Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-07-20
AMUSING CORRESPONDENCE.

| AMUSING CORRESPONDENCE.
The last Raleigh Register contains Cores
pondence between Richard 1. Wynne, Esq, of the
County of Hyde, and Hon. X. Rayner of the
County Of Hertford, touching the conduct and
feelings of the latter towards Hon. Edward STAN
y, now of California. Mr.. Wynne puts certain
questions to Mr.. Rayner, as follows:
81. Had you any just ground of opposition to the
nomination of the Hon. Edward Stany, as candi-
date fQr the Governorshp of North Carolina in the
year ls4s !-and if SO, will you please, through the
medium of some public journal, state what that
ground was?
2. Did Mr.. Sanly, as has been alleged, say to you
at any time during the year 1s47 or 1s4s, that he
could not, and would not, under any circumstances
accept such nomination
3. Did you, in any conversation between YOURSELF
and any Delegate 10 the Wing State Convention held
in this place in ls4s. say anything such Delegate
intended as reflection in any degree, upon the char
acter or conduct of Mr.. Stanly
4. Was your opposition to Mr.. Stanly's nomina-
ton the result of any apprehension entertained BY
you that his nomination, under all the circusfances
would give him advantages over you in future cleo
tions-you having declined the nomination your
sef!"
MIR. Rayner admits, in reply to the first inter-
rogatory, that his reasons for not favorins Mr..
Stanly's nomination for Governor, in 1s4s, acre of
a private nature, growing out of their peculiar
personal relations" This admission is, in plain
English, that he opposed Mr. Stanly's nomination
because he did not like him personally and the
impression was then and still is that this oppos-
ton on the part of Mr.. Rayner defeated Mr. STAN
ly's nomination. Mr.. Rayner does not venture the
assertion that this was "just ground" Of oppo-
sition, though he states that Mr.. Stanly and him
self became "courteous" and "civil" towards
each other afterwards All this is very edifying.
We hazard no opinion as to the right of dele
great party, in order to CRAFTY his own personal
feelings, but leave Wings every where to look at
the fact and Judge for themselves.
In reply to the second interrogatory Mr.. Rayner
says, in substance, that Mr.. S. and himself differed
in their recollection Of certain conversation to
which the enquiry has reference; and Mr.. X. in
clines to think that he, and not Mr. S. was mis-
taken.
In reply to the third interrogatory Mr.. Rayner
says, in substance, that he has never "rcfiected
improperly on the character of Mr.. Stanly.
The fourth interrogatory, it is evident, troubled
Mr.. Rayner. He tells Mr.. Wynne he thinks he is
mistaken in the peculiar manner in which he has
framed the question that if lie had asked him il
he had said" this was his motive in opposing
Mr.. Stany, and not whether it "acas" his motive
he could have answered him more readily; that he
cannot, the way the question is put, give it a
Categorical answer"-but that, if Mr.. Wynne
will allow it to be understood that he meant to
refer to what he, Mr.. R., might have said, Or what
be had been charged with having said on the sub
ject, why then he will say that the charge of hav.
ing opposed Mr.. Stanly on the ground referred TO-
is entirely unfounded. He tells Mr.. Wynne in
addition, that his-Mr. Wynne's-let:er I" is re-
spectful in its tone us well written, and ere
fleets credit on his "head and heart. "
Mr.. Rayner excels as letter writer. lie would
make, for this reason, an excellent Wing candi
date for almost any thing. There is straight
forwardness- boldness-a walking-rght-pp te
the point presented, which causes to feel prout
OF politics, and especially of that Transparent
blank of Wing politics through which the dulles
and wonder if any one will venture to questio,
him again. NJ. Wynne, we make sure, will not
The people of Mr.. Stanly's old District can nov
see for themselves, the reason why that gentleman
was defeated in the Wing Convention of ls4s!
The LATE BISHOP IVES. The New Yorl
Church Herald has been furnished with a letter
written by member of tue Episcopal Church il
North Carolina, to Bishop Green, which states tina
" Mrs Ives will return home with her brother, Dl
Hobart, he having received notice from the Pop
that DR.. Ives would be ordained priest in the sum
f mer, and could no longer be considered as he
husband"
Ey Mr.. Henry Hardic, of Raleigh, and Mr..
l W. Montgomery, of Caswell, were licensed as pre-
bationers to preach the Gospel, by the Orang
Presbytery, which assembled at 1Iillsborough, o
the 5th instant. Mr.. Willis l.. Miller, of Raleigl
4 was taken under the care of the Presbytery, as