Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-06-21

NEWS FROM THE WEST. q

NEWS FROM THE WEST.
The Editor of the Salisbury Banner, who is well
acquainted with the public men and people of thu
West, writes as follows,for his paper ON Ruther-
fordton. The intelligence in regard to Gen. Docke-
rvs unpopularity in that region, is highly gratifying
The Editor says:
" The political elements here in the West are in a
kind of " conjumblement" 1t is the breaking up !"
| of Whggery and the clear deep, smooth waters of
Democracy are beginning to appear. Take away
Wilkes County, and verify believe Bragg will beat
Dockery in Clingmans district say this, not as y
partzan not for effect abroad but the SOBER calm
and deliberate opinion, not only of myself but of
many Others
On Wednesday last the Candidates for the Legis-
lature in this County declared themselves. George
Baxter, Esq, is the Wing candidate for the Senate,
and DR.. Columbus Mills is the Democratic candidate
DIR. Mills will, in my opinion be elected by large
majority.
Mr.. Baxter, in his speech declaring himself can
didate, said he was in favor of Convention to a
mend the Constitution; but he said nothing about
" limited" or unlimited" He also declared him
self in favor of Free Suffrage, and said if he could
not get Convention, he would go for Free Suffrage
by Legislative enactment. He was in favor of Dis
tribution Of the proceeds of the sales of Public
Lands or of the lands themselves, and went into a
very wide and wild calculation which looks pref
ty an figures, but which never be realized. His
reasoning specious, and his deductions were fall
lacious DIR. Mills did not arrive in town until after
Mr.. Baxter had spoken, and of course could not re-
ply to him. He simply declared himself candi-
date, said he was Democrat, in favor of Free
Suffrage by Legislative enactment, and wanted to be
elected.
VIM. NJ. Shipp, Esq, and Gen. j. G. Bynum, de-
clared themselves candidates for the Commons Both
are Wings. Mr.. Shipp came out boldly for free,
open and unlimited Convention to amend the Con-
stituton but to the best of our recollection, he said
he would go for Free Suffrage by Legislative enact
ment. He was in favor of distribution of the Pub
lie Lands, but did not get quite SO deep in figures as
Mr.. Baxter did
Gen. Bynum spoke mostly on internal improve
ments. He said that the State stock in the Western
Plank Road had already yielocd profit of $4,000
to our State treasury; and argued that the State
might safely borrow money for purposes of internal
improvements; it would be able from the profits
derived from such improvements, not only to pay
the interest on the borrowed capital but to pay off
the principal In few years or to sell out its stock
at considerable per cent. above par, and thel eby
make a very handsome profit. On the subject of
constitutional REFORM he said his sentiments in
black and white, (alludng, suppose, to the Wes-
tern Address, and it was not necessary for him to
say more am fully convinced that no man in Ruth
erford County get as large vote Gen. Bynum,
and regard his election certain, outrageous
Wing as he is.
Not one Of the candidates mentioned Gen. Dotke-
ry's namte! This is significant.
MI IoinS, q DSnOcfat lnaoe u SnOrL tak 10 tilc
people, saying he had been strongly solicited to be
candidate, but that his private affairs such
that he could not then declare himself candidate,
and only made public announcement to satisfy his
friends who urged him run. IIc may may not
be "A candidate; but with only two Whig candidates
in the field he would stand poor chance, | fear, in
County so overwhelmingly Wing this is
find many men here VINO voted for General Scott
and who opposed Clingman, that warm for
Bragg Inc oous anti-State-Rights views Of Gen.
Dockery will kill him here. The election will prove
it, let unscrupuous party hacks deny it as they will
He is known here as the that would sste men
and money to suhugate South Carolina, even his
own State if either should presume to exercise the
right of sovereignty He is known as the man who
proposed, in the Convention Of 1885, to allow Free
negroes, who possessed real estate to the value of
$3.50, to vote for Scnators-a right denied to white
men. He is known the Secretary of meeting
OF Washington politicians who threw Fillmore aside
and set up General Scott the candidate for the
Presidency. lie is regarded Eederalist Of the
deepest dye, dcmagogue of the first order, and a
man unfit to be trusted and his political aspirations
arc doomed to be cut very short soon as they
touch the mountains. These facts, and record
them facts; and if they be denied only ask the
people to notice the election returns and who
spoke correctly"