North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-20


eraity the part of his political opponents. During
the recent absence of the Editor his paper contained
numbe. of articles, singular alike in their tone and
in the manner in which they strung togethe. /;
and portion of of these articles very rid
culous that copied it into columns, and sub
mitted at the same time few good-natured comments
upon it. We were careful to state, however, in so
doing, that the Editor of the Register absent from
his posts and that 1t would be unjust to hold him
sponslbe for the nonsense which, then, occupied
his columns. And how has this courtesy our part
been received2 Why, the Editor has returned, and,
mortified no doubt at the bunders aforesaid he pro-
ceeds to pour out his gall and ilhumor upon and
instead of thanking as he should have done, for
saving statement in his favor that he absent
at the time, he speaks of our &c mean and
pitiul, and seeks in charity to account for our
conduct to " hgh-minded men, by attributing it
the irrtability produced by anticipated defeat, bu
last it down as but another of the peculiar
and characteristic tendencies of mind, willing to
wound any thing and every body that the path
of its party, and for its sake follow every where
except where truth, justice, and fardealing lead the
way
Now, what we have to say in reply to this is, that
we were kind this occasion both the Editor and
his Locum Tenens" We did not state what is noto-
rous every one, that the Register generally abounds
in articles feeble and incoherent in their character
and that, at best, in the estimation of many of
his own partizans, the Editor but poor figure
in his reflections and comments the topics of the
day. We did state, however, and stand to it, that
the main reason why the Register has held many
positions the Slavery question, is to be found in
the fact that the Editor has opened his Editorial col
to many scribblers on the subject. Sc Every
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and the Wing organ has been made to bear the re-
sponsibility of all of hem. We appeal to the Whtgs
to say if this is not true.
Speaking of his IS Locum Tenens,'' whose Ian.
guage noticed in paper of the 9th, the Regis
says that our " and ungenerous reflections"
well So calculated to wound the feelings. under
the circumstances, of any of sensibility.'' We
said nothing intended calculated to wound any
mans feelings. Our remarks, as we have said, were
ood-natured-lhere was nothing of malignty in them.
But did this " Locum" deserve forbearance? In the
very same issue of the Register which contained those
{" necks and "heels" and that "pective tyranny,
what did that {" man of sensbiy" do but reflect, in
the offensive terms, upon the character of Col.
Ruffin! He alleged that Col. Rufin had been
Whig-that he had turned Democrat-that Democ-
racy had been paying business" to him-and that
after the election. he would be sc safe for
Missouri, and re,Ourd Of ,voy scalp and head
fees.' And this Mr.. Gales, is your 6 man of sens-
bility "a who does not hesitate for party pur
poses imPugn the motives of honorable gentle
breathes, and who speaks of IS wolf scalp and
crow head fees - with much fippancy and vulgar
ty if he had practiced Blingsgate all his life!
But the Register says: "Had ever been dispos-
ed to take advantage of typographical errors in the
' Standard during the absence of the Editor, to
make assaults upon the merits of gentlemen left in
charge of the Editorial department of that paper and
no more responsible for the mechanical details of the
office, than the in the moon, should lave had
ample opportunity to have done oursef that dscred-
it, and them that injustice. We hope that shall
always be aJore this'' Now, the fact is, the Reg
ster's article on which commented was radically
idiculous-the excuse Of Typographical errors'' and
trnnsportaons of sentences lines will not do and
his will be attested by several gentlemen who end ca
7ored TO make of the article by various read
ngs. The Editor of the Register is welcome TO exam
the files Of the Standard for years, with view to
Mistakes made by 'gentlemen left in charge of the Ed
toria de partment of this paper" Typographical mis-
axes are committed it is rue in the best regulated Of
ices and should be the last take advantage of
such mistakes but gentlemen left in charge of this
PAPER has perperaed such sentences intended for
eading matter, those which appeared in the Reg
ster OF the 9th instant We have felt it duty to
Jay thus much at least, in vindication of those gen
lemen who have done US the favor to preside over
our columns in absence.
The of the Register towards its political
opponents is uniformly mean, ptiful, and contemP
ible,'' and offensive the sensbies of all "high
minded men," 1t tells the truth when a false
mood will suit its purpose better; and it has
been known any occasion, TO do justice to its ad
versaries by stating facts by attrbuting to them
pure and honorable motives. With certain affecta-
ton of decency and dignity, it is the most depraved
friends and for its enemies. Pretending, every
two three years, be no-party concern, it is the
vest party sheet that the light protesting
to believe that the people capable of sefgovern
it panders to the and lowest of their pas
sions and addresses to them arguments unworthy the
of the most ignorant schoolboys. Its
issues are, always, just what the National Intelligent
says they must be; and its of establishing
its positions invective. nick-names, denuncation,
and abuse. Such, in Brief is the Raleigh Re-
gs:er. We obliged to that paper, therefore, for
its course towards US. The Editor, repeat, has
shown himself to be totally incapable of approaching
either courtesy generosity the part of this paper;
and, under these circumstances, and especially when
We consider the character of the paper above de-
scribed if the Editor did not abuse and misrepresent
US, should be inclined to fear that we had failed |
in duty, in respect another, to friends