The North-Carolina standard., 1845-11-05

THE REsPITE-Tf1E REGISTER.
The Register. whose Editor has taken the
trouble TO investigate the matter 7 gives thspub-
lie the reasons which induced Governor Graham
tosrespite the boy Dave. That paper says: 8
sThe Solicitor, who conducted the prosecutions.
H. C.JoNEs, Esq. addressed two letters to the
Governor, stating his conviction that the negros
though convicted, was most probably innocent
These letters were accompanied by others from
distinguished sgendemenaof the Bar, sprging the
Governor to pardon the convict The mother of
the GIRL upon whom the assaultEwas charged to
have been committed, Ealsor wrote letter to the
Governor, earnestly beseechiag him 10 pardon the
negro. In additions to allNhs; "a Petitions signed
by a brother and two uncles ofsthe girl and a
very large number of respectable citizens of Cabar
rus, was sent 70 the Governor, setting forth the
satisfactory reasons Why Executive clemency
should be interposed between the Prisoner and the
Judgment of the Co1ftn1 'a9t2 og4d 81. sas s,ea
The Register says z We took ittfor granted
that Gov Graham would not have stepped in be!
tween justice and its victim, without strong reasons
for doing, and therefore did not ia kesahe trou-
bic to, inquire Why it was done" Subsequently,
however, the Editor, doubtless to satisfy the i'm
Fortunate demand" of the Standard, did inquire,
and as the result the above reasons set forth.
We beg leave to say that we differ with the Editor
in our views as to the conduct of public officers.
Without being sycophantic, or disposed either to
fatter or attack Gov. Graham in the performance
OF what he believes to be his dutya we yenture to
say that we have as much orespect for him and as
much confidence in him as he deserves; 5ut ace
take .aothing for. grdated The price of good
government is sleepless vigilance. Our duty as
the conductor of public press required us to de-
mand the reasons, for the respite sand as "a free
Citizen we had Alright to do what we did. This
right the Register denied J, until it was forced to
listen to ard respectiit; and now, it is but lame
defence in to say that we have been g factious
in the matter, or that. we have " "arraigned the
Governor" When will that print learn todo the
Standard justice? In our first article we called
for the reasons, without mpeaching, in the slight
est degree the integrity of the Governor, and GER
tainIy without falling into-a fury of Indignation
To this call the Register responded in contempt
uous article Of siI lines, in which he insinuated
that we had attacked the Governor in 8: furious
manner. In our rcjoinder we repeated substant-
ally what was contained in our first article, corr
rected the misrepresentation of the Register, and
advised that print TO meet the question in manly
way, and not to "go dodgihg and skulking into
the hooks and corners of falsehood and misrepre-
sentaton." And what is his reply2 Why he
tells US we are actious n-tha. we have ar
raigned" the Governor--and that, finding ourself
in 'dilemma," we had grown abusive " i
Did the occasion justify such reply as this, or
did the position Of the Governor require it Is
it necessary 10 the successful administration Of that
distinguished officer, that fhe opposition press
should be denounced as 'hctous3 y and be mis-
when, in the performance of what il
believes to be its duty, ii calls for reasons for GER
tain Executive acts2 Surely, surely not, We
feel convinced that the Register has gone beyond
the wishes of the Governor in every item of its
defence on this occasions and that, leaving the rea
sons of the Governor out of view, its whoIecourse
from first to last, has been characterized by iule
evasons and gross Misrepresentation. . We leave
the whole matter with the public, satisfied that JUS
tice will be done TO all parties concerned. Sos