Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-25
GEN. DOCKERY AGAINST CONVENTIONS,
AND WINGS AGAINST DoCKERY.
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" FIrmness Of Purpose" cares an.
In 1919, it will be recollected, "spike team" of
Wing candidates started out a for Congress
sional honors viz: Dockery, Ingram and Little. To
reconcile divisions it become necessary to hold Con-
vention, against which the General demurred. The
following editorial is from the Charlotte Journal
(now Charlotte Whig) of that time, and shows the
estimate Wings then set on the Generals 6 irmness
of purpose"
1--WE stated last week that all the Wing candi-
dates expressed a willingness to be governed by
District Convention, rejecting any thing like fair
expression of the wishes of the District; but now
we understand Gen. Dockery has come out decidedly
against submitting to the action Of Convention.
JUST WHAT WE EXPECTED AND EXPRESSED
TO SOME FRIEND. Nothing will induce him to
leave the field but general uprising of the people
from one end of the District to the other We un-
derstand that he now charges Mr. Little with being
brought out by mdnig ht caucuses in Stanly and An
son counties. New light, we suppose, has broken
upon the vision of the General since last week. he
said nothing about any such caucuses at Concord.
1t is evident, however, that the General has deter
mined to run achether at as the soses Of the Why's
not and it therefore becomes their duty to frown
on any who thus wilfully' attempts to distract
the party He objected to being charged with foist
ing himself upon the District. But how speaks his
conduct? Does he not say, plain as actions can
speak, that the Wings must take him or run the
risk of electing Democrat? Is there any patriot
ism in this? If there is We would like to know in
what it consists. We hope the Wings of this Dis
trfct will teach Gen. Dockery such lesson that it
will be remembered by all future aspirants. Let a
District Convention be held-a nominee be made,
and then let every Wing unite on him to a man."
Pretty plain talk that. But the General wrote
letter. we think to a Concord meeting. We have
not this letter entire, and will thank any friend fora
copy oft. The following extract from it we find in
an old Lincoln Republican. He says Conventions
Gas generally gotten up" neither more nor less
than gross usurpation of power which, among 9TH
acts is exercised by adroit managers, who, know
ing the just prejudice with which the people view
Conventions, and the impracticability of getting
them up whilst but candidate is before the peo-
pie, induce by their influence others to take the
field, for the sole purpose of forcing the people to
consent to place in their hands convention, which
they very generally to accomplish their original
design of driving former candidate from the field"
But the Generals " firmness of purpose" had to
give way at last. A Convention threw all three of
the asprants overheard and nominated Mr.. Deberry,
who, owing to the GOODNESS of the strong friends of
the three rejected candidates. fell 1900 votes
behind his party strength and was elected by about
600 majority. In the next heat Gen. Dockery went
through his party, presume not being willing to
encounter his firmness of purpose" second time;
but the odious federal doctrines he then preached
threw him about so per cent behind the previous
Wing strength of his District.
Salisbury Banner.