Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-02
Our Extra


giving the news of the canvass it progressed and
contradicting and exposing what we considered fraud
and deception These slips with the head of the ex
ira Journal over them circulated as opportunity
might afford, in town and country. We insert the
contents of the Slip although the election past to
show that there is nothing Of the secret circular or
der in it
From the Extra Journal of Wednesday.
FELLow-C1T1zENs-We again deem it our duty to
warn you against, and to expose, game of decep-
ton which is being played by Gov Manly and his
organs upon the people of this State.
The game is this Gov. Manly, in his Western
canvass has come out in favor of the abolition of the
Federal Basis in the House ofCommons The proof
of this fact we have furnished in the last regular Is
sue of the Journal. and we republish it. 1t is
as plain as that two and two make four. 1t could
not be palmer or more positive. In order to meet
this Gov Manlys organs at Raleigh, as early as the
ODD of this month, stated that they had received a
letter from him denying the charge. But they did
not publish that letter. No. although they assert that
it was received on the 21st or 22d no letter the
light until Friday, the Goth, when appeared
in the Raleigh Times, dated Morganton July 18th /;
and Saturday last, another in the Wilmington Com
time Mr. Manly could not have been within one hun
dred miles of Morganton. This certainly speaks i'll
for its genuineness Plain honest would say that
Mr.. Manly never wrote it at all. The Register,
the acknowledged organ of the party did not publish
it until Saturday last The clique knew full we'll that
it would be too late to be seen in the West, where
Gov, Manly has spoken, before the day of election
The object of Withholding this letter for nearly
week, and then circulating it all through the East,
the of the election, is evident. 1t to afford
no chance to expose the fraud here nor to give it
time to be circulated in the West before the day of
election, where Gov Manly has been canvassing up
this issue. We have no words strong enough to
characterize such conduct. It is infamous.
There is one case in which the schemers have
over-rcached themselves. The charge against Gov.
Manly first appeared in the Standard of the 10th,
which could not have reached Wilkesboro until the
18th 14th and yet the Raleigh Times got letter
from Gov. Manly dated Wilkesboro' July 10Th, con-
tradicting statement which the Gov. had never
seen! The Gov. knew that he was liable to the
charge. A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
But let us see what this denial of Gov Manlys a.
mounts to- Mr.. Reid charges that Mr.. Manly did
come out for the abolition of the federal basis and
the substitution of the white basis Mr.. Manly de-
MES it. It is plainly question of veracity between
Mr.. Reid and Mr.. Manly which is decided by the
annexed certificate of five honorable men who are
willing to testify that they heard Gov. Manly with
their own ears. This settles the matter just read
the proof, and then judge what Mr.. Manlys denial
is worth
WENTWORTH, July Is, 1850.
Mr. HoLDEN-Sir Understanding that it is doubt
Of 11oH hI1co not
speech at this place came out in favor of the White
Basis for representation, we the undersigned who
present that occasion and heard him, do
tify that he then declared most distinctly and
quiyocally that he IN favor of "GboLishtng the
present black or federal basis and of stituting aCte
basis its steadn He called upon Col REID to know
what were his views on this subject; to which the
Colonel unhesitatingly replied that he was opposed
to any change whatever in the mode of apportioning
our representatives and especially at this parcu
lar iuncture. Gov. MANLY then emphatically an
nounced himself in favor of the change, and pro-
claimed that he was better friend to Equal Suffrage
than his opponent.
Some whose signatures are hereto annexed are
Wings and have, therefore, no wish to I'M ure Gov
MANLY or his election but they deem it to be the
duty of all men, be they Wings or Democrats, to give
the truth to the world whenever doubts have ariser
in relation to the position and views of him who
be candidate for Office, and especially on suhjec
so intricate and important as this.
! We heard Gov MANLY on the occasion referred t.
with our own ears and are willing to testify to it
and should it be denied pledge ourselves to pro
duce the certificates of fifty respectable men a
the world contains
! We are not ambitious of appearing in the publi
papers, but should it be necessary in order to esab
ish the truth we consent that this may be publish
ed Yours, &C.,
T. B. WHEELER.
JOSEPH S. ROBINSON, Jr.
E. w. HANCOCK,
w ELLINGTON