Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-06-14
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KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,

KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Alfred Dockcry, the Wing candidate for Gov
ornor is Federalist Of the worst stamp that he
holds consolidation notions in relation to the States
and the general government and that, so confirmed
wore these notions and so strong his preudices with
be free States in the struggle Of 1885, that he said
he would vote in Congress men, and money, and
bips of war to reduce the State of South Carolina
and his own State into subsection to aggressive and
usurping federal rule.
Keep it before the people, that he deserted Millard
Fillmore and went for Scott for the Presidency, who
was the Greely and Seward candidate, nominated
over the political ruins of Fillmore and Webster;
sDd that he said in the discussion in Raleigh, when
asked what be would do under the Whig cry of re-
neal raised in the free States of the Nebraska bill,
and whether he would again go into National Con-
veution with party in the free States which had
piven no vote in Congress in favor of the equality
Of North Carolina with the non-slaveholdins States
that he would acait and see" what the North did!
before he answered-lesving thereby the inference
that he is still in alliance with Freesoil and Abolition
Whiggery.
Keep it before the people, that he voted in the
legislature of 1929 against Resolution instruct
ing our Senators and Representatives in Congress
to vote to refund to Gen. jackson the Gno imPoeed
on him BY Judge Hall at New Orleans-thus taking
sides with Tory Judge, and denying simple justice
to Andrew Jackson who had so often perilled for
tune and life for his country.
Keep it before the people, that in the Legislature
Of 1915, after the Senator from Onslow, Mr.. En-
nett, had been expelled under false charge, and
had been unanimously reelected to his scat by the
hceholders of that County, Alfred Dockery voted
with nine other Federalists to exclude him from the
Senate-thereby showing his contempt for the peo-
pe and acting in denial and defiance of their right,
secured to them by the Constitution, to say who
shall represent them in the General Assembly.
Keep it before the people, that he voted in the
Convention of 1885 against amending the Consttu-
ton so as to require members of the Legislature to
vote rra rOce or by word of mouth for Senators in
Congress, Treasurer, Comptroller, &c.-thereby en-
dorsng the secret ballot system, and denying to the
people the right to know how their representatives
voted in the election of officers. See debates OF
the Convention, page 1s1.
Keep before the people, that he is in favor of
does not care whether it is open one or not, 80
the basis is preserved; that Convention of the peo-
pie, called in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution cannot be restricted; that there is no
provision in the Constitution requiring Convention
70 submit its acts to the people for approval, and
nee andopen Convention could therefore change the
oass Or do any thing else it might choose to do
ne thouf. adC at hnc he
sor Free Suffrage, but will have it in no other way
'nan BY Convention, thereby leaving the inference
That he ID really opposed to the itself, anc
showing his disregard of the wishes of the peo
PIE on the subject who have heretofore declared by
N'ee-hiths of their representatives and then agaiI
W wo'thlrds of them save one, their preference fo
vic legislative mode of obtaining Free Suffrage owe
VIC mode proposed and advocated by Gen. Dockery
;, heep 1t before the people, that General Alfre'
D0ckery declared, in his Smithfeld speech, that h
W gave Free Suffrage its " first long, big and heav,
MN When he voted in the Convention Of 1885 t
A''na 10 the people the right to elect their Govern
VI 'nat ne did not vote to extend this right to tn
p'0pe' as the records of the Convention will show
''' was absent at the time the vote was taken ths
~ u0" says he voted for the measure on it's enro
1v'' 'nereby leaving the impression that it was er
'Aeu separately, when it was not, but was include
WV 1 'ne entire Constitution that in voting as
u'd for the enrolment of the entire Constitution b
~ more voted for this measure than he did for tt
."Oirds principle for calling Convention, whiel
a. Vie record shows he endeavored to have changeG
.a' als furnishes, therefore, proof that he W.
n' ,'A IN favor Of giving the election Of Governor
~s people; that this measure had no connectie
ever with Free Suffrage as advocated by Day
h., "s'o and Alfred Dockrry knew it when he mat
49, smithheld speech; that he claimed at one tin
ss %o0Ve stated, that he was one Of the oldest Fl
~ sse men in the State, but in his Raleigh spec,
~ ~ aehed that he had ever claimed the authprsh
bs.. s measure; that. if against Free Suffrage
Is We believe he Is, his conduct Is calculat