Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-02
Gates, n. c., July 10Th, 1856.
For the Standard.
The Wake Candidates at huntsville.

ME>sRS- EDIToRS: | SUPPOSE short notice Of the
discussion and some OF the points made upon MIR.
Rogers at huntsville will not be uniuiervsiing to
vcur readers The discussion was opened by NJ. A.
B.eds,e IN speech of an hour and half Mr..
Brisoe noticed ali various points that have been
made in the discussions of the previous fortnight,
ard spoke with I,uch power and effect. His speech
Was listened 10 with marked attention. The Hon.
S. II. Rogers followed, in speech of about the
length, laborny all the time the defensive. His
speech designed defence of his vote against
the kansas-Nebraska act Hn" he succeeded the
quei vii! tell. Mr. Rogers defence WAS put upon
three grounds The repeal OF the Missouri line,
souat.er sovereignty and alien suffrage His speech
was ingenious and well calculated deceive tho I'M
suspectng. He is fluent debater and would make
a good speech if he had just cause, and witllal
you know he's clever fellow, and We all regret his
unfortunate position. Bat he has assumed it de-
beratcly and now puts himself on his defence be-
fore the people Of Wake county. He must not com.
plain, therefore, when we tell him that while we like
the man we detest the unfortunate surrender that
he made of our hts as Our Representative i'll Con.
gress. A. NJ. Lewis followed Mr.. Rogers in one of
the ablest and best speeches Of that gallant standard
ard-bearer. His speech was able and eloquent, and
he bore down upon his opponent. Mr.. r., in man
that did credit to his patriotism and ability in
debate. Mr.. Rogers was quite restless under the
powerful hits Of Mr.. Lewis, but behaved himself in
manner that did credit to his gentlemanly bearing
ard were sorry to some of his friends disre.
garding his example.
When Mr. Lewis came to the question of the re.
peal of the Missouri line he called upon Mr.. Rogers
to come forward and answer him the question,
aohether he consdered the Missouri line repealed by
the Compromise acts Of 1850. or By the Kansas Ne
br"sha act? Mr.. Rogers replied that he would an
swer if Mr.. Lewis would permit HIM to explain
Mr.. Lewis gave way, and Mr.. r. answered that he
considered th"t the nets Of 1850 rendered the MIS-
souri, limo " IMPERATIVE AND VOID"
Mr.. Lewis resumed and made this important admis-
sion tell to the great dsmay Of Mr. Rogers What! APP
prove ofa hatdenOunces the Kansas NebraS.
ka act for repe ling the Missouri lne and then admit
that that act only told the truth in declaring that
this line was rendered imperative and void" by
the Compromise Of 1850, which Compromise he
and his candidate for the Presidency approved -
What then, became Of his objection to the Kansas
Nebraska act on account the Missouri line? Does
he object to it merely because it asserts q trut,-a
fact which he admits?
Unfortunate position!
When Mr.. Lewis ca re to the squatter sovereign
ty feature he asked Mr. Rogers if he believed that
Congress possessed the Constitutional power to leg
slae on the subject Of slavery in the Territories
Mr.. R. replied that he thought not Then how could
the Kansas Nebraska act contain any such doctrine
triumphantly asked Mr.. Lewsy Here is an act OF
Congress which does no more than assert the great
and fundamental doctrine that the peope," in for
ming their State Constitution preparatory to ad.
mission into the Union have the right to determine
for themselves their institutions and it is Denounced
as delegating a posoer which the body .deegating
does not possess! Can that be !? How absurd -
If Congress does Rot possess the power it follows
necessarily that she cannot delegate it. and the pow
er, therefore, cannot be conferred by the act II
there was clause attempting 1t in the act it would
be null and void and Of no force. But no such
clause is in the act Mr. Lewis showed conclusive
y by reading from, and comm"ptng on the act
mr. Lewis then disposed Of his alien suffrage ohjec
ton, by showing that Mr.. Rogers approved of and
commended Mr.. Fillmore who signed the Washing
ton Territory act which contained the same feature
Mr. Lewisf reply was conclusive and powerful.
/ MAI N. g. Rand next announced himself as Z
candidate in his usual happy manner. Maj Rani
says ne has nothing to do but to go behind Biedso,
and Lewis and hold up Rogers skin after the boy,
MAJ Wilder for the Senate briefly announced him
sen. Ai,er the August e!eclion We hope to heal
Maj Wilder in different field. when he win -, s
e his friends that their 64ano has NOT ban s..