Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-06-02
MR.. KERR IN PAsoI1or,

City, on the l9ths.nltimo, the Demoo,a.. hlAaberh
thus speaks ofhis Speech at that plac. Pioneer
80 The SPEECH OF Mr.. KERR. ~.
'ile wing candidate for Governor Of NJ, senteman
aqoressed the people of Pasquoank =, Carolina
d.Gnse IN ms place on Wednesday last me me Court
to the haste with which lie left Raa;nt We SUPPOSE
nation, and the short notice. I.er The nOmi
we MAD supposed from the manv 49,. heTeupon
Ieached US OF the intellectual strengb ~ that had
That we should hear something WORTH MI ker
slat ms friends Were endeavornr we high
itsh TOT MIN In this quarter and that VIZ 10 eslab.
somewhat enlightened upon State poIicr should BE-
politics. TO say that we were disan00n'i ano Feder
be lame word to use, for we were nn ro'ed wOu5
disappointed. When we reached the bon eSsegiOusIy
euan mac JUST proclaimed himself 10 be W me- gen.
Wing of '76-a Wing of the same oe Whig~
Aiexanders, the Davies, &c., &c. md GcnOoI as The
to hear him say that he was Demoo,,"e expected
Republican Union Wing, but tbinI irauc MationaI
the school he had mentioned would he xt; Wing Of
LOT .nis region ne passed on paying vis enough
graves OF our Revolutionary sires to 1b ssnt 10 the
of North Carolina. and to glorious oI e battle fields
and then after this aerial fight landod iaAbulg
Raleigh platform which he said had k"oIey On the
for him. There was attempt At n p?en Prepared
nation OF the platform TO ascertain Of ' mI e1ani
material II was made 10 be serious We nio Of
mere was one person in the house, who questlOnif
that knew anything more of Mr.. Kerr, VI democrat,
on State policy after he had conclnds5 opinions up
before, except that all amendments o dn hey did
should be done by convention. rbo mt constitution
"nich the gentleman travelled over this h.uoy with
subject, may be considered a fair evo e"cn OF his
ure 10 notice few of the items whiI LOT his fail
may present for consideration, as neron me canvass
cannon always stop to examine eyerv obi. ndste
rest that presents itself, particularly if tbee y. ME
IN inc examination. We would not be undsTs, uunSs'
sHylns mere was any fear the part of The noa
tieman 10 preVent.his examining these Et,1a " sSN'
OF Interesr'-not by any means. the boISn o"tcs
%hicn ne aVowed his determination TO face o WIN
Danger, grapPle with every foe and d,Je no, Ie!
wouio iofoid that we should indulge in any s~b
snuauon. We only say that as "prodence is t 'b,
80 Pi.t Vi Valor, he manifested a commendabIo
oegree OF me article in avoiding what miobt he voI
as dangerous ground W 'e"u
upon the right of suffrage no opipiop v,,s 49,
pressed II SO, we did not hear it, consequently ~
are In ignorance of Mr.. Kerr's peculiar views my
ms important topic. We cannot think, howsgor
''a' lie aoogea the question intentionally Oh MOI il
was nothing more than slip of the memory w"
think that some kind friend should stir mn HE rn,o
mind by way of remembrance before he ues throuaS
the canvass, that the people may know for battbs
are voting. The question of Free Suffrage was ,Ss
test question in the last gubernatoral election in this
State and the Will OF the people about whom Mr.,
Kerr talks eloquently was Enthusiastically evnrooSod
by the election of Gov. Reid. Mr. Kerr is in f,vo-
of the Convention system-an open unrestricted con-
vention
He gave this but casual glance, never pretending
to inform how the Eastern section of the Stale ran
avoid the dangers to be aPpTehended from conveu.
ton assembled after the manner proposed with a
majority of Western men against u.s. and the copst
tuition like bundle of waste paper thrown out 10 make
room fcI draft. Can we suppose that Western
men truly patriotic, throw interest to the
dogs. and yield TO the portion of the State
what they (the wes) view their just right and
title. But admitting the mode pointed out by the
Convention and endorsed by Mr.. Kerr, to be the
correct one he did not condescend inform whet-
er he favored the calling of Convention not. We
can but say in reference TO this portion of his Speech
that while assuming TO be candid. open, frank avoid
ing even the appearance of dOdge that was the
most complete piece OF noncommitalism, shifting and
evasion that we have witnessed for long lime.
The want of space will not allow 10 review this
speech in full this week, but will take up in the
next issue. In fact, were we to notice the many
points that present themselves, it would consume
quire of paper 10 do so, for there is step that
we take in the review that some glaring absurdty
does not present itself, and demand exposure"
We learn from the same article (Which We regret
our want of space precludes from inserting enre
that after he lodged and GRADED the great question of
State policy, Mr.. Kerr came down. upon Mr.. Fillmore
with perfect torrent of eulogy. To such of our
franklin friends as heard Mr. Kerrs speech Frank
linton in 1S49, and who have any remaining ideas OF
Wing consistency, this will seem somewhat astol-
ishing, if not ludicrous. One of two things must
be true of Mr.. Kerr either that he has not been per-
suaded of General Scot's ascendent chances for the
Wing nomination, or, being so advised, he is post
poning the hour Of eulogising him to Southern
audience just long as it is possible for a Wing
leader here to do so.
He spoke also, says the Pioneer. of there being
no division in the Wing ranks; and among other
amiabIe accusations, charged the Democratic South
ern Conventions witb bidding for abolition votes.
There is no telling to what lengths some "en;hu-
sastic'' people will go, but really this seems sheer
desperation. With what face can any person, can
didate or no candidate, whose memory reaches OLE
month back talk in this way, after the startling rev.
elations of the Seward and Mangum caucus at WASH
ng.on2 And how can Mr.. X, without blush'
speak of Southern Democrats " bidding Tor a0oll'oH
votes, I" when he contrasts for single moHen' "'
position of the Democratic and Wing sateemen 10"
before the country as candidates i0 "'
Presidency, upon the Slavery and COMPROMISE CUES
ions? Mr. Kerr must know that the National Cof
7entions of his party have dared, in past imS'
o saw word on the subject. He must know dlS'
,e who now stands foremost in the chances i0
nomination by the Wing Convention this HOn,".
Zen. Scott-has deliberately suffered his mOu'" "
re sealed up against any avowal of opinions on 'no
Fugitive Slave law and Furthermore has cast hi'nO
nto the arms of Seward and his abolition trlenuS iO'
upport; and yet he speaks of Democrats Oioui"S
or abolition votes
ORANGE AND ALAMANCE.
At a Democratic Convention, composed oil D''
ates from the Counties of Orange and AIaman'''
ssembled at Hilsborough, on the 25th ultlmO Wv
blowing nominations were made for the next Hos