The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-29
TIE REc1sTER-THE UNION, sc.

about the course of the Washington Union. says
that paper has of late surrendered its columns tc
the most filthy abuse nd foulest detraction" Of the
Administration, and thd under its present manage
ment il is disgrace to the American press, W g
differ with the Register out and OUT in regard 70 e
Union. Welook upon that paper as one of the very
ablest, boldest and soundest prints OF the day aho
SO far as sdecency is concerned, it will certainly
compare most favoraby with the National Intelligent
Ger, the Richmond Whig, the Louisville Journal, OF
the Raleigh Register. Its powerful Editorials are
telling upon the Whig masses in this States and
hence these attacks upon it by the Register. 1t
strikes us that it would be much manly in the
latter to it with arguments and facs' if it has
any at hand than to indulge in wholesale and violent
abuse as to the manner in which it is conducted
But the Editor of the Register lectures US on "de=
cency" and mourns the " debasement OF the
press.' What did he say, but one short month ago,
of Mr.. Richie? In one of his articles about the
Union, he said -
eMr. Richie was never, as Editor of the Richmond
ENQUIRER distinguished for this brutal violence and
unscrupuousness, and we suspect that the snperGn-
n,,ded old man is not responsible for the NTH
and fasehood which daily issue from the Press under
his charge. We are unable to believe that man who
long occupied high position in Virginia society'
can be the author of the wholesale falsehood Whcn
have taken advantage of the old mans mental decrep-
itude to vent their demagoguesm and falsehood. In
proof of the correctness OF this charitable vie" OF
Mr.. Ritchie,s conduct, might cite the tact that
the old indu the conceit that he n0to enjoys ms
faculties in all their pristine vigOr. Such fancy al
his aye Is the precursor Of the second chtIhood.
Who ever read more indecent or ''brutal " at
tack, under all the circumstances, than that Thom-
as Rtchie the cotemporary and associate of Jefferson
and Madison, celebrated for his accomplishments as
a gentleman and his courtesy Editor, and en-
gagged in the cause of Republcansm and Equal
Rights long before the Editor Of the Register was in
being, is held upby the latter superannuated old
man'-as ''mentally' broken down, and on the verge
of "second childhood! The Editor of the Register
had better get of his first childhood. before he
represents Thomas Richie vergng on his second.
The Register is 'sorry' to the Standard copy
ing from the Baltimore Argus the report of Gen. Tay-
ors speech the people of that place; and is
tonished" that we should express confidence in the
accuracy of the report. We can the Register
that were sorry'' to have it to do, bat duty
was plain and could not be avoided. We entertain
as sincere respect for the Office of President of the
nited States as the Register does but when it is
occupied by a weak and incompetent man, elevated
thereto by fraud and humbuggery, and that man goes
through the country attempting to make speeches and
thereby exposing his ignorance, are bound to in
form the people of the fact and to them against
the perpetraton of similar error. We have given
and still give Gen. Taylor all praise for his bravery
In the field, and for his qualities military COM
mander. He is good General, because he was bred
in camps and has learned his business-just aman
is good house-carpenter good printer, who has
devoted many years to acquiring information and skill
in those dcpartments but the idea that he is
man, better qualified for the Office he fills than ten
thousand persons who might be picked out in North
Carolina, is mentioned only to be laughed at. The
Register knows this and hence its threadbare appeals
in favor of % the man and the hero'' who has SO
" successfully planned and gloriously fought" our
battles. We arc assured by the Washington Union,
that dgent enquiries have been made for the purpose
of ascertaining whether the Baltimore speech was
indeed reported, the Argus said it was, word for
word and the uniform reply has been, from numbers
Of intelligent gentlemen who heard it, that it aDas
That report we published, with few explanatory
remarks and for this lectured by the Register
We are happy to inform that paper that we have
few more of the same sort.' Gen. Taylor,>as our
readers are aware is till on his Northern tour, seeing
md being seen, making speeches, and promising pro-
lection to the iron and coal of Pennsylvania. At
LdncdStcIs dCCoIoIS 70 correspondent Vi Le eHn-
,ylvanian, he spoke as follows:
~ conceive that am the President of the United
States, and not Of particular party. consider the
majority of the people the soveregns of this great
epublic, and will carry out their wishes, be them
democrat be them whig, with the greatest of pleas
lre."
The above, says the Correspondent, is rerbatim.
At York, Pennsylvania, says Correspondent of the
Baltimore Argus, he spoke as follows:
FELLow-cIrIzENs AND LADIES: / cannot be ex-
'ected, from the fatigue have endured to-day, to
make speech to you to-day. can only say, thank
reu for d-oh-reception. l can only
ay, shall endeaUOr to carry ot the principles Of the
,crfy that brought into pOtoer. thank you for the
lonor you have done me this day.
The above account is confirmed by the Editor of
he York Gazette, who lives the-spot. One day,
Lancaster, he is the President of any particuar
,arty' but the President of all, ''be them Democrats
IT be them Whigs'; and the next day, at York, he
s the President of the Wings, and will +" endeavor
o carry OUT their I" principles
If the delicate nerves Of the Register not too
!reatly shocked already, we will give another The
edited by Col. Forney, gentleman
f high character and unquestionable veracity, says:
A gentleman who was in the train which con-
'eyed Gen. Taylor from Lancaster to Harrisburg on
Saturday last, gives a laughable account of the
peech of the &c Second Washington to the young
aides of htouut JOYS village twelve miles from the
orner place. =" He thanked them for the large ma
orty he had received in that quarter and had doubt
heir husbands had contributed to the result. This
made the girls titter. He had heard of the land
then there another feraful pause] Its waggons!'
)ur informant. who is a WhQ said he never was