The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-06

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do not assa those who voted for the bill. but Ibe.
lieve they were governed ey high and honoaabe mo;
tivea. The stock in that Road has been secured, and
the charter has become the irrepeale6k ass Of the
State, and this is no longer an open question.
The State Is now largely interested in the Road.
Under these circumstances, as citizen Of the State.
desire to see the faithful execution of the law and
the success of the enterprise. These views would
govern my public conduct in regard to that subject
desire to see our system Of Common Schools en'
couraged and improved, until it shall answer the
audable purpose for which it was established. This
has ever been b subject in the success of which
have felt deep interest. voted with great pleas
ure for the first ever passed by Legislature to
establish Common Schools. During the last can
vass in tie West, Gov Manly assaIed my vote on
an amendment to that bill, to distribute the School
fund according to federal population. Whether he
will do so again, know not. In his published
Speech lately made before the Wing Convention,
and which presume was intended for circulation in
the East, as we'll a. in the West, observe he does
not make this point. l make this remark because
the experience of the past has taught me what have
to expect for the future. l voted to distribute the
School Fund according to federal population, be.
cause thought that, upon the whole, it would be as
satisfactory and near right any principle we
could adopt. Since gave that vote successive Leg
isatures have convened, and once, at least, Wing
Legislature has re-enacted the whole School law, and
this principle of distribution still remains. For the
part acted, think it has fallen to my lot to receive
more than my share of abuse.
The views l expressed during the late canvass on
the question of Equal Suffrage remain unchanged.
Justice to myself and the friends of this measure,
requires particular notice of remark made by Gov
Manly in his late Speech,. before the Whig Con-
vention in Raleigh In relation to the origin of that
question, he uses the following language:
Whence did it come. In vain was it sought
for in the primary assemblies of our people. They
had not spoken nor moved in the matter. The great
The Democratic Convention which had just been
held, had publicly recommended no such rule of ac-
ton for the guidance of their nominee. From what
region then could it have proceeded! 1t was conee-
fured that it smet of the eharnel house Of the WASH
ineton City taetcs and that had been sent ready
made fighten the Wings of this State from their
proprety, and to place them in false position in
the election Of Governor. What was conjecture
then, has, in part, at least, become history 1t
has been publicly asserted and admitted Washing
ton. am told, that it was gotten up and manufac-
ured there aud sent for North Carolina use; quo
ted and signed and goated the nfallible Dem
oreatc thunder; as their patent exploding blunder
buss for demolshing every thing"
Again. in the same Speech, he says:
"It was not to equalize the voting rights of the
ocatc candidate, Gen. Cass to the Presidency, that
set that ball in notion"
| am no stranger to the inventions of Gov. Man
lys fruitful Imagination. AS to the charge that this
question was started to elect Gen. Cass have only
say. that made several speeches in favor of Equal
Suffrage before Gen. Cass was nominated. Gov.
Manly must know this fact, for some of these speech
es made in his presence. The charge that this
question was gotten up and manufactured'' else
where, and g sent on here,'' is totally unt,ue.
have frequently; in public speeches, and in private
in the presence of Gov. Manly, con-
tradcted this and similar insinuaons made by him
self and Others would seem strange that he still
persists in sus illibeal towards this mea-
sure and its friends. Perhaps when he made that
speech he did not expect me tobe candidate again
s. smet of the charnel house tactics Of Washing
ton City, and in the last canvass he said smelt Of
IS .7boftiOnism. No wonder this question of ,
popular rights smells bad to Governo. Manly, who
.ca' q Ftderaia during the last War. Young as
he was. his precocious Developments then but fore
my of Equal Suffrage. twas not because it snseh of
the charnel house, that he opposed it, but because
it was favorable to popular rights, and inconsistent
with his notions OF Government. Itwas too level
ling" and toe" Agrarian' for him. He argued, that ,
il the principle carried out the poor men would
among themselves. No wonder he does not like !
Equal Suffrage, for it came near doing for him in
he last canvass what many of his friends fear it will
10 for him in this. Yes, fellow-citizens, fancy,
hat the very worst smell. to him, of all that attach
IS itself to Equal Suffrage, is tile smell If defeat and
n despite Of all his abuse of the measure, the smell
will be borne to him on every breeze till this great
york is consummated. /
trust shall be pardoned for alludng to the man.
Ter in which this subject was made an issue in the
canvass of l84s for think the part acted enables
ne to know more about this matter than any other /
'uman being upon the face of the earth. That some
nen We're permitted to vote for the Senate and others
we're not, was no new discovery to me or TO any
.ody else. At any rate, well remember my atten-
ion was directed to the inequality and injustice of this
sature OF our Constitution even before became vo-
er; and presume there ara but few men in the State
Vho could not say as much. My attention was fire.
nently called to the subject when Candidate for
he Senate, by persons who desired to vote for me-
mt expressed regret that they could not do so for
he want of the land qualification. Many years ago,
While member of the Legislature. determined at
ne time to present the subject to the consideration
t that body, but met with no encouragement from
hose to whom l communicated my intention. Oc.
uPying an humble position and possessing but lit
e influence. was fearful that failure then might
rove preudicia to this question of constitutional Re-
orm, which, believed, could at some day convince
he people they ought to adopt. The time and state
public opinion then appeared unpropitious, and
bandoned my determination. Early in the year l84s,
determined to press the subject to the consideration
the people of the State. As federal politics had
overned almost every thing in State for years.
'resaw that would be difficult to procure for this
nbject that consideration which its importance de-
landed unless it was adopted by one Of the poli-
ii parties. With this view determined to attend
'e Democratic Convention to be held that Spring and
rye Its adoption as an issue and that if the Con-
ention would not adopt it, would seek some suit
bic occasion to make a Speech on the subject in
" own County and write it out Republication; and
rat would publish essays on the subject, urging