Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-06-10

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held and the proceeds paid into and used by the
eral treasury; and that in the face Of this admission
and of the fact that the lands being held and o;U
be held By President Pierce for the purpose as above
stated, he yet calls for division and for North Ca
rolinas 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 dwes at length
on the amount of taxes to be imposed upon the
people, but promises greatly to decrease these taxes
II the people will only go for distribution of the lands
or proceeds, which distribution he admitted in Moore
County it was not probable should get; that he
not only thereby contradicts himself which is neith-
er surprising nor important but Injuries the cause of
internal improvements which has recently taken and
so justly deep hold on the public mind.
Keep it before the people, that Alfred Dockery,
after having had favorable opportunities as most
OF the boys of the State to improve 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 Legisa-
ture, and Of Congress- now complains of his want of
education, of his being 'rediculed by the Demo
cratic press, and seeks votes this account; that
man who could not be made or educated under such
circumstances cannot be made at all that he is not
specimen of those selfmade men whom the people
delight to honor; that whilst he thus wines over his
own defects, he loses opportunity to excite preju-
dice against his opponent, Mr.. Bragg, as lawyer
and educated man; that he wants votes more than
he does knowledge correct ideas of pronunciation;
that he is naturally dull and of slow and ordinary
intellect, for which, of course he is not to blame
that the people of this State, who have embarked
much of their means in Common Schools, in inter-
nal improvements, and who devoted to their
University, entitled to have for their Chief Ex-
ecutive officer competent and able man, and not
one who will necessarily be more or less under in
huences not comfortable by responsible to then.
Keep it before the people, as facts given only in
reply to the demagogueism on this head of Alfred
Dockery, that Thomas Bragg, though possessed of
highly disciplined mental faculties profound jurst
and an able and accomplished public speaker-nerer
enjoyed the advantages Of a Collegiate education
and that, being the son of carpenter, he knows
we'll any what it is to earn ones bread by
daily TOLL and sympathzes deeply and sincerely with
the laboring men of the State.
Keep it 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 new States the old that he is in favor
of retaining the lands and their proceeds be used
by the general treasury and is for reducing the ia
riftaxes articles of prime necessity that he is
Schools and internal improvements, and will go as
far in improving the one and carrying forward the
other the means and resources of the State will
justify; that he is the advocate and will labor to
promote as Governor whatever may tend to develope
and foster our agricultural, commercial and mineral
interests; that he is opposed to Convention, is for
the basis is and for Free Suffrage by legislative
enactment the mode approved by Charles Fisher
and William B. Shepard, and roted for By General
Doc&ery hiaseI6 he, Gen Dockery insists, in the
Convention of 1885; that he believes, what is most
unquestionably true, that Free Suffrage can be OBJ
tanned in 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
we'll open the door still wider for agitation under
the lead of Gen. Dockery and others, for free Con-
venton and that his election will only express
confidence in the national administration at Wash
ing4on in its noble the slavery question,
but will strengthen and advance Free Suffrage put
to the clamor for Convention, and gen.
orally to the people of the State such administra
ton of their affairs as we have had under David S.
Reid.
People of North Cardinal! choose we between
them.