Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-05-10

WASHINGTON. May g 1654.
For the Standard,
JONES COUNTY, April 20, 1854.
Mr.. EpIToR-Sir: The Wing candidate for Gov
ernor, Gen. Dockery, renowned for frmness of
purpose and strength of intellect, and of lungs Also
held forth at Trenton on yesterday to crowd of
about sixty persons, about fourth of whom were
democrats. Before speaking the old General appear
ed mild courteous and afabe, and we had supposed
the reputation he bore of being a frank, honest,
plain and candid dehater was probably true, and
that his plain and unostentatious manners and dis
position index to the heart and feelings of the
man. Let hasty sketch of his remarks show how
disappointed We were.
After Introductory remarks, the first subject in
troduced was that of Free Suffrage. Declared him
self in favor of obtaining it by Convention-did not
say whether restricted or not, but simply endorsed
the resolutions of the Wing State Convention that
nominated him, and they were just such he would
have drafted himself had he been the author of them
heartily approved the platforms, and then III an
other moment declared all platforms Of general
nature mere humbugS-that Free Suffrage not
so popular with the democrats after ALL as it had
been killed by the vote of one of their own party
abiding to Speaker Edwards of the Senate. He dis
tnctly said by the vote of the Senator, which he
should have known not the case Strange to
say the wings chcered him for this morscl Of intei
gence, and no doubt some believed him simon pure
Free Suffrage man, and approved of his remarks,
Notwithstanding for the last six years these very
Wings have been denouncing Free Suffrage Da-
w Reid humbug The subject of internal improve
ments, public schools &C., was next discussed
wanted them built and supported by the distribution
of the public lands the proceeds of the sales
spoke feeiingy of the great wonders it would per-
form-cuiogzcd Clay for the distribution of the
plus revenue-clained all the honors to the wing
party, when he knew we'll that it was in the power
of a democratic President to veto the measure had
he been so diSroSed-contendcd vehementiy that the
proceeds of the sales of the public lands should be
distributed among twenty or twenty States. Neg
lccted failed to tell that an act had once been
passed to distribute the proceeds of said lands among
the States, and that in acts amending the reve
nue. laws clause inserted repeating distribution
upon certain contingency which they
would happen. In candour he should have given
faithful account of the matter, and told us what mo-
ney or how the money raised to purchase these
lands to extnguish Indian titles indemnify to Mexi-
CO for New Mexico and California All this stu
diousy avoided, or TO use cant phrase with g it
was not good SENSE" to tell us. Now descantcd long
and loud on the amount given by Congress TO an L.
lnois Railroad, Sand that it had been subsequently
given away to some Boston capitalist, Englishmcn
members of Parliament, Lords, &c. of Great Britain
who had reaped haryests of millions of dollars on
their contract. All this he insisted had been the
work of democrats the result Of democratic poll
cy. But could not would not tell that some of
these very measures he so bitterly denounced were
supported by Wings also, and received the approval
of Willard Fillmore the model President.
The Old General said there nothing ccnsur-
able in the democratic platform in regard to the pub
lie lands but they did not act out up their pro-
fcssionS; that while they insisted upon the public
lands being source of revenue to the general gov
ernmcnt they prodigs and wasteful of it in
Congress-, and that every body could have free
farm if certain bill pending in Congress should be-
come a law-ccnsured the President and the deIno-
cratic party for all this, and yet he knows ought
to know that nearly quite all the members from
this State, wing and democrat, voted against the
homestead bill Docs he not know that democrats
as well wings, especially in the old States
avcrse to any waStcful special benefits being
Cofnr rod oft he !fnOr tp thnr
judicc of the other whether it be of the public lands
or any other public assets.
President Pierce attacked and charge
as fierce as that of the Mexicans at Contreras was
poured in wrath upon his devoted head for his ap-
pontments to office of secessionsts and freesolers
and in some ludicrous comparisons likcncd him to
the pickpocket, which disgustcd many who have
heard for the first time such language used in con-
ncction with the nanc of an honorable and
party and respectable Office. The great and lead
ing subject of the day, the Nebraska and Kansas
bills before Congress for the organization of terri
torial government was given the go by, such small
matters these the old General would not think of
discussing.
We hope soon to hear of Mr.. Brags's appoint
mcnts and hope he will not omit to visit county
A LISTENER.
LIVELIHOOD. Little indeed 90 one half the world |
know how the other half live. Fortunate it is for US
ALL that have neither the invisible cap, the
shoes Of swlness that did their owner such good !
not say disguised, could follow our nearest and
dearest for short half hour after they have left
our sight could them, when they think no |
mortal eye is upon their actions, might smile or
ne might weep according temperament bor- .
1ercd upon the sentimental or the cynical. Yet is
here one that always watches. How comes it that !
when we hide ourselves from man, think shame |
% expose our follies to mans Creator? Will a day
conc when everything shall be MAIDS known? when !
here will be no more hypocrisy-no more rcspecta-
oility-no moro difference between vice on the house
OPP and vice in the corner There will be some
strange shifting places when that day does conc
much shrinking and wncing from the general Show
he brow can more be covered the Past I'M
ncnt till the bill comes due, in the meantime we go
title Of our ncighbor, and trust in Heaven our
leighbor knows nothing whatever about us, so we
rope about in the dark and call it Life.
QUARRELING. If anything in the world will make
man feel badly, except pinching his fingers in the
rack of door, it is unquestionaby quarrel No
fails to think less Of himself after than he
i'd before; it degrades him in the eyes of others,
nd, what is worse, blunts his sensibities on the
ne hand, and increases the power and passionate
ritabity on the other. The truth is the more
eaceably and quietly get on the better for our
eighbors In nine out Of ten the better
= if n man cheats you to quit dealing with him
: he is abusive, quit hi5 company; if he ISLANDERS
ou, take care to live so that nobody will believe
i'm. No matter who he is or how he misuses you,
ne wiscst way is to let him alone; for there is moth
10 better than this cool, calm, and quiet way of