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


ranks of the people. An independent farmer .ne
us under date 21st July, from Arson, as sol1a l'@
" Enclosed you will find So, which Won will ~
place to my credit, and send me the Semi WlP ease
instead OF the Weekly Standard as at preson eekly
Gov: Reid's friends in this section are we'll IT,,
with him, and entertain no doubt of his Pleased
election over the cold, naughty, and stiff Jobn
Roll on the bsll-iet the Constitution he sn herf
ded as to give US Free Suffrage wish - 81 amen
tied to vote for State Senator. nav 90 We enti
on real estate as fourths of the people in u tax
ty and am not represented in the Senate a, m Goun
tax on some 1000 acres OF land, my land beinoPa pay
adjoining County and not In this Senatorial IN an
The following letter is from friend in C,n;s.,
dated July 21st, who sends his name and .nt 'lu
yes us to use it if we think proper We bas hour,
given his name, because we do not wish - AO
him unnecessarily to the venomous abusa of FOsV
ford Federalists. He is most respectable ooN' ~l
man, and his name may be seen bv norsona l, I
may be curious on the subject. 1t will be Scan ~
confirms, out and out, the statement of W.T. ut
Hill and others as to the positions taken w, ~
Kerr in Greensborough ON the 29th June. i'
see from the auttering in the WHO r,n,. -,
some of them have been caught in Their o,n" mat
and really, it seems the more thew srpugo % net,
er they get in, for your Greensborour6 G .ne ueeP
| enc
certificates from gentlemen of undoubted no. oy
| but by the Register, Patriot, Gilmer g. e. SSSly'
sir, here state that was present at the S; VOW
in Greensborough-heard every word said Sv ION
candidates, and that the declarations made ~ 'He
Correspondent and by Wilson S. Hill and " your
are substantially true Not only did understauS as
Kerr to say majority had right to alter the C WI
tutlon,-b Wings here arguing the same tb0"
and that from the Impression made by Mr. Kerr s,
further, they for white basis Of au
from the fact they understood the Who naT'U,
be from 1850; and some Wings here vet stale il - "
object of the party in Western Carolina to chance M
basis, notwithstanding Mr.. Kerr's declarations in tbs
East to the contrary. " VIZ
| Now, Mr.. Editor, word as to Mr.. GiImer g. rs,
certificate. wish to know if Mr. Gilmer has a.
gotten what he said in his speech in Greensboronb
| In May last, when he charged the Democratic Do1a
gates from the West with having sold themselves III.
East in voting for Free Suffrage by Legislative ena
! ment and for the basis as it is Said he nm wv,
occasion, contend that the West is uneuuallv ran
sented, and am for change and if it was left n
my judgment to say what change desired u I
would be in favor of white basis for the House NJ
Commons and taxation mixed basis for the Sen
ate. "A Now this same John A. Gilmer is under
stood in old Guilford to be the great champion of
Whiggery and of John Kerr and it need not there
fore, be surprising that Mr.. Kerr should lean little
to suit Mr.. Gilmer's views. Now the whole sum
and snbsta of the matter is this There are many
persons in the West who desire change in the basis
that UOte; and when our Guilford Wings are asked
why Mr.. Kerr did not answer Gov. Reid and say
what he wanted Convention for, why they saw if
he did not tell | can tell for him-he wants Conven
ton for the purpose of giving of the West chance
to claim What we desire, o0hite basis. This is the
case, for l heard it declared from the stump last
week by Wing candidates for the Legislature. But,
sir, all this will do. The people wide awake
and you may look out for increased vote for Reid
on the 5th of August
A friend writes us as follows from Macon County
Our prospects for Pierce, King, Reid and victo.
~ good here in the mountains think there is
no doubt that shall elect Democratic member 10
the Commons from this County-Stephen Munday,
Esq. w. H. Thomas, Esq, has no opposltonfor the
Senate in this District
A friend writes us from Rutherfordton, under
date July 18th, as follows:
"Gov Reid arrived here this evening, looking
quite welI-says his health is improving. Mr. Ker
is also here, and presume shall hear on Monday
whether or not he has entirely lost his memory
Whiggery is rampant just here in our village, but Ii
is only the convulsve throes of the death-strugge
brag on. DR.. Mills will beat Bynum badly, or am
greatly mistaken. l think Reid's majority in The
State will be larger than it was two years ago."
The following extracts are from letter from
friend, dated Murfreesborough, July 18th:
L
ford is doing for Reid and the Democracy, have con
{ cuded to drop you few lines.
The canvass commenced in this County on SauE
day last. The Democrats have out a full ticket, W
w. Mitchell, Esq. for the Senate, and Abner ferty
ESQ., for the Commons very strong ticket, and
think Hartford will come right side up this time
better day has dawned for old HEREFORD, for we nov
have speaker among US who can do justice 10 IN
cause and its principles at any time and place. Ina
g man is S. E. Williams, Esq On last SATURDAY MI
| al. Dlon If klnFtin
of Democratic principles in a manner ana style
eloouence which would have done justice 10 any SUD
: iect He spoke of both State and national PollcS
He completely rddled MIR. KerE's majority doctrine
showed its dangerous consequences, II carried ou
= and clearly demonstrated the sounoness anu JuS"'
the principle of Free Suffrage.
can say with truth, Mr.. Editor, that the remaA
of Mr. Williams had great effect, from the fac lna
have never seen set of Wing leaders put IN S ".
: confusion before. Judging from appearances "a
vid S. Reid will get large majority mere, d% F,a
}. for Scott, he is no go. Fierce. hlng' heiu dnO "
f Suffrage is our battle-cry here"
o We close with the following clir'cher from a
: ;n+elIoent and influential Buncombe friend, undo
date July 20:
q iThe truth is, my dear Sir, the Federal party i.
defunct, exploded, clean gone. The leaders ., n !"
late Wing party IN TINS State are SCI ~ s contr
/ nnmitipated asses that ever attempted the cOn"
of great party. They have no feeling In COMM
with the people, and hold the honest masses ID IT, r.
preme contempt, save on the eve of an election ~
charm is broken in the mountains-the PeoPle q q
beginning think that if Kerr is to be taken 40 -
exponent of Whiggery, the Whig party is agalnss 4
f their rights The mountaineering appeals OIL I"
a Register for mountain thunder" fall upon the Pc
pie without meeting any response, or creating al y
emotion save that of disgust The time c0s Wnea ane
Western Wings needed the organ, but alas tne sPr
ia Sroken-ts notes cease to charm, and that " mou
tain thunder ~ cannot be had for love nor none