Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-04-29

G1sN,I nOcKERY "a KINsTON
Mn HoIprN On satuEday I'd inst, Gen Dock
reached ou a29qs 1as
of the Telegraph, having addressed the people ct
EGreene on the 3ay before, at Snow II During
the morning Of glorious days re was eahea on
BIZ several eentIen3cn of both PARTIES to whom ne
was introduced and spent the lorning hours IN
pleasant conversations The General seemed to be
IN good health and spirts, has good conversational
talent and npon hole = Inc looking ola geni
huge wag once said OF himself
or as the General would more modesty say OF hi'n7
self of great frmness of purpo strength
of intellect The General vas quite affable N con-
yersation-but good Lord, how hesdocs murder up
the Kings English. IVY lker ohnson and Webster,
would be thrown into fits, were they to have can
didate for Governor, Of the simon-p decent
all talented big party too use such expressions as
these He presumed there would be but few per-.
sons in town to-day, as our Court had sot all the
week and when, his speech said s fs1ea citi-
zens = ..now and then some democrat would jump
out their pen and fined (jonedl us. He was a.
coarse plain man, not charged with being ovcr-per-
The s r speech he ever ,aa made dew was in
gross had given to build the Illinois railroad had
been bought up. and now owned by Furreners Gor-
6 eigners" sHiscounty was so miles from the near
est pint of the Central Road -. the United States
had to keep standing army to protect the land OF
and many other such pronuncations misre-
Misunderstanding we must excuse him, and as he
made pretty good talk upon the subject of EaicG-
tso7- having felt the need of it, could appreciate
its Importance, as sick could the blessings OF
health"
Our Democratic friends, delegates to your late
Convention from the counties of Craven and Jones,
having reached this place to breakfast in line health
and spirits, bore to the pleasing intelligence of
the result of your deliberations, and of the more
agreeable time they had enjoyed-in Raleigh. 1t
required but few moments then, after his arrival,
ere the General was informed that Thos Bragg, Esq,
of fhoD,T thn
is the nominee then" He Twas more delighted,
than 100 guineas could make him." He spoke of
Bragg in terms of the highest praise-"a most wor
thy and able mana good lawyer, and gentleman
Had met him twice already-once at Gainesville and
at Edenton Each knew the others platform.
81 have got him already nailed to the table. y
"Bragg the ablest of his party, in the
Statc-perhaps of any party "-"would consider it
victory to be elected over able competitor -
{" but can dock his tail for him, turn 1t up and cut
it off short" These and other similar remarks were
made during the conversation in the morning-some
one cnquired what the platform OF the Convention
was-no could tell. The General presumed
that it would be formed to suit the occasion that
principles and platforms were made, nowadays, to
yield to policy and the times appealed to a Dem
ocrat present to know if this was not so-who re-
piled, sometimes it is the case, for instance when
the late Wing Convention put free suffrage plank
in their platform the General cited the Baltimore
platform of the Democratic party" 1t is indeed
amusing to hear the Wings now advocating and con-
tending for free suffrage after having laborCd Zealously
and srenuousy against it for the last six years. and
defeating it, contrary to the well known wishes of
the people, by their tricks in the last Legislatures
but now adopting it from policy only The bible
says, tout of the funcss of the heart the mouth
speaketh," and we may we'll conclude that their pre-
sent partalities for it, only dcusive and false
and that their restricted Convention hobbies"
ly another attempt to trick and deceive the people,
and defeat the measure Free suffrage is plank of
the Democratic platform alone-and the people of
North Carolina in August next, will kick all its pre-
op1 f,lS of MI inn
the people will not let them get on that plank.
After dinner, the General and citizens, about 100
in number, Wings and Democrats, repaired to the
Courthouse where he addressed them, according to
the following notes points of his address,
Notes Of Gen. DOckerns speech at KinstOn.
Being introduced, he announced himself as the
candidate of the Wing party for Governor, at the
ensuing election. His Democratic friends had COM
planned that he had begun the campaign before the
nominee of their Convention could be in the field
and said this no fault of his but it turned out,
as he had just that morning been informed that Mr.
Bragg was the nominee that their candidate had
been in the field all the time; that he had met him
twice, once at Gainesville, and once at Edenton He
spoke in the highest terms of Mr. Bragg as worthy
man. an able speaker, and good lawyer He said
that he was no lawycr-but that he had Mr.. Bragg
already nailed to the counter-and should hold him
to his. platform already laid down, notwithstanding
the platform which the Convention might adopt.
He presumed it would be made of some India Rub
Der stuff, (Which like pair OF patent suspendcrs,
"werc so short would fit little boy, Or if drawn
out, the largest man,D to suit all sections of the
State and every body.
He declared in favor of free suffrage, and said,
it was not matter for the day with him that
he had been in favor of it-and cited his
in the Convention of 1885, as having coted for CIV
ing to the people the election of Governor. This
had been doubted, but he had the journal in his
trunk at the Hotel and could prove it. He not
present when the matter put to final vote, (be
ing at Wake Forest but had voted for its "engross
ment" (But, Mr.. Editor, this is not the kind of
free suffrage that have been contending for for
the last six years, and which the Wings have oppos
ed. The General advanced no proof that he was in
favor of eectng Senators by the people-nor did he
this measure in the Conventon--see this nice little
dodge the General makes to convince the dear peo
pie that he is of their fast and early friends)
He agreed that his opponents were in favor OF free
suffrage also-and the only pint in question was, as
to the plan mode to obtain it. He said there |
were two plans provided for in the Constit ltiona
conventional and legislative plan The Wing plan |
the conventional restricted convention the |
Democratic plan-the legislative. He urged two OBJ |
jections to the legislative mode. 1st, because of
youthfulncss and inexperience of the members of
the Legislature, who and would be more or less
influenced too by political and partizan excitements;
that the number required to adopt it two-thrds OF
ITO members, say 113, whom he spoke OF as boys, I
were not to be so well trusted were as well quail
ited, as body of older men, chosen by the people
for this purpose, and this purpose alone-here he
referred to such men as Macon Meares, CASTOR, Ow-
en-, Branch DC I'd objection was the delay and |
uncertainty Of having the thing done by legislative
get it, and was now nearer in having than at I
first and he ioac before