The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-08-03
THAT SPEECH.

IonSeo originally to the federal party; and that
he made speech in Raleigh, denouncing the
second war of independence. This was denied
IN roundabout way by the Raleigh Register.
aud reiterated by the whig papers generally
Upon the denial, Mr. B. B. Smith Of Raleigh,
addressed communication to the editor OF the
Register, affirming the charge; but the Register
would not publish it, and it sent to the Stan
dard. We make such extracts from it as are of
interest. and sustain the charge:
To the editor of,hs Register.
Iregret that in your blind zeal to sus-
tain sinking cause, that you should have
been SO imprudent as to bring my name
before the public without my consent. a
regard to truth and the sacred cause of
justice, both of which have been rudely
violated, imposes upon me the necessity Of
replying to your article of the Goth, in re-
ference to the federalism Of Gov. Manly.
One would think it was time enough for
you to deny the charge Of Gov. Manly's
federalism, when he himself had denied
it. This he never has and never will do.
Without intending to say aught to dis
parage the fair fame of his Exceilency,
and feeling no disposition whatever to
wound his feelings, with whom the writer
from the days Of their boyhood, have been
on terms Of intimacy and personal friend
ship, yet must be permitted, since it has
been disputed, to reiterate the charge, that
Gov. Manly has always been considered
as belonging to the federal school Of politics.
and especially SO during the war of 1912:
that heard him with my own ears deliver
very Incorporate speech, before the
Polemc Society of the Raleigh Academy,
during that war, in which he denounced in
the most unmeasured terms, Mr. Madison.
the then President Of the United States,
and all the supporters of the war; that it
was ''sin against Heaven. for which no
atonement could be made; that the flower
Of the American army had been defeated,
upon the plains Of Canada; that we would
ever stand disgraced in the eyes of the
civilized world.'
This inflammatory harrangue reused up
a spirit of deep Indignation in the bosoms
Of the Republican young men of the So
ciety, and one OF them gave him scathlng
reply which he will never forget for cut
ting sarcasm and thrilling eloquence.
Language like this, SO unnatural and un-
patriotic from an American, a young spris
Of the University, fostered too by the mu.
nficence Of the State, appeared so disgust
ing, that it made such an lndelible impress
sion on my mind, that time can never
eHace it. How unbecoming that a young
man Of little or no experience, without any
reflection, but simply under the promptings
of his own unsanctified heart, should have
the unblushing tnpudence, in the face of
so many cruel assaults upon our national
honor, to get up and denounce the Presi-
dent Of the United States and all the pure
patriots who supported that war. because
they stood ready to vindicate the glory and
honor Of the Nation! They knew we had
just cause for war. or it would never have
been declared.
But you assert that am mistaken as to
the date; that young Manly was still at the
University. in 1912 and 1913. This may
be true. but that does not alter the case or
controvert the fact that the speech was
made. Not at all, Sir. Daies do not in
ualidafe facts.
AS soon as | was applied to, to know
whether bad told Mr. Holden about Mr.
Man!ys speech, did not skulk behind
boldly and feariessIy, like a man, told
Col. Manly had given Mr. Holden the IN
formation, with no view, wish or desire, to
iniure his father, but as historical fact,
when asked simple question. You are
careful to deny from dates an occurrence,
which no one asserted, as dependent upon
any particular time for its truth or false
hood; but you have not the hardihood to
deny the main fact in the Bill OF lndict-
ment.
have never asserted by way ofreproach
that it was a crime in Gov. Manly, or any
other gentleman to be federalst. Many
glory in the name. and doubt not Gov.
Manly does; but asserted it as histori-
cal fact. of which be himself is not
ashamed. that he delivered the speech to
which refrence has been made. and which
can be proven if necessary by some OF the
first men in the Safe.
B. B. SMITH.
Raleigh, July Gath. 1850.
We made no handle of this charge against Gov.
Manly. because we remembered that sup.
ported gentleman in 1912 for the office of Gov
erpor. v no taanred under the same charge; and
we never initiate the meanness Of the wings by
affecting to despse in cur opponents what we
tolerate in those we support.
DAeuERnEorYPE OF SrAu.-Mr Bond
of the Cambridge (Mass.) University. has
daouerreutyped the star Lyra. This is
believed to be the first instance IN which
an attempt t" dasuerreotyPe a star has
succeeded. The picture of the star. the
Boston Traveller saws. Is quite distinct.
and ot the size Of common pln head, aud
was obtained in about 30 seconds, the
great refracting telescope OF the Observa-
tory being used without the eye glass.
Scientific men will regard this experiment
q iii, interest. as the possible prelude to