Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-04-19


/ have no doubt Zen: DockeTy is getting
I heartily sick of tho East He slipped down here
stealthily the hope that he would be al
loved to goquietly thfough the ceremony Of morn.
call here and and reserve his main force
for the But he has been sadly isapp
The gallant Bragg met his a at Gatesville and gave
him one Of the most excoriating hagellatons ever
inflicted upon aEpeakeI as we learn upon authority
verbally acknowledged the force and accuracy with
which our gifted and accomplished tewnsman, w m.
Martini leyeled his terrible batteries at him by
losinghis temper and reyertng to billing
wounded pigeon Huttering- Gen :Dockery clustered
ZEN DoCKERY IN ELIZABETH CITY.
Discussion 6etceen him and W r. Martin, Esp
Uhannounced, Gen Dockery, the w hig nominee
for Governor, arrived in this town on Tuesday last
and left the next morning for South Mills &C.. caus-
ing it to be announced meanwhile that he would adj
dress the peoI lie here the ensuing Friday evening
w hat he said and did in Camden We have not heard
but presume we should have heard of it if he had
created any very profound popular sensation.
But Friday evening came; and with it General
sDockcry made his disappearance in our midst. The
announcement that he to speak seemed to excite
little interest, If we may judge from the number of
persons drawn together by it. Very few of the
country people paid him the compliment of quitting
their corn-helds to hear him. There was however,
a fair turnout of our Town Politicians.
When we reached the Court house, We found
Gen. d. upon the Bench, and were rather pleased
than otherwise with his phasique. His general APP
pearance was not at all repulsive; and concluded
that his contour was such people devoted to re-
publican simplicity should not be ashamed of Alas
that such good opinion of his exterior should be
destroyed by mental deformity and spirit of de-
magogueism utterly at variance with outsike sim
plicty.
We pass over, as the least of his faults, his cruel
treatment of the Queens English (for which he
seemed to have as little respect as he had for Dem
ocrac feelings0 nor will we stop to critcise his
ner, further than to say that he has poeyuL lunqs
TO hPa draft h1fc
to the matter of his speech.
In the very outset, the ghost of Hamlct-no, of
Holden-rose up before his vision with all its terri
BILE proportions FIN truth this ghost seemed to be
constantly before him Turn which way he would
there stood Holden-Holden.] Gen Dockery charged
that Holden-he of the Standardized issued orders
to have him annoyed as much as possible: that he
had strikers out in different quarters to modest him.
that they had in pursuance of these orders, met
him on the stump; Mr.. Bragg gave him. fits in Gates
vile the other day !; and that he (Gen d. abored
under this disadvantage, viz that while he had to
make State speech, local politicians made local
speeches. Now, of course, Gen. d. claims credit for
entire sincerely in all ths-he is special victim.
Did it never occur TO him, unsuspecting and long
suffering soul, that his competitor will have to en-
counter the same difficulties No. no-of course
Hoe-his sufferings intoleIable-nobody ever be-
fore had to encounter what he does, nor ever will!
Every man is apt to think his own grievance great
er than those of others-and Gen. Doekery only la
bors under pretty general dcluson, which people
may smile at, but never believe in. As to his asser
ton (for it was not inuendo) that Holden had
issued an edct IN obedience to qchich Democratic
Strikers appeared in the field against him, it betray
ed recklessness and an utter disregard of those
nobler feelings of an elevated humanity, which can
only be excused upon the ground that Gen. d. had
been goadcd to madness by Holden's vigorous LASH
"Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make |
mad" Thomas Bragg Striker-Wm. F. Martin a |
striker for eng naaaa-hah! Not content with sta |
ting facts Gen. d. in his reckless desperation or in
his sacrilegious ambition, presumes to mount the |
throne of Omniscience and unseal the human heart!
Or else how could he hazard an explicit declaration
that he met by strikers sent out by Holdns or
Ter for the purpose? How could he kao,o what mo-
tice prompted these strikers ~ But his fanfaron-
adc on this point unworthy of cross-road pol
tician-and we pass it by.
Gen. d. declared himself in favor ofthe resolution
adopted by the Convention that nominated him.
which advocates a general system of education-he
lad always been in favor of educating the poor as
veil as the rich. He also advocated system of in
ernal improvements of the Indebtedness of
he State, and said there were two modes proposed
or relieving the State of her burdens-that of the
" higs by taking share of the public lands, and
hat of the Democrats by taxation. Hence, too, he
vas in favor of Distribution, which he argued at
ome length.
He approached Convention with evident trepi-
ation-made a false start, and had to turn back.
warming himself up to the point, he de-
Jared himself in favor of that great measure, Free
suffrage, and the announcement received with
light applause on the Wing side of the house But
tricted Convention-a thing which he considered
cry feasible, and in evidence of which he adduced
he of the Convention of '35-forgetting that
xenty years ago, the West was not able if She de-
red it. to effect change in the basis, but that now
he is stronger than the East.
One of the arguments urged in opposition to leg
,ative enactment, based upon the ignorance
nd corruption of legislators. They did not read the
Constitution much. 1t reminded him of an anec-
ote told of the Legislature of Western State, in
hitch one member called for the reading of the Con-
objected on the ground of unnec-
ssary consumption of time-while third insisted
pom it as he had never heard it read and good
lany of his neghbors were in the same fix. Well,
sader, what is the nferenee? Why, that this am
,dote illustrates the stupidity of North Car DINA
gisators. But how do you suppose Gen. Dockery f.
acked out of the dilemma into which he had gotten
attacking the ignorance of your legislators Why,
e rounded off by saying he did not mean to COM
are oar Legislature to that Well, what did he
ean then ? He either meant that thing, or he made
most ridiculous remark. Moreover, if our legisa-
RS not to be trusted with this grave matter,
by the deuce did he-Gen. Alfred Dockery-vote
give it into their hands? Answer us that will
ou? =
1t was amusing to hear Wigs applaud FIRES Suf- +
tge! and it less amusing to hear Gen. Dock
y attempt to show that restricted Convention
as not very dangerous thing and that IT was the
ode of getting that great measure. But he touched
e subject as lightly as possible He managed to
firm that Free Suffrage was .just about" all he
ould desire to engrafted upon the Constitution
said Convention that5was Gust about all he
anted Eli