The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-17
RAYNER rs. LORING

This case continues to excite considerable in,
terest in the political circles, but we fear after all
that aoe shall have to make up the pleadings and
submit them 10 the public.
The funniest part of the Proceedings. decided.
Ily, has been the manner in which the Ednorof
the Raleigh Star made up his Judgment and
gave in has testimony, and the ringing raps which
he received thereupon, over the knuckes, from
the Senior Editor of the Commercial Whbom
having heard word from the Defendant. and
hearing only that Mr. Rayner, the Plaintiff was
in peril, out came the poor old Star to settle the
controversy, which thing it did, of course, by de-
claring that at '' KNEW" that Mr.. Rayner did not
want to be Governor and that Mr. Lorng was
very naughty and mpudent, because he had pre.
sumed to stand upon the defensive The Senior
Editor of the Commercial need not be surprised at
the course of the Star. The Editor of that paper
works for the crumbs, and we verify believe that
| if Mr.. Rayner were to turn Mormon, the Star
would either defend him, or turn Mormon too
We quote as follows from the Commercial of
the 9th instant. The JSfA paragraph, in this ar
tcle, it will be seen, presents to Mr. Rayner con.
siderable matter for reflection:
ave recprocate the kind personal feelings ex-
pressed towards US by the Editor of the Register
and should be very sorry TO have them disturbed
for which we do not see the least necessity
! " But in political view the Editor of the
| Register has done US great Injustice He makes
it a matter of complaint against the Standard
that that paper did publish the denial of our
statement by RAYNER-Ihat he had said it was
false. This is almost tantamount to a declaration
! shat ii is false, because RAYNER says so.
{" Mr. GALES refuses to publish either Of our re-
plies 10 the two assaults made on Us through The
Register: and the first reason he gives Is that we
have Press at our command. True-but our
paper does not circulate in the same range with
The Register; and besides there is no especial rea-
son for changing the battle ground, without the
consent of both the huganis, unless the person hav-
ing command of that ground, takes the side of one
OF the combatants-as aPpearsto be the case in the
present Instance, O. -t---.F r s.......
The second reason is, that "the Standard has
given an er pdrte coloring to this controversy -
and if the STANDARD had published Mr.. RAYNER's
Communication, then the Register would have
left under some Obligation 20 copy the reioinder.
We look upon this as very strange reasoning.
BY il we to infer that the course of the Regis
ter is to be just unjust towards u.s. according TO
the movements of the Editor of the STANDARD, and
not according to the mperious claims of equity
and fair dealing. -.s
4" In regard J." to provoking the controversy D.
we consider the controversy % 10 have commenced
with Mr.. RAYNER's ANONYMOUS communication in
the Register. Mr.. RAYNER's as we suppose;
though We do not know Ito be his. IF this is not
the case, in the view of the Register we shall
be glad hear something on this point aud learn
how the controversy did commence
80" In regard TO Mr.. RAYNER's being one of "the
most efficient and useful men Of the Wing party
in North Carolina"-we beg leave differ with the
neg tSLcI-IuOUSQ we are sure Mr.. RAYNER him
self en:ertains at least high an opinion of him
sell, as the words Of he Register express-hence
his refusing to "recognise " certain individuals as
wings, who were so acknowledged by all the party
besides. D. II the Wings, or any portion of them,
Priest who is to order in and out of the political
ConVenticle whomsoevers he pleases we shall not
quarrel with them about it, But we beg permits
sion to inquire more concerning the talents and in
egrlty of this functionaty, before we offer our
IelFes Tor confirmation rejection.
" we know the position of the Editor of the
heg1SteT IS difficult one, and do not repeat our
.eqpest to publish our reply to RAYNEa: But he
here' as something in that reply Thich certain
Mig Editors are afraid to let their party see.
/" In conclusion, for the present, we say, if the
= = 6eelster Wlli publish our reply, we will publish
RAYNER's article which called il forth. Is there
my thing unreasonable in this2
N. b. We hope our friend GALES will mend
lis Hcackelology," if he makes further comment in
nus business lie calls our piece g bitier article
against Mr.. Royner," while RAYNER's piece is
'alled, "thdt genkleman's communications"
We copy the following from the last Newbern.
an, a Wing paper. Beyond doubt the New
,ernlan gives Mr.. Rayner the "cold shoulder"
Here it is: "a . -
We will not refrain from expressing our regrets
It the very unnecessary squabble which we discov-
r Mr.. Rayner ~and Mr.. Loringylth excellent
Senior Editor of the ",Wiimlngton Commercial"
ave gotten into. It may furnish our Democratic
rIepds nut TO crack, but can hardly do either of
ne gentlemen, or the Wing cause any good. Most
men will do well to avoid tilt with the editor Off
newspaper, how well soever Mr.. r. may manage
he old veteran of the 6 Commercial And as 10
recognizing" they have both heretofore recog-
lzed worse men than either, and if they live much
onger will do 1t again. They may cali each other
lafd names, butw what of that" :, =;
: l. is due to the Raleigh Register as a matter Of
osllce TO state, that that paper has published the
'roceedings of the MeckIenburg Meeting. But
wherefore so long delay2 We, publishing once
week, gave the Proceedings on the 10th instant