The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-31
The WfNFWoRTH CERTIFICATE.


The Raltl1 taaaatd rubist,sss csrd6csts, dsssd
Wentworth, JAY 1850, over the signature Of T.
B. Wheeler, yosepf ID. Rohinson, H., E.. w. Han
cock, W. Ellington and T. Rufn, jr, in which i,
is stated that Gov. Manly, 10 his speech in Went.
worth, declared most distinctly and unequivocaly
that he was in favor of abolishing the present black
federal basis and Of nstuting white basis in i,a
stead"
Knowing, a. we do, two or three of the gentlemen
who's names are signed to the certificate, we are tar
atsribating to them any disposition to msstate
or misrepresent facts but inclined to believe
that they have inexperienced Gov. Manly on the
free suffrage question his arguments and
Illustrations tor positive statements Of position.
-t !, Greensboros4gh Patriot.
How :eo,.H these gentlemen have been mistaken
Iheysay they "heard Gov. Manly with :" their own
ears" and are willing to .,Oear to what they say!
In addition to this, why have not Gov. Manly's
friends in Guilford procured other certificates from
Wentworth, setting forth what Gov. Manly did say
Why have not his Wentworth friends done itl We
made the charge the 10th and proved it on the Goth
July and yet though Whg leaders say it is not true,
they conne themselves to general den,als and pro.
duce 0<r NO statements over responsible names.->0
Gov Manly, bo it remembered, is the only RESPONSE
bic person who has yet denied it; and to his denial
We respond by arraying SIX names against him as
have had anonymous letters, and extracts from letters
Of nameless writer's; but all that could easily have
been done in Raleigh. 1t amounts to nothing.
No man who has any character, has yet dared to
impeach the veracity of Messrs. Rufin, Ellington,
Robinson, Hancock, and Wheeler. What they have
said still stands, and ,u;N stand, and be abundantly
confirmed.
BY the way, learn also that Gov. Morehead
present at Wentworth, and heard the discussion.
Why has he not contradcted this statement his
own signature! Why has he failed to set Gov. Man.
ly right! Why does he shrink from putting his
name to a solemn denial of the fact And has not
endeavorng to explain the charge away, and request
ing his name to be kept back!
TO sum up the whole matter In few words: Gov.
Manly came out at Wentworth unequivocally for the
white and against the black basis. At Germanton
COL Reid stated his position, and he did not deny it.
At Salem, doubtless under Gov. Morehead's advice,
he attempted to cra,yfsh and at Marion, the charge
distinctly made upon him by Col. Reid, that he
had taken this ground at Wentworth, and by o. his
silence he CONFESSED THE FACT..E1 Hear
ing that his destroying his prospects in
the East he writes letters Eastern Editors denying
the charge, while in the West he eonssses the truth
by his silence on the stump! He is now supported
in the Wes, the ground that he is for the white
basis and in the East he is defended and upheld on
the strength of his denial. Was there ever such
game played before! Are the people thus to be
trAed with! Will they vote for man who thus
assails their dearest interests for the paty purpose
Of securing reelection Let them answer in tones
of tbvndor fho nollo