Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-07-20
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rHs DISCUSSION AT wlNroN.


THE DISCUSSION AT wlNT0N.
HE iiscusaion mas opened by Hon b. u Shaw,
rho pse,nissd ~ saying that hs presented himself
Or de silisess At the people Of the district not
mon personal grounds S0t IS the candidass Of the
Democratic party-the only national party-ths
,nly Southern party in tho ceaatsy. He eloquent.
Y and pointedly alluded to Mr.. Smiths sneers AZ
he great principles Of this party, and to ms utter
.bnegation Of the question Of Southern rights NJ
Smith protested nothing posi,ivcS ne had no pa..
.t;but;sn n-k;cke aside and discarded in 1854
That gentleman was now forced to the resort Of
;innly alleging certain objections to the Democra-
~. The aloha aud omega Of his creed was "opPo-
sitson." Even the cardinal dosmas OF know notn'
;npsm we're now repujiated; as instanced IN the
~ pronomcian,ento Of John Minor Bolts and IN
the similar marvellous inconsistency of the A. n
randiaate for Governor Of Tennessee. In lieu OF
definite and substantive principles Of his own, Mr.
Smith could only bring forward charges against the
Democratic party. The cry Of proti,gacy aud cor
1,,ptiou vas IN old one Thomas jefferson was de-
AIMED Is an infdel Grave impatations were cast
apon Gen Jackson The cry Of "extravagance
xss raised in 1870 But with most swift fHrgetfuA-
ness, no sooner had the Harrison party GIT into
power than they appropriated $4,000 to refurn,sh
the very White House, about the gorgeous appoint
ments Of which they had been making such terrible
ado There was Kenneth Rayners vile Islander, IN
1856, in his averment Of corrupt bargain between
the Democratic party and the Pope Of Rome for the
election Of Pierce Mr. Shaw then very infinitely
and at considerable length examined some Of the
nendacious charges against the administration.
showing their entire hlsty, frivolity and absurdity
The allegations Of corruption against the Secretary
Of the Navy were met and thoroughly rcbutted.-
The Coal Agent charge was discussed; and it was
shown that Fillmore paid to his Coal Agents,
Howard Aspinwall upwards of $4,000; while
q great lamentation is now made because DIR. Hunter
got about $1,000
Dr. Shaw next alluded to the matter Of State
taxation; in reference to which Mr.. Smith was
estopped BY the action of Rayner and other men,
bers Of his party who had run the State deeply in
debt for works Of internal Improvement The
whole subject closely and searchngly reviewed.
and the responsibility conclusivey fixed upon the
Wing party. Passing next to the favorite opposi-
ton topic Of federal expenditures, DR.. Shaw showed
that the s4th Congress, Opp voted ELENEN
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS more than President
Pierce had asked for. The contingent expenses Of
that Congress exceeded those OF the previous one
Dem.) by $3.50 P. N. Gen. Holt, had already
effected reduction of 81 400 coo in the annual en-
penses Of the P o. Department Other illustrations
of the comparative economy Of the two parties were
given-aE showing the Democracy to be the real
party of retrenchment while the opposition uni
formly plunges into the widest and most reckless
wastefnlness Of the public treasure. DIR. Shaw
challenged reference to the record Of his votes.
Dr.. Shaw then referred to the significant fact that
there Is no friend to tie Scuh in the North outside
Of tie Democratic party. There was NOT ONE in
the last Congress. Bolts had said that, in 1860.
there would be ONLY TWO PARTIES: .Sxard and
Greedy Mid the sane. Mr.. Smith. while saying he
would unite with no party that was unsound re-
fused to reply to the plain question whether he
would consider the black Republican party 'un-
sound" with John N. Bolts. Crittenden. John Bell
or Edward Bates as its candidate for President
Mr.. Smith, in reply. did not wish to be diverted
from the legitimate issues. There would be time
enough to ask his opinion about the Presidency
merit year.. The question was not pertinent now
The only practical question was ehieh Of the train
should go to Cengress. He then came upon the old
song Of corruption, spending considerable of his
time on the Coal Agent item. He referred to the
minority report of the two black Republicans on
the investigating committee nhite -easIing
port and seemed to prefer it greatly to the majority
report Of Aessrs Groesbeck, Bocock and Ready,
two Democrats and one South American. acquit.ing
the Secretary of the Navy Of all blame in the mat
ter. Hon. j. Clancy Jones then came in for a hand
some dose Of denunciation. But Mr. Smith was
most savagely and ferociously down upon the cor
Regency ITO the victors belong the spoils".
Mr.. Smith called upon good men of all parties tc
help overthrow the Democracy and to rally around
us-" He called upon the people to send an ''inde
pendent man" to Congress- who has no entanglins
party obligations; and thereupon incontinently
proceeded to berate Dr. Shaw for differing with tn.
President on some points and not agreeing exactly
with Judge Douglas. As to Southern rights, they
had sufficient safeguard in the L. s. Suprem,
IL = G.: al
publicans announce distinctly that they design t
''reorganize" that bench BY putting other aboli
tlonists, like Mclean, upon it The leaders Of tn,
abolition party in the North were originally Demo
Gratis, said Mr. Smih but he said nothing abou
W. IL Seward, Horace Greedy, whose "lineagc.
we think, is Wing. Mr.. Smith denied the mation
dlity Of the Democracy, because, forsooth, Their
are only few scattering" Northern Democrats il
Congress. He then leapt to the matter of Stat
taxation, and, again, with all tie agility of flea
hoped of and alighted upon federal expenses.
Mr.. Smiths time being out, Dr. Shaw resumed
In allusion to the "robber doctrine" he said that
in 1910, Mr.. Smith sustained man for Presiden,
one Of Whose Cabinet officers Or. ~ Gen. Granger
beheaded fifteen thousand Democrats in fire reeks
in one Department. Reference was made to tn
oaths and penalties Of know nothingism, ard it
vindctive prescription Of foreigners and Catholics
Mr. Smith refused to answer his question about tn
Frequency. In tnlS ne showed himself an apt NJ
pill Of Horace Greedy, who commends to the oppos
ton the unspeakable wisdom of silence; yet Nj
Smith did not hesitate to ask how he dr. s. woul
vote for President. The tender regard to Mr. Smi,
for Mr. Rayner was commented upon Mes<r.
Justice and Ready, K. n. members Of the last Cor
gress, but now Democrats, were alluded to. an
their example was recommended to the imitation
Mr.. Smith.
In NJ. Smiths replication, he spoke among oil
er things, Of Henry Clay, now dead for some yea,
we believe, and waxing seriptural in his rhetori,
Dr. Shaw's devoted head.
Our noble candidate is looking finely and is i
the best spirits while Mr.. Smith is evidently ava,
that his own success, Notwithstanding the exarre
atsd representations Of his adherents is one of tho
doubtful things" which the poet-and a VIII
one at that-informs us
---" are mighty unsartin"
Nurfrees6oro' Citizen.