The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-29
Ann COL. WHEELER.

coy, MANLY AND COL n
GOV, ;o,a, ,vi,, find it no easy task to set Col.
The H.s .Io;n,. 70 the Major Generalship in the
Rheei'rr aside by the use of ridicnle' or by
fourth :. Daltrv affair." 1t may be "paitry
alIng !. a.. estimation of His Excellency, who
'Hall " onr entire Militia System as but little
'0nSlue'9 80, -, but there principles involved
be'e' ,,h;cb cannot be put to sleep.
ID tn'S IDEA. at this time, of renewing the
we na'' ,bis subject, or of going over ground
dIScusSlon D,,o.dv been so ably occupied by Col.
~hlcn HaS .I the Lincoln papers; but we copy be-
articIe from the Hornets Nest, a wing paper
o~ a" che Registers attention to it. There have
"u ,,vo elections for Major General in the Fourth
nrsion, says the Hornets Nest. AT the hrst eiec-
-, continues that paper, all the Counties, except
.,nv and Montgomery, voted; at the second, !" only
=, voted, Stanly and Montgomery. By one Col.
Trosler was elected by the other Gen. Gather"
nr., will the Register say to that2 And will that
..r now come forward, as it is required to do by
- uornet's Nest, and do Gen. Neal Justice! We
In see. The following is the article referred to
,bose:
.nye do not intend entering into long discussion
rsgard to the election of Major General of this
vision; an election which has already been at
siderable length discussed by others. But it is
I n General Neal, our countyman, to say few
lords to remove imputation resting upon him in
W. defense of the Governor which appeared in the
~Baligh Register"
The whole story is plain one. An election was
rdered to be held in this division. II tUas held
TgO counties failed to vote. One Brigadier Gener
held back has returns because these two counties
IA not vote. The election was declared void and
new one re-ordered for those two counties. Genera
Neal has been implicated in all the blame by the
-Ragh Regist,' for the invalidity of the 1st elec
dou in consequence of the two counties not voting
This is as plain as A. B. c.. and the nature of the
mputation resting General Neal equally as plain
What are the facts! Why that General Neal gave
he notice to those two counties that giveI
others. Precisely the same; this kno1U to be tht
act. For this part of the business we don't know
hat any is particularly to blame, but the Genera
suredy Is not. If the strict performance Of dut,
makes one liable TO censure, then the General de
rrveS censure; but if it makes one clear of oil re
tcfiOn and censure, then does General Neal stan,
: clear as the most Immaculate Governor that eve
p-Ordered new election.
The mails might have been at fault, as the reaso
rhy the Coonels in those two Counties did not re
give the orders from him for an election. Or tn
Coones might not have sent to the Post Office re
uulariy enough to get the orders in time; an
ether thing inexplicable us might have prevente
er receiving them, but for all of this General Nea
is not to blame for we kno1c he did his duty in re
gard to the whole business.
Two elections have now been held. At the frs
al except two counties voted, Stany and Mont
gomery-at the second only two voted-Stanly an
Montgomery. Now which election is void! By on
Colonel Wheeler elected; by the other Genera
Gather. For part We look upon the last as NOR
Objectionable than the first.
1t is clear that in the first election General Nea
acted according to the letter and meaning of the law
and The counties of Montgomery and Stanly falin
br accident to vote does not appear to us to inva
date that election or to cast censure which may
implied by the most distant construction, upon Gen
eEl Neal.
We hope the Raleigh Register will give those tha
have been placed in false position the benefit c
his statement ROrHe's Nest.