Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-14
DISCUSSION AT s4IEu

Al SALEM.
Mr. Kerr still for his 1lgjovifu do.t,;,. =,
sbHfOr Scott, The SevG1d eandidats--,-, =, As7
FORGETTING to mention the Bos;, 81 =, w. har
Fund! 'u me Nhosl
Ma. HOLDEN: The Candidates f..
dressed the people of Salem, on he Governor id.
Ii!ge audience was assembled from tbis instant
joining Counties. '' luis and the al.
Governo! Reid led of in a two bou,. s,
G 6;n with the Presdency-alludeJ 81 He
Fieree as pure patriot, proved him - L 10 Gen.
South, and sound upon all the great ne TO The
DAY That now agItate the countr7 'ThCiohs Of the
handled the questions of United ST., neinor then
protective Tariff, Independent Treasa-r nsnk' high
nc Hanos mastery styIe-declared binN ne pub
posed 70 tne hom estead bill, and aoains, op-
enng OF the public lands on apy n ,h Sr squand.
said ne did not see how his cofnne,;,o. and
tnS present congress for passing the IN: nounce
Dill and euiogize President FilImo,e Land
| toed it. anu sa'o!d have Ye
VI 9uesuons OF State reform Gov. Rs;d
views freely and without reserve ua gave his
Fiee Suffrage, and declared himself il a1Socated
auopuon by Legislative enactment. bec.r.' Of Its
incurred nearly all the expense thai il 50, mad
come part OF the Constitution, and said ,b., De-
~ " uP1ootlng and casting away all Tia, vas
Deen DONE and going back to c7nmeoee I'D mad
just ior the sake OF getting the same tbfog Sgsn
ent way. He said that Mr. Kerr aad ti,,.Is S'He''
oiHered as to the method of obtafniog p Ell only
mat Mr. Kerr was for doing away 9i,h IL 'Iufase
oeen done, and going back 10 commence ans sna a
LOT the sake and name of HAVING Free S0fF."' Just
Convention. But that he, Reid: desi,e5 -, 0ya
Pleteo oy Legislative enactment withon, INV t oH
ei expense or delay. He said he did m, au'a
SHsshS LOT Convention; LIST, because he ,bo,-f '
an amendments necessary could be made 10 The Cs
I'uuon equally as we'll and with less expense .aI
delay, by Legislative enactment, a. bF "a ana
VentIon; and I'd. Mr.. Kerr was only in a.. COn'
amendments to the CONSTITUTIONAL for F. s Two
trage the other the abolition of the land or,,s Su
lot governor and members of the Legisianrs. I
as Free Suffrage had already been psrtIv c,, saI
through oy Legislative enactment. he did not s,eanv
gooo reason why that should not be COMPLETES si
the other amendments likewise adopted by bs ,oa
method. :! We same
Gov. Reid said he was in fayo, If the ,o,;..;-
ruling when they legally had the right to do 81 h
according to our Constitution the majority hal n,i
WIN me right 10 call Convention, therefore he did
not see now majority could legally do il, Cav
Reid decl AIRED himself opposed to any chaoga oF,S.
oasis or In the distribution of the School, Fnnd. ana
enHea upon Mr. Kerr to state his position UPON s
points. ~ "!'O" MNs
Mr.. Kerr commenced by declaring tia, he va.,
wing, ever had been, and ever expected to be. He
said the Wing principles were the onIv trpe n,inoi
pies OF the country-that they were the princpIa If
washington, Madison and Monroe and that The Ciov.
eminent had ever been administered on W6ig min
cIP!es, and that Democrat had ever adnis,s,5 ,b
Government on democratic principIes-thst Demo,
erd'ic doctrines and measures could moi be carried
out He pronounced the Wing the only true Tn;on
party, and said that just so sooS as Wbig bac,ms
secessIonlst or dIsunionst he Immediately dase,,d
the wings and went over to the Democratic ranks
turned traitor 10 The Wings and that so soon as ts
late Hon. w. B. Shepard turned secessionst, he de-
serteo the W hIg party and went over TO the Demo
cratic Gov. Reid remarked, :. Mr.. Kerr, WHY did
CldTOe -, D.
tank Mr.. Kerr | did. - Gov Reid" what
publicity" Mr.. Kerr. No, but privately, and The
W hlss told me that there he could not carry one
doZ en- votes.''
Mr.. kerI spoke long and loud on the question of
the public ands-said that The new States were steal.
ing the public lands, and that the Democrats of the
oid states were assisting them al Doing il. He said
JUST put The wings In power, and they would do jus.
ice to the old States-that them they would getIhe
share OF the public lands-hat the wings have never
been In power but once, and that was in 1910, and
;hen Tyler turned traitor before they could do any
thing.
Mr. Kerr said the Wing was the only true patty
In the country, and to it the people were indebted for
all the great measures of policy under which the coun
try had grown to be great and prosperous. Gov.
ReId asked how can that be, Mr. Kerr, when you say
Inc wings were never In power but once, and then
they did not do any thing1 Mr.. Kerr could not ez.
plain that.
With the nomination of Gen. Scott Mr.. Kerr ap.
Peared to be we'll Pleased-said he was safer for tie
South than Gen. Pierce-IhaI he would make good
President, because he was great General.
M. Kerr was quite brief on matters of State Re-
form. he thought the only amendments Necessary
10 the Constitution were Free Suffrage and the abp
lition Of the land qualification for Governor and
bers of The Legislature. He said that he was in "a
vor of submitting it to the people say, whether
they would have Convention not; and decLar1
that majority of the people had a right 10 call
Convention; and that although the Constitution did
take away the ri ht from majority Of the Legislature
10 call Convention, yet it did not take that rish
from a majority Of the people. He denounced The
idea that under our Constitution a maturity OF the
people had right to call Convention, as anti
republican. undermining JreeDIen. GrisOcraIc' as
IN idea taken from Blackstone He SAID, thai TO con-
end that majority of oar people could had no rtgh
o call C0nre,ltiOn to say that moi FREE
hat ire had parcel Of masters and ruled by
hem. He denied that m1jority of the last Legs-
AZURE was in favor of Free Suffrage He closed his
Speech WITHOUT ONE WORD ABOUT THE BASIS Oh
SCHOOL FUND.
Gov. Reid, in his reply, called the attention oil InS
udience to the fact. Whereupon, Mr.. Herr SAID hs
lad forgotten ii, Gt is very convenient to have Do
memory at times,) and said that he agreed with "'
Governor with regard to the School Funds.
Now is 1t not strange that Mr.. Kerr should nave
oTgoten that after his attention had been called oH
ointedly But he knew full well that the Wings
n this section generally in favor of change o.
he basis, and distributing the School Fund accofp,
ag TO the white population, hence it eOnTenen'
N him TO forget and pass mum. And it is nIIni
rmOre known here that Conve nton is advocaeu
/ this section for the express purpose and with 'n'
lew of changing the basis.
After some little sparing between the Candidates.
he discussion closed.
ONE OF THE SOVEREIGNS
July 5th, 1852.
From the Savannah Repub., Union Wing PaEe'I
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