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The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-24

In an address to the people of Lincoln County,
two years ago, Charles Manly bitterly denounced
MIR. Polk for our Mexican acquisitions, and with
confident air of self-importance. said he would not
give his old pencil ease'' which he held up before
the audience, or all our Territories - and now
cap the climax of inconsistency, he is noisy ad
vocate for the admission of California and New
Mexico as free States into the Union! He denounc-
ed Equal SUFFRAGE as :" Democratic hunbug - he
opposes the enjoyment of equal privileges among the
people he has drawn large sums of money from the
public Treasury without the color of law he admits
the consttutonality of the Wilmot Proviso and
to favor the schemes Of Northern Abolitonists,
he proposes to change the basis of representation in
the State, the effects of which eventually, would be
TO rob the South of large number Of her represen
ta,ives in Congress!
Fearing again to face the people, before whom he
played the mountebank and demagogue, two years
since, he delayed entering the canvass as long
it could be avoided and he slips around where
he has not been before, in the hope to palm off some
new plausible story upon an unsuspecting people.
Why has he avoided Union, Mecklenburg, Cabar-
rus, Rowan, Davidson, Davie, Iredel, Castor, Lin
coin, Ca,awba, Cleveland, and Rutherford All !!
why? Because he feared to face intelligent peo-
pie with new batch of eectioneerng tricks incon-
sstent with those he before successfully practiced.
We have conversed with hundreds Of republican
Wings, who say that in preference to such Black
Cockade federalist and arstocrat Charles Manly,
they will cast their suages for the poor mans friend
and sterling patriot, the Hon. DAVID S. REID.
Lincoln Republican.
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Gov. Manly would persuade the people of the West
that he is friendly to the white basis, - while at
the same moment his partzans in the East are deny.
ing the fact and claiming him ~ an advocate of tho
present basis.. - Which is right Herssofore
this Slavery question has involved North and South
but through Gov Manly instrumentalty, strife has
been engendered in our very midst and it is now the
We't against the Eas and the Eas against the Wess
Which is right, ths Ashevlle News, declaring that
Gov. Manly is for the white basis-or the Rslaiqh
Ismes' denying the fact. aathoe:ty Of Gov Manly
In the name Of the psOPlsin the name Of the out
tagged East, We demand an answer
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Gov. MAHLY's STRAIGHT SrREAk. His Excellency
has given bis appointments and entered upon his
can nvass. lie takes straight course, beginning on
the Virginia line, and keeping far as possible
from those sections Of the country in which there is
any particular complaint against him. Below Nor
Canton he strikes his Turnpike and follows that to
Murphy, in Cherokee county, where he winds up
the canvass on the 3Oth July. We do not know
what route he will take his return. We are very
much afraid he will give us the cold shoulder his
return as he has done on his forward journey. He
rdicules and laughs at the people of Rutherford in
the Whig Convention, abuses them behind their
backa, and passes them by with contempt 1t is re-
garded BY him as beneath bis dignity 10 give them
any explanation for the gross injury which he has
done them, and he contemptuously commissions
those miserable tools Of party, the Raleigh Regier
and Asheville Messenger, to make deed Of eift -
Of Rutherford county toths Democrats. In the teeth
Of oil this you are asked to vote for Gov. MANLY
What true and independent Whig can do lit Who
that has proper regard for his County OF himself!
p. S.-VERY IHPosTAsT. Since writing the a.
bove, we have received from Cor. MAnLy, by means
Of our friend Eegisesr Pex's patent tsiegrsphic
turnpike, the following despatch;
"Gov. MAHLY, being Of opinion he will not get
votes North Carolina elect him, has deter
mined to canvass portion Of the States of Georgia
and South Carolina. He does not like the idea Of
Tetaning through this State, after the election He
therefore requests his friends to publish the follow
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ing paragraph Of which represents David s. Reid the
Democratic candidate for Governor, as "a wealthy
aristocrat, who never did days work, and who
never keeps company with the hard-6sted people, -
This article extracted from the Raleigh Times,
and transferred to columns before We read i-and
in justice to Mr. Reid beg leave to decline endors-
ing the paragraph in question: believing him no sris-
tocrat above s. keeping company with the hard
listed people," We believe the reverse 10 the fact
We make the correction from Of justice, aud
from this alone. Milton (WAigl Chronicle.
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0r MARK THIS FACT!

Gov. Manly is apprised, in the West, that he has
been charged with having, at Wentworth, avowed
himself in favor of the white basis and against the
black. This fact is communicated to him from this
City, and he is asked if it is In reply he writes
pripatc letter to friend, in which he merely says
" assure mot Mr.. Gales, but another of the or
gansthat the statement that he has out for the
white basis is false, - and in which he also airms
that he has not departed from the positions and de-
claratons of his printed Speech. A private letter
write letter for the public eye? Why did he not
it! 10 Why does he refuse to Explain to his East
ern friends! Was not the matter sufficiently grave
and sufficiently important! Can his friends here
answer these questions! Will they even attempt an
answer!
The truth is, though we have elsewhere in this
paper-beng determined to avoid even the appear
Of unfairness towards him-gven to this state
ment of his the dignity of denial it does not de-
serve it. That assurance in that private letter is
but part Of the same old game of deception and
subterfnge; and it was intended, NOT FOR THE
PUBLIC, but for the eye of certain Whig Editor,
who it was thought, needed little bracing in his
hopeless work.
So far as paper writing, put in print, over his
own signature, is concerned Gov. Manly still stands
mute and pleads guilty to the charge. But we care
not for his denias, for the denials Of his friends
come in what shape they may. THE FACT is
PROVED UPON HIM, siz witnesses to one, and
all of them n just as respectable, Just as honor-
bic, and just as veracious as he is. 1e, SIX to
one-let the people decide!
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-24
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES.

The Funeral Obsequies Of Gen. Taylor, late Pres.
ident of the United States, were performed in this
City on Saturday last, in a manner which was high
ly credi:able to the whole community.
At an early hour the procession was formed on
Fayetteville Street the Governors Mansion, and
moved for the Presbyterian Church, towards and
around the Capitol Square. The Car and Tomb were
drawn by six fine gray horses, covered with black
and white horse was led in the rear. At the Church.
after Prayer by the Rev. Drury Lacy, Eulogy upon
the life and character of the llusrious deceased was
pronounced by Henry w. Miller, Esq. We have
heard but one opinion of this effort. 1t was we'll
conceived, happily expressed, and admirably deliver
ell. 1t contained nothing calculated to offend, in the
slightest degree the orators political opponents, while
it did full justice to the life and character of the
deceased.
The Odd Fellows were out on the occasion, and
presented striking and imposing appearance. The
Sons of Temperance and Cadets also Joined in the
faces; and the Ringgolds, under the command Of
Lieut.. Stuart, were also out, with their colors and
equipments daped with mourning. The following
gentlemen acted as Pail bearers Hon. William H.
Haywood, DR.. Josiah O. Watson, DR.. Charles E.
Johnson, Gov. Iredell, and B. B. Smith, George W.
Haywood, George w. Mordecai, and Richard Hines
Esquires. The Judges Of the Supreme Court, with
their Marshal, were also present. Gen. R. W.
Haywood acted as Chief Marshal, assisted by Maj.
w lillian ]. Clarke, DR.. w. R. Scott, S. +. IredeIl,
and s. H. Rogers, Esquires.
We are panied to state that an accident occurred
to Maj. William ]. Clarke. which threw feeling Of
additional sadness over the occasion, and produced
for while much anxiety among the large assemblage
in attendance. When just opposite the store Of
Richard Smith. Esq. his horse became unmanage'
able, reared with him, and fell back, Maj. Clarke
falling partially under him. He was disengaged,as
soon as possible, from his perilous situation, and car
ried into the Apothecary Store of Messrs. Williams
Haywood & Co., where medical aid, in the person
Of DR.. F. J. Haywood, was at once called in. For
an hour or SO he suffered severe pan but his injuries
were then happily ascertaned not to be vital. Ills
escape from death was truly Providensial. HE'S"
present doing well, and will, we sincerely trust, soon
be restored again to health and soundness.
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DENYING THINGS GENERALLY.

Gov. Manly, it seems, is ready to deny any and
every thing. If he keeps on, he will become as IA
nous in this regard as Sam Patch was for taking
leaps. We learn that he denies all through the West
that he is a Roman Catholic, and that too when no
one charges him with it, What is the object of this
denial! Is it give his friends opportunity, af-
ter he leaves to deny that he is an Episcopalian!
We learn that Gov. Manly's friends in Wilkes
County, denied at Trap Hill, the day Of the cleo
tion that he Epscopalian, and charged in the
same breath that Col Reid was member of that
Church!
Gov. Manly denies in one breath that he is Ro-
man Catholic because that Church happens to be unp0p
ukcr in this Sate and in the next breath he endeav
ors to array the Baptists against Col. Reid by de-
nouncng his vote on the Wake Forest loan! There's
a Governor for you
We understand that he also denies that he belongs
to the Raleigh Clique" but endeavors, on all suit
able occasions, to repudiae and cast it off. There's
gratitude for you He abandons his own friends, and
denies any and all connection with the very men who
made him what he is! But for that 6 Clique and
its influences, Gov. Manly would still have been
mere County Court lawyer; but now in order to Sc
his reelection, and advance his own selfish pur
poses he declares that they opposed his
nation two years ago, and cuts their acquaintance
Cruel, cruel Gov. Manly! Injured and inconsolable
" Clique! Gov. Manly denies that he is Catho-
lc-his friends have denied that he is Episcopa-
lian-he denies that he is one of the I" Raleigh
Clique '-he denies that he ever opposed Equal Suf
fage-and he denies also, in priuate letter. that he
came out at Wentworth for abolishing the Federal
basis. What will he deny next!
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BE SURE TO VOTE!

- j . - I
Let every Reid man be at his election-ground ear
ly in the morning. we'll supplied with Tickets, anD
prepared to take fair start with DUR opponents lo'p
out, " rain or shine" Every can afford to give
one day to his country. ...
Be sure to vote for DAVID S. REID. Pay no''
tention to Circulars and handbils, gotten up oy 0u'
opponents on the day Of election. Such things ~ -
intended only for effect and if you allow them 70 ~
duence your votes. you will regret it Afterwards
Are you Equal Suffrage mon. Are you oppo''1,
to disturbing the present basis Of represen'su:.
Are you in favorof the existing mode Of distribute.
the Schsol Fund.- Are yon Republicans ana .', -
Rights men Are you in favor Of firm s'seu y
the South ia defence Of her righss1 Are you n, ~.
to reform, retrenchment, and economy. ine' -
vid s. Reid is your man--vOTE FOR Him.
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The Register speaks Of the eommon people. |"
W1e are these seaasasos people''r Wxere ara they
Does the Register mean the plain farmers Of the
country OF the d-workng nechaucs Of me towns,
The : s'"mo" NJ people indseda Such ianeasen 10
worthy, however, Of fsderal print md of do organ
Of the federal candidate for Governor. .
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-24

We are requested by ssvsni oitisens to invite the
Candidates for this County 10 address the people n
this City. 1t such time 10 the early part Of next
week a. they msy agres upon. ShoaId the. Candi-
datss make arrangements 70 do %, We can snnoance
the time and place ia our next Issue. sissi,'.
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Judging from tha accounts in our Northern eA. e
ees, Of the action Of. the Governor and Cou00a
Massachusetts, in Professor Webster's ea's' -. .
seems 10 Be no doubt that the sentence Of o''
oainst him will nat be. stayed. F3.t
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-24

We are grati6ed to state that Col. Reid's health
has greatly improved. He missed only two appoint
ments-those at Jefferson and Waauga.. He met
Gov. Manly at Wilkesborough. and spoke nearly
two hours; and he is doubtless to-day addressing the
people At Waynesville, Haywood County. =
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-24

We invite the attention of our readers to the Com.
municatons in paper to-day. over the signatures
OF !" Marstfock " and $ Philo-Free sufrage.", They
are from able pens. and they demonstrate with much
force the fatal results to the East Of the success Of
Gov. Maniys white basis doctrins. Read and oir-
culate! s.ass..ss -sas. sg, Is !
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-24
1915

These numbers give to each of these Counties
three members in the House Of Commons. Now,
change this basis from that of Federal to white, and
the result would be Guiyord vouM certainly retain
her three, and Wake suouh be reduced to t,oo. This
would change the present principle of taxation and
populaton-which is the true principle-for that OF
population alone. This Is the .aboltion doetsne, to
which he was not prepared to submit.
The Senate is chosen by Districts, according to
taxation and numbers, taxes are generally paid ac-
cording to population. You take the average taxa.
ton of the whole State for FIVE years before fixing
the Counties paying this sum being entitled to one
Senator and the overplus going to the adjoining
County. Now, as Wake County pays upwards of
three thousand dollars she has Senator, and has
surplus sufficient, when added to her own, to give
Johnston Senator. Guilford pays fraction less
than $2.OOO but substitute white population the
basis, and Guford would have the overplus, and
W AXE and Johnston, in all probability, would, be-
tween them, make District So much for the basis
of representation.
Now for the qualification Of the voters. The pre-
sent qualification is so acres of land to enttle a
man to vote for Senator. This, said Gen. S.. l
consider wrong in principle. Who pays the taxes
which make up the average Of this SS, @ 900. which
ers only in part. There are more than 100 men in
the City Of Raleigh who pay an average Of this tax,
and yet they cannot vote because they have not the
freehold. You tax these freemen in order to make
up what entities the landholders to Senator, and
then say you pay your part of the tax, but you shall
not vote" The thing was wrong in princip'e-anti-
Republican, and ought to be abolished.
Such in substance was the argument Of Gen.
change from the Federal to the white basis, and
showing conclusively to my mind the injustice Of
the freehold qualification for Senatorial voters.
PHILO-FREE SUFFRAGE.
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Gov. Manly denies, in his stump speeches, that he
was opposed to equal suffrage Is the fact not
notorious that he did oppose it Is it not notorious
that every leading whig and every whig paper was
opposed to 1t, and denounced itas Reid humbug -!
Is it not notorious thatevery leading whg in the last
Legislature opposed by parliamentary maneuvers the
bill introduced in regard to equal suffrage!
And is not notorious, that after this most uncalled
for opposition, that same whig party, in less than
two years have also mounted this +" hobby" as they
called it, and rode into their State Convention and
given it prominent place, not exactly the plat
form but set up SO as to appear to BE the plat
form, while it really was only an illusion
This conduct Of the wings at Raleigh has DISCUS
ted the honorable portion Of the whig party, and
their voice will be silent at the approaching election
Therefore let every democrat 60 to the pos that his
know it to be so. Fay. Car.
Hon. D. 8. REID. Mr.. Reid has published
scathing reply to Gov. Manly's {" Sodom" speech.
He advocates judcious system of Internal Improve
ment; an enlightened economy in the administration
of the finances of the State shows up the Governor
as an enemy Of Free Suffrage; and places himself in
him with honor without being suspected of want of
fidelity to his party. The Wing party of Buncombe
laid down platform, and called upon all persons to
to require candidates for State Offices to be judged
by that, and not by their notions of politics. We
agreed to it. Let Governor be elected who is not
our enemy. who will not pervert the powers of his
Office to do Us any injury, and better day will dawn
for old Rutherford. Let Gov. Manly be elected,
and Rutherford may as we'll be biotted out of the
State during his administration. He has already con-
temPtuousIy spoken Of her as an adjunct of South
Carolina. From him we can expect nothing. He is
agsinst now, and henceforth, and forever.
Mountain (W1ig) Bonner.
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-24
For the Nor.h Caroline Standard.

EQUAL SUFFRAGE&-WHfTER BASIS, &r.
Mr.. HoLDen "A the question Of Equal Suhsee
10 6ne Of great importance, snd is attracting mncn a
tssssion al ts time, and as think You have not done
justice to the argument Of Gen. Saunders in your
notice Of last weeE-which Ihad the pleasure Of hear
ing-you will allow mo to state it somewhat more
in detail.
Gen. Saunders said both parties had, through their
Conventions advised the Legislatures adopting the
necessary measures for taking the sense Of he Peo-
pie on the question of amending the Constitution in
regard to the question of Equal. Suffrage and other
matters that up to 1885 our representation had been
by Counties, each having one Senator and two MEM
bers in the Commons. This became so glaringly
unjust that the people declared in favor Of change
The Senate was fixed at SO and the House at lSO
members. To each County one member was allow
ed, and after that the basis of representation was to
be according to Federal numbers, adding three-ffths
of the slaves to the white population In order to
illustrate his meaning. he took the Counties OF W AXE
and Guilford at present amongst the largest OF the
Eastern and Western Counties. He would give the
population of each of these two Counties. The
The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-24

Tho C6mMisaee q Syefy Of Greenville are request.
Cd to make other appointments.
All the old svistoeyoey Of Georgia and South Caro-
lna, are sovesfy requested to rally to the rescue
Tiers is great danger. The people Of Rutherford
dared to think and act Tor themselves.
Help me Cassius or sink"
Dy Command.
$. n. FOX,
= sz5:5 Turnpike Esg;ser (pstent.)
lMeuntaia (IYzig) Banner.
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WILMINGToN, July II, 1880.
Success to Reid, Newsom, Saunders, Jones, and
Rollins! Reid will do better here than he did be-
fore. He will get all the votes he got before, and
more besides. Give it to the Whg Editors, and
spare them not We must and ,ciH triumph. All
hail the day !''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-06
FREEMAN MONTPELIER, VERMONT, 1850.

considers this pa of extending slavery owe
New Mexico, 81 all the plans proposed
the most "prafcal and wise" If such il
indeed the plag land it seems to be corrob
GRATED by prQIhpon proof--we consider il
the worst-b lit is, under the covel
of admitting gnia free, actually extern
ding slavery sanction of the U. S
authorities.
Odious as sider the " Compromise
Plan" aud O gable in some of its fea.
lures as we klf it to be-yet, if the infor-
nation above gfn is correct. we are by no
means sure 4 Y should prefer it to the
Presdet's plEflt certainly does as much
towards admitting CaiEornia-settles the
Texas claim-and leaves the territory OF
New Mexlcdnpo worse peril as to slavery.
But the WilloI provlso, if it could only
pass, is the srd temedv against the spread
OF slave SYSTEM AS we have already fire.
quenty had cdsion to remark, however,
the election { Gen. Taylor and his preten.
ded non-inteVeI don policy has had neu-
tralizing effect ID the northern wings, and
made them cakhratively Indifferent as to
the success OFT Provso. Ifthat" practi-
cal and wise" AZ asure is defeated, as very
likely it will t+may we not trace result
so unfortunate 10 the election of Zachary
Taylor, and tdtne connection ofthe" Presl-
den's Plan P-gTmth Star.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-06
CALIFORNIA SLAVERY.

The CIeaveland True Democrat publish
es letter from " strong Taylor man "
from California, from which We make the
following extracts
A vast majority of the people in this State
are in favor Of Freedom; but there is in
preparation a surreptitious scheme for the
permanent introduction Of slavery.
A convention has already been held at
Los Angles, for the avowed purpose of rec
ommending division of the State, and the
introduction OF Slavery into the Southern
portion. This movement had its origin,
not here, but in the Slave States There
are other and stronger evidence of this than
the voice ofthe Southern press, specimen
ofwhich | have attached, and send to Cleve-
land. Southern men have seized all the
offices in the State, with the exception of
two Supreme Court Judges. vast major
ty of the Legislature is from the South,
and their appointments are all from the
South
They have passed law making Negroes
and Indians incompetent witnesses. -Ifthey
have one eighth Negro or Indian blood-in
all cases where white man IS party
This beats the Ohio Black Laws out of
sight
One ofthe Judges of the Supreme Court
though Democrat, is nevertheless ii Free
soiler. He is the son of NATHANIEL BEN
NETT, of Ohio city, lie is the best lawyer
on the Bench.
One of the Judges Lyon is from Louis.
lana and OF course will go for Slavery. But
the third Judge, (Hastings,) to his disgrace
be it said, is dougAface-is in favor ofthe
Black Laws just passed; which was known
before his appointment He is from Wis
consin
No compromise can be made with these
Southern gentlemen. OF course we have
storm ahead. All lines ofparty will snon
be Ieveled here, and the North and tho
south must contend for the mastery
1T may be contended at home. bv those
who please, that the Wilmot Proviso is a
humbug; but the South don't think so
and they who do, are either ignorant of
what is going min California, New Mex.
lco and Desert, or they are generally and
particularly stupid"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-06
GREEN MOUNTAIN

Again, slaves consume less than freemen
hence, the imports of country will be less
They are not allowed those comforts and lux
ures in which, were they free, they would be
able to indulge. Slaves also produce less than
ieemen; hence the exports of a country will
be less. 1t is the interest of slave to work as
little as he can, as his remuneration will be the
same it is the interest of freeman to work as
much as he can, because his reward is in proper
ton to his work.
Slavery is an obstacle in the art of produce
ton. People who have laid out large sums of
money in the erection of machines, sometimes
object to the Introduction of new machinery,
lest they should diminish the value of the DID,
So, in slave countries, the propretors do not in.
trOduce machienry, because the value of the
slaves will be thus diminished and the slaves
themselves do not invent machinery, nor would
their invention be adopted if they did. In these
respects, slavery is injurious to commerce.