Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-06-09
The Canvass.

SO far as the issues of State and national politics
are concerned, the advantage is clearly and unms-
takeahly with the Democratic candidate. The course
of the two parties on the Nebraska Bill and other
kindred questions, is too plain and apparent 10 re-
quire remark-so much so, indeed, that some of the
ablest and most independent Wing presses Of the
South are forced to the deliberate conclusion that the
Wing party, as a national party, no longer exists ;
while at the same time the frmnesS and patriotism
OF the Administration in the enforcement of the laws,
has exored reluctant praise from the lips of enemies
Upon The question of a Convention for the amend
ment Of the Constitution, as proposed by the Wing
Convention, with a restriction, which members Of
that Convention did not believe the Legislature
petpnt to make and Free suffrage by the safe Demo-
cratic mode of Legislative enactment, the advantage
IS all on the side of the Democrats. In face of the
unanimity which pervades the people of the State,
and the feeling which has aroused them 10 do some
thing for the old Commonwealth, Gen. Dockery and
his friends trying to drag that queson-nternal
improvement-into the arena of party politics, and to
make some little political capital by misrepre-
senting Mr.. Braggs hostile there to. We make the
following extract from speech delivered by that gen.
teman, al Raleigh, on Wednesday last
On the question of Internal improvements Mr.
Bragg said he had been grossly misrepresented. He
said be had no land hobby on this question that
the Improvements to be made must Depend as
those of the past have depended, on the resources
and the means of own citizens that he was
tor looking the matter in the face, and for deal
ing with it was that he would scorn to deceive
the people by promises of monies from the general
government, 10 aid them in making improvements
when it was well known such promises could not be
ale good. He said he desired it to he known eve
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that he stood this question on the Resolution OF
the Convention that nominated him, which Resolu
non, III his Judgment, was fuller and more explicit
than the one adopted by the Wing Convention OBJ
jecuons had been made to the declarations in the
Resolution, that works should be prudentlv I'm.
dertaken and carried forward but he desired f
know if any one could wish to see these works i'm
PrudenHy undertaken. Railroads had at one time
been quite unpopular among us, on account of the
mlsmanagement by Wing leaders but that state O
things had passed away, and all men of oil partie
now concurred as to the Importance and necessity O
gong forward with the work of developing our re
sources and OF building up markets within our owl
borders. 1t was, therefore, useless to argue 10 tn
people the advantages OF improvements the DANCE
was II indeed any danger existed that the system
might be run into extravaganza. and the State in
vovad in a debt larger than the people could paw
without resort TO oppressive taxation
de said he had reptile! to Gen. D., and he nov
stated that he saw no objection to extending tn
Norm carolina Road eastward to Beaufort and west
ward 10 the Tennessee line on thu two-tbirds III
same principle of the charter of the present Road
for he held that where the people would invest the
means ii would be safe for the Stale 10 do the same
These extensions appeared to be Just, expedient an
demanded by the voice of the people and the int
rests OF the State. The sum required for them woul
not by any, means, as his opponent had admitted
Aamance' have to be raised at once but could h
raised from time to time, as needed The Centr
Road was not yet completed, nor all the money cal
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and he felt it his duty in maintaining the position
did in relation to improvements, to tell The poop
frankly the probable cost which they would have
incur. He hoped our present works would, after
time, pay something into the State Treasury, an
whatever was received from this source would