The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-17
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Cllurches aSainst Col. Reid! =
We lesrn on unauestionable authority, that the main
staple Of Gov. Manly's speeches in Suny and Ashe
Col. Reds vote while in the Legislature against
repeating the vagant Law, (which the Governor SUBJ
santially endorsed a. member Of the Central Clique
in ls40,) and against leaning $4,000 70 Wake For
est College! He has ceased, pretty much, TO harp
on Col. Reds Oregon vote, and has not charged him
with voting for the Wilmot Proviso, since Col Reid
told him the charge basey false in the discus
sion at Germanton..
Ito such strait is the Governor of the State reduc
ed ! Foiled and driven back upon all discussions Of
and exposed in his sectional argu-
ments in favor Of dividing the School Fund according
to white population, and in favor Of destroying the
Federal basis Of the Commons and the taxation basis
of the Senate-repudated by the West itself, where
he supposed these points were popular, and branded
by the people in that noble region fomenter of
discord and Of fiatricida strife '-he is now charg
ing in substance-in order to make out case against
Col. Reid-hat the 'poor men, Of the State ;ders
and ragrants. and attempting to drag the Churches
into the vortex Of politics, with the view Of subserv-
ing his own purposes and advancing his own selfish
ends! {A -
Col. Reds relatives and many of his best friends,
are members of the Baptist Church. When at home,
he is regular attendant of that Church, and con-
tributes freely Of his private means to it, as vel:
as to others. But while Col. Reid is thus friend
ly to all denominations, and desires to see them all
proteced alike by law, they entitled to be in
this free country his constituents were and are op-
posed any sort of legislative avoritism in regard
to them. He no doubt felt that if he voted to loan
the funds of the State Church, he should
be called upon to vote them to another; and he is
opposed the principle of connecting the Churches
in any way with State affars and not being willing
even TO discriminate in favor of the Church in which
he was born, and to which all his relatives at
tachcd he voted against the loan Of 900 to Wake
Forest College. These are the facts; and for pur-
suing this course, and for thus carrying out the views
and wishes Of his constituents, Gov. Manly gravcly
argues before intelligent and sensible people, that
Col. Reid is not fit to be Governor Of North Caro-
lima!
Is Cor. Manly in favor of loaning the School Fund
TO Churches, or to sectaran Institutions Was tina,
Fund created and set apart for that purpose!
We call our readers to bear witness that we have
not introduced these things into the campaign, nor
SooBHs " inoAo Po''y SoP''o' oos Va "'e"'' w Y
merely explain in this regard, when forced to explain
and. feeling do that we stand on sacred ground,
shall make attempt to work injury to Gov.
Manly, by appealing to prejudces which VIGOROUSLY
exist among the masses against certain religious
views which he is supposed to entertain. We might
have done this long since. but we have forborne
and no consideration shall tempt Us beyond proper
limits. induce rs to say any thing calculated
designed to involve the Churches in the strifes
and heats of partizan discussions. We leave all
this to Gov. Manly. and to those papers and par.
tzans Of his who back him in this dsreputable work.
And now, what will the people of oil Churches,
and in all sections say to such conduct this! Is
such man fit to be their Governor! q! Are they no,
deeply disappointed in him Are they prepared to
sanction these attempts to array neighbor agains,
neighbor, friend against friend, Church agains.
Church. Let the people answer these questions a.
the polls.