Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-07-26
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Their Last struggle.-Gov Manly's Letter.-Another
Attempt a Deception. +,

Their Last Struggie.-GOV. nanny A-eeIe1'
Attempt a Deception.
Gov. Manly and his friends are driven to the last
straits-they have played their last card and have
failed private letter has been received in Raleigh
from Mr. Manly denying that he ever came out for a
change in the basis of representation. Why is this
a private letter Why is it that Gov. Manly does
not dare to make this denial pubek and oUer his o'cn
SIGNATURE? Or why has he notauhOrfzed his friends
to make this contradiction upon his authority as Hon.
DAVID S. REID has authorized the Editor of the
Standard to state upon his authority, that Gov. MAN
LY did take ground against the black basis Of represe-
tatiop in the House of Commons? Again we ask, is
Gov MANLY afraid or unacilling to come out over
his own signature and deny this charge?
AS the matter now stands, we have no public or
authorized denial from Gov. Manly, while Hon. Da-
vid S. Reid makes the charge, and is publicly res
ponsbe for it. So between the candidates even, the
balance is against Mr.. Manly. But the matter does
not rest here. Mr.. Reds word is borne out by the
certificate of five honorable men-some of whom are
WINGS, and who are willing to that Governor
Manly did come out in favor of abolishing the
present basis of representation. One of the gen.
tlemen whose names are attached to this certif-
cate is T. RUFF1N, Jr, son of Chief Justice
L
ingham county, and gentleman with whose reputa-
ton we are well acquainted that of highminded
and honorable man. totally incapable of the slightest
deviation from the most strict rectitude The three
other gentlemen are also above reproach And these
gentlemen ready to produce fifty other witnesses
q as respectable the world contains" Gov.
MANLY is arraigned upon this charge. His organ
the Register-enters the plea of not guilty. These
gentlemen forward and prore the charge, and
he stands CONVICTED of advocating a change in
the basis of representation by which five counties in
this district would each lose Commoner, to wit -
New Hanover, Duplin, Sampson, Robson and Cum
berland.
But there is more and, if possible even stronger
proof than the certificate of Messrs WHEELER, Ruff
FIN, and others. 1t is from a Western Wing paper
one of Mr.. MANLY's organs-which rallies the
Wings of its section to the support of Gov. MANLY,
upon this gerry account The Asheville Dollar News,
the organ of the Wings of Buncombe county and the
regions round about says:
Months ago. we said we would sustain the nomi-
nee of the State Convention, if he gave his support
t. those constitutional reforms for which we have
eve been an humble advocate. We believed with
every other man who looked through dislnterested
glasses that Coz Manly opposed to Free Suffrage
No other conclusion could be drawn from his course
two years since. Well, the Convention met-laid
down certain principles, among them an acknowl-
edgement of every freemans right to be heard at the
ballot box and Gov. Manly; with that patriotism
and devotion to popular rights which should govern
every claiming to be a Republican, at once
yielded to what he believed to be the voice of his
countrymen, and pledged himself TO aid in the great
work of constitutional reform, and has gone even
beyond the platform of the Convention and beyond
what we at first had reason to hope for--he IS in
favor of change the basis of representation and
the distributing of the School fund according to white
popuation'
Now, what can any honest man think of the game
which is being played by Gov. MANLY and his or
gans9 Here is the testimony of five honorable men,
over their signatures, that he out for the
white basis at Wentworth and hore also, is Of
his organs in the West ralying votes to his support
upon this very issue Could proof be palmer more
positive? Let his organs deny, and buster, and pre-
varicate much they choose, he and they stand
CONVICTED Of base attempt to deceive the PEG,
pie, by presenting two faces, to the East and
other to the West. Will any man vote for him OF
trust them .!