The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-27
"THREsH1NG MAcH1NEs sLANpER.


"THREsH1NG MACHINEs, ISLANDER,
Now that the election isover and people generally
are prepared to hear and weigh things without preiu-
dice or passion, IN justice both to Col Reid the De.
mocratc candidate for Governor, and Thomas j. Reid
ESQ., OF Caswell, we submit the following statement
of facts. -.,-sa,. ....si
At the Shallow-ford, in Orange, on the 1st August,
there was battalion muster which was attended by
the candidates for Governor. Shortly after Col Reid
arrived there he informed that Gen. Joseph Holt
desired introduction him, tomake an explanation
In relation which had been circulated about
Col. Reid hiring Gen. Holt's Threshing Machine.
Gen. Holt introduced to Col. Reid and when
the subject was mentioned Gen. Holt stated that there
mistake about the matter, and agreed that when
the crowd assembled for the speaking that he would
publicly state that the report was untrue as to COL
Reid. When the crowd assembled Gen. Holt ac-
cordingly and stated that the report against Col
Reid untrue and that it originated from the fact
that his son had mistaken another person for Col.
Reid the candidate for Governor. He then said that
Samuel Moore had employed his (Holt's) Threshing
Machine to thresh the wheat of Thomas ]. Reid Esq.
OF Caswell County, and that his son and the hands
with the Machine had gone to Thomas J. Reid's to
thresh his wheat pursuance of the contract, and that
he refused to let them do the work, gave them no
supper, made them sleep in the barn, in the morning
gave them breakfast unfit for white men to eat and
for this and feed their horses he charged
them three dollars and that his son supposed that
Thomas ]. Reid, Esq, of Caswell, was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor Col. Reid stated that
the explanation superseded the necessity his part
of taking further notice of the matter but he deem
ed it due to Thomas Reid, Esq, to state although
that gentleman and himself were not even kinsmen,
did they reside in the same neighborhood, in
the same County, yet he personally knew Thomas ].
Reid, Esq, and he would say that he regarded him
as gentleman, and he knew the people of CasweH
County regarded him as such.
CAswELL County, Sept. I8, 1913.
Mr.. HOLDEN: / learn that Gen. Holt of Orange
County has explained the charge about the Threshng
Machine to place me in a light do not wish
to occupy, although am private citizen, and have
political aspirations. l am authorized by Samuel
Moore, who is gentleman of the highest respecta-
bty to say that the statement of Gen. Holt that he
(Sam'l Moore) employed Hollis Threshing Machine
to thresh my wheat, is wholly false. l have never
had any thing to do with Gen. Holt his Threshing
Machine, except in the following manner: About
three years ago night after 1 had retired to bed
some person haoed at my gate and asked to stay all
night. l replied that did not keep Entertainment
The persons, some one of the campany, said they
strangers, and that they had tried to stay all
night at number of places, and that no one would
take them in, and that late at night they did
not know where to 90. After this statement con-
sented to let them stiy They stated that they would
not trouble me- for they did not want supper bed
ding, but something to feed their horses. They did
sleep in the house, and then understood it to be
with them matter of choice not to do so. presume
they slept in the barn. These men learnt were Gen.
Hot's and three others, and they had with them
Threshing Machine and five or six horses. The
next morning these men had breakfast. will not
pretend to say what kind of breakfast they had but
l presume it such farmers usually have but
whether it good or bad these men staid at my
house till they got dinner ALSO They asked me next
morning if l had any wheat to thresh, and l told
them that had nearly got out all my wheat and did
wish to employ them They then asked if knew of
any who had wheat to thresh, but hint
ed that l. any else for me, had engaged them
to thresh my wheat. After dinner they asked the
amount of their bill and told them for feeding the
five six horses and breakfast and dinner for four
men, would charge them three dollars. They paid
me one dollar and seyenty-fye cents, think, and
said they had more money, but would pay the bal
other time. told them that if they would
leave dollar for at Mr.. Barker's, where they
said they had engagement to thresh, that would
answer, and they agreed to do 80. They did not
leave the money at Mr.. Barker's, and l requested
Mr.. Barker to ask them for it when they after
the toll wheat and he did so, and they replied Gen.
Holt would pay it, but it has not been paid to this
day. l think Gen. Holt ought at least to have paid
my bill before complaining of its extravagance.
have made this statement, not because L fear that
Gen. Holt affect my character where am known,
but to expose the author authors of falsehoods
started the of election for political effect.
Your ob't. servant,
THOMAS J. REID.
Will the Wings who have repeated this charge,
and the Wing papers that gave it circulation, now
contradict it!