The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-17
GOV. MANLY AND 4rHE BASIS. !.

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The Register Of Saturday las, sndeavors . evade
our statement, that Gov. Manly had taken ground il
the West against the present basis Of
In the Legislature. That paper argues tha, Gov
Manly is on the platform Of the Convention ,ba,
nominated him. and that he is only in favor Of con-
sultng" the people in regard to amendments TO the
Constitution. This we repeat is the position of the
Register As to the right Of the people to alter OF
change their fundamental law, there can be difference
Of opinion; and the remarks of the Register on that
point will, therefore, pass for nothing.
Now. we assert that Gov. Manly Is not, according
to the Registers own showing, the platform of the
Convention that nominated him. Seeing that the
Star had copied the article from the Greensborough
Patriot in relation to the discussion at Salem, and
knowing it would be exposed far and wide if it per-
sisted in suPpressng it, the Register came out also
Saturday last with that article; and it is dstinc-
ly stated in this Communication to the Patriot
written by Wing, published in Wing paper, and
copied into Wing paper-that Gov. Manly took
ground at Salem against the manner in which the
School Fund is at present divided, denounced Col.
Reid's vote to distribute that fund according to
Federal population, and declared that the poor white
children Of the West )" had been deprived of "thou-
sands of dollars annually" that Justly belonged to
them, by the " wealthy SLAvEnoIDlxe Counties of
the East" Our Wing friends will find this article
from the Patriot, in the Register of Saturday last.
And now, we would ask, is this in accordance with
the resolves and the action of the late Whig Con-
vention7 Did that body take this ground! Did
Gov. Manly take it in his IS Sodom " Speech? No
such thing. On the contrary, that Convention and
its nominee were both silent this subject, as they
were also in relation to the basis of representation
We challenge the Register to deny these facts.
Again 1t is likewise stated, in the same article that
Gov. Manly dwelt in his Salem Speech upon the
'gross injustice" Of the present basis Of representa-
ton in the Senate, and aragned Col. Reid for being
opposed to any change. What will the Register say
to that! Does this look if Gov. Manly was only
deferring to the public will, and taking the ground
only that Equal Suffrage ought to be submitted to the
people!
Now we assert-whatever the Register may say
to the contrary-,hat Gov. Manly HAS taken ground
against the present basis of representation; and that
q he has left the inference strongly impressed upon
the minds of the people whom he addressed, that, i'll
elected Governor again, he would interest himself
have the Constitution altered in this regard and the
white basis substituted for the black and taxation ba
sis. -H We are responsible for what we say.
But what is the position Of the Register on this
question Is that paper ,rth against Gov. Manly!
Let it speak out. Col. Reid has spoken out, and
this journal has done the same. Is - the Register
or the Constitution it is, in regard to the basis
representation; or is it in favor of the white basis
We have right to answer, and in the name of
he people we demand an answer.
Again The Register has not denied that Gov.
Manly is in favor of this proposed change. 1t only
alks generally, and evades. We now put the ques-
ion distinctly, is Cor. Manly for against the esr
4 basis of the Commons and the furaticn basis Of the
Senate, in apportionng members Of the Legislature
Ne ask the people to look into these things, and lis
en- for the answer.