Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-07-26


improve our Common Schools; that he admitted in
his speech here that North Carolina would get her
share of the lands if they were held and the pro-
ceeds paid into and used by the general treasury;
and that in the face of this admission, and of the
fact that the lands being held and uciU be held
6y President Pierce for the purpose as above
stated, he yet calls for division and for North Car
olinas share to be paid to her; that in sections
where internal improvements are not supposed to be
very popular, he speaks of the enormous debt to be
incurred to complete the system, and dwells at
length on the amount of taxes to be imposed upon
the people, but promises greatly to decrease these
taxes if the people will only go for distribution of
the lands proceeds, which distribution he admit
ted in Moore County it was not probable we should
get; that he not only thereby contradicts himself
which is neither surprising important, bnt in
jures the cause of internal improvements, which has
recently taken and so justly deep hold on thepub
lie mind.
Keep it before the People,
That Alfred Dockery, after having had as favorable
opportunities most ofthe boys of the State to i'm
prove his mind, and after having mingled for more
than twenty years with the leading and educated
men of the country, members of the Convention of
1885, of the Legislature, and of Congress, now COM
plains of his want of education, of his being 'red-
iculed" by the Democratic press and seeks votes
this account; that who could not be made or
educated under such circumstances, cannot be made
at ali that he is not specimen of those selfmade
men whom the people delight to honor; that whilst
he thus whines over his own defects, he loses
no opportunity to excite prejudice against his
opponent, Mr. Bragg lawyer and educated
st ho hn Gpac Croyr
edge correct ideas of pronunciation; that he is
naturally dull! and of slow and ordinary intellect for
which, of course he is not blame; that the peo-
pie of this State who have embarked much of
their means in Common Schools, in internal i'm
provements, and who devoted to their Uni
University, entitled to have for their Chief Exec
utive officer competent and able man, and not
who will necessarily be less under
influences not controabie by or responsible to
them.
Keep it before the People,
As facts given only in reply to the demagogueism
this head of Alfred Dockery that Thomas Bragg,
though possessed of highly disciplined mental fac
ulties- profound jurist and able and accom-
plished public speaker-nersr enjoyed the adranta-
ges Of Collegiate sducatioa and that, being the
of a carpenter, he knows we'll any one
what it is to ones bread by daily toll, and SYM
pathzes deeply and sincerely with the laboring
of the State.
Keep il before the People,
That Thomas Bragg is opposed to any action of
Congress which would squander the public lands or
give undue advantages to the States over the
old that he is in favor of retaining the lands and
their proceeds, to be used by the general treasury
iS he Of
prime necessity; that he is the steady, uniform and
ardent friend of Common Schools and internal i'm
provements and will 60 as far in improving the one
and CARRYING forward the other as the and
sources of the State will justify that he is the advo
cate, and will labor to promote as Governor, what
ever NAV tend to deveope and foster our agricutu-
ra commercial and mineral interests that he is op-
posed to Convention is for the basis as it is, and
for Free Suffrage by legislative enactment the mode
approved by Charles Fisher and William B. Shep-
ard, and roted for By General Dockery himself, as
he Gen. Dockery insists, in the Convention of 1885
that he believes what is most unqucstionably true,
that Free Suffrage can be obtained in no other way
| than by legislative enactment and the sanction of
the people at the polls that his defeat will be the
defeat of this great measure well as open the
door still wider for agitation, under the lead OF Gen.
Dockery and others, for free Conventions and that
his election will not only express confidence in the
national administration at Washington in its noble
course on the slavery question: but will strengthen
and advance Free Suffrage, put to rest the clamor
for Convention, and ensure generally to the pco-
pie of the State such administration of their af-
! fairs as we have had under David S. Reid
| People of North Carolina! choose ye between
| them.
Stand Firm!
In nolitca contests as in the field of battle i. is