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rOR THE TARBORO PRESS.
Tarborough, July I9lh. 1S43
When an individual has been elevated
by the voice of thexpeople, to an office of
high responsibility and trust, it is not only
ihe right but the duty of those interes'ed
in his public acts to scrutinize them with
an eye that never winks; and should he so
far forget his own self respect and the dig
nity of his station as to use it for unworthy
purposes, accompanied with circumstances
evincing deliberation, or an opportunity
for it, to stamp upon his conduct the seal
of their indignant reprobation.
Such an act as the writer conceives was
committed by the Hon. Edward Stanly in
removing or causing to be removed James
M. Redmond, Esq from the office of Post
master at this place.
In support of his opinion, "nothing ex
tenuating nor setting down aught in mal
ice," he respectfully submits the following
facts and arguments drawn from them, to
an impartial public.
Just before the meeting of lire Extra Ses
sion of Congress, convened by the late
President of the United States, Gen. Har
rison Mr. Danford Richards, then resi
ding here, a gentleman whose Veracity has
never been questioned, and a member ofi
the Whig party, being on a visit to Wash-!
ington, N. C, met Mr. Stanly there. !
They got into a conversation, in the course!
of which Mr. Stanly, without any prefato
ry remarks on the subject, abruptly ad-j
dressed to him the enquiry, "whether Mr.
Samuel Moore was qualified to fill the of
fice of Postmaster, at Tarborough?' Mr.
Richards not having heard an)' complaints
against Mr. Redmond connected with t fie j
discharge of his official duties, was fairly!
taken by surprise; and before he had sufli ',
ciently recovered from it to enable him to
answer, Mr. Stanly asked bin, ''whether'
he would accept the office himself?" Mr. !
Richards replied tjiat he had given no
thought to the subject, that he did not sup j
pose any vacancy would occur, as the citi
zens of Tarborough and all those interest-!
ed in the office so far as he knew or bdie-'
Ved, were perfectly satiffied with thp man-.
ner in which Mr. Redmond had perform
ed his official duties. Whereupon Mr.
Stanly emphatically declared his determi
nation to have him rem ved.
Immediately on his return to Tarbo
rough, Mr. Richards related the conversa
tion above set forth to Mr. Redmond and
others, whereby a general publicity was
soon given to it. Thereupon cenain gen
tlemen of the Whig party, (whose names
are not given, because tne writer has no
desire unnecessarily to drag them before
the public,) the majority if not all of them
known to Mr. Stanly as such, and also
known by him to be among the most pro
minent citizens of Tarborough, without
any solicitation from Mr. Redmond, ad
dressed a letter to Mr. Stanly, in which
they protested against his removal, to
which the following answer was received.
Washington City, June 11 h, 1 S41 .
Messrs. J. V. Clakk, Jas. Weddell,
and others.
Gentlemen, Vour memorial, express
ing a desire that the Postmaster at Tarbo
ro' should not be removed, has been re
ceived, and will receive respectful atten
tion. 1 have no unkind feelings towards the
present Postmaster, and if I had, should
not indulge them at the expense of the
community. I have refrained from in
forming against any man, and shall con
ttnue to pursue this course, while a sense
of duty will permit. If the Postmaster at
Tarboro' has not interfered in elections, or
otherwise acted improperly, he will not, I
presume, be removed.
It will give me great pleasure to comply
ith your wishes, as far as I can, and I as
sure you, no step shall be taken with my
consent, which public opinion does not re
quire, ami a sense of duty dictate.
With high aespect your obt. st.
EDW. STANLY.
In connection with this part of the case
it is proper to state, that the signers of the
letter to Mr. Stanly embraced all the
Whigs resident in Tarborough except
three, (Mr. Moore being one of this num
ber.) who have disclaimed anv airpncv
whatever in Mr Redmond's removal.
One the 21st dav of Julv. iu-t furtv-four
days from the date of the above leiter of
Mr. Stanly. Mr. Redmond was waited on
by Mr. Moore, who exhibited the evi
denreof his appointment and demanded a
surrender of the books, &c. of the office
The following letter explains at whose in
stance, this work of proscription was done.
(COPY.)
. H. July 13M, 1841.
Sir: I am compelled by a sense of duty,
to say, o the Postmaster General, thai I
do not think the present Postmaster at Tar
b ro No. Ca. ought to be tetained in of
fice. I have been informed, hy respecta
ble persons, of his bringing the patronag
of office in conflict with Ihe freedom of
elections; and while I should regret ihe
dismissal of any worthy officer without
cause, 1 hope no one who has interfered in
elections will be allowed to retain his place
I have also been informed that the pre
sent Postmaster, has spoken, publicly, of
the correspondence of persons residing in
Tarboro', and 1 know that letters are some
times mailed in other offices to avoid his
scrutiny. The present Postmaster is na
med J;mies Redmond. I recommend Mr.
Sam'l Moore of Tarboro', as a competent
and proper person for the office.
(Signe.l.) EDW. STANLY.
Hon. Francis Granger, P. M. Uenl.
Let us now calmly and dispassionately
consider the foregoing facts, which cannot
be gainsayed in an) material point, and
see to what conclusions they legitimately
tend.
In the first place, Mr. Stanly at Ihe time
of the conversation with Mr. Richards, ei
ther did or did not have information of one
or both the specifications ol official miscon
duct set forth in his letter to the Postmas
ter General. If neither of them were
known to him, then it is insisted, his em
phatic declaration that Mr. Redmond
should go out, evinced a prescriptive spirit
of so ruthless a character, as to exist, it is
to be hoped, in the bosom of but one man
But if on the other hand both or either.of
them were known to him, and the inten
tion to remove Mr. Redmond hid been for
med upon such knowledge, all will agree,
that considering the character and standing
of Ihe gentlemen who addressed him that
they were known by him to belong to his
own political parly that they resided in
Tarborough and therefore had the very best
opportunity of being acquainted with Mr.
Redmond's official conduct that Mr. Red
mond accusers did not reside in Tarbo
rough or the vicinity, or if it shall torn out
that they did (a thing ihe writer will not
believe until it is proved.) how completely
their feeble testimony was overborne or at
least neutralized with all these reasons
staring him in the face, it is repeated, all
will agree that Mr. Stanly, had he been
disposed to act candidly and fairly either
towards those gentlemen or Mr Redmond,
should have frankly apprized them of the
nature of the charges or charge against
him, the proofs on which they were based,
and of his purpose to have him removed
unless they were shown to be groundless.
Hot instead of pursuing such an open and
manly course, he wriies. them in the true
diplomatic vein, professing for them high
respect and -no unkind feelings towards
Mr. Redmond" conceals from them and
him the charge or charges which had been
preferred agunst hi'" and leaves ihem to
infer that what he had previously determi
ned to do and so emphatically declared to
Mr. Richards, was now abandoned.
But, in the second place, it may be said
that the statement of Mr. Richards is un
true, and that Mr. Stanly actrd on infor
matian re ceived beivveen the date of his
letter to ihe Postmaster General. Lei this
position be granted and what will it avail
him? Was it not his duty before taking a
final step in ihe matter, to inform those
gentlemen of the charges made against Mr.
Redmond, (lei it be remembered that ihey
were not made by persons immediately in
terested in the conduct of the office,) and
to hear what they had to say in his
defence? Most assuredly, it was, for his
sake, if on no other account, especially, if
he entertained such repugnance to the re
moval of "a meritorious officer without
cause," as he asserts in his letter to the
Postmaster General, did he owe it to him
self not to proceed, until every -'-loop, on
which to hang a doubt," as to ihe proprie
ty of his course, had been entirely remo
ved. But it may be said, that Mr. Redmond's
"interference in elections" was the main
accusation against him and that, that alone,
according to Whig professions, was suffi
cient ground for his removal; and that this
charge was not denied by him, and there
fore it was unnecessary to investigate it
and that ihe other charge of "speaking
publicly of the correspondents of persons
residing in Tarborongh," was simply
thrown in by way of good measure.
If by -'interference in elections" is
meant the free and unrestrained exercise of
the rights and privileges of a citizen, by
voting and taking honorable and fair means
to ad vance the cause or principles which
he supported, Mr. Redmond did not then
nor does he now deny ihe charge but if it
he meant that he abused the patronage of his
office (it is ridiculous to talk about the pat
ronage of an office worth about three hun
dred dollars per annum) to promote poli
tical or party ends, he then denied and now
denies the truth of the charge; and once
for all, let it here be said that Mr. Red
mond invites the most rigid scrutiny of his
official conduct.
The writer is willing to concede to Mr.
tinly, that he was sincere in expressing
the hope, that "no one who has interfered
in elections will be allowed to retain his
place," and that he was governed by prin
ciple alone, in using the influence of his po
iuon to effect Mr. Redmond's dismissal,
because he was confessedly obnoxious to
the charge of "interference in elections."
Let us see whether his acts tally with his
professions. If the writer has not been
misinformed, the Postmaster at Pactolus.
Pitt county, was an ardent supporter of
.Mr. Manly and of Geo. Harrison, and ac
tively exerted himself for both; it is not
intended to censure his conduct, or to
charge that he used any unfair or improper
means to promote Ihe election ol either, or
iht he brought the patronage of his little
offve in conflict with the freedom of elec
lions;" but ii is believed, as the Democrats
think he had a right to do, that he boldly
and fearlessly cxercired the privilege of a
free cttizen, in using fairly and honorably
all the influence he possessed to promote
the cause of his parly. Why was he not
removed? It may be. that by some unac
countable good fortune he managed to es
capo the keen optics of Mr. Stanly, while
watching for game of a different political
color. Be that as it may, it will be for the
Hon. Edward Stanly to explain, how it
happened that official delinquency in Edge
come, a county in which he had but a limi
ted acquaintance, alone came within his ob
servation, while in the county of Pitt,
where he had a much betler opportunity of
exereiMng his praiseworthy vigilance, it
escaped his notice altogether.
JUSTITIA.
FOR THE TARBORO PRESS.
Mr. Editor: I will give you my reasons
for not supporting Mr. Stanly for Congress.
1st. he told the people, in 1S39, he was in
fav r of reducing the expenditures of ihe
Government, and he said, turn the Demo
crats out of office and it would be done;
for they were too extravagant with the pub
lie money, and the longer Van Buren re
mained in office, the deeper the govern
ment, would get in debt. We turned out
the Democrats, expecting we would have
belter times. But alas, we got deceived.
2nd, he told us, elect the Democrats and
they would upset the compromise, and go
for a high tarifl ; and it would bring a direct
laX on ihe. people, which he said he was
opposed lo, for it taxed the many to sup
port a few rich manufacturers. Also see a
speech he made in Congress, in 1S40, that
he was in favor of raising the duties on
wines, silks, cloths, &e. &c. which the rich
consume, and the necessaries of life which
the poor was bound to have he was for ta
king all duty off of. But when he gave
his votes, where do we find this inconsis
tent tleceiving politician voting? righl
against every thing he told us he was in fa
vor 0f; for the 25,000 to the widow
Harrison, the bankrupt law, the high tar
iff, and every other measure against the
South; and worse than all, followed in the
ver footsteps of old J. Q. Adams whom
the South has ever disdained. For all this
he says he is in favor of the South. Who
can believe him? Certainly no one can.
A 3rd reason for not supporting him is,
I have always seen him trying to gain his
election by bullying his opponent; no man
with honest principles would try to get in
office that way. But after all his bullying,
whenever brought to a test, we find him to
act a little cowardly. Any way, I never
heard of his fighting, without he was hem
med up like a dog, and saw no chance to
run.
This bully Stanly I must compare to a
bull 1 have seen many times on the oppo
site side of a fence trying to get to another;
and io see his actions it appeared he would
give the other a hard fight; but turn them
together, I have oftener seen one run than
light. Just so with Stanly, he sees no
danger at a distance, but will side up and
paw the ground as if anxious to get into ac
tion; but make at him, and he is ready to
tun. So if you want to fight him you
must out run him , as Wise did, and cane
'him well over ihe head. This is the ojnly
way I have ever heard of any one fight
ing him.
My 4th reason for not supporting him,
he is in favor of II. Clay for President; and
Clav is well known to be against our, con
solution. After all this, a great number of
the people in the Eighth Congressional dis
trict will support him. It certainly must
be more from prejudice than principle
Kep such men in our national councils, it
will ere long prove fatal to our rights and
liberty. I have always been a Whig, but I
would not vote for Stanly, who told ihr
people in New York that his constituents
would sooner send the devil lo Congress
than him, for giving a high tat iff vote, for
it would damn him in Noith Carolina.
There is o doubt that Mr. Stanly ex
pected when he arrived from New York,
bul that the people who elected him
would tied him with contempt as the
ought to have done: but instead of that, a
great number say, yon are right,Stanly, tax
ihe South lo support the North; and you are
right to vote with old Adams as you have,
free the negroes if you can. do as you please
we'll vo'e lor you; vet he tells the people
in the North his high tariff would damn
him in North Carolina. I f a man does an
thing he knows at the same time it wil
damn him, he ought to be damned, and the
sooner the betler for the people. And if
the people will elect such a man to
Congnss, they will do it knowing his
couise; and the man who will damn him
self will damn many, give him the power
A WHIG OF 1840.
From the Washington Republican.
Mr. Editor The last North State
Whig, in his different expedients to sup
port ihe Tar iff vole of Mr. Stanly, congrat
ulates himself on his final socsess by cit
ing Dr. Hall as authority. How long
Stanly's imitation of Dr Hull, as a justifica
tion of his course, or how far such an ex
cuse will he palatable to the Federalists is
not known. But the mere attempt is an
acknowledgment of merit to Dr. Hall,
from hi? political opponents.
But, unfortunately for the Editor and
Stanly, the vote of Dr. Hall, on the tariff,
was the very reverse of Stanly's. Hall's
vote in 1832, was to lower the existing
Tariff, Stanly's vote in 1842, lo raise the
tariff. In 1S32, Hall found a high tar
iff in existence, voted to reduce it; and in
1833, voted for the compromise Tariff,
which reduced it by 1842 to its lowest du
ties, when Stanly comes forward, to undo
the work of years, and votes for ihe tariff
ol 1842, increasing taxes and burthens of
the people. In the very face of these facts
the 'Whig' says Hall's vote is authority
for Stanly. It cannot he believed that the
Editor is so grossly ignorant, as not to
know these things, and, if knowing, then
he attempts to deceive the puhlic by a false
statement. The public should beware of
such tricks to deceive Ihem. Let ihem no
long'-rcrcdil the political fabrications which
ingenuity is cnntintl3 "-e.ivipg for their de
cepiion. The cause of iruth and correct
principles, needs no such act" to support if.
There is no part of Dr. Hall's political
life, which can even be distorted into a
precedent for Stanly. ' Twould be like
the devil quoting scripture" for a political
profligate to quote the sanction of one ho
had always walked the path of duty. The
principle of Dr Hall's public life, was a
sacred adherence to the constitution, and
his rule of action wasdevotion to ihe inter-
est of his constituent'! He never perinit'ed
partisan zeal or selfish consideration to
move him from the line of duty. He pal
mcd off no deceptions and resorted to no
subterfutres to hide or palliate a vote. He
openly proclaimed his doctrines and never
deviated from ihem, and friends and foes
alike knew where to find him on all the lea
ding questions pursuing a straight course.
How unlike this picture, is the course
of Stanly. His principle is men, not mea
sures, and in his partizan zeal to promote
them, disregards alike theconsiitutiou, and
his constituents. H is devious course claims
justification sometimes hy the example of a
Republican, sometimes hy a Federalist,
one day pleading with his enemies, next
day wiih his friends. And in following
the lead of great men, he exhibits his nat
ural propensity to copy their faults, rather
than Iheir viitues. Such has been his
public career thai posterity will be at a
loss to know whether he was an abolition
ist or not, as on lhat ques'ion his votes are
oftener recorded with Adams, Shde, and
the other abolitionists, than otherwise.
'Tis true he has cunning devices to explain
his course, hut there stand his votes, for
the execration, we hope and not the imita
tion of posterity.
He voted for and against the geat bank
rupt law. On which side will posterity
adjudge him? But as there is no danger
that his votes like Ur. Mans, win oe citet!
as authority hereafter, 'tis immaterial to
decide.
He favors the introduction of particular
projects into the appropriation Bills, there-
by claiming to be an interna' impiovement
man with his Nags Head friends. Then
votes against the Bill itself, to please the
folks above. This political humbuggery
finds no sanction in the open, manly course
f Dr. Hall.
He makes a speech glorifying Genl Jack
son in Nash, and in ihe lower counties,
abuses him lo suit their taste. This spe
cies of demagogism will always lead to its
own exposure. Whose example does his
friends claim for ihis branch of his conduct.
If Stanly Will pursue the honest straight
forward policy of Dr. Hall, his friends
may then shelter any bad votes he gives
under his auihoriiy. But until then,
whenever he decks himself in a borrowed
plume, pluck it from him and expose his
nakedness. EDGECOMBE.
From the Washington Republican.
Mr. Editor: Since the days of whigge-
ry, coonerv, bunoonery and tomfoolery
nothing could be more, cheering to the de
mocracy of ''the old Edgecombe Slate'
lhan to learn through the medium of youi
pqer mat uid neautori lsemerging irom
the lhr ddom of federalism, which has tie
long gulled a portion of the 'Old Norlh
State.'" That Clayism and Stanlyism,
some of the spawns and heterogeneous pro
geny of ihe poisonous reptile, are routed
from their strongholds of falsehood and
flmtery, and it is to be hoped, will ere longk
submit to Ihe peaceable reign of truth and
qoiiy; or be compelled to seek refuge in A
clime more congenial with their naturej
where tyrants, conquerors and nabobs rule
with despotic sway and savage brutality;
and that her democracy have buried their
partialities for favorites, and are rallying to
the democratic standard, and enlisting un
dtr its banner, bearing the motto ''princi
ples, not men." With ihe simple enquiry
is he, whose name is inscribed thereon,
honest and intelligent? This has been" thd
motto of ihe much abused democracy of
Edgecombe, who for honesty and consisten
cy for first principles, have become a by
word and reproach, for dishonest politi
cians, blind zealots, bigots, demagogues,
and slump orators of federalism, disguised"
in modern whiggery. But Mr. Stanly 'a
former course, as the misrepresentative of
original 3d district, has aroused the democ
racy of Edgecombe to a sense of their duty,'
and will in August next, present an undi
vided front; "for we have much people in
this city," who have not kneeled to the
self-styled conqueror," and who will
teach him that the path of duly is the pathV
of safety; that' when he shall be laid uporr
thej-helfto repent for his sins, his latter
days wtll be his best days," if peradven
lure his conscience is not seared with a hot,
iron, and where he cannot again trammel
the interest of the South.
Again: Edgecombe indignantly repels
ihe charge of usurpation and dictation, or
ihe predilection for selfishness; neither will
she succumb to the '-conqueror" though
he prates until his locks shall have become
as white at those of his old abolition favor
iie of the North, John Qniney Adams; nor
will she support any individual who is not
strn tly honest, who has, in davs gone by
falsely charged thedemocratsof Edgecombe'
that they would vote for their candidate
though he had stolen a horse; or as has re
cently, (in truth perhaps,) bet n said by
one of the delegation federal parly, that
ihe whigs would vote for Slanly if he had'
stolen a sheep.
Edgecombe will, therefore, zealoustyf
fearlessly, and honestly support
the pres
ent nominee of the democratic convention,
who is, in every sense of the word, a gen
tleman, able and willing, both in and out1
of Congress, fearlessly to vindicate, and'
zealously to support, the inteiests of the-
South; worthy of trust which tdie would
renose in him. and capable of safely bear-'
ing the charge which may be committed
io his care. Then to the democracy of
the eighth congressional district of the Old
North Slate, and in response to noble
Beaufort, (the present theatre of action. )t
be it known, th;it never were the friends
of liberty and the tonslitution more united
and more impressed wiih a sense of duty,'
than at the present Hence look for a
glorious harvest in August nexl. The"
plain and unostentatious manner in which
Mr. Arlington explains the different sub
jects whir h continue to agitate the councils'
of ihe nation; the manner in which he
strips whiggery of its borrowed plumes,'
and exposes its deformity to the casual ob
server, has endeared him to his friends,
with feelings which will not be soon for
gotten. Then to arms, democrats, victory is burs
if we do our duty. You have it in your
power to elevate to the next Congress of
the United States, one who will not suc
cumb to the caprice of the greedy votariet
of mammon, or abolition inrendiates, un
der the garb of philanthropy and rellgionf.
6 A WHEEL HORSE.
Oa "Solitary and alone," as Mr. Stanly
saidwhen he found himself voting for thr
Tariff against all his colleagueii
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