The North-Carolina standard., 1843-11-15
THE RALEIGH STAR.


longed to every party, and advocated the preep-
sions of almost every public man." The remark
was made, not from disposition to expose the
Editor, but as set-of against certain charoe.
brought by him against us and other democrats
He denies the truth of the remark Does he de-.
'mand proof2 Do the people of North Caroln,
demand proof2 five had the means of access to
the files of the Star, we could exhibit the nroof
letter by letter, and line by line But wbv tall
of proOimg what is knOaon to public men of both
parties Why convict and expose the Editor
when his own'friends kpoao that he has been
fence-politician and somerset politician dnr;no,
the whole of his public life? In the outset he vao
a Democrat; and most faithfully and laboriousI,
did he serve the democratic party Gen. Jackson
was then the idol of his worship and he SUMO hi,
glories in the following strains:
ssLike some tall cliff that lifts its awful forn
Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm
While round its base the rolling clouds are snread
Eternal sunshine settles on its head"
But the notification crisis came on anaca ond
amid the abuse heaped at that time on the head or
Old Hickory, boy as we were, we could not FIR.
get that sublime poetry, quoted by Lawrence
and Lemay" in their earliest, flaming Jacksor<
Prospectus The elements waxcd hot. y consid
cradle number of the friends of the Star bohed
from the right track; Judge Mangum wavered
and went over; Gov. IredcH raised crv of onno.
stion exceEfed onfy by his late log-cabin shouts.
hundreds of others, po0 IN tile TVhig roaks-we
could name them, if necessary-abandoned their
chosen leader, and went off to the Federal ranks
and AMONG them was the present Editor of the
Star. These are facts. Then came the struppIe
for Barbour-waged, for the most part by pre-
tended democrats, and the hottest of their arrows
were aimed at the invulnerabIe bosom of Martin
Van Buren, They failed. General Jackson and
MIR Van Buren went into power-and now the
Editor of the Star let of: the fall thunders of his
fury. He became a Federalist all over, ALWAYS
saving and excepting his love for Mr.. Calhoun,
Soon, however. that great man and pure patriot
lost his friendship--and what loss! That Mr..
Calhoun survived it, is truly wonderful Next
we had on the carpet the exciting campaign of
1886. In that campaignthe Editor took an active
part, protesting to bssa democrat, but at heart
Whig. He supported Judge White The cam.
paign before he had supported Barbour-thus
travelling in the track of an open political aposta-
cy. In 1910 he had got clear over, and was up TO
his ears in Federalism. He supported Tippccanoe
and Tyler too--pronounced General Harrison the
greatest hero of the age, and John Tyler the tried
and incorruptible statesman. Gen Harrison died.
the Fcderalists denounced John Tyler, and forth
with the Editor did the same, and threw himself
full and strong into the embraces of Henry Clay!
These are t1teis.
L"t US now sum up the matter AS to meas.
ures the Editor has been against. a National
Bnnk-he is now for it; he has been against
high Tarif-he is now for il; he has been for the
Veto power-he is now against it he has been
for Nulifcation-he is now against it, he has
been, within the last fifteen years. to7. and against
every public measure of importance AS to men,
he has been for and against Gen. Jackson; for
and against Henry Clay; for and against Daniel
Webster; for and against John c. Calhoun for
and against William f. Haywood, Jr; for and
against Romulus NJ. Saunders; for and against
Bedford Brown for and against the Raleigh Re-
5ister for himself all tie time, and against him
course. whoever may be Prince" the Editor
will be "Vicar of Bray"
We assure the Editor-we assure his friends
md the publc-that it affords us no pleasure thus
0 expose him. But path clear By hic
nfounded charges against us-by his insinua-
ions made against the purity and genuineness of
ur principles-he left us no room for escape
dost anxious were we, out of regard for him per-
onally, to pass this matter over-to live and for
ct; and if he is sting now, by this brief but
lithful defineaton of his political career, he must
lame that irritable nature of his, which provok-
(Which rendered necessary the delincation.
~ The leaders of the Whiggery ego by in
tinct" for high Tariff, splendid Government,
National Bank, and National Debt. The
Ugh tariff gives surplus of money; this makes
splendid government; this "splendid govern
nent" soon catches whatthey call ga blessing"
National Debt; and National Bank gives
lem control over the property and labor of the
ountry. Let no man, therefore, wonder at the
curse of the Wing leaders Whether they hide
,eir hand or show it, they are for themselves and
gainst the people.
The Question SetfLed-The Wings of Wake recent
held meeting and only appointed 157 Delegates to
ne approaching Wing Convention This secures the