Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-06-03

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A NORTH CAROLINIAN
For the Standard.
THE SIXTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
MEssRs EDITORS: The contest between Mr.. Scales
and Col. Puryear is exciting good deal of interest
in all parts of this District and if to judge
from present prospects the struggle will be ami
mated one.
1t is notorious fact that Col. Puryear voted in
Congress against the Kansas and Nebraska BILL con-
of the State which he had the honor to mis)rc
| present Now, what was that BILL which met with
the almost unanimous approval of the Senators and
Representatives of the South, and yet opposed
by COL Puryear? 1t contained that great principle
of popular sovereignty which lies at the bottom of
institutions. BY the Missouri restriction Con-
gress excluded slavery from all territory north of
36 deg 80 min, and virtually established it south of
the But every State, after its admission into
the Union control its domestic institutions &C.
cording to the will Gifts citizens If therefore, the cit
liens of that portion of our country south ofthe line Of
| SO deg 80 min choose to abolish slavery they have
the undisputed right to do so. 1t is equally clear
! that the people North Of the same line have the
| right to establish the same institution. When the
federal Constitution was adopted all the States in
the Union, save one, recognized slavery but after
wards, by their own act, several abolished it.
Did Congress abolish slavery in New York or in
other Northern States? No. The people did it. 1t
must be clear, therefore, that the Missouri Compro-
mise, which Congressional Interference
with the institution of slavery, unconstitutional
and void.
might show much more conclusivey that it was
unconstitutional; but the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States has already settled the question in favor
of the Democracy. Now, the Kansas and Nebraska
bill simply repealed this unconstitutional Compro-
mise, and gave the people of the Territories, when
they k.iocked for admission into the Union the lib
erty to come in with without slavery they may
desire Yet Col. Puryear voted against this bill,
thereby sustaining this unjust restriction, and voting
with the aboltionists and frcesoers, and against
the national men North and South.
Col: Puryear tells the people that he voted against
this bill because it contained clause allowing alien
suffrage. All persons residing in the Territories at
the time of an election,who have previously filed
their intention to become citizens of the United
States allowed to vote by this clause. Has COL
Puryear forgotten that the clause, without the
slightest variation, is in the Washington BILL which
was sanctioned by Wing Senators and Representa-
tves, and signed by Willard Fillmore the illustrious
Know Nothing martyr?
But this objection is very trivial indeed; for the
territorial legislature regulates the qualification of
voters that under this alien clause foreigners only
vote for the members of the territorial legislature
which can pass laws to regulate the ballot-box.
If Col. Puryear is disposed to doubt the accuracy
of this argument he will find fully sustained by
a member of his own party,-I mean Senator Bell
in q speech the Minnesota bill, in which he
says that this doctrine of alien suffrage practically
amounts to nothing.
Col. Puryear, in answer to Mr.. Scales argument
in favor of this great Democratic measure says that
he was tried two years ago for the crime of voting
to sustain the Missouri Compromise and acquitted
by the people l would rather say that the jury
only found special verdict, subject TO the decision
of the Supreme Court of the United States on q
question of law involved The point of law has
been decided against him, and the verdict must be
set aside.
Two years ago Col. Puryear would not say def
nitely whether he was Know Nothing not. He
had never joined the order; he had taken the
oaths yet he saw nothing Objectionable in them,
and he heartily advocated their principles. No,o he
admits that the Wing party is dead and sheds croc-
odile tears over its grave. All! but who killed it
Col. Puryear, you are by your own acknowledge
ment member q do not mean sworn member) of
the great(D American party. The pure platform Of
1856 of your party says that they (you) rose upon
the ruins" of the old parties. 1t proclaimed to the
world that the old parties were corrupt" The
Wing party was one of these parties. Wings of the
Sixth District, do you intend to sustain man who
stands upon platform which pronounces your par
thy bush?"
But Col. Puryear is not willing to risk his fate
upon the vote of his Know Nothing compeers He
endeavors to rally the oldlne Wings to his support
by advocating the distribution Of the public lands
Now 20 show that this cry is all hypocritical can't
l wish to call the attention of your readers to the
fact that two years ago COL Puryear, at Yadkn-
vile and Johesvlle, said that he would vote for
Know Nothing Democrat in preference to an anti
Know Nothing Wing. Now, it is well known that
:1ok H.
advocate it. Therefore, Col. P. by sustaining
Know Nothing Democrat, s0ould cote against distra
button. Again The Fillmore electors told us that
A. j. Donelson was good Democrat on all the old
issues therefore, he was opposed to distribution
Now, suppose that Fillmore and Donelson had been
elected in the Presidential contest 0hey came very
near it, you know,) and bill had been introduced
and passed to distribute the public lands. Now,
suppose that Fillmore had died before he signed the
bill. Donelson, being good Democrat on this
question, must veto it. 1 ask every candid man if
grosser inconsistency can be found any where.
Again Col. Puryear is in favor of a religious test
He is opposed to Catholics holding office; yet he
says that he does not desire to pass any law on the
subject Then, ask, why does he talk about it at
all If there is an evil to be remedied why not
pass aw2 If the evil is not so great to require
law, why excite the people by these incendiary
appeals? tell the honorable gentleman that he in
his heart does not care fig about Roman Catholics
He knows that there is a strong prejudice against
this denomination among the people, and he avails
himself of it to secure his election. But supposing
him to be in earnest, why did he vote for Judge
Manly, who is member of the Roman Catholic
communion?
On the foreign question he boldly avows himself
in favor of extending the term of naturalization to
twentyone years, and goes far to say that
he is opposed to foreigners voting at all Such
doctrines enough to call back to earth the spir
its Of DeKalb, Hamilton and Guinnette, to resist
this shameful injusticel But on these very ques-
tons where is the consistency Of COL P's party? 1t