Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-10-10
"READ AND CIRCULATE" E."-Breckinridge and Lane
documents may be obtained at this Office. Call and
get some Of thcm-read them, and then hand them
to your neighbors.
Raleigh and CASTOR Road.

called meeting of the stockholders of this Road
was held in the Commons Hall, in this City, on
Thursday last, Maj c. L. Hinton in the chair, and
Mai. Vass, of this place, and j. j. Davis, ESQ.,, of
Franklin, secretaries. The Hon. D. NJ. Barringer
represented the State stock in the meeting.
resolution was adopted providing for memorial
izng the Legislature on the ubect of increasing the
capital stock of the Company-the proposed in
crease to be 100000, $685. 900 to be kept in re-
serve to purchase not more than one hundred ne
groes for the use of the Road. The proposition to
purchase slaves for the use of the Road was debated
at some length by Messrs. T. B. Venable, Mordecai,
Barringer, and Davis, in favor Of and the Hon. L.
OBJ Branch in opposition to it. We heard only
the remarks of Mr.. Branch; and while we have no
disposition to find fault with the action of the meet
ing, We must say that it seemed to us that he pre-
sented cogent reasons why the proposition to pur-
chase slaves for the Road should not be adopted.
- The National Democrat and others of the
Douglasites are mistaken in supposng that the pres
ent course of Mr.. Branch is inconsistent with his
late Circular. The doctrine of non-ntervention so
ably maintained by Mr.. Branch in that document,
he is now maintaining in supporting Breckenridge
and Lane Mr. Branch is now and always has been
opposed both to Congressional and Territorial inter-
vention; and he holds that non-interventon is not
Territorial Intervention. Mr. Douglas is for the
latter-Mr. Breckenridge is opposed to it. Is the
National Democrat in favor of Territorial sover-
eighty? Speak out, Mr. Busbee; let US know
whether, in your opinion, the people Of Territory
before they sovereignty have right to abol
ish slavery.
The Register is evidently pleased at the attacks
made by the Douglas men on Mr.. Branch That
paper, though it agrees with Mr. B. in opposing Ter
rtoral sovereignty, is nevertheless glad to him
assailed by persons protesting to be Democrats.
The Register has motive Cor thus encouraging d.
visions in the Democratic ranks. 1t is looking to
the election in this District next summer for Con-
gress? Isany else looking in tina. direction? Is
there no Douglas Democrat in the District who
would consent to occupy Mr.. Branch's shoes ?-and
that too with the aid of the Bell men? Neighbor
Syme is "monstrous agreeable towards the Doug
las leaders. No doubt he would give them lift, al
the expense of the Breckenridge men, if favorable
opportunity should present ITSELF How it would
delight him to see this Democratic feud perpetua
ted, and, the result of it, to see the Hon. S. H
Rogers elected to Congress, as he was in 1853
Mr.. Syme therefore sympathizes with the Douglas
men, and assails Mr. Branch He likes the Doug
lases because they in minority, and fears thu
Breckinridge men because they are in a majority
lie wants the Democrats to divide permanently Sc
that he may conquer them hereafter. Will they
accommodate him We trust not