

/ MESSRS. RUFFIN AND STANLY.
We copy from the Goldsborough Republican and
Patriot, the following account of the discussion in
Goldsborough on the 4th instant, between Messrs.
Ruffin and Stanly:
"TnE Discussion AT GoLDsBoRoueH. We have
only time make brief notice of the discussion be-
| tween Messrs. Rufin and Stany at Goldsborough on
the fourth. The discussion lasted from o'clock on-
til after P. NJ, and was listened to attenvely by
| the large audience.
Mr.. Stanly led in the discussion, and spoke in his
usual manner. There had been much agitation in the
the North and the South. He proceeded Immediately
to defend his course in Congress. His vote tor the
admission of California next to the best vote in
his life. He was for admitting her the more States
there were, the better for the Government No one
can tell what horrors should now be enduring it
California had not been admitted The second ques-
| ton was that of New Mexico. There was danger OF
civil war Mr.. Fillmore made proposition to set
tie the boundary and give Texas $lO,O0O0O0. He
(Mr. Stanly) would have given $50 0oO, 600 rather
than see a civil war. 1t was no bribe.
Mr.. Stanly defended his votes also for Utah, New
Mexico, and the bill abolishng slavery in the District
of Columbia He voted for the last because it took
away from the North all cause OF complaint. He
defended the masses at the North as being sound on
the slavery ques,ion-rldcuied States Rights as
nation and argued that he was good Jackson man.
This doctrine of secession was dangerous one he
would 60 for what Gen. Jackson did, 60 for the Force
Bill, and send fleet to South Carolina, If she sece-
ded keep her from enanging herself with foreign
alliances. He discussed the Newbern platform, and
admitted that repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law
would be most decided aggression upon the South
| He advocated change in the Tariff Iron makers
ted that he would not oppose change. After dis
| CUISINE several other points he closed.
| Col. Ruffin made most triumphant reply. We
have seldom seen one get so much the advantage
of another Col. Rufin did Of Mr.. Stanly. He
commenced by announcing that he appeared before
should do so now. He travelled by different road
| from Mr.. Stanly. The latter had declared in his
| speech in Congress that slavery was an evil. He
(Rufn) did not believe slavery to be either social,
publican Doctrines. He differed from Mr. Stanly in
this right of secession. He denied that he eth
er secessionist disunionst. and he challenged
the proof. He believed that State has the right to
secede for adequate cause. The Wings had now got
up the cry Of Dsunion against the Democrats Wings
always cried out that the Democrats were going to
ruin the country. Such was the cry when the Dem
ocrats passed the Tariff and SubTreasury laws, and
such was their cry now. But those laws had been
| passed, and had saved the country.
| Col. RuAin maintained that the light of secession
was the doctrine of the Fathers of the Constitution.
| Washington had admitted it, Macon and Jefferson
had maintained it strongly. and it was the doctrine Of
Madison, the father Of the Constitution. In the Con-
venon that adopted the Constitution. motion to
give the General Government power to State
had been twice voted down. The right of secession
was part of the old States Rights doctrine of the
Republican party.
The Compromise next taken up. He held
that the South had received usticefrom the or
in this Compromise, but they the laws Of the
land, and he wished to show his devotion to the
Union, he was willing to abide by them. California
had been brought in rregularly, in order to enable
Gen. Taylor to evade the Proviso, and it had excIu-
ded slavery because it could not be admitted as a
slave State. The South was fairly entitled to d.
vision of that State according to the Missouri Com
promise line.
In the Texas question the South had been unjusty
dealt with. Texas threatened with the power of
the General Government, and she compelled to
take the offer made her, The Abolition of the slave
trade in the District Of Columbia, had heen declared
by nearly all the Whss of North Carolina in the
Legislature, violation Of the Constitution. Yet MIR.
Stanly had voted for this bill and boased of it. The
next thing done will be to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict. There nothing to justify the vote Of Mr..
Stanly.
In the Fugitive Slave Law, the South had only got
her rights and this had been carried through Congress
by Democratic votes. He asked if the Whig's here
were willing to support Northern Wings, such as
those of Pennsylvania, in warring upon this bill.
| Col. Ruffin then examined Mr.. Stany's notorious
speech in Congress-, examined the Wing platform
and showed up its Inconsistencies, discussed briefly
the old questions, Tariff &c., and concluded. His
speech was received with immense applause.
! Mr.. Stany replied in very rapid manner evident
lv somewhat rritated, and Col. Ruin rejoined. The
Democratic Candidate sustained himself noby, and to
the entire satisfaction of the Democracy of Wayne
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