Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-01-23
A Gratuitous Advertisement.

GratutOus Advertisement.
We like 10 do a generous action now and then,
even fit should be done in contravention of our es-
tabshed rules, making only reservation, to the
effect that the recipients of generosity must not
presume too much and in future claim as right what
we have only granted especial favor 1t is in this
spirit of lberaty that consent to inform the world
and the rest of mankind of the existence of certain
aguesh spawned, swnned ring boned, knock kneed
and cross-eyed looking sheet published think, in
Lincolnton, in this State-we say that think So
for really the thing is mserably printed that it is
impossible to be certain with regard to any of the
words which appear to be cast sprawing over its
sickly surface and have not the usual assistance
of the to guide US in attempts at decpher
ing them for the simple that the affair is and
always has been totally destitute of that commodity
Having thus taken the trouble to inform the public
of the existence of such paper, we will further
state that it calls itself the Carolina Republican, and
says that it is edited by one J. M. Newson. The
subscription price is nominaly two dollars year
but the actual payment is generally chicken three
sweet potatoes, and cordwood stick, or anything
else, God bless you, given when you please and dear
at that. 1t is published occasionally during dry
leading article is generally an advertisement for a
journeyman printer, person certainly very much
wanted on the premises.
We are not quite certain about the politics of the
Republican, but we rather think it goes for Col.
Wheeler for the Presidency, and occasionally con-
tains puffs of that gentleman, written by himself
The last number which has struggled down this way
that of the 18th think-has of these, the
opening sentence of which reads as follows;
alt is disgusting and yet amusing to read in the
Fayetteville Observer and or two other papers,
the TRADES of spite which attempted to he palmed
upon the public as criticisms upon Col. Wheeers
Sketches of North Carolina.
1.-THE TRADES of spite which is attempted" etc =
) Oh, Lindldy Murray! Oh Indie Murray thou
amiable but much abused disciple of Fox.
After the above quoted magnificent commence
ment the piece goeth on and denominateth the pa
pers which praise not the book neither bow the knee
harpies, which said harpes if the recollectons of
classical lore fail not of the female gen
der. The delectable composition next insinuateth
: @personal malice" God wot! This is ridiculous
enough, but would be even more So were it insinua
ted that such feeling could be entertained towards
i the individual of the Republican, since the object O
personal malice must, of course, be person. and hi
is simply thing. As it is let it pass. few more
exhibitions of the kind under consideration, will place
e master and man in the same category. But the
n clusion is rich The pen of the historian the accu
racy of the grammarian the modesty of the gentle
J. man, will be recognized in it.
st 1T would not be difficult perhaps to ferret ou
IN the motive which impes Mr. Hale to seize the pres
: ent occasion to vent his spite upon Col. Wheeler
and if none at present concerned IN the Wilmington
Is " Journal" had been rebuked and placed in hi
hr-( Cal 10
is paper perhaps would not be indulging in rdi
:, cule showing that some have not the magma
nimity to recognize the highest merit, should tn
u possessor of it erer has crossed their path
le When went to Charlotte we were young man
little over twenty-five years of age and stranger
but the idea of Col Wheelers crossing our path i
ID simply ridiculous. We believe he somehow or othe
Re took up notion that we defeated his nomination 70
y something craftsmanship of convention or some
D. thing of the kind and wrote an emphatic lette
j. in which he magnifcently stoppe has paper This
S: about all remember we have never thought of
1t since. 1t was about all he could do. He was mis-
is taken in that though We had found his dept
1t before then and took sort of interest in him
d way the other, do We took his boo
g as we found it, hardly remembering that we had
"a er seen the author.
= But we have had our amusement. We have acte
generously and given the Republican frst-rat
k notice. without money and without Prce-for Prc
It has been up at Duplin-and would now say in tn
words of uncle Toby $50 your ways, poor Devils.
But don't make such fools of yourselves in future
nor attempt to inure the Democratic party by fois
s. ing your righteousness upon the public under il
IN cloak.
e EaFWe learn that there is tri-weekly ma
s. to Kenansvie, Duplin county, leaving Strickland
D. Depot after the arrival of the cars from Wilmngto