Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-07-19
OF Course.

As might have been expected: the Fayetteville O6- |
seruer and other Wing organs in the East, most en-
phatically deny that Gov MANLY is in favor of abol
ishing the Federal basis. OF course they do, and
this too in the face of the acthalf disguised it is
true, but still not hidden-which appears in the
munication of correspondent of the Greensboro Pa
triot, and is copied into the Observer The CORES
pendent is describing the meeting at Salem and he
thus reports Gov. MANLY's remarks in regard to the
School Fund:
He then commenced review of the public acts of COL
REID by calling the attention of the auditory to his (Co
votes in the State Legislature the bill establishing
Common Schools He gave brief history of the origin and
object this school fund.- He said the fund created to
school the white children of the State and particularly the
poor and ignorant portions that the votes of COL REID had
been divert from this purpose and had been part the
of this fund being divided among the counties accord
federal mbes instead of being divided according to
the achte population should have been DONE That by
Col REDS the West had lost thousands of
dollars annually and the wealthy slavehodng counties
of the East where they able to send their children
school, received undue proportion of the School
| Fund"
And again, in speaking of Gov. MANLY's remarks
in regard to Free Suffrage he says:
He showed up, the satisfaction of ALL Col Reds
hobby of free suagethat if the privilege of voting for
Senators allowed every entitled to vote for
a member of the House of Commons, it would not, COL
REID contends equalize the right of suffrage For lustra
tied to eS sSEHv w ST a hS doSht NTH s9 g
Burke and Mcdowell with 4oOO voters only entitled to
one Senator This glorious REFORM indeed Yet REID
was opposed change in the basis of representation to
remedy this GROSS INJUSTICE!'
Here we have a Wing account of the meeting at
Salem, written by Wing and to Wing paper: in
which Gov. MANLY is reported as having denounced
Col REID for having voted to give the East her fair
proportion of the School Fund according to Federal
numbers. And again, we find that Gov MANLY cha
racterized the basis of representation gross IN
justice, and charged upon Mr.. REID for being OPP
posed to any change in the basis of representation
remedy this gross injustice!' Yes, the adherence
to the present basis was charged upon MIR. REID as
a gross injustice.
Now, with these facts staring them in the face,
and the certainty that others must be developed
we cannot but admire the effrontery of those Wing
Editors who can SO unblushngly denounce the state
ments of Gov MANLYs treachery to the East as fab
relations. Perhaps it thought that by avoiding
every place where Democratic paper is published,
and combining himself chiefly to his own strongholds
in the West he could spring this mine upon the
Democratic party without its being generally known
in the East before the day of election. 1t is quite
possible that day two before the election some
sort of denial will be published in the East too late
to be seen at all in the West, where this doctrine
has been promulgated, to be met and exposed even
here. We warn the people to beware of such tricks
We would finally remark, in answer to the insin-
uations of the Observer that authority in this
matter is not Mr.. Reid but another gentleman, in
whom we have the fullest confidence. The plan for
a Railroad West, as recommended by S. M. Fox, the
Engineer of the Turnpike Road, was published last
year in half the papers in the State among others,
we believe, in the Salisbury Watchman. few days
will substantiate ell- 3Orcrs TO try to humbus
people by denouncing the exposure of this dupicity
as fabr;catons," &c. Depend upon it, it wont pay
Soft and fair goes far" is good maxim in poll
tics as other things. mere unsubstantiated con-
tradiction is simply sound and fury, signifying
nothing" neither does it gain emphasis credbili
by being headed, FALSE REPoRTs-Base attempts
to Deceive the People, &C. &C., which only words
of course and part of the customary vocabulary of
party which makes arrogant pretensions to all the
refinement in the world, leaving little OF none fo
- the rest of mankind.n