Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-07-26
From the Raleigh Standard.

From the Raleigh Standard
F Let these Facts be knoyvn.
We call upon the people of the middle and East;
again and again, to bear in mind that Gov. Manly,
who is now demagogueing in the West for re-elec-
ton, has taken and endeavors to maintain on the
stump the following positions:
l. He has declared himself IN FAVOR OF ABOL<
ISHING FEDERAL POPULATION AS A BASIS OF
REPRESENTATION IN OUR STATE LEGISLA-
TURE! His partizans charged Col Reid with being
in favor of this two years since, and they and Gov
Manly denounced and opposed Equal Suffrage mainly
the ground, they alleged that it would lead to
change in the basis of representation. They spoke
of the great danger of such proposition and warmed
the people against it. Noa0 Coz. Manly as for At!
WE KNOW THE FACT TO BE SO, and Gov. Manly
will not deny it.
2. Two years ago Gov. Manly silent, avhile an
the East, about Col Reids vote, in 1910, to divide
the School money according to federal population
but trhen he got West he used this charge against
Col. Reid in the most violent and decided manner.
Gov Manly and his partizans know that the greater
part of this fund was raised according to federal
population that if called upon to pay it back the
| negroes, well as the whites and the lands, will
have to be taxed in order to raise the money that
this law has since been repealed and re-enacted by
Wing Legislatures, many of his friends and present
supporters voting for the fe 1eral population princ
pie, as Col. Reid did. The Convention which nomi-
mated Gov. Manly for reelection was silent this
question, and in Gov Manlys speech before that bo
dy intended for the achole State, he says nothing
bout it. He is now daily denouncng Col. Reid for
this vote and bewailing the condition of the poor
barefoot boasn of the West, who have been depri-
ved as he saws of their just rights in this Fund for
the benefit of the wealthy suUehoding Counties of
the East.'
g. Gov. Manly denied, at Jefferson, that he was a
Roman Catholic !! Who charged him with it =! But
after denying this he attempted in the next breath
to array the Churches against Col. Reid by denoun-
cling his vote against the Wake Forest loan.
4. Gov. Manly charges that Col. Reid voted, while
in the Legislature. to whip and sell poor white men
The charge is untrue. Col. Reid voted, in company
with Wings, and, among others, acih James T. More
head DR.. Withers, of Stokes, and MIR. Mitchell, OF
Wilkes against repeating the law to punish Migrants
the same law which, in principle, Mr.: Manly ap.
proved in 1910 a member of the Wing Central
Committee! Let the fact be known that Charles
Manly by this charge of HIS that the poor
white men of the State are loafers and uagrants "
5. Gov Manly is daily charging in the West that
Col Reid, while in the Legislature, voted near
all occasions W the East and against the Vest; and
he tells the Western people that there rudices
against him in the East, because he was in favor OF
the Convention of 1885, by which the West lost pow
err! Let the East remember this.
/ 6. Gov. Manly declares himself unqualiiedy in
favor of the immediate admission of California, with
the anti-slavery provso in her Constitution; and
takes the ground that the Constitution makes he1
admission imperative. Col. Reid, in reply takes the
ground that Congress is not bound to admit Calfor
HId OOHSLCutIOu pFONlueS GLdG new CldleS
may be admitted that the admission of California
is question for the discretion of Congress; and that
she may be kept out for all time and ought to be
kept out, until the free States do justice the Sta
gerry question.
I. Col Reid has always been opposed to disturb
ing the basis of representation and the amendment
of the Constitution he asks is, that every man wht
votes in the Commons may be allowed to vote-in the
Senate also. This is his position. See his address
to the people of the State for proof of these facts
8. Gov Manly is the first Governor of North Car.
DINA who has ever attempted to ARRAY THE
WEST AGAINST THE EAST-the first Governor
who has ever brought the Churches into the vorte,
of political discussions, and sought to reelect him
selfby sectarian arguments and sectarian appeals
Let the people know these facts-spread them fa1
and wide Let THE STATE hear them and LEI
the people, every where, vote Understandings anc
with their eyes wide open.