The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-20
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NorE. Catawba (a) votes with Lincoln; Mcdowell (b)
with Burke; (c) Union with AnsOn and Mecklenburg.
The majority for the Whig candidate, Mr.. Manly,
is only s54- The whole number of votes is 1928
the largest number euer cast in North Carolina at any
previous election In 1914 Hoke and Graham receiv-
ed together, s2,Ol9; and in November of the same
year Polk and Clay received s2,5I9. Col. Reid has
run ahead of Hoke, 2249; and ahead of Polk 1895
votes. Mr.. Manly has run behind Mr.. Clay 696
votes, and only SO votes behind Gov. Graham. The
aggregate vote for Reid and Manly is 1899 larger
than that for Polk and Clay, and 2l9s larger than
that for Hoke and Graham. The clear Democratic
gain, compared with Hoke and Graham is 1893; and
compared with Polk and Clay, it is 3O9l.
We hope the Whig presses will now cease their
misrepresentation this subjects and that the Rough
and Ready Club of this City, now that the 9ciGi re-
turns are in, will appoint another Committee, whose
duty it shall be to submit correct statement to the
" Wings of North Carolina " in regard to the Gov
errors election. During the month of August last,
the Whig papers teemed with statements, the design
of which was to produce the impression upon the
uninformed of this State and elsewhere, that Mr..
Manly had run thousands behind Gov. Graham, and
that Col. Reid had not gained on Col Hoke's vote.
These statements, emanating from this City, pene-
trated every portion of the country; and thus many
an instance of the manner in which the Whig papers
treated this matter, we quote from the Newbernian
of the 29th August, printed t,cetysr days after the
election. That paper says:
e.. "CAUsEs OF THE SMALL WHIG VoTE. We have
insisted since the returns from the late election
in this State received to sufficient extent to
enable determine the result, that this election
showed dimnution of the Whig strength, and that
the falling off of the Whig majority was owing to
local causes, and to increase of the Democratic
vote. Fuller returns, and closer examination and
comparison of the vote, confirms this opinion. The
fact is, that the great number of Wings who were
dissatisfied with the manner in which Mr. Manly was
brought out, and the still greater number who dsap-
proved of his course in regard to the Free Suffrage
question, stad away from the polls. and did vote,
whilst Mr. Reid also received less than the Democrat
ic vote. This is proved by comparison of Graham's
vote in 1874 with Manlys in ls4s, and the vote of
Hoke and Reid at the same periods. Manly's vote,
had the full strength of the Whg party been polled
should have been much greater than Grahamss but
1t falls short Of I6y $500 to 5000 UOtes. Reds vote,
supposlng the Democratic party to have held their
own, should have exceeded Hoke's in 1914 bat it
falls short of by $50 to 300 v0tes. What does this
prove but that there no increose at least of the De-
mocratic strength, and that the Wings have failed in
this election to VOTE"
Most sapient Editor! Most faithful chronicler of
public events! The smallest schoolboy in New
bern, who has barely learned his multiplication table,
could have told you better. Mr.. Manly, instead of
falling short" by two or three thousand, of Gov.
Grahams vote, actually up within fifty votes of
him; while Col. Reid, instead of falling behind
Col. Hoke, runs more than two thousand votes be-
yond him! =.
l.. But what said the Committee of the Rough and
Ready Club of this City! On the 21st day of Au-
gust eighteen days after the elections this Committee
-consisting of Messrs. Bryan, IrsdeIl, Hines, and
Miller-made the following statement:
Returns have been received from all the Counties
in the State, and upon comparison of them we have
the pleasure to announce to friends, that Charles
Manly, Esq, the Whig Candidate for Governor, is
elected by majority of about One 1ho,Isand notes
The official returns may vary this somewhat, but not
materially They will be as likely to increase as d-
minish that majority.
The result Of the Governor's kiecsion-showipg