Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-12-14

GOVERNOR JOHNSON OF TENNESSEE Andrew John
son. the present patriotic democratic governor of the
Stste of Tennessee, as many of our readels know,
is one of the many of our distinguished countrymen
who arc styled "selfmade men," who have at differ
ent periods been elevated to high legislative and cx
ecutvc Offices by the popular will. The friends of
Gov. johnson conccdc the fact that he had very few
carly advantages; that his opportunities for acqui-
ring that knowledge which is derv ed from the study
of learned authors in his youthful days extreme
ly limited and that the large stores of information
now possessed by him were obtained during hours
snstched from excessive mechanical toll. Among
reasonable, rejecting, and republican people, men
who the architects of their own fortune " are
valued more highly than those who have had great
scholastic and other advantages. man reaching
distinction, unaided by fortune learning is an
erring evidence of the possession of talents energy
and industry. Daniel Sheffcy of Virginia; Roger
Sherman, of Connecticut; Tristan Burgess, of Rhode
Island General Charles L. James, at present sem
ator from the latter State, with host of others,
''werc self made men," all of whom attained to en-
inencc in their counrys service, and will have their
names enrolled on the book of fame. There are men
who have S So successfully tic combated atdsissj isj1Rda ana
obstacles almost insurmountable. They even go SO
far to snecr at and endcavor to cast ridice upon,
those who have obtained celebrity by their native
unpublished talent hdomtable will, and untiring in
dustry. But the good sense of the American people
has, and WILL in all time, rcbuke these peculiarly
nice and sensitive gentlemen who can discover no
the adventitious aid of wealth. family influence and
scholastic attainments. As specimen Of the hu-
initiation felt and expressed by of this class
when men not fortunate in thsir early advantages
as themselves are exalted to high positions We APP
pend an article from the Nashville Union. 1t is
follows: Wash. Union
"WmG HUMnIArIoN. Somebody in Georgia said
of the inaugural of Governor Johnson of this State
that it was book in which his exceency, true to
his original calling had shown of the goose than
Al. fha.U 10 Rao ofcfar
expresses the opinion that it is humating to the
pride of Tcnnessecans to hear and in the papers
of the country such remarks as these; and the hu
initiation is heightened by the reflection that such
remarks do injustice to the governor of Tennes.
see'
What pity it is, .fr their o,rn sakes, that these
federal whg papers cannot hide the contempt they
feel for those who rise to high political positions from
the working classi 1t has been heretofore proved
that our governor knoes hoc to handle goose From
the noise of the federal whig papers is evident, al
50, that he knows sehut's good for geese !"
For the Standard. s
Mr.. HoLpES: There has been a good deal said
and written about Fogies and Young America, con-
servatves and progressvcs, and all may have their
places in politics. but there places that every cit
izen voter in Raleigh ought to see filled by proper
progressive men-Q mean the Board of Commission.
ers)-men that will do their duty without fear or
favor men that have two or more ideas about what
is required for the good government of City; men
that will enforce an old law, make new one---
that shall compel owners of property to keep at least
decent side walk other street but Fayette-
Vile One of the most important Yards in the City
has whole streets without the appearance of side
walk The Western will shortly have Depot and
cars of freight and passengers landing in it and not
street or side walk leading from the Depot that is
t for man or horse and as to vehicles impossible,
only Tor the wheel barrow Now should this be so
Ought not We the voters put stop the issues that