Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-28

SENATE:
w E LEY JON ES.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
ROMULUS M. SAUNDERS,
CASTOR H. WILDER,
WILLIAM A. ALLEN.
The Issues-the Election.

The Issues-the Election.
1t is unnecessary for us, at this time, to urge
upon readers the great Importance of the ensu-
ing election. They feel its Importance, as we do,
and they foresee, as we do, the influence it will
have not only on the future character of the State
but upon the country generally. DEMOCRATS! Free
Suffrage men are you ready?
Every vote cast for John Kerr will be vote for
Scott and we have the authority of New York
Wings for the declaration that "vote for Scott
in so is a vote for Seward in '56.'
Every vote cast for John Kerr will be a vote for
high Tariff and National Bank, for he declares
himself on the stump in favor of both.
Every vote cast for John Kerr will be vote
sent low Tariff taxes and against those principles
of economy and simplicity which the Democrats
are laboring once more to establish in the Federal
Government.
Every vote cast for John Kerr will be vote re-
fleeing the character of our brave volunteers to
Mexico; for though Mr.. Kerr at one time pronounc-
ed the war just and urged our young men to en-
gage in it, yet when he became candidate for
Congress he stigmatized it Folks war;" and as
he joined Tom Corwin in inviting the Mexicans to
welcome those brave boys " with bloody hands to
hospitable graves"
| Every vote cast for John Kerr will be vote in
favor of the doctrine that majority of the people
Of the United States can change the Federal Con
sttution Even Seward could claim no more
and he has not yet asked that. What he mag do
time must determine.
Every vote cast for John Kerr will be a vote fol
an open Convention, to be called with the view Of
making radical and vital changes in our fundamen-
tai law; and to be called, not by the deliberate
voice of twothirds of the General Assembly, as
the Constitution provides, but by two-thirds vote
which Mr. Kerr proposes to force out of the mem
bers, without reference to the Counties they may
represent, in obedience to the aCiH of bare naqjor
ty Of the people at the ballot-6or!
Every vote cast for John Kerr will be vote in
favor of his "higher law " or "moral power" doc
trine of majorities against the vested rights o
minorities and the plain language of the State
Constitution.
Every vote cast for John Kerr will be vote il
favor of the present basis in one breath, and of
maised basis in the next
Every vote cast for John Kerr will be vote
against FREE SUFFRAGE and its acknowledged
champion and unfatering friend, DAVID S. REID
MIR. Kerr says he is willing to alIow you Free Suf
frage, provided you will take the back track undo
all you have done on the subject, and consent t.
call Convention, and take, as the result of tha
Convention, number of other things besides Free
Suffrage, which you have not demanded and DE-
l1of i Ill Al
to please Mr.. Kerr.
Every vote cast for John Kerr will be a vote
against David S. Reid, the friend and champion O
the laboring classes the pure and honest statesman
the man who has but set of views on public
questions, and one of the best Governors the Stat
has ever had. Fellow-ctizens, do you wish to in
stall vanity, inexperience, recklessness, and gros
inaccuracy of thought and judgment in the Gu
bernatorial chair? If you do, vote for John Kerr
And every vote cast for Wing, candidate TO
the Assembly, aoiU be vote for Wing U7itec
States Senator
Brother Democrats! Free Suffrage men! tn
eyes OF the freemen of thirty States are upon you
looking to see whether you will maintain you
ground or go down, defeated and overwhelmed
you fater now, general disaster may overtak
+ our cause; but if you triumph, we believe yol
! will, the contest of November will already hav
: been fought and won.
Poll EVERY VoTE! Be on the election grounc
early-see that the infirm and sick are there anc
are allowed to vote-make way for the aged men
and see that "the boys" have justice at the ballot
box-work, work, work from morning till the SUI
goes down! Do this-do your whole duty, brothe
, Democrats. as Won onlu know how at a t;,,,o III,
this, and brilliant victory MUST and SHALL
crown your sacrifices and your efforts in this glori
Gus cause