Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-14

don't like to be called SUCH He is not one(2) He
repealed the charge manfully. But he calls Kerr
one with some gusto. So he does all who were
Wings before and now refuse to g come over to the
foul party and vote for don't know who.
On the slavery question Mr.. S. gave some flow
ing defamation to show the soundness of his party
North of Mason's and Dxon's line but he did not
present single convincing fact, even attempt
an argument Condemned Wilson, but did not tell
who placed him in the Senate also, Chase and Hale
but did not say that they elevated by Know
Nothing votes! have already given some of the
points of Rives' reply On this point he gave sta
stics of the votes in Congress since 1885 to prove
their relative SoundnesS this subject The votes
are those of Northern Wings and Democrats. Ad-
mission Of Florida all the Democrats but three for
1t, every Wing against 1T in the House, and in the
Senate there were only nine nays-GU Wings. On
Brodheads motion to lay the Wilmot Proviso on the
table, in the House every Wing and twenty three
Democrats against 1.-THE rest all for it-only Dem
ocrats though. In the Senate ten Wings for, none
against three Democrats for, seventeen against. On
the Utah bill five to of Northern Wings were
against the South, two-thirds of Northern Demo-
Gratis for the South. On the Fugtive-Slave bill Nor
thern Wings, four were for fifty-seven aganst-De-
mocrats 26 for and 10 against it. On the attempt
to repeal it in 1S54-Northern Wings 73ifor and five
against-Northern Democrats eight for fifty against
tho whole South against. Nebraska Kansas bill
Northern Wings none for and 4S against-Northern
Democrats forty -four for and forty against In
the Senate Northern Wings none for six against
Northern Democrats fourteen for and two against
one Wing from the South and also Democrat
against it-b0tb Rr0W Nothings Mr. Rves
thought these facts convincing of the position that
Northern Democrats had by their votes always
shown themselves truer to the South than their op-
poncnts. He would like his friend to rcbut them If
he cOul6 For unprctending Mr.. Rves is a
good with effect to the feelings of
his hearers-uses plain, somewhat ungramatical, but
forcible Engsh-manages his with tact and
shrewdness-and has far more prudence and policy
than Col. Stedman
have spoken much of the first speaker and
given some of the replies at the points I thought
most appropriate shall follow Mr. Rives no furth-
CIR, therefore.
Mr.. S. made a rejoinder-not witty-told an an
ecdote. l can't detail it. The gst of it was that
the OdOr of the animal is the test of its nature
Application, Mr.. Rives looked like an American
talked like one, but didn't smell like one. Don't
laugh! Complained that very low means were ia
ken to break him down in Chatham-both person
ally and politically. So far as know he is mista
ken. b ut suppose all g ANTS" that heard him
that day stand ready by all fair and honorable means
to contribute to his political OrerttrOU They could
not have proper selt-respect and act otherwise
Who off victor each one who heard and
each who reads is left to judge for himself But
l here express the belief that campaign of Just
such discussions in July next will ensure the defeat
of the Know Nothing party i'll Chatham.
The two champions met in discussion at HAYWOOD
in July last. On that occasion some enthusiastic
scrbbler wrote of the Col. S. that he delivered one
OF tie most convincing, eloquent, and unanswerable
addresses that it has been my (his Of course)
good fortune to hear" That qous,1't so ut John
GLrss's. Likewise, said he " That if ever mortal
man caught castigation it r. L. Rves, Esq.,"
That oasnt so at John GLASS; On another occa-
sion he Mr. S. heralded to the world as having
made rejOinder OF the most scathng nature that
ever was pronounced in the County of Chatham
ably sustaining his former reputation as q public
speaker" IHat a0asp't so at John Glass;
BEAR CREEK.
November 6th 1855