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

is directly opposed to the ground occupied on the
question by both Gov. Manly and Mr.. Kerr and mis-
represents his party it. the greater portion Of it
has uniformly opposed it at the ballot and in the
Assembly, and as the same party refused in the last
Assembly, to save the measure from defeat when it
might have done so by giving it just one more vote
out of the large number cast against it.
Keep it before the people, that Alfred Dockery
admitted, in speech in Moore County, that it was
not probable North Carolina would get any lands
proceeds that in the face of this admission, which,
by the way, he has attempted to take back he still
insists that we shall obtain proceeds to make inter-
nal Improvements and improve our Common Schools;
that he admitted in his speech here that North Caro-
lima would get her share of the lands if they were
held and the proceeds paid into and used by the gen.
eral treasury and that in the face of this admission
and of the fact that the lands being held and aoW
be held By President Pierce for the purpose above
stated, he yet calls for division and for North Ca
rolinas share to be paid to her; that in sections
Where internal improvements arc not supposed to be
very popular, he speaks of the debt to be
incurred to complete the SYSTEM and dwes at length
on the amount of taxes to be imposed upon the
people, but promises greatly to decrease these taxes
if the people will only go for distribution of the lands
proceeds, which distribution he admitted in Moore
County it was not probable should get that he
not only thereby contradicts himself, which is neth-
er surprising nor Important but Injuries the cause of
internal improvements, which has recently taken and
SO justly deep hold on the public mind.
Keep i, before the people, that Alfred Dockery
after having had as favorable opportunities as most
of the boys of the State to improve his mind and
after having mingled for more than twenty years
with the leading and educated men of the country,
members of the Convention of 1885, of the Legisla
ture, and of Congress, now complains of his want of
education, of his being "rediculed" by the Demo
cratic press and seeks votes this account that
man who could not be made or educated under such
circumstances, cannot be made at all that he is not
specimen of those seHmade men whom the people
delight to honor; that whilst he thus whines over his
own defects he loses no opportunity to excite preu
dice against his opponent, Mr.. Bragg, as lawyer
and educated man that he wants votes more than
he does knowledge correct ideas of pronunciation;
that he is naturally dull and of slow and ordinary
intellect, for which, of course, he is not to blame
that the people of this State who have embarked so
much of their means in Common Schools, in inter-
nal improvements, and who arc so devoted to their
University are entitled to have for their Chief Ex
ecutive officer competent and able man, and not
one who will necessarily be more or less under in
fuences not controable by or responsible to them.
Keep it before the people, as facts given only in
reply to the demagogueism on this head of Alfred
Dockery, that Thomas Bragg, though possessed of
highly disciplined mental faculties profound jurst
and an able and accomplished public speaker-nerer
enjoyed the advantages of q Colle0iate education
and that, being the son of carpenter, he knows rs
we'll as any one what it is to earn ones bread by
daily toll and sympahzes deeply and sincerely with
the laboring men of the State.
Keep it before the people, that Thomas Bragg is
opposed to any action of Congress which would
squander the public lands Or give undue advantages
to the States the old; that he is in favor
of retaining the lands and their proceeds to be used
by the general treasury and is for reducing the ta
riftaxes on articles of prime necessity; that he is
the steady, uniform, and ardent friend of Common
Schools and internal improvements, and will 60 as
far in improving the one and carrying forward the
other as the and resources of the State will
justify; that he is the advocate, and will labor to
promote Governor, whatever may tend to develope
and foster agricultural commercial and mineral
interests; that he is opposed to Convention is for
DaSlS as IL anu lOF rec outrage ny
enactment, the mode approved by Charles Fisher
and William B. Shepard, and roted for by General
Doc&ery himself, he, Gen. Dockcry, insists, in the
Convention of 1885; that he believes, what is most
unquestionably true, that Free Suffrage can be OBJ
tanned in other way than by legislative enactment
and the sanction of the people at the pols that his
defeat will be the defeat of this great measure,
well as open the door still wider for agitation under
the lead of Gen. Dockery and Others for free Con-
vention; and that his election will not only express
confidence in the national administration at Wash
ngton in its noble course on the slavery question:
but will strengthen and advance Free Suffrage put
to rest the clamor for Convention, and gen.
orally to the people of the State such adminstra
tor of tn cir affairs as we have had under David s.
Reid.
People of North Carolina! choose ye between
them.
The FEDERAL CoURr, Judge Potter presiding
commenced its session in Raleigh Monday 9th
instant and adjourned on Thursday following. In
the case of the United States us. Wood6n MOI
Pros, entered, and jury empanneled to try
the case of the United States es j. johnson, charg
ed with forging Revolutionary pension claim; afte
heightened investigation the defendant acquit
ted. For the United States Messrs. Dick, Winston
and Clarke-for the ,,efendant Messrs. Edney, B.
Moore and Bryan. No other business of importanc