Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-28

OURsELr ON DIsTRIBUTIoS Determined to have a
little fun, we, week or two ago, wrote and pub
lished distribution article, which, as We expected
the Whig papers in this latitude jumped on like ga
duck on june bug" and it was sight to do one s
heart good to see how they rejoiced over another
sinner that repented. In reading the comments on
the article alluded to, felt strong inclination to
stick our thumb to the end of our proboscis and
wgglc little finger vigorously for the space of four
minutes and three quarters.
The n G. Patriot thinks our article denotes state
political aptly denoted by the term .1ishy Living
down on Roanoke where so many Shad, Rock and
Sturgeon caught to say nothing of the cats and
round fish, it was the most natural comparison in
the world, for him. The Norfolk Beacon turns US
over to the Globe and Standard the latter of whom
is supposed to be possessed of strong disposition
demolish things, and is, consequently, expected to
tear us " all to smash"-poor us! The Star is per-
fectly astonished at the bold attempt we were max
ing to feloniously appropriate the good, old, mellow
Democratic lightning, it illumnates the dark po-
tical horizon of these United States" Divers 9TH
er papers have said divers other things; all howev-
er, tending to the same conclusion viz that were
becoming less pig and more puppy daily.
Now, for fear of mistake which might prove ia
tai to some of loving cotemporares in these the
tail end of the dog days, we will make statement
or two which may have tendency to prevent sad
catastrophe First we are not in favor of distribu-
ton Indeed we are not. We think the public
lands had better say just where they are and always
have been since the general government possessed
them-neither divided among all the States nor Civ
en- to any particular Jep of them. And, should the
Democratic party tolerate the doctrine fdistributon
(Which believe it must it will be because it is
forced upon them the less of two evils. We have
said that Democratic distribution is equal distribution
and the Whig papers say that that is Wig distrbu
ton, too. When read such assertions and re-
member the Whg distribution bill passed under the
Harrison administration, and also that the Whig par
ty in Congress voted invariably for all donations Of
land to the new States, feel like gyratng dig
its again.
There is another thing we will speak on, to pre-
| vent, in timc any mistake that may rest the
minds of brother Democrats elsewhere, and that is
that neither we nor the Democracy of Warren will
aid and abet any disorganizing movement in this
State in the next Gubernatorial election. That's
tain We have only mentioned this fact incidental
ly, as it seems to be thought by that it neces
sarily follows matter of course, that those who
would be willing to take distribution of the public
lands as dernier resOrt-as better than the presen
policy of giving them away to few of the States
must necessarily kick up heabullo generally, anc
set up for themselves even to the breaking down o
the party in the State That's all mistake; at leas
we shall join in no such wicked practices.
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