The North-Carolina standard., 1844-06-05

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have been presented to Congress by our citizens
in Oregon, praying for protection, none have
been acted on; and it is now certain thatthe only
.efectual means by which projections can be af-
forded to them and their property, is to take pos
session 10 the name and under the authority of the
United States. He says g if these acts have been
|cotnmiued under the sanction of the British Gov
ernment letns declare that unless redress is given
waRmust ensue !" all very well on paper; but if
we should attempt it. it's probable that be and his
party would be the frstto cry out against the
injustice and folly of sucha proceeding, as they
would deem it Mol if we wish the rights of
our citizens to be respected and our honor preser-
we'd, we must take possession.
,Mr.stsH." then says-'' the writer is evidently
very hostile to England; or builds his defamation
upon beliefthata zoe are So" 1.-The means TO in
clpde himself in the " aoe," he was never so much
mistaken in his life; so far from supposing him
hostile to England, we tbink,sfrom his Commune
cation, that he is one of her frmest supporters.
We do not wish the country plunged into war
with England, nor do we cherish anysgroundless
antipathies against her }sbut we confess that NE
are hostileto her, as every trae<American should
be, because she is hostile to us. We are hostile
to her because she unjustly oppressed and enslaT-
ed oar fathers when under her dominion-b -beeahse,
after we had gained our independence she endea-
vored to iniure US much as spossibIe by various
means-because, in 1910 and II, she impressed.
our Sailors and violated ourscommercial rights
because,she has, since that time shown her hos.
tiltysto US by employing every means for annoy
Ing. our commerce, By entering our vessels on the
high seas, makreating their crews, and iniurings
their cargoes-and because she is even.nowsen-
deavoring to excite evil comInoion hmongss as.
by interfering with our slavery in the South, and
by favoring the views of the abolitionists of the
North-in fine, because, say what you may she
is our ihveterate, scheining enemy, who even now
desires to see our stars and stripes trampled in the
dust and our glorious republic forever Destroyed.
The writer says: we have confidence in human
reasOn-giVe it hght-giye It freedom-givesit
chance" You have confidence in human rea.
son yo~ wish to give it freedom; why them
do you and your party endeavor to humbug the
people, and to work on their passions and pre-.
judices by such scenes as were enacted in 1840,
and are about to be enacted again? Why DO you
get up such displays as that of Ballipore, in or
der to dazzle the eyes of the people, and TO turn
them from the right way2 Why do you send
your candidate round the Union 10 fatter and
caress the people, degrading at the same time
himself his party, and the high office 10 which
he aspires. -
"How the bullying spirits of gentlemen would
vanish says H." if they only though. they would
shoulder the musket, and share the evils of wal"
Yes and how the eloquence of Clay would
have vanished, if he had thought he would have
been called to. Greece to fight for her Liberties
Greece would have wanted an eulogist, and the
writer subject for his defamation. A SAYING
of the great Washington has been introduced to
give colorng to weak production: nothing
IS more essential than that permanent, inveterate
anlipathies against particular nations should be
excluded" But is it exciting antipathy to endea-
vor to obtain our just rights, and redress for our
wrongs2
The assertion that Van Buren was opposed to
the war Of 1912, has often been proved to be
utterly groundless. that it is now not worth noric-
ing We therefore pass it BY In conclusion, the
writer says, " let the people remember that names
are significant" now would ask him, what
doth name signify, if the principles are true 2
If names are significant as he says he has made
4 bad choice for Clay, for we all know that Cicero
was a coward.
We have nov, Mr.. Editor, got through with
his incorporate and every way disreputable COM
of the Register; and we must confess
hat it tired our patience sorely. Without the
slightest provocation on our part we have been
lamed as one possessed of malignant heart, as
'lagiarist and liar, yet we have endeavored to
write as if dealing with a gentleman; whether
We have been or not, others must Judge We
we're strongly advised by many of our friends,
md by some of the writer's political friends, not
o condescend to notice such charges; but we
consider that SO many false accusations and false
demanded refutation We now desire {
0 have nolhiDg more to do with the author of the
lrticle, at least through the medium of the press
Chapel Hill, May fsth, 1914