The North-Carolina standard., 1843-10-25
COmaFUNICaTIOrS.


Mr.. HOLDEN: A friend has sent to the Fayette-
vile Observer of the IIth ins in which an Address
livered by at Wake Forest College Commencement,
in June last, pronounced literary piracy and most
barefaced instance Of plagiarism by wholesale If the
unpreudiced reader will examine the instances which
adduced to prove this literary theft upon my poor
effort at Wake Forest he will find that they acknow
edged by quotations from standard authors of En-
gish literature, and attempted by to be palmed
off my For instance, the critic states that in
page SCI thought with Ausonius that what Cesar
deemed me equal to perform, might accomplish
"Cur me posse negem, posse quod lille putat.'
And then compares Hon. w B. Shepard's address, who
makes the quotation from Ausonius. If quoted
from Ausonus Mr. Shepard due credit given for it
and he had well who quotes the Bible, and
gives chapter and verse, of plagiarism
+ He states also, that on page 10 remarked-'Ihe
spirit of republican institutions which realizes the
perfection of Cceros idea of Government where every
man may think what he pleases and speak what he
thinks is justly of congratulation- then
informs that Dr. Hooper, in address Chapel Hill,
had used the idea duly credited the author of
the sentiment and did not intend by any effort make
i: my own.
The beautiful simile from Old Mortality, in Scott's
Tales of My Landlord, used by and due credit
given The critic Informs that Mr.. CASTOR had used
the same dea-and therefore guilty of literary
theft AS well might it be said that Mr. Jefferson in
Declaration of Independence had committed this
offence, because similar occasion, with similar
views, the same IDEAS and almost the same words are
used by him used at Charlotte on goth May,
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felt, on the occasion alluded to, unaffected diff
dence, and endeavored demean and express myself
as to dsarm the most fault finding felt, too that
occasion it difficult 10 say any thing
new. But such the address is soemnly assert that
it is my production. The design entirely orgi-
nal with me and in filling up that design avaIled my
of the authority of the good and wise of own and
other ages did hope that there were some retrea
where party malice would to pursue its victims
In this was mstaken and shall hope to survive these
attacks, and consider it "the rough brake'' through
which have to pass. The address seemed to please
those for whom it was intended-and it pleased my
friends With this satisfied. did not expect tha
| it would please Mr.. Hale any OF his tribe. Had il
been written by Judge CASTOR, Dr. Hooper, or any
else for me, and had delivered it, these ready
pounce upon it with their ''tender mercies 1t nigh
be much feel gratfed that it has met favor
able reception In these stormy times of party rage
feel graed that my frail bark has met many kline
friends and feel obliged deeply to the presses who
have favored it, and to the Whig presses feel alst
obliged for, instead of accusing of quoting from
Cicero, Judge CASTOR, Mr. Shepard and others, anc
doing the best could, they might have averred tha
my neghhor of the Register wrote the whole ad
dress for me, and produced the veritabe Mr. Hale
verify it OATH This would have been poser, and
charge that could have survived. That in tn.
effort collated for the attention of my youn.
friends, the views of the wise and experienced certainly
did not, in effort purely literary deserve the odun
and reproach that has been heaped upon it.
As for Mr. Hale's hope to the cash hand in the
Treasury, that my notions of and diffe
somewhat from those which entertain of literature, il
only shows the true why am thus assaled, aud
is every way worthy of the prosued hack who, pan
derng tor his political partzans, will seize any anG
every occasion attack the reputation of those whom he
does not know, and who have injured him.
18th Oct, 1843 JNO. H. WHEELER.