Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-06-09
THE TWO CANDIDATES.

.s,bis County on Friday last. Mr.. Kerr, who open
II III discussion, chose his own grounds ana MADE
s,renuous effort to get up some excitement on olo
..,oual issues, but greatly mistook the feelings
8 his hearers, including most of his own party, II
ii. anpeals met with any sympathetic response. He
wed himselfa Wing; said he had no conceain1ents;
w., tho Democrats had always dealt unfairly with
' W.. ,soDIe; and the Wings had dealt otherwise.
~Ind he walked up and down, whilst he spoke, after
,be manner of Mr.. Clay at the Capitol here in 1874
ond-he did certainly forget, whilst he walked
and whilst he stood still, to prove what ne ahrmed
R;g;d Construction, Sc. Mr.. Kerr ridculed the
posnIution of the late Democratic Convention de-
,r,nr in favor of rigid construction OF the consul
,,;on of the United States; and he was understood
q, cav that the government mad never been admins
,orad on any such principle. AS evidence that 1t had
mt. he pitched into the administration OF Thomas
Jefferson, whom he sneeringly said had been called
the great apostle of Democracy;" and he boldly
CHARGED Mr.. Jefferson with having been the author OF
the Internal Improvement system. He also anImad-
yerted, with great severity upon the administration
of President Polk, now no more, In respect 70 the
Oregon question, and the Mexican war In this con-
necton, he was pleased to tell the people OF wake
County, that Mr. Polk afraid of England; and
that he recoiIed from the British lion and jumped
upon the poor crippled Eagle of Mexico" Mr. Kerr
seemed greatly to rejoice in the opportunity OF re-
vivng these old questions, and appeared 10 DC
STRONGLY convinced that the lion of England and the
crippled Eagle of Mexico were both right, and that
the american Eagle was to blame, and responsible
for all the spoliatIon and plumber and blood, which
Mr. Kerr laid to its charge. What connection these
questions had with the doctrine of " rigid construc-
ton,'' we see not and if they had any, we should
he very reluctant to belive that there single In
dvidual present, who agreed with Mr.. H. that North
Carolina should ever advocate contrary principle.
And still more reluctant we to suppose, that his
sentiments in regard to the late war, met with favor
able response from any bosom ir the meeting.
\ Tariff and Currency. Mr.. Kerr declared his hos
dty to the existing Tariff law (the Revenue Act of
1861 and also to the Independent Treasury; and
was understood by his friends, advocating in their
stead, a Protective Tariff and National Bank. We
frankly confess, not prepared for all this
no indeed, than for the necessity of defending
the American Eagle in the late war. The Wing
Convention silent these subjects; with the
exception of manufacturers at the North, the people
of the whole country, and especially of North Caro-
na have been and are undoubtedly satisfied with the
existing systems and if there be any other than Mr.
Herr dissatisfied with them, and anxious to revive
old exctemens in respect to them, have not seen
or heard him. We had indeed supposed, was
stated by Gov. Reid, it were universally admitted
that the principles of the Democratic party in regard
these measures least embodied into the laws
of the land, had with the decided and unequvo-
cal appreciation of the people. But not So it
and we have this exception in candidate for Gov
ernor of North Carolina vino would persuade that
radical change in the Revenue and Currency sys-
TENS of the country is still necessary for the public
happiness and accommodation But who will endorse
for Mr.. Kerr the responsibility of reviving these old
Issues! The Register-wil it come to his aid, and
unite with him, in envokng, for party purposes, the
ghost of the old defunct Bank, so long buried and
lend helping hand to prove, that the cheaper you
SELL and the dedrer you purchase, is the better policy
for filling your pockets, according to the principles OF
a protective tariffl We shall see.
Public Lands. Mr.. Kerr also assaulted the Resolu-
tion of the late Democratic Convention, this sub
ject and denied the right and justice of their being
retained by the government a source of revenue
to u.eet the public debts. He also denounced the
several acts of Congress making appropriations Of
alternate sections in of the Staes we'll Also
the homestead bill pending before Congress. AS to
the latter bill, Gov. Reid made no issue with him ;
sales of public lands, it cannot be denied that Gov
Reds reply was unanswerable. At time like the
,Present-the Government greatly in debt-he put ii
to every candid, rejecting man, Democrat or Wing
If the policy of dividing the proceeds of the sales Of
these lands among the States, would not be unwise
and Injurious =! And why is this question revived
Mr. Fillmore has sanctioned the appropriation to the
States, so loudly condemned by Mr.. Kerr, doubtless
on the ground that the Improvements to which they
were appropriated enhanced the value of the sections
unappopriated} there effort the part of Wings
al washington City, to abolish this source OF the
pubic revenue; the Government needs them Gf they
yield any thlng) to meet its expenditures and if they
increase, as they have done under Mr.. Fmore's adj
'ninstrahon 1t will need ten times And the
argument-whatis it! Mr. Kerr says first, the lands
Yield no revenue; and secondly, the proceeds OF
Ihelr sales should be divided out, (not the lands
tnemseves); and yet, he would have the people be-
lleve, they to get great fund for Railroads and
Schools by the distribution of the proceeds of sales
amounting to little othing and that too, after pay
ing the costs of distribution. This will never do,
MT. herr. 1t is bad platform. In Gen. Jackson 8
S'me-the time of the old man. whom you term ed a
deao lion which. you said you were not afraid
oi-'ne government was not in debt, and the surplus
ce'enueS were distributed among the States-not the
proceeds Oh the sales of public lands The govern
Ment Is not now out of deb-far from it; nor is it
likely 10 be so, as long as Mr.. Fillmore spends 4s
millions wear: and If tba nrhl;. ,