Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-18

act-arguing, mainly, that the compromise meas
ures had quoted agtationthat the passage of this
act was violation of those measures, and had re-
opened the whole question. Mr.. Gilmer must have
supposed that his audience had forgotten the histo
ny of the times and the excitement following the
flgitiveslave law, else he would not have rendered
.such an excuse for his position on tho Kansas Ne
braska act
Mr.. Gimer consumed considerable time in an an
mated denunciation of Gen. Pierce, his appoint
ments to Office, and the Democratic party generally,
as well as in q very high eulogy of MIR. Fillmore
the Know Nothing candidate for the Presidency !;
when he passed on to the consideration of the Gin
cinnat platform, and the antecedents of Mr.. Buch-
anan. This portion of Mr.. Glmer's argument did
not reflect much credit bis ability or his candor
He raked up the alleged saying of Mr.. Buchanan
that 'if he thought he had q drop of Democratic
blood in his veins he would let it OUT" and actu-
ally asserted that the same distinguished man was IN
favor oreducing the working man. wages to ten cents
| day. Such were the arguments O resorted TO Dy
Mr.. Give had thought that all such things were
| beneath him. But that portion OF Mr. Gimers ar-
gument which evinced the least respect LOT tue liz
telligence of his audience was that wherein ne en-
deavored to show that the Cincinnati platform, by en-
dorsing the resolutions of SO and &c., condemn
gye slave aw 10 prove this he read from the End OF
the Kentucky resolutions 99-founding his charge
principally on the concluding words therein. Sucn
was the substance of Mr. Gilmer's speech-it did
not sustain his reputation, and we thlnK 1aieo "
| satisfy the expectations Of his friends. ~
When Gov. Bragg arose to reply the Know NO.
things left almost to a man. They had no idea OF
"standing fire" from Braggs battery second
time.
In his reply Gov. Bragg said that he had heard
nothing from Mr.. Gilmer to the great State BANK
he proposed to charter based upon State oonds ana
railroad stocks We here understood Mr.. Gllner
to deny that he had advocated such bank GOV.
Bragg remarked that he intended no disrespect to
Mr. Gilmer-that he must be excused for speaking
with some warmth; but that Mr.. Gmer certainly
had, time and again, in their discussions in the
West advocated such an institution. And now,
said Gov. Bragg want no further misunderstand'
ing-will Mr. Gilmer tell US here what he is in ia
vor of-does he advocate such bank as the one
have imputed to him or not? l desire reply. MIR.
Gimer did not make any response. Gov. Bragg ell
oquently and effectively, during his reply OF twenty
minutes reviewed the points made by Mr. Gilmer
The latter reoined in reply of few minutes, and
the discussion closed.
We have thus, Mr.. Editor, endeavored to give you
the leading points made by each speaker in the Or
der adopted by himself We have not knowingly
done injustice to either and we have no doubt that
those who were present will concur in the correct
ness of this report The speech of Gov. Bragg had
a most excellent effect 1t was an able, eloquent,
and candid efort-worthy alike of his position and
his fame, and well calculated to animate his friends
to renewed exertons MIR. Gimer, as Gov. Bragg
said in his reply, acquitted himself very well con-
sidering his cause but We must be permitted to
saw that he did not add to his own chances of
cess, or to those of his party in North Carolina.