Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-11

tnls same subject!
A-Believe did
Q-Were you then for granting foreiono.
the right of citizenship on the terms mention.,
above? 0Hed
A-No: then "hesitated between extendin.
the time tive years. before naturalization on1
total repeal OF all the laws of Congress on tho s
ject, and my mind inclined to the latter NO-
Odd you then approve the Native Ano.;
'''C'n
Al did "concur fully in the Pb;l.do,.,
movement, and expressed desire to taLo r-"
name for our party such as American Renrbr
cans, or Democratic Americans u wantod '--
name that would take. np'
e-General' in your letter of acceptance ro,
refer to the incidents of your lfe-please sto:
you were in favor of that prominent and a, Il
waiting measure Of Wing policy. the Ran lapu,
law? NNiuPt
Al was, and should have voted for Il b., ?
been IN Congress, as stated in nv letter Of
lS41. oOooer'
Q-And as to the currency, what are your orin
ions? OPil'-
An the same letter stated that 7 had h..
long under the conviction that in peace % j.
somethlng IN the nature of Bank of the United
States was not only necessary and proper, but N
dispensable to the successful operations of the IT,.
sury, as we'll as many of the wants of commerce ona
currency"
GLOW do you think such opinions allvuitb
those you held in 1889, as the candidate Of H.
Democratic Rochester organization?
A-Sr, [ am not to be catechized in This uo,
Q-And with the fact of your having "carrs1
Gen. Jackson's administration THROUGH On vow,
back?
A-S-o-u-p.
Q-General, what is your opinion of the Exec.
utive veto, as provided for in the Constitution,
A-In my said letter of October, 184l, YOU will
find it thus stated {" 1 hope, then, by an early
amendment of the Constitution to see a reduction
of the Presidents veto. The CIRCULATION of patro
age would properly follow. There can be no good
reason why the veto should not be overcome bra
bare majority in each House of Congress of all tbe
members elelected to it-say, for the benefit Of re-
Election, at the end of ten days from the retumof
the bill"
Q-General, it is known to you that for wears
past the Abolitionists of the North have poured in
upon Congress thousands of their petitions for the
abolition of slavery and the slave trade Pleas.
state what is your deliberate opinion as to the duty
of Congress in relation to these petitions
A." have from the first been of opinion that
G Congress was bound by the Constitution to
receive, to refer, and to report upon petitions in
relation to domestic slavery, as in the case of all
other petitions" -EF This opinion you will find
in my letter to T. P. Atkinson, ESQ.,, of Danvlh,
Virginia.
Q-What other sentiments do you entertain in
regard to slavery, as expressed in that letter?
Al own myself no slaves, but never have at
tached blame to masters for not iberatng their
slaves. But [ am persuaded that it is Esg" high
moral obligation of masters and slaveholding States
to employ all means not incompatible with the
safety of both coors, to melorate slavery even to
determination" -ET
Q-State your views on the subject of annexing +
new territories to the United States, and partcu
larly whether you would like to fraternize with
Canada and New Brunswick?
A-Last June was three years ago wrote let
ter giving my views on the subject of annexation
and speaking of these British Provinces, l did ez-
press the belief, "that the interests of both sides
would be promoted by the annexation-thes several
Provinces coming into the Union On equal terms
with our present States"
Odd you in that letter declare your opp0-
ton to the annexation of Southern territory?
Al did, and added, that {" should be mfi
happy to fraternize with our Northern and NORTH
western neighbors."
Q-Ever had many personal quarrels, General!
A-Some.
Q-What is your real opinion of Gen. Franklin
Pierce
A-As told Col. German, a more gaIIan
man, or more honorable man than Gen. Pierce
both in public and private, never knew"
W- Will the Hillsborough Recorder inform lnS
public how it is that that public dinner which ""
rendered to Mr. Graham, and accepted by nl~
has not been given? Why was the dinner cnaD5
ed to barbecue? Why not give the Vice ne
idential nominee both dinner and barOee|
But this, we suppose is none of our business a.,
lest we should be gravely lectured by the Recon-
and raped over the knuckles accordingly
forbear.
1t strikes us that one of the most renlarkaOS'
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