The North-Carolina standard., 1839-07-31
COMMUNICATIONS.
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD.
Mr, Gales and the Letter.

THE point achere folly aud nonsense jOin.
Perhaps there is not greater instance OF the fol-
Iv of calculating upon the ignorance OF the People,
than is to be found in the Registers Extra OF last
week. One would suppose Mr.. Gales had lost his
reason but for the absurdities into which his zeal
so often betrays him, and the rashness with which
some of his Bets have been made on the pending
election. But whether his conduct is to be ascrl-
bed to the loss of reason folly, to something
worse-one thing is certain: He has grossly insult
ed the fIeemen Of the District, by supposng 1t pos
sible for them TO be Influenced in their votes, by
such reckless and unfounded stories. He charges
Dr. Montgomery with writing letter to a friend
in another District, in which the Doctor acknoWl-
edges himself political -deceiver; and his trIend
by way of aiding his cause, reads this letter from
the House tops. WHAT WHALE!! But what shall
be said of Party. whose organ can practice upon
the credulity of the people, by the publication OF
such a story, and that too upon the eve OF an I'M
portant election The eternal mandate" Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy nelghbor,
should ring from mouth to mouth, and so fill the
ears of the offender that he shall be glad to cry for
mercy and pardon.
But to "the Letter :" The very statement which
accompanies it carries with it the retutaton on It's
face 1st 1t processes to be written TO friend, to
be used against Deberry the federal candidate
vet it shows DR.. Montgomery to be political de-
ceiver and his friend fool in reading in public
letter. not for the purpose of exposing the writer,
but to iniure the cause of his own candidate and
promote the success Of his rival. I'd. The letter,
as published processes not to be copy, but taken
BY person who heard it read and yet 1t gives
dates and word for word. Now if Mr.. Leake, DR..
Mortgomery's personal and political friend, could
read the letter in public repeatedly as to admit
bearer to give every word, why not at once ADMIT
it to be copied and sent on to the Doctors own Dls-
tct. in order to his exposure. The whole thing Is
too stupid to require refutation. Mr. Gales calls Tor
The orional and promises to correct his errors,
if he has done the Doctor injustice. He knows his
errors cannot be corrected by the Doctor till AFTER
THE ELECTION if he can have him beaten and
pocket his winnings fear he cares but little aOout
his "errors.n l call upon every fair man to rePel
this gross act of folly and meanness, and teach the
Federal Wings that Sch base tricks on the eve OIL
an important election will not answer.
Again: Who is responsible, should this letter ol
the Register prove forgery? Mr.. Gales has mel
ther seen it nor heard it read nor does he give the
name of his informant If it turns out TO be, what
doubt not it is mere electoneering trick, who is
answerable for the imposition Mr.. Gales inform
ant has only to say he did hear it correctly read
and this corrects the error. To show It IS all q
trick-it bears date in June is Immediately read
and neither the Fayetteville papers nor the Regis
ter saw word about it until more than month
after xz- The people of Wake are not thus te
be imposed upon. d.