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Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

FISH OR FIGHr. According to our Washington
Correspondence, there is disposition in Congress
to sustain the right of the fishermen to pursue their
vocation in the waters contiguous to the British
provinces We take for granted, therefore, that
the literal construction of the treaty will be demand
ed by our Government and the right to fish any
where and everywhere within three marine miles of
the coast be made the issue with England. Common
sense very naturally induces such a construction,
from the terms ofthe treaty. it is alleged to exist.
The promptness and cordiality with which the
South rallies to the protection Of the New Englan-
ders is significant of the national spirit which
derlies all domestic dissension Let the aggressor
lift his hand against the North or South, East or
West, and in an instant there is no longer North,
South, East or West-all are one.~
The matter is of some importance, but will termi-
nate in diplomacy, we have no doubt. England
has acted somewhat precpitately and indiscreetly
so much the more need for us to give her lesson
in prudence and national dignity. Our task is to
defend our people from undue violence and arrest.
Resentment may precipitate hostilities. Reason
will avert the consequences of that folly, which for
the moment seems to possess the tory administration
of England. Baltimore San.
We learn by Telegraph, from our Washington
Correspondent, that schooner from Maine the
Hyades, was seized in the Bay of Fundy, on the
goth instant, by the British war-ship Nettle.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

~ 1t is admitted by the Register that Mr..
Kerr took ground at tGreensborough for nsired "
basis. What does that mean? 1t means this
The present Commons basis is ,aired Mr. Kerr
is for that, and so are the Guilford Wing leaders
but the Senate basis is pure taration, and the OBJ
ject is to change that, by Convention, so as to
" mair " that also, and give the West which has a
majority already in the Commons, majority in
the Senate and thus the complete control of the
General Assembly!
Is not this so? Who will deny this statement
of the case? Is there an Eastern man, who, from
party pride or for party objects, will consent to
such mixed basis +?
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28
Free saffFage--Read and Reflect .

friend at our elbow suggests that he is the
owner OF one thousand acres of land and that if
Mr.. Kerr and the Wing leaders will not consent
that the non-landholders shall have the privilege
which he is willing to extend to them, of voting in
the Senate, he shall insist upon falling back upon
the freehold principle 1t IS, and upon carrying
it out in earnest. He argues thus: I own fifty
acres of land-weA, that is good for one vote; but
I own nine hundred and fifty acres besides, and
insist according to the principle that land must be
represented and have exclusive protection in one
branch of the Assembly, that I ought to be per-
mtted to east taOenty votes p What will the advo-
Gates of exclusive privileges say to that?
There are in this State, 23, ,769 16O of land
listed and taxed and there are 10000 freeholders
in the State. Every freeholder who owns fifty
acres of land, votes in the Senate and he casts
but one yote no matter how much land he may
own-6ty acres of land are, therefore, represented
by each freeholders vote. 10000 multiplied by So,
will give just 100000; it appears that of the
%, 769 16O acres of land listed and taxed in this
State, but taOo millions acres are (aecording to
the principle as held by the opponents of Free
Suffage,) actually represented at the ballot-6or.
No wonder our friend complains, and talks of claim
ing his toOenty votes. We hold these advocates of
exclusive privileges to the principle involved in this
matter; and call upon them either to carry it out
or give up their opposition to Free Suffrage.
Two millions Of acres of land represented out of
twenty-three millions and yet we are told by Mr.
Kerrs home organ, the Milton Chronicle, that if
nonlandholders permitted to vote in the Senate
all protection to property" will be stricken down,
and the landholder will be left to the tender mer-
cy of zoafers and vaga6onds"! Is land the only
property" in the country? Are the landholders
to be allowed to control, as they now do substan-
TALLY, both branches of the Assembly?
No, gentlemen, we tell you where your per-
sons and your property" are both protected; !;
they are protected by the basis Of representation
the taOo Houses, which the Democrats of North
Carolina are standing by and upholding, to man.
Here is your stronghold. Free Suffrage will not
affect the basis in either branch save to carry out
more fully the principle which the Senate is ap-
portioned; for as Senators apportioned accord
Ing to the taxes paid into the Public Treasury by
all our citizens, non-landholders as we'll as andhol-
der ought all our citizens to be admitted to the
right to vote for Senators.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

We tell those gentlemen, once for all, who are
opposed to Free Suffrage, that they haze got to take
ii. The people mill have it. If defeated at the
next session. it will come forth again, sustained by
popular demand louder than "seyen thunders
uftenng their voices" That which is only expedient
you may battle or defeat-that which is founded
III error you may trample down and keep down
out great principle like this, sOU burst the fetters
you may impose upon it and finally prevail
Mr. Kerr is willing to alloaU it to the people nro-
'iaed they will adopt has way of getting i'll! Mod
eS5 unpretending, republican Mr.. Kerr! He is
uniting to oIIow it to the people, If they will do
50 and so! What condescension!
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

AN OLD TRICK OF THE Coon. The Wash
ington Union states that the Scott and Seward
Central Committee, in that city, frank in the same
room electioneerng documents from the Washing
ton Republic (whig) office, making out General
PIERCE an abolitionist and others from the Wash
ington National Era (aboltionis) alleging that he
is ultra proslavery in his sentiments. The former
are sent into the Southern and the latter into the
Northern States. In this way they hope to cheat
Scott into the Presidency.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

"DIs N1GGER OFF TO DE FREE STATE" The
Knoxville Whig IA Wing paper) pronounces the
Scott and Graham ticket the " Northern Wing
ticket" and puts in the picture of negro making
his escape to the Free States with the following
pressions by his blackness " Dis Niger off to de
free State Massa Scott and Seward, da gwine to
peal the Fugity Law and den us Niggers git our
liberty. We no mind dat Gardiner Nigger. oaO'-
er-he onIy put dar for blised.'
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28
Misrepresentation and Fa,sel,ood.

| We can truly say we have never before witness
ed so much Misrepresentation and falsehood as we
now find in the Kerr newspapers. The very air is
burdened with misstatements, unfounded charges,
and deliberate and well-considered falsehoods put
forth in behalf of John Kerr and against David s.
Reid Our friends must do the best they can with
these things-we cannot find space or time to
brand one-ourth of them as they deserve. The last
North State Wing, for instance, contains long
communication signed Pitt" in relation to Gov.
Reid and the Tar River improvement, which is a
tissue Of Misrepresentation and false statements
and differences from beginning to end. The same
paper repeats the old charge that Gov. Reid voted
while in Congress for the Wilmot Proviso and
there is another communication in the Whig ,"
signed "Tyrrel," in which it is charged that Gov
Reid, as he goes West, is backing out from his
position on Nag's Head"!! ....a a.
This is a specimen of the falsehoods in the
d" Wing" -; but what shall we say of the " Obser-
ver," the Register" the 'Argus," the Telegraph"
and the Ashevie Messenger y? These papers
seem to vie with each other in their desperate
work but the undoubted inference from all this is
friends, that Democracy and Free Suffrage are 60
ing up, and Whiggery, Sewardism, Kerrism, and
the advocates of exclusive privileges are coming
down. Courage, brother Democrats! We read
triumph no less in the desperation of opponents
than in the irmness, boldness, and determination
which mark your movements. Courage, and press
on! You deserve victory, and the people have al
ready decreed that you shall have it. Falsehood
will fade before truth, as darkness falls back before
day. Your leader, DAVID S. REID, as a0hat he sOas.
He has trod, time and again, through the fires Of
fasehood, and malice, and envy; he is in them
now, but he will come'out, with your flag unburnt,
and the light of victory playing on its folds THE
PEOPLE are with him, and where they lead no
need to fear to follow. Courage, and press on!
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

seward and his Abolition horde are looking with
'n'0NSe interest to North Carolina; and they will
lesa,u Inc triumph of John Kerr as Scott tri-
-aS sure indication that the State will vote
with them in the November elections. Do not for.
get this fact at the polls.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

During the two years that Gov. Reid has presi-
ded over the State we have heard but one charge
brought against him-a grave one, it is true, and
preferred BY that pink of etiquette and respeeta-
bility," the Raleigh Register-viz that the GoYer-
nor sometimes attended the market, and once or
twice, or otener, SO far departed from the digni
ty" of his office as to carry home in his own hands
some of his purchases thereby greatly scandaizing
the aforesaid silk-goved editor of the Register.
Can this lose him vote in Rutherford County
Let the people scrutnize his conduct, for this is
not only their privilege, but their duty; and when
they have done this, let them say whether he has
acted well-whether he has made good Cover
nor-whether he has redeemed the pledges he
made, and been Governor Of the whole State and
not of party and then let them ask themselves
whether it is polite, orrght to throw aside tried
and faithful officer and put in one untried in any
official station. Mountain Banner.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

"Mr. MACON said, he did not approve of the land
qualification for voters. Suppose two respectable
neighbors had each a son-that of them had fifty
of land, perhaps not worth more than twenty-five
cents an acre. and the other had no land, but was
good blacksmith or shoemaker, and his standing in
society irreproachable, why will you allow one to
vote, and not allow the other?'>
Debates of the C0nvention, page 60.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28
Johnston County.

We are gratifed to learn that the prospect of
electing the whole Democratic ticket in Johnston,
is most cheering. Messrs. Watson, Sanders, and
Leach are bearing down with much force on the
anti-Free- Suffrage Kerrte Convention candidates,
and demolishing their positions and arguments on
every hand.
We shall look for the triumphant reelection of
Messrs Watson, Sanders, and Leach, and consid-
erable addition to the Reid vote in Johnston.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

Ea- The rumor that the Editor of the Register
goes occasionally to market, must be unfounded.
He would not, we are sure, do any thing which he
has condemned another (Gov. Reid1 for doing.
He is too consistent a gentleman for that.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

m- The lovers of miscellaneous reading Hust
bear with us a week or so longer. The State cleo
tons will soon be over, and we shall then devote
our usual attention to our news and miscellane-
GUS departments.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28
Evans upon "the Declaration

Evans, of the Milton Chronicle, finds fault with
the Democratic platform, because it endorses the
Declaration of Independence! We verify believe
that Evans would take ground against the Atlantic
ocean or the Pilot Mountain if the Democrats were
to come out in favor of them. He would call them
Democratic hunbugs, and "execrate and spit upon"
them. He denounces Free Suffrage because the
Democrats are i'll favor of it, and says he has no
idea Of permitting "loafers and vagabonds -
meaning non-landholders-to vote in the Senate !
Evans is rarity. We not mach concerned about
him, but we should like to have space to devote a
column and half to him about this time. We shall
get hold of him. however after the August elections.
Evans, be it remembered, is Mr., Kerr's Home
Organ. 1t must be confessed he plays badly,
though he changes his tone quite as often his
friend and patron, in the hope Of striking tune
that some one will dance to. He is turning the
wrong way now, and he will break his machine if
he keeps on. He grinds horribly, and never bolts
He did not even bolt Scott though was and is one
of Fillmore's Postmasters; he took him right down,
in Seward oil, and he expects to take Seward next.
P. S. Nothing less than a new Declaration of
Independence will suit Evans. He is in favor of
such an instrument, but then, Mr. Kerr is with
Free Suffrage, he does not like the aoay in which
it was brought out. He would like a 'aew Decla-
ration with Mr.. Kerrs name signed to it. for inhat
case he would be certain there was no" locofoco-
ism" about it.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28
For the Standard.
More ..Fuss than Feathers!

Nh. EDIToR: Your Extra with the Certificate,
was received at the Patriot Office in this place on
Tuesday last, / presume by Express. Fhe Extra
was heard of but not seen, except BY few, and aw
ful was its character. The shell threw. the Wing
forces into much Confusion, and Immediately aer its
receipt the Certificate of Messrs. Gilmer SI Co. was
and indignation, determined put end this pre-
sumption OF vile Loces. This " Locofoco slaRder" :"
to be stamped vile lie, untruthlHl in every
position The leaders not giving out the Tree char
acter of the Extra had their party much enraged
that it impossible to imagine the amount of CEN
and chastsement that to fall upon the heads
of this 8. base and contemptble band of I-ocos, !"
who, being well aware of those feelings and sent-
ments respecting this " majority mcde of ruling in
oil cases - were somewhat suspicious whether
they would enforce this principle by disfran-
chising them, some other punishment equally Sc
we're; for am sure this insignificant little band of
Democrats would have been easily overpowered by
their opponents.
AS said above, few had seen the Extra or knew its
contents until the paper issued, which was about
wentyfo hours after the Extra arrived. Great
the demand for the paper; numbers of anxious wings
were in waiting at the Office, and the press sent
them forth they carried off in triumph, the
sentence of condemnation; yes the death-warrant of
the Locos was now about to be read. But imagine
their disappointment, after carefully reading both
hcates, together with the comments, at finding nearly
eUery position justified and contradicted! Their
disappointment was great. Some became more en-
raged while others relieved and grati6ed that
their frlends-the Locos-escaped the wrath of their
brethren, and deserved i'll treatment they had
feared. Now, it is generally conceded by the wings
that the Loco Certificates not much of the tuay
while many Of them, Wings. declare, unhesatingly,
EVERY WORD TT TRUE!
Therefore this 'vile, mean, low, dark. intriguing
Locofoco gang " are triumphantlY vindlcated. They
had the bodness to say and express themselves as
they understood Mr.. Kerr, and have not been consu-
med by the majority party'' either. ''ris hoped
in future this party will allow the minority to- speak,
provided they do not be too impertinent. have no
fill
the privilege. Loco.
Greensborough, July 10, 1852.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28
PIERCE & KING CLUB.

c. THERE will be Meeting Of the PIERCE
and KING Club at the Court House in Raleigh, on
Saturday evening next at eight o'clocG: -
Our friends from the Country and the people genera-
~ are invited TO attend.
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT
July o. 1852
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

Resolued, That the Democratic party will resist all
attempts at renewing in Congress out of it, the
agitation of the Slavery question, under whatever
shape or color the attempt may be made.
Resolutions lem. National C0nv. 1852.
! accept the nomination upon the platform adop-
ted by the Convention not because this is expected
of me candidate, but because the principles it
snd itS ,ham Seeve ssfeIv ~ s asv bere hs
been word nor act of my life in conflict.
FRANKLIN PIE RcE.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

Many of the Eastern Wing papers, such as the
Albemarle> Bulletin, the Old North State, and the
Newbernian, appear to be still of the opinion that
Mr.. Kerr is not for Convention. Read the fol-
lowing, gentlemen, from the Greensborough Patriot
of 10th July:
:" Mr.. Kerr most distinctly declared himself tor a
Convention called according to the provisions of the
Constitution but insisted that the uoice of THE majority
would and ought to secure the constitutional number
of the Assembly TO effect it-that this was the true
REPUBLICAN doctrine"
The above is from the Patriots account of the
discussion between Gov. Reid and Mr.. Kerr in
Greensborough. Is it not co,aclusiea 2 --....
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

ssYou insist that you cannot submit TO the freedom
with which Slavery is diseussed-in the free States
Will war-a war for Slavery-arrest, OF even moder-
ate that discussion2 No. Sir thai discs"i' eUH not
cease war would only nfame it to greater height:
1t is part of the eternal conflict between truth and
error-be;ween mind and physical foFee-the con-
fict of against the obstacles which oppose his
way to an ultimate and glorious destiny. UiH go
ON until you shall terminate AZ in the only way III
which any State nationhas ever terminated It-6y
yielding 10 t-yiedng in your own time and In your
own manner indeed, but nevertheless yielding 10 the
progress of fe1nancipation.''-WM H. SEWARD, 1885,
81 am persuaded thatii is high moral obligation
of masters and sayeIolding States TO employ ali
MEANS not incompatible with the safety Of both coi-
ors, to meioFate Slavery, eveB 10 ertermindtfOH.
WINFIELD SeoTT.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

Sales of prime Cotton in Fayetteville, during the
past week, at ST cents. Flour had declined, and
was going at from 81 25 to 81 Is.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

H Our friends will confer favor by sending
US the election returns at the earliest moment pos
sibIe Please write the names and votes of can
didates plainly, aud specify their politics.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

We have received an Obituary notice from
Franklin County, which will be published if the
writer will send his name.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

JONES AND SEwARD1sM. ''Suppose,'' says the
New York Day Book, well humered it is truth
tul, In noticing the speeches of Gov. Jones, Gen.
Jones' or Mr. Jones, or John Jones, Esq, at the New
ork whlg ratification meeting
"SuPPose that Gen. Scott is elected, and with him
an army of freesoil antifugive slave law northern
whig Congress men: Then suppose further, Mr..
man and intimate friend of you and Gen. Scott;
up in the Senate and introduces bill for the repeal
of the fugtive-save law, what will you do then |?
Do! Why, you will jump up and object of course.
Mr. Seward, backed up by Senators Chase, Sumner,
Fish and Johnson, will persist in his motion. Your
fellow southerners will get into great excitement
you will sputer and foam, and and spout, and
make tremendous noise. Foote will howl, Butler
and Rhett will threaten, Mason will rave. All the
fire and fury of southern secession will again rage
like hurricane
"Calm yourselves, gentlemen Seward will reply,
we have been before the people on this question,
''Butthe Constitution! " says Senator Jones.
"Fhe Constitution says Seward, '' is nothing,
when the voice of the people is heard came here
under sanction of higher law than the Constitu-
tion." and that is, " to govern stewardship.'' -
"The platform! the platform here is the plat
form " cry out the Southern Scott men.
Platform be hanged" says Greely, didn't we
spit upon your platform! Don't attempt to come that
game, ASST
"But the bargain, the contract, the Inderstand-
ing, says Jones, -" when we nominated Gen. Scott!'
Aye, the "' understanding" says Seward, and he
"
Mr.. Bolts. in the gallery, the understanding, here
it is." &" Now, gentlemen continues Seward, ser-
ously, do not make of yourselves any longer
You know very well that the people of New York,
Ohio and Pennsylvania. sent delegates to Baltimore
to defeat Mr.. Fillmore because he signed his odious
negro catching law; and to make themselves fully
understood they selected the very he had turned
our of Office of their refusal carry out
this law.
"These men brought, forward Gen. Scott, they
nominated Gen. Scott, and they have elected General
Scott. Now don't gentlemen, make such fools of
yourselves to pretend that General Scott does not
favor the repeal of this law, You might well say
that w H. Seward and all Western New York, Ohio
and Pennsylvania, not in favor of his nomina-
ion and election, to come here and pretend to such
ridiculous nonsense
Driven to the wall, Jones turns to Webster, to
Cass, to Davis, to Baldwin and other northern Sena-
tors and implores their aid.
sc Can't do it, says Webster. I'VE tried that
once-we pulled you. out of the swamp in 1850, at
the imminent risk ofour aes. and you had sooner
got dry and and comfortable than you deserted
as and went over to- higher law opponents.
Sorry for you, but can't help you this time would if
we could, but it is too late!'' Mr.. Jones, how do
you like the picture
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28
Further Developments.

Il ufGlleE WCVCIUPHHIUESss
TTNHE subscriber expecting to start for the North i'm
medateIy after the election, would respectfully
suggest his friends and the public generally the
prety of giving him their orders or any article OF Ci@th
ing which they may want gotten up in EoOd style, and
at a much less price than the same be prepared
here.
He will also inform his patrons he is much in need Of
funds and will take great pleasure in accounts
ISAAC PROCTOR.
Merchant Tailor.
Raleigh, July 26th, 1852 IS
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28
Florida Yhig STATE Convention.

CHARLESTON, July 22d. The Whig State Con-
vention of Florida met at Tallahassee on the 18th
instant, Gen. Call presiding. The majority OF the
Convention ratified the nomination of Scott and Gra-
ham; but the minority refused to give in their adhe
sion. Col. G. T. Ward was nominated for Governor
and Hon. Edw. G. Cabell for Congress. Col. Ward,
however. declined to accept for three reasons one OF
which was that he had received letter from Mr..
Cabel, of such character would prevent him
from running the ticket with that gentleman.
Cabei's letter then read, in which he says that
under circumstances will he support Scott, and
that the wings ought make effort to carry the
State except for their candidates for Congress and
State Offices. The Convention afterwards sat an
hour with closed doors, and re-nominated Col. Ward
for Governor. The Presidential Electors are Col.
Sanderson, Judge Thomas Randall and Majo: J. }.
Finley. ..f
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-07-28

WASHINGTON, July %. Gen Scott is suffering
under violent attack Of diarrhOea, which will rem
der him unable to attend the Niagara celebration.
Mr.. Webster has declined the mission to. England'
and Mr., Crtenden will now-receive the appointment.
Mr.. Kennedy will accept the post OF Secretary OF
the NAVY which has been rendered to him.