Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-22

from his habits of le-to write political comror..
cations IN favor of candidate so Justly obpoxion
to fifteen States of the Union. Hence tbo,, g.,
MIR. Doub's vanity by insisting, with an ann"
ance of candor, that he has already "produons
Hood OF light and truth"-that he deals "s1od.'
hammer blows"-that his numbers are now.ss,,
and unanswerable' he is distinguished ~.
er-that the STANDARD is stumped by him.
few, if any, write with more force"-and q
fare more thoroughly versed in all these matto..
history no man in the State possesses
logical and discriminating mind"-and 50 fo,th
SO forth knowing all the while, as we'll +hs "Io
know, that his communications contain IttIo u,
than trte electioneering paragraphs, to be fonns
every Wing newspaper in the State, amended ~
by formal divisions and subdivisions of tbo 49,.
with large sprinkle, passina, of italics and re
capitals. 1t is Mr. Doub's name and the wall, 1"'"I
consideration belonging to his station as g. ~ '"o
man, which they court for political ends andL.e
he has unsuspectingly thrown himse1f into ' NV
breach of desperate and down-fallen conoo ~ I0
should be reminded and made to feel that 49, ~
couragement held out to him by the "starn 49,,
Register to continue these communicate. ''
unusual and without precedent in the exno,;'.
of the Clergy of North Carolina, is at opca soleI
IN the fatterers, and cruel to himself The E1;to,
OF the Star is widely mistaken in supposipo b.t:,
IS only " a few old women and weak-mindod WY
OF his Church, who will be persuaded into Etn.
squeamishness, and fall to lamentng the courso -
their venerable minister " and no less mistolor:
he in the opinion, that there are hundreds and to,
sands " out of the Church, aoso mill be the ,no~,
ready to profit by has spiritual instra.ct;ooenhu
reason of the light he has given them upon Sow
ard, Scott, Wing Conventions, the Standards min
ions, DIR. Pierce's ISLANDERS, Gov Jones' and Gid
ding's evidences, Wing platforms and the like sinh
jects. Mr.. Doub will find, we fear too late for HE
own fame, that young women and strong-minded
men, well as old women and weok-minded men
out of the Church as we'll as in the Church will aooo
that such employment does not properly fall within
the scope of his duties as Pastor of Church. IF
not, and the sentiment of the Star and Rep,stor
that thanks are due to Ministers of the GospeI
for such political labors, becomes the popular belief
then is the union of Church and State at hand
and the that con uncture is anticipated and
checked, the better for the liberty of the State
But no such result is apprehended from Mr.. Doubs
political lucubrations, however pulled by the Star
as contributing to the spiritual profit of the PEG.
pie. For our own part we are truly sorry that he
has thrown himself into the breach of such
thing as Whiggery, as indeed all his true and best
friends must be that these political disputes about
SCOTS Sewardism should occupy so large portion
of his valuable time whilst independently of these
considerations, he must see, as Others d. that his
powerful and unanswerable numbers can effect
no possible change in the settled determination Of
the people of this State, to cast their vote for
PIERCE and KING.
P. S. We feel constrained to state, that if the
Raleigh Stars Dictionary article of Wednesday last
did not take the rag off the bush, then it is desn
ed to hang there for somewhat considerable spell.
On all hands it was agreed that Mr.. B. F. Moore
shook the little piece of cloth with uncommon skill
when he brought his Dictionaries to bear upon
Gen. SCOTS letter of acceptance and proved the
Club that accepting nomination, meant endors
ing the Compromise But this is all much less
than a printing to the demonstration by the
Stars Dictionaries, that Mr.. Doub's Communica-
tons are not political Communications also
insists Mr. D. himself, and we presume, upon the
same demonstration. Mr.. Doub's numbers, it will
be observed are about Gen. Scott and his position
Seward, the Wing Convention, with an array Of
alleged private conversations to prove him sound
on the Compromise observation-disclosures OF ms
character as a warrior and civilian-his diplomatic
services, and like kindred topics and the Star and
he, with Webster's Dictionary, actually " demon
strate that in all this he has avoided the pOhh-
cal aspect of the subject! Now, we ask Mr.
Morehead, Mr. Bolts, Mr.. Tant Senator Mangum,
and Gen. Scott himself what they think of that?
Mind, we do not say Mr.. Doub has baked out from
his argument about the rights of ministers TO
publish their views from the press on subjects III
volvng national policy; but we do say boldly and
fearlessly-take exception who may, and on our
own personal responsibility this seems to De
the Dictionary Canvass with Whggery In
North Carolina.
w The last Salisbury Waterman contains a
long and labored account of the Scott-We VIII
not say Whig-Mass Meeting, which took place
in Statesville on the 9th and 10th instant. 0en
Dockery exhibited his tirmness of purpose U!
riding there through "drenching" rain, and I'D
"great strength of intellect in a speech which 10