The North-Carolina standard., 1845-05-21
For the North Carolina standard.
To Messrs. RrrcHrR g. HESS. sr.-s.s:

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To Messrs. RITcHIE g. HESS. 577- 1Es. 80
Gentlemen AS soon as sa VIII annennced fhat
The Globe was to be discontinued. and that on
were In Its place to publish The Union, and in.
tending to subscribe for the same-for-I must cons
fess toyou the truth that have much relisheds
BtaIr's course these latter days, and really do
think fthough you need tell him Of it that Mr.
Polk never acted more wisely than in getting of
Blair, and selecting my old veteran faverlte of the
Richmond Enquirer to be the Editor OF ihe xAds
mnistration organ-I made haste TO procure am
elegant pair of gold Spectacles, suitable for sgens
tieman about fifty years OF age, which cost me ten
dollars. ..-,-- ~ e -.- - ->2-s- xAs
Well. in the course of a few days along comes
The Union sure enough and my expectations BE-
ing on the tptoe to see it, i borrowed it of my
friend Holden, the Editor of the Standard, think
ing would now of course be richly entertained
with all the news both foreign and domestic. But,
10 and behold when came IN great eagerness to
put on my aforesaid $40 spectacles, and took up
The Union newspaper TO read, found that owing
to the ercessiDe smallness of the type / could
scarcely decYpher a single line, and had with re-
gret to lay II aside. You can scarcely imagine my
deep modification al this DISAPPOINTMENT and TO
remedy the evil, you or Messrs. Editors must do
one or tive things, to wit either must purchase
another pair of gold spectacies (Eor would have
none other) at $40 more, making in all s 90, for
spectacles, and suitable for gentleman o. about
80 years Of age to read the fine print of The UHion
or. you must procure larger paper and print in
| larger type. Now the question for decision is,
which of these two things fought TO be done2 II
! friend Ritchie cannot get the consent Of his mind
to do more, with great Difference and respect for
his maturity of intellect and superiority Of iudg-
ment, think he might at least have his editorials
in larger type.
[ As the most of your readers are probably gen,
tlemen whose ages Will range from 80 TO so years
and W no. consequently. besides having TO pay for
The Union have unfortunately to furnish them.
selves with spectacies; and as their sight recedes
every year, of necessity they would have TO supply
themselves with a new pair every five or ten wears
for cannot help thinking, for the sake Of &C:
commodatlng the old veterans in the cause Of de-
mocracy, that friend Ritchie oughtin future TO use
larger type in the pubcation of his most excellent
paper. Unfortunately for the world every man is
not blessed with such keen and penetrating eyes
those OF friend Ritchie for although he is now be:
| tween go and 20 years Of age, which he seems al
most reluctant to confess as if he were hache-
lor yet LUMINOUS is his intellect aud clear bis
eyesght 1t is said, it he be not slandered that he
can well now as he could at 25,years of age,
and that too without speeiacles.
Under all these circumstances then, If he will
promise to enlarge his paper and give il to In
nice large melr type, for nne will engage to be-
come a subscriber at least during the administra-
ton of Mr. Polk and probably .. long as life sheH
last. But if not as cannol afford to ie&e my $40
specracIes must most reluctantly decline taking
the Union, but content myself in simply contfnu-
ing the Standard, whose type. through my new
speetacles, suits my eyes to a fraction.
With great respect, gentlemen, t
Your obedient servant. --
A DEMOCRAT OF FIFTY.
Raleigh, 17Ih May, 1645. -.