Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-25
TBE GONTRAsT


by Hon: g, w. Caldwell During that campaign
the General took grounds, in substance for union
of majorities welded in against the slave
holding States for though he deprecated The event
he declared that in the last resort, he mould eote
and sioord reduce South Carolina and his osoa
State to su6jectson. He thus invited the very ag-
gressons on our rights as shareholders which the
abolitionsts were making, for it is well known that
every inch of ground abandoned by Southern men
is instantly occupied by these fanatics. The bold
and manly stand which was taken and maintained
on the Southern question by such men as Thomas
Z. Clingman and William B. Shepard, was any
thing but acceptable to Alfred Dockery, who was re-
garded them as now, as not only disposed to give
back in matter of vital concern to US all but as
fcderast or consodationist in his construction of
the Constitution and in h views of federal power
In order that the people may read for themselves
the opinions of Gen. Dockery as advanced in 1851,
we quote as follows from communications giving
sketches of his speeches, and published in this jour-
nal the truth of which not denied at the time,
will it be now. One of our Correspondents in
his account of Gen. Dockery's speech at Charlotte,
said:
"He, Gen. D. said the States were once sovereign,
but ceased to be such when the confederacy was
formed, and that when it formed the States
told they could no longer be sovereigns? Who
told them so, Mr.. Edtor?"
Again, our Correspondent said:
"He [Gen. Dockery] would vote ships of
not only ships but steamboats, and not only steam
boats, but gunboats; and would not stop here, but
would give the President the entire militia of the
country to subdue South Carolina, if she should
cede."
Another of our Correspondents giving sketch
of Gen. Dockerys speech in Richmond, said:
HE stated that the issue submitted was but one;
that rode all former party issues that the very
salvation of the Union depended upon the manner in
which it was settled and that little rested upon
this District that, bordering upon South Carolina
it was margin district, and therefore an important
one, and that the people should look well to it.
He denied that the States were sovereign" He
stated that they never were sovereign, not even
under the articles of Considerations that Moth Car
DINA in coming into the g Union" had parted with
her sovereignty. He stated that we owed allegiance
to the General Government and not to the States.
He was sorry that sister State about to with
draw feared she would, hoped she would not; but
if elected to Congress- he would, after trying every
other means, vote the President both meh and mon
ey to achip her back. Yes, says the General will,
in the last resort send the biggest "a gun ship in the
Navy and sir, will go farther than this, would
vote even to employ the force of the nation against
ny Oacn State, or any State who should lain to eX-
ercise the right of Withdrawing from this glorious
Government"
When the General came to wind up, although he
admitted at the start that it party question,
yet he stated expressly that he wanted the present
parties kept alive, for theeason, Says the General)
if we quarrelhng among ourselves we will not
be as likely to abuse the North, nor would she be
likely to abuse the South but the contrary, if
are all united at the South, we will abuse them too
much, and then they will abuse the South, and this
will be most likely to destroy this glorious Gov
ernment" Yes, gentlemen, it is glorious Gov
ernment."
As on as the General declared that he would
and even his own State you could general
feeling of indignation for it is doctrine that finds
few supporters in either party"
We give the foregoing as specimen of what Gen.
Dockery wa in 1851. We have no doubt he is
the same Doclery and that, if the truth could
be known, he is bitterly opposed at heart to the Ne
braska and Kansas bill. These sentiments of his it
must be borne in mind were uttered at time when
the Southern States had the deep and ardent sympa
thes of such men Buchanan, Douglas, Pierce,
Cass, Dickinson, and Webster-one of them having
actually declared that if attempt should be made
to crush them their struggle for justice and their
rights, he would shoulder his musket and shed his
blood in their defence. Behold the contrast!
Gen. Dockery is the present Wing candidate for
Governor. His views and opinions this vital
question have just been given let us now see what
are the views and opinions of Mr. Kerr, who was
the Wing candidate for Governor in1S52. In his
late speech in Congress on the Nebraska question,
"He MR. Stephens has shown the historical fact,
that if any party-if any section-in this country,
has again and again repudiated the Missouri COM
promise, it is the North which has done it. had
intended to present these facts to the committee but
perhaps [ should not have done it clearly as the
gentleman from Georgia. Indeed, could scarcely
hope to say anything well he says all things.
Be that as it may, however, will not again travel
over the ground he has occupied. He has shown
clearly that the South has violated any of its
pledges. And he has also shown that we have car
ried out, in good faith the Missouri compromise
whenever the question has presented ITSELF although
opposed to its adoption originally.
Again, Mr.. Kerr says:
GIVE want to have equal rights with northern
brethren under the Constitution of the Government
which our fathers established As q southern man, |
insist on this equality of rights AS southern |
man, never will submit to less than equality"
But suppose Mr.. Kerr, we cannot obtain equal !
rights with the free States and tell them will not
submit-will not Gen. Dockery if elected Governor,
counsel our assailants the Abotionists, to whip
into subsection?
Again, Mr.. Kerr, after speaking of his ardent at
for the Union, says:
&c But thus reverencing it, do, loving it with
fervent and enthusiastic affection, the moment dis
cover that it is be made of by dominant ma
orty to Cypress that section of the country in which
my destiny, in Gods providence, has been cast,
trampe it in the Dust join any man, any force,
to pull it down, asserting and proclaming to the
last, liberty and equality, DEATH" l have no
idea of adhering to the Union merely to be oppressed
by the Union"
Again, Mr.. Kerr says
But, after ALL what our northern friends tell US
is that our only security is an their grace aud aUor