Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-05-30
MR. LANDER'S SPEECH.

At the solicitation of friends VIM. Lander, ESQ.,
of the delegates from this district to the Charles
ton Convention, addressed large number Of the cit
liens of MeckIenburg at the Court House in this
place. on Wednesday last
The meeting was called to order by appointing T.
N. Alexander, Esq, chairman, and D. B. Rea, Esq,
secretary.
When Mr.. Lander commenced speaking lat l
o'clock, aboIt dinner time,) there were abont one
hundred persons in the Court House, IN
formed by gentleman who counted; but in a few
minutes the crowd increased to the number of three
hundred at least.
Mr. Lander rehearsed briefly the action Of the
Charleston Convention and sustained the course Of
the North Carolina delegation in remaining in the
Convention fully convincing the audience we have
no doubt that our delegates acted properly and with
commendable discretion. lie thought the seceders
ought to have remained and stood by Virginia, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, Maryland Kentucky, Mis-
souri, and Delaware. The border States had the
brunt of the battle to bear in the conflict with abo
tionism and the enemies Of slavery while the States
that seeded were far removed from the immediate
influence and depredations Of northern fanatics. IL
the Union were dissolved, which he (Mr. L) hoped
would never be the case, the States that remained
in the Convention would have to meet the first shock
OF civil war, and it was natural that their citizens
should be disposed to do all in their power to pre-
vent such calamity; but they were as firm in their
devotion to Southern rights as any men in the
those who withdrew from the Convention at Charles
ton.
Mr.. Lander said he believed that large majority
of those who withdrew were patriotic gentlemen and
desired to see the Union preserved; but he knew
there were many among the seceders who favored a
dissolution of the Union and the formation of
Southern Confederacy. He thought they all should
have remained in the Convention and acted as n uni
ted Southern people-the States that did remain had
more at stake than those that withdrew, for their
interests would be more Immediately affected and in
jured by dissolution.
Mr.. Lander declared that while he was opposed to
the doctrine that Congress or Territorial Legisa-
tnre had the power right to legislate against
slavery in the Territories he also opposed to
demanding at this time slave code for the Terrific
ries-he was in favor of non-interventon for If the
right of Congress to interfere on one side was &C.
knowledged, then the same right would be claimed
by the enemies of Southern institutions to intervene
on the other side Some of the seceders demanded
that the Convention should acknowledge the right
of Intervention; but Northern gentlemen-men who
have been fighting for Southern rights all their
llves-denied it and large majority Of the South
ern people also deny it deeming it imprudent to
spring question of that kind at present He did
not abuse or denounce the seceders but merely pon
ted out the error they committed in withdrawing
from the Convention. -
In conclusion, Mr.. Lander said he had no doubt
but that an acceptable nomination would be made at
OeisinoiS VII euo loln VI June, anu PLATFORM aOOp-
ted to the entire satisfaction of all true Southern
Unon-loving men. 49,
We have not attempted anything like synopsis
Of the speech-we took no notes. and RELY entirely
upon memory. All agree that it was an able effort
and that it meet the appreciation of the people Gall
who desire the success of the great democratic par
ty) the frequent and rapturous applause with which
the speaker was greeted, is sufficient evidence
ing:
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Resotoed, That we approve the course pursued by
the North Carolina delegation in the Charleston
Convention, believing that It was eminently nation
al and proper Charlotte Democrat
Don't locate yourself on the back of q wild horse
L.