Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1850-11-20

Zoe. instead OF dlsparagTng Mr.. Venaoles Efforts
and endeavoring to embarrass and hamper him, let
these gentlemen, true-hearted Southern PATRIOTS
cheer him by their appreciation when he speaks, and
bid him God speed in his noble work. II he is zeal
GUS and ardent let them remember that is for them
he is aborng and that it, in their opinion, he errs
from too much zeal he the side of right and
his country. Better be too ardent in good cause,
than reluctant to face wrong, cold in defence of
justice.
The Register exults over the supposed "discom-
iture" of Mr.. Venable on this occasion-calls him,
Abram "-pronounces him "reckless agitator -
says that ' Miller upon Saunders was but circum-
stance to Miller upon venable ''-and winds up by
expressing its admiration, for the hundredth time, of
Mr. Miller's "splendid powers of effective oratory."
In all this two objects are particularly prominent.
One is. the advancement of party by the prostraton
of Mr.. Venable and the other is, desire to make
"great man" of Mr.. Miller. There is dearth of
great men in Whigdom at present. 1t is impor-
tant that some one should be cried up to the proper
dimensions, in order that the places of such
Messrs Graham and Badger may be supplied some
one to whom dispersed or assembled Whigdom may
look as to oracle, and whose words, when 'a cri-
sis can be manufactured, are to be taken the en-
anations of "the law and the prophets" Hence
these extravagant laudations of Mr.. Miller when-
he opens his mouth and hence these stereotyped
phrases about "splendd powers,'' {" thrilling ap-
peals,'' and "sky-sweeping defamation" " when
ever in the course of events, in response to call,
that gentleman addresses the people, whether in
Johnston, franklin, Granville or Wake. Now the Re-
gster and the ''wise men, of Whigdom for whom it
speaks might have all this their own way, far
we are concerned, if they could bring themselves to
do simple justice to their adversares at the time;
but when they add to these absurd compliments ridi
cule for such statesmen as Mr.. Venable, and abuse
of their opponents, it becomes our duty to throw
back the curtain and exhibit things they Mr..
Miller is hard student, and man of respectable
talents He is plain, narrative, effective speaker
but to say that he possesses "sPlendid powers" as
an orator, is render him ridiculous. He is endow-
ed with slow but mprovable intellect and time and
study have added, they will continue to add, to
his mental stock. The Register says he is "splen
did orator but he neither thrills like Prentiss-nor
dazzes like Clay-nor thunders in strong logic like
Webster-nor rolls, like Cass, rich stream of wis
dom and eloquence on listening assembages. These
comparing Mr.. Miller with such standards! How
unkind The Register must give the gentleman time
if it expects to make ''great man - out of him,
even to place him in Mr.. Graham's Mr.. Badgers
shoes.
But we have no wish to dwell upon these points.
As a friend of Mr.. Venable, satisfied that he
was neither met or overmatched this occasion.
He stands in need of extravagant euloges high
sounding concentrations. His attainments are we'll
known and speak for themselves and his reputation
is not likely be injured by any which the
Wing leaders or the Raleigh Register may prop
er to adopt towards him.
PUBLIC ADVERTISING, PRINTING, &c.
We copy the following remarks, on the subject of
advertising lands for sale for taxes and property un-
der execution, from the last Lincoln Courier:
1--WE have received copy of Memorial to the next
Legislature requesting an alteration OF the law re-
to be published in the Raleigh papers, and also sug
gestng the passage of an act requiring all property
sold nnder execution when the value of thirty
dollars, to be advertised in some paper printed in OF
near the County where such property is to be sold.
When the law first referred to passed. there were
but few papers in the State-,hose Of Raleigh hav-
ing the most general circulation. Since that time,
presses are being established in every neghborhood; {;
and property certainly be advertised to better ad-
vantage in the home papers, where such can be seen
by the many who read their County, and who do not
take perhaps either it or the Raleigh papers.
We have goodly number of signatures to the
memorial, which meets with the most decided aPpro
baton of all to whom it has been presented. We
have no doubt of the passage of such law but shall
fill up sheet within the proper time, and forward
it TO our legislators.
We concur with the Courier and the Press of the
State generally, that the law ought to be altered in
these respects. The law requiring notices Of sales
of lands for taxes by Shers to be published in the
estate Gazette, or other newspaper in the City
of Raleigh" was passed in the the year 1896, at
time, as the Courier correctly observes, when there
were but few papers published in the State We see
no reason why the law should not be so altered as to
authorize the Sheriff publish in his County paper;
and if there be no paper printed in his County, then
in some paper which, in his opinion, has the most
general circulation in his County.
We approve also of the proposition in relation to
advertising property sold under execution by the
Shers This is due both to creditor and debtor. and
such law, we believe, exists in nearly all the States
We are also of the opinion that the contract system
which now prevails, in regard to the printing Of the
Laws and Journals, and for the two Houses during
the session, should be abolished This system has
been sufficiently tried. 1t has worked badly, both
for the State and the Prin:er and the longer 1t is
continued the more Objectionable will it probably be-
come If the State expects to have its printing neat
" and correctly executed the State must pay at least
as fair prices as individuals do. 1t would be quite
easy to frame law fixing the prices by the en- and
the token, and allowing certain asce1taned amount
for folding and bindnghe paper used In all cases,