Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-06-29


The candidates for Congress IN this pltdct
uessrs. Branch and Sanders met pursuaa tsp-
continent at the Courthouse in this city, on FsiAy
~ evening last The audience was unusually large
and much interest appeared to be evinced to witness
.tc tilt The discussion was prolonged tin about
,,;dnisht The following is the substance Of the
debate:
Mn SANDERS opened He announced himself = |
candidate for seat in the q. S. House of Repre-
soutatves His antecedents he said, were strictly |
democratc-in no instance had he departed from |
ddsmocratic principles proper. In presenting the |
sws he entertained he merely asked for that jus-
t;ce to which he would be entitled in the Judgment
~ " the audience He had no active agents to sup
MORT or vindicate his opinions. As an Independent
freeman he had much right to occupy his present
nos;tion as any other in the country He asked
~ right an impartial decision. He declared him
se,f democrat he had always been, on the great
ss,es dividing the country but he must say, and
buchanan had failed to meet the public expectation
This might sound strange to the friends Of Mr.. Bu
cbanan. From his youth he had admired that great
statesman but when he found his conduct Of the
.Aairs of the country departure, in many nstan-
nS from the pledges made in the late Presidential
canvass, he for one, was bound to differ with him.
When Mr. Buchanan was elected it was told to the
South that it was necessary to defeat the Black Re
nublcans to secure the passage of the Kansas bill
and to secure the admission of that State into the
I-nion as slave State. And now, he asked, did
nr one hope to Kansas slave State? If mot then
that was one failure of the present Administration.
He next alluded to the question of internal im-
provementS oy Tue general government Many
battle had oeeil anu Won III oPposltloh 70 ina.
question. Now ue ss" 'ne enoc'suc parry na1
been astounded oy tne oeG1arasion on the part OF
Mr.. Buchanan, 10 ouliu racine railroad Win the
public means ms ne deciared was the second de-
parture from democranc principles.
Next the question: Of specihc duties and al rdto-
rem duties. The PRESIDENT ne said, had recommen-
del departure IRON the old democratic system Of
ad ralorem and resort to that OF specific duties,
and this Mr.. s. considered third departure from
democratic principles.
The next point Mr. SANDERS sald was the PROPOSE
ton to send U. 5. army to chihuahua and Arizona,
for which, he said, there was no precedent in
history 1t has not been the custom to send armies
into foreign countries and it would be Just as reason
able to send one to London as to any other foreign
country. This was a new democratic doctrine.
But the great question, he sale, 1.-The great alb
sorbns question introduced into Congress by Mr..
rod that swallowed up all others The bill proposed
to rive to the President thirty millions of dollars to
nav in advance on the purchase of Cuba Mr.
Rranch had cited the cases of Florida, Louisiana and
New Mexico as precedents. Mr.. Sanders commended
these cases were different from that of Cuba. The
former Law by US on our own continent and in them
our citizens had some foothold and therefore there
was some excuse for their purchase. He, Mr.. S.,
had been for Them and their owners were willing to
sell. Cuba however was detached, and was not in
habed bv any portion of our own citizens, but BY
race most foreign to our institutions But suppose
the bill were passed, the negotiations made by the
President and the thirty millions paid down where
consent of the Senate the constitution was explicit
Mr. Branchs position to leave the matter to the
discretion of the President without the consent of
the Senate There was no doubt the thirty millions
could be spent without this consent If the Senate
should refuse by twothrds vote to ratify the
treaty, the thirty millions would be lost and We
would become the laughing stock of the world
Again, said Mr.. S., suppose the bill passed and the
Black Republicans come into power. Mr.. Branch
had stated that the bill was guarded as to pre-
vent
Mr. BRANCH here interrupted Mr.. S. to correct
him in this particular. What lie did say was, that
the money would be guarded by general law which
carried every surplus fund into the treasury at the
the object of consulting Congress by the passage Of
the bill was to guard against such treaty being
made as would be rejected-the Senate giving its
assent in advance.
Mr.. SANDERS resumed. Was there no danger in
it: Was there any precedent for such large
amount? Was there any necessity for the purchase
of the island now? When necessary. he Mr.. s
would take the island by force of arms if needs be
Why necessary now-when We were at peace will
all the world and in this summary manner? HI
thought there was more in this bill than many coult
see. 1t was proposition to encourage the Spanish
people to rebellion It appealed to them-showes
them the advantages of union with US and of cvi
liberty And he asked what We would think O
such course from friendly power if We occupie,
the position Of SPAIN and Cuba were one of our col
on'esg Cuba was the rightful property Of Spain
and she had done nothing to justify our interference
This view Of the matter seemed to him to be tina
which should be entertained by all honest men,
1s Gsans snssy Ne x asfsa Se e
in the event of Cuba rebelling with the aid of fill
busters, and her applying for admission into tn
union-it would not be matter of grave considers
ton? and he dwelt upon the habits, character an
laws of the people of that island to show their VI
fitness for a republican form of government The