North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-12-11
GOV. MANLY-raE SCHOOL FUND.

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Several Of the Eastern Wing papers have had theil
eyes opened by The late Message Of Gov. Manly
/ The Edeaton Bulletin says
. Under the head Of Common Schools our readers
VIII ind the question of the Distributed of the Fund
discussed, to which refer them for the Governor
views They ufH find tlnt he disfrttst fen in The
as pend,ng ne ast election as 70 his pieacs at sab
5ec process aceA Funded He recommends the distri-
button to be maden proportion to The number of white
people, and not as heretofore in proportion Federal
PoPulatlon-a measure, which If adoPssd by the Leg
lsiatnre would result in great injury to the East.
= The Weldon Herald says: @
wv e nave made no comments on the Message of his
sAceIiency Gov. Manly, but we must take occasion
to enter solemn protest against that portion OF this
document which recommends the distribution Of the
school fund according the white and not the feder
al population, as at present. Wedefended him against
the charge OF being in favour of any such doctrine
last summer, and used ourevery exertion to convince
the public that the charge was false and that Gov.
MANLY was right and sound on this subject. 1t be-
comes now our unpleasant duty to ask the Governors
pardon for all that we said in his favor this subject
having totally misrepresented him-and to state
that had we believed at the time, that he would rec
ommend any such thing to the present Legislature,
a0e ao0ud not haze supported him.
The Old North State says:
6 The position which Gov Manly has taken in his
Annual Message to the Legislature upon the dstribu-
tlon OF the school fund, entirely reconees his
defeat Had he expressed himself in favor of change
OF the basis from the federal the white population
before the election. we should, for one most uncere
monlously have repudiated him. We do so no,O, as
1ceH as tile doctrine which he 1dUocates."
1t appears, then, from Wing sources, that Eastern
Wings were grossly and deliberately deceived, inthe
late campaign, as to Gov Manly's views on thisques-
ton. But we can tell these Editors that Gov Manly
went much further than this He advocated the abo-
iition of the federal basis of representation in the
Leo .l,;s
time. would not only give encouragement to our as
salsns the Free States but would completely over
shadow Eastern influences in the public councils
And tell these Editors furthermore, and all
others whom it may concern, that the Wing papers
of this City-with Gov. Manly, and certain Wing
leaders in the present Legislature, whose whe-basis
Speeches and Reports are published and praised in
these Papers-are committed this moment to Con-
vention, the object of which is to unsetle the
ent basis of representation, and establish it, not
according population and taxation, but with refer
ence to white population THERE'S game going on
hcrs-a party game, with the view of breaking down
Western Democrats and of building up the fortunes
of certain Wing leaders, Ju sohie-basis oDerures to
the West; and If the Editors from whom we have
quoted and the people generally, will watch the Leg
isative proceedings and the Wing prints of this City
with little more attention, they will see this game
as clearly do. f
Unless we are greatly mistaken, our contemporaries
of the Herald, the B uletn and the Old NorthState,
to destined be still more grossly deceived with
in the next two years. 1t does become lecture
these Editors, to advise them as to their course
but one thing may say to them, and thatis, that
they it their readers and Eastern interests
to be wide awake hereafter these questions, and
to watch their leaders here and farther West, with
F" Argus eyes, E75e