Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-08-04
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We find the following IL the plymouth villa
ger of the 2sth July:
"RocKFoRD, July Is, 1852.
DEAR SrR: Gov. Reid has come out in favor OF
changing the distribution of the School Fund, and
advocates its distribution according to white PoPua-
ton. Mr.. Oge, who is highly respectable gentle
man, and of unquestionabe veracity, has just come
In, and brought the intelligence. The Democrats
are rejoicing over this change of position.
Yours Truly.
N. B. Gov. Reid's argument is, that there is no
why the Federal basis shall be retained as the
basis of distribution, unless the people of the East
wish TO educate their negroes. "
The Villager says, "we have not given the name
of the gentleman who addressed us the above note !;
the original is in our possession"
And the Albemarle (Edenton) Bulletin, Of the
same date, July %, has the following:
E astern men beavure of Dorid S. Reid !-Further
Developments Cor. Reid our at last against The
East!
We learn from highly respectable gentleman in
Rockford, that Gov. Reid out in favor of alter
ing the basis for the distribution of the School Fund
to the white basis and said that he does not know
why the East contends strenuously for il remain
as 1t is, unless they want to educate their negroes
The communication proves what we have always be-
ieved to be that his Excelency is nothing
nor less, than reckless, tme-serving PartiZan-re-
CARELESS of the best interest of the State large, and
totally bent on his own aggrandizement What Eas-
tern man can conscientiousy support such avowed
vote for such demagogue as David s. Reid !! "
The Vilager, in publishing the above, appeals
at length to Eastern men to go to the polls and
vote against David 8. Reid.
This lie seems to have been made up and utter
ed by concert. 1t appears in two Wing papers in
the extreme East on the same day, and purports
to come from the same source and we should not
be surprised to find it in all the Eastern Wing pa
pers published just before the election.
We call upon the Editors of the Villager
and the Bulletin to give name of this gentleman
if they refuse to do So they will be held response
bic for this infamous lie. Is 1t quite certain that
this communication concocted in Rockford
We pledge ourselves to hunt up the author or
authors Of this outrageous scheme of vilainy,
and to expose them to the scorn of all honest
men. The man or men who made up this lie
would hesitate at nothing to accomplish their pur-
poses. They would cheat, or steal, or bear false
witness against their neighbor," in order to carry
o@t their schemes, provided they could hope to
es&d@ detection and escape punishment. Such are
the means, feow-ctizens, which are employed
against David S. Reid; and such are the creatures
who are barking at his heels. We blush in re-
cording these things for the baseness and depravy
Of human nature. Truly, the human heart is de-
ceitful above all things, and desperately aUickea
People of North Carolina, you knoaO this charge
to be untrue. You know that the whole history
OF David s. Reds life gives it stern and positive
denial and it is for you to rebuke, as it deserve.
to be reOuked, this base attempt to sully his char
acter and to defraud the Eastern people on
Of their votes. To the polls as one man anl
put the seal Of your condemnation upon the mer
and the party who can resort to such means t.
injure an honorable political opponent