Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-29
THE SPEAKIN

Democratic
L. OBJ. Branch, addressed the citizens OF lOE
The Court House, through the courtesy OF ms rs
honor, Judge Settle who adIo9rneo p So for the
0urnose The audience was quite, ave. Unusually
farge MIR. Branch opened his address about clocH
and smoke with great power and effect LOT oVe'
hours. After preliminary remarks announcih? III" ,his
elf the Democratic Candidate for Elector IN '.'lo
congressional District, and that this was tle oPens
of the campaign, he alluded to The ucklS" r shor
of the Wing party at present. Inc easy '1 1g;Iies
inc the falsity Of their position, and the olhlcu
which all true southerners must encounter In a"elP
ting to extenuate their late offences. lie mex
of Cen Scott's late determinations since he mas Uee
brought under Stewards influence, OF playing sii
mouth but said it well for the democracy 'iH "e
had not been always thus discreet. .,uLio,,
Mr.. Branch then walked directly up to the suoJect
and divided his discourse, into reasons WY D.
Scott should not be elected, and why Ieheidi -
should. First, Gen. Scott was commit'e Re etc
principle of WhggeTy proper-'he Dana 90 I'ta5
and in that respect, differed only from the ;,t
CLAW in perfect want OF that high civil GdPdoy w.
,Dhich he was endowed, and which is absolutely es
sential to one, expected to manage such Vas' anu
comprehensive policy. Mr.. Branch anlmaavel'eu
also on Gen. SCOTS views concerning the veto
showed clearly that it had never been eSerclSeG IN
inriously TO the country, while 1t had fastened us
claims on the American people, by preserving suo
from all the dirsfu consequences OF Nauohal Dam.
That it was of the strongest safeguards a@dne'
free-soism and if for other reason should De pre-
served in full power. , - of
He next took up the noted batch of measures OF
the famous 'extra session, approved oy zen 49,;
showed how the Distribution Bill had cheated Tue olu
States out of large portion of the public dom'ai
how the Bankrupt Law another one OF the squad n"u
cheated many honest people out OF Just ueo's' au
how the Bank would have been tolsted on the county
had Gen. Scott been President. If such were his
principles then, and he says they were con0tc'toh'
and oints to them, the civil incidents OF MS lie,
with exutant satisfaction, what may We expect shouo
he be our next President
He then examined his naturalization pollcy-lts
inconsstencies-s deficiency in statesmanllke saga
city-clear incompatibility with constitutional Law
in a word, exhibited his letters on the SUBJECT DIS d"
UNPARALLELED political terglveTsatlon
MIR. Branch here read Gen. SCOTS Canada letter.
and in conjunction with mis- opposition to the annex
alton of Texas, pointed to 1t as clearly eVncin9 MS
views on slavery. Not willing to " fraternIze with
those who " bone of our bone and flesh oil our
hesh,' whose manners, customs, interest and laws
were identified with ours, he would yet take TO mis-
close embrace in ruternai sympathy, the country OF
all races largely sprinkled with free negroes-the
runaway slaves of the South. Why was this So
save that would strengthen the slave power, the
other would weaken it. These were all the " known
ncidents'' or rather letters of Gen. Scott, excepting
his Atkinson letter, which time did not permit MI.
Branch to discuss. In this, however, General Scout
went for the ameioration even to eXtermlnation OF
slavery.
Mr.. Branch now came to the last letter of General
Scott-his letter of acceptance, and not having time
to 90 fully into its merits and dement's, he passed
over the first part of it, intending to speak OF 1t In
about prescription. This he clearly proved to have
been inserted please the reesoiers for 1t express
ly declares that Democrat shall be benefited, and
it was well known that the great dsssnslon In the
Wing ranks caused by Mr.. Fimore's proscrlp-
ton of Sewardites. What then could so surely ma
tisnaLze he calls it, the Wing party, as to declare
these men, that he would act such principle
But, said Mr.. Branch, MIR. Stewards influence stop
ped not here. Let GO back to the nomination And
here, he felt it unnecessary to detan the audience,
the Gentrys, Toombs, Stevens, the true Southern
Wing presses had established the existence of such
an influence in speeches much more cogent and pow
erful than he could make Their authority wing,
and of course reluctantly assented to. They must
have had the best of evidence. Not only this, the
nomination was nearly strictly sectional, and was
advocated by the whole freesoil wing Of the Wing
party, and Mr. Seward congratulated them afterwards
the suspicious RESULT for " Freedom and toler-
aon.' He had seen Fillmore attempt to break
down his influence, and he was determined to (and
dld) show him. who was the stronger Party-and
well he congratulate his instruments and allies
the {" suspicious results All the Freesoil papers
had raised TO their masthead the of Scott, and
in the wake of the Tribune, had declared that no
Compromise man should be elected. They all how
support Scott. Southern men, Mr.. Branch said. point
to the platform. They the platform, while the
North runs the nominee-each in heart repudiatng
the other How long, he would ask had they loved
platforms so welll Surely their affection must be Of
late origin. He then examined the platform, showed
that it not comprehensive the slavery ques
ton, did not so fully deprecate all agitation as the
oeuioCIduc pIduoIm ol0 but said ne. admit mat II
did, was Gen. Scott fully committed TO il Did he in
the bold open words of frank old soldier, speaking
from the fulness of his heart, give it his approval!
Did he not take it as one acting per force9 AS a
dose requiring all the sweetness of the nomination,
to modify its bitterness Here again whig testi-
mony, wing eloquence, and whig sagacty had left
him nothing say; for they had fully met the ques
tions.
But, said Mr. Branch, lie. US examine into the
claims OF the Wing party to the credit of this
promise. He then showed conclusivey, that it was
chiefly the work of Observation-Disclosures who were
forced to take in the place of the Clayton Compro
mise, which they might have got two years before,
out Tor the action of eight southern renegade wings.
That Northern democracy had to great extent been
always willing to give the South her rights, but had
been prevented by Southern Wings Ga small portion)
standing BY freesoiism. In proof of this there was
also high Wing testimony. Let every Southern man,
wing or democrat, read Mr.. Lyons letter. He had
been among them and he knew they were sound
from personal observation. He then closed his re-
marks about Gen. Scott, with passing glance at
the late report of his receipts from the United States
treasury. Spoke of his having petitoned for PEN
sion, which was refused, while receiving an annual
income from the treasury of nearly $4,000. Also
alluded to two items in the OF $3.50, 900,
stated which looked not very well for the General
but which be hoped would be satisfactorily explain
ed.
Mr.. Branch now turned to the second portion of
his subject, why Gen. Pierce should be voted for.
he declared himself an original Pierce man, having
desired him above all others. He then adverted to
Edgecombe politics and spoke of their similarity to
those OF the candidate, whose claims he advocated.
Next OF the great modesty of Gen. Pierce his decln-
Ing and resgning Offices, of which even the greatest
might be proud. He spoke of the beauty of his af-