Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-07-05

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Mr. EDIroR: Amcng the many strange Things !.
this strange world Of ours the weak and puny ei-
Gorts of tho Wing press in this State to sustain tn
s Wing candidate for Governor, and claim LOT zen.
Dockery a superiority over Mr.. Bragg as to argu-
ment ability as public speaker, and generai sue
cess in the canvass Can the Editors OF some OF the
Wing papers be in earnest when through the medl-
ssum Of their columns they tell the people that Gen
Dockery is every where gaining strength that he IS
more than even with Mr. Bragg III debate; and that
the people will certainly elect him in August next
Do they really expect their attempts thus to deceive
the people can be credited by any thinking man.
with plain common sense, who may hear the two gen.
tlemen discuss the questions that now agltate inc
public mindf No sir, de not believe tney 40 II! IN
reason they cannot (; but as drowning man wiz
catch at straws" and as they have bad cause pao-
ly sustained the people will allow them pretty
wide margin, but at the polls IN August neA'; "o DO
becomes the people of great State, ana seecl l"r
their Chief Exc :utive man every way quahheo ~
fill the station and who who Will comiHa'iu ioeEe'
at home and abroad
Cen Dockery and Mr. Bragg met per aPPointment
ut Statesville in this County, on Saturday June ~
ut which time and place had the pleasure 10 he"i
them discuss the matters now before INC poppy
The concourse of people was large and respectaOle
and much interest seemed to be manifested TO near
the champions of the two parties. Gen Jockey
led off in speech of some two hours iength' NO
man living could give anything like satisfactory ac-
count of his effort He did not confne himself to
enc subject for any length of time, but was skipping
and jumping from one subject to announcer anu DacA
again until the audience seemed to be lost IN their
attempts to keep up with him. shall therefore at
tempt to give YOU for your information only few
of the :" pints" in the Generals speech. He COM
menced with TRADE of low abuse against the ad-
ministration of Gen. Pierce; he charged the iresi
dent with betrayal of Southern intereSt-wlth al
filiaton with freesoilers and abolitionsts-wIth
design to involve the country in foreign war with
out cause, and many other things, equally without
foundation in truth, and equally disgusting ana I'M
becoming in candidate for the high position of chief
Executive of the State. He said he not an dc0r
of the Nebraska and Kansas bill, but supposed had
he been in Congress when it became law he should
have roted for at. The general took slrong GROUNDS
in favor of common schools-he wanted every child
in the State ''edcated." and wanted distribution OF
the public lands, that the money derived from the
sale of them might be applied to teaching the poor
children in the State their letters. (Humbug) He
was anxious the State should engage in works of in
ternal improvement; the State might create debt
of several millions of dollars more for the purpose
he for willing to say ten Millions and then
the distribution of the public lands would enable the
State to pay off the debt and every individual get
his share &c. Gen. Dockery labored hard to con-
vince that he was great friend of Free Suffrage
democratic free suffrage, not free negro Tree sui
frage and used all his ability to prove that that
measure was defeated in the last Legislature by the
vote of the Democratic Speaker of the Senate but it
would not do the more he labored the more he be-
came fixed in his difficulties. He was in favor OF
free suffrage, but opposed to the legislative mode OF
obtaining tt. He was for Convention &c. Ghe old
dodge) The General seemed to rely great deal on |
the "hobby of the distribution of the public lands;
he contended the general government had no for
them, nor the money from the proceeds of the sale
of them. The treasury full to overlooking; the
country was at "peace with all the world and the
rest of mankind and the government was not like
ly soon to have for the money now in the Urea
shry; the public lands was source of corruption in
the hands of the President and would continue to
be bone of contention in Congress, until the new
States got them ALL and for these if for
other he in favor of their distribution. But the
States ought to have them, and particularly North
Carolina her portion would enable her to extend her
works of internal improvement into every portion |
of the State; it would make her people all rich it |
would "edicate" every child in her borders; it
would enable the State to take stand in the lead
among the other States in Importance and wealth.
In the opinion of Gen. Dockery that is, his public
opinion, publicly expressed, the public lands to
do great deal for North Carolina, provided we can
get them divided, and suppose that matter depends
upon his election and that being the case, we must
wait awhile for our share of them l really believe
he Generals political friends relieved when he
ook his seat-they appeared much disappointed in
MS effort.
After the General was seated, Mr.. Bragg arose
md if he did not " make the fur fly then under
stand but little of our language He followed the
Generals rambling zig gag until he had shown
he fallacy and demagogueism OF the prints in his
peech and then, better exposition of the prnci-
lies of true conservative Democracy it has never
,een my good fortune to listen to. Mr. Bragg sue
essfully came to the rescue of Gen. Pierce and his
winch Gen DOcEcry nau we'll nigh |
nnihilated-he showed concusiyely and to the sat
sfaction of every body present that the President
yas true to the South and the Consttution-that he
determined to do his duty regardless of factions
maintain the supremacy of law and protect our
itizens and flag from injury and insult the world
YER Mr.. Bragg clearly proved that the passage of
he Nebraska and Kansas" bill was an important
MEASURE for the South and that all of whatever
Official faith who had the love of country at heart
ejoiced at its passage; that he not opposed to,
ut in favor of the State giving proper aid judi
Ious schemes of internal improvements; that no
ian in the State warmer friend to the cause
feducation than he was that everything that could
c done for the diffusion of knowledge throughout
he State has heretofore, will now and always meet
18th his hearty appreciation and cooperation, wheth-
as governor or as plain citizen On the question
Free Suffrage every body knows where to find
lr. Bragg, and Gen. Dockery suffered severely in
is hands on this '.pint" He reviewed the Generals
this questionable course of the leaders of
Wing party in their efforts defeat this popular
leasure, and after convincing the people that Gen.
cookery in favor of Free Suffrage per-force he
bowed that he was opposed to the only practical :
lie manner of obtaining it. He also exposed to the
eople how Free Suffrage defeated in the last
General Assembly, and that the Democratic party {
ad nothing to do with that defeat but it was killed
y Wing votes, and in such manner that they ,
light with some face charge it upon the Democrats
IT. Bragg believed and the people will tell their
pinion in August Gen. Dockery may love Free 7
uffrage, but he loves Alfred Dockery much better:
nd how the Wing party can reconcile Gen. Docke-
disposition with the pursued by Ex-Governor
laniy is more than can understand. On the ques-
on of the public lands Mr.. Bragg was perfectly at
use; and to the mind of every who thinks at t