The North-Carolina standard., 1840-01-01
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD.

mouse 0J Representatives., Oec. 18th, 1889.
Mr.. EDITOR Il see in the Star of the 9th No
vembe 1889, that that Federal sheet has been
chosen as the medium through which falsehood
and Misrepresentation are now to be hurled at me
since the Register and Recorder have ceased to be
authority, even aunoHg !" whigs.' / had suppos ed
that modern federal whig malignity had issued it's
last supply of fasehoed and Misrepresentation du-
ring the late campaign, against me; but am now,
It seems to- be:Pdrsaed by the Star, which, sup
pose, isa volunteer i'd this case-or ait least like
Mr.. Gales willing witnesses last summer, who GER
titled that he had published correctly from the ori-
gna every word of n foul libel and base faIsehood
except where 1t waSsnot correct; and which has
turned out to be original in Mr.. Gales himself
Now if the editors oftthe Star suppose they can
succeed better than their neighbor Gales in perse-
cutting and isrepresenting me- aud their article of
the 9th of November last is to betaken as fair
sample of their work, they had better prepare for
their neighbors fate for in that article they know
ingly misrepresent me. Here s.the proof: They
sayI offered the following Resolution at a meeting
held at George A: Mebane's, in Orange County,
lately and begin thus = sT.-+ = <
HPRETTY KEEN!!-At the Federal meeting
which was lately held at the house of George Me.
bane, Esq In the county of Orange the following
among other Resolutions, was introduced bv the
Hon. VIM. Montgomery: -. -, -,
ResOt1ed, That Edward B. Dudley, Governor
OF North Carolina, has acted in bad faith to the peo
pie OF this State In not publishing the names ofI
:he persons or corporations to,whom he loaned fE
teen hundred or twenty hundred thousand dollars |
sent ther1 by Congress- of the proceeds of the
pubic lands, and also in Withholding the security
1oe the people haze for it, while our property is |
bound as security for the same :"
This is false, and the editors knew it at the time
L offered the following Resolution
"ResotDed That Edward B. Dudley, Governor
OF North Carolina, has acted in bad faith to the
people OF this State IN not publishing the names of
the persons or corporations TO whom he loaned one
hundred and nifty two hundred thousand dollars
sent them by Congress, out of the proceeds of the
public lands, and also in Withholding the security
Westhe people have for it, while our property is
bound as security for the same"
The Standard, inss publishing this Resolution, j
made the as to the amodhts, and corrected il
soon publication: Therefore, this misera-
bic, low quibble, is an intentional fraud upon the
people, by the Editors for they had the correction
in their possession when they penned the article
and he that would be guilty of such fraud unon
the people by whose patronage he lives, is unwor
thy of it, and cannot, when exposed. retain it
This is a low species of fraud, that confess did
otexpect from those Editors. did not doubtbut
they much desired my political downfall: but /
did not suppose they would have resorted to such
ow as this. to affect what fair and honorable
means had failed to do. Is
These Editors thengo on, in long article.. TO :
Justify the conduct of their Federal WhiG e,oyer-
nor, for Withholding in his public statements the
name or names of persons corporations, to whom
ne has loaned some two or three hundred Thousand
iollars of the public money! and say he has acted t
2 perfect good faith in Withholding these facts
rom. us. S
j charged the Governor, in my Resolution, with
lad faith to the people. Irepeat the charge. and
vii give the facts for proof BY Act of Congress-
'assed June sSd, 1886, called the Deposite Act 16
North Carolina received 1897 SO. IN good
money. The Legislature appropriated to specific B
OJects all this sum, except some or hundred e
nousand dollars, and required Governor Dudley 10
pan out this SUI sum and by Law, in Revised Sta