Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-08-01

Vol VI SUCH SuSpICfOu: "Oulu ZIG uOt Eed-
sonably say. Here is man who has been
a legislator, law maker, public man
for the long period Of thirty years. During
that time he has given great many votes
he has made great many public speech
es, and has performed great many acts.
Let Us examine his whole public life. Let
US scrutinlse his every act; surely if he
entertains sentiments such as his enemies
charge him with, he las had ample
opportunity, during this long public
life to exhibit them. Surely it would be
impossible for him to prevent their exhi-
bition in some shape or other. Wei he
strictest examination is made Of every At
which he has done, and every word which
he has said in bis public capacity. and in
stead Of ever saying or doing any thing
that would prove tina. he held such Anti
Republican opinions, the whole course Of
his life demonstrates that he has been aclu-
ated by contrary feeling-.hat when an
opportunity occurred, he has voted for the
most extensive right of suffrage, without
any regard to poverty or wealth. We
peal to the candid enquirer after truth, il
this is not the only fair and correct method
of deciding question Of this kind. or
would he go back TO an isolated remark
made in a private conversation. which
took place IL years ago! and that CONVEX"
sation too, retaiIed by bitter political enc
my of the individual, whose judgment
and recollection is liable to be warped by
his party prejudices. We ask, Which is
the fair method of examining this subject.
even supposing that Jere. PearsaIl's certi-
! fcate remained unrebulled! Surely the
candid man would be compelled from a
sense of justice to adopt the former and
reject the latter. But it is suspicious
circumstance, that jeremiah PearsaIl has
permitted twelve years to elapse without
enIightening the world by this awful dis
closure Ii Jere. Pearsali deemed the de-
cIaratlon such as to make Gen. Mckay
unfit to hold the high place Of member
of Congress, is he not ,nexcusab,e 10 his
feIIow-citizens in keeping the dread secret
locked up within his own bosom for twelve
long years :! what do you think Of this,
candid reader! But, then again, it looks
suspicious to say the least Of it, that these
certificates have been sprung upon Gen.
Mckay just ON the eve Of an election
Again. this is private conversation which
took place at the house Of James Pearsall,
and the remarks ~ lich Jere. Pearsall re-
tails were made (made, al all, by bis bro
TIERS guest, and az has brotAer's house
VIVA. does candid world think of this
Now we defy Gen. McKay's bi'terest ene-
my TO point TO single act in his whole
life, which would lead to the conclusion
that he was opposed to the most extern
sive right Of suffrage.
But to the certificates. We again say,
in the most positive manner, that the Ger.
tl6cate which we published last week, un-
der the signature of James Pearsall, and to
which he is willing 10 swear, is full and
complete rebuttal Of the charge contained
in Jere. PearsaII's certificate furnished to
Mr.. Meares. And we say further, that
Mr.. Meares is publicly committed to adj
init the fact. Mr.. Meares himself ac-
knowledg ed during the discussion at Long
Creek. on Monday last, that he had told
Gen. Mckay that there was a per sonal
and political friend Of the Generals pre-
sent at the time when The conversation
took place-that that democrat was James
Pealsall, of Duplln county, and that if the
said James Pearsall would give him Gen.
Mckay certificate denying that he (Gen.
Mckay had made use of the remark thai
poor people ought not 10 be allowed to
votn. then he (Mr. Meares) would with
draw the charge. Is this not the same
thing as saying, il James Pearsall does no
corroborate the charge, will abandon it
certainly it is. Well, James Pearsall is
called upon and his answer is, alt Is DUE
TO JUSTICE AND GEN. MCKAY, TO SAY
THAT | NEVER HEARD THE GEN. AT ANY
TIME MAKE SUCH DECLARATION Z" what dc
you call this, reader! Is it not a plar
and explicit, denial! Certainly i, is. All
but, says Mr.. Mesres, James Pearsall ir
the latter part of his certigca,e, makes use
4.Qf this language, "No,hing was said of the
poor 70 rtr1e-heat Of my recollection
whereupon Mr.. Meafes ssphls.icstas- Il
James Pearsall, says to the best of X.
recollection. that nothing about the pooI
was said. but that he might not have heare
all that was said. that still. Jere Pears,l
may be correct in his statement" Thames
Pearsall had said nothing beyond the las
quotation, there might be some plausibility
iii this conclusion. But in the first part
the certificate. he positively denies that he
ever heard Gen. Mckay make such decla