Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-21
Another Correction Needed.

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The Raleigh Standard publishes our cor I
rection of the Greensboro Patriots misrepre- =
sensations, which it had copied, 1.-THE Patriot q
has not, however, blending the Whole Worlds $
Temperance Convention, q Woman's Rights, !
Atheistical, Abolition affair, with the Worlds
Temperance Convention, represented by
Southern and y orthern States-and disavows
a " disposition to do any one injustice on this
or any other subject" The Editor then pro-
ceeds to give the following account of the
proceedings of the latter Convention, being
as wide of the mark from the facts in the
case, as it well could be
The I" Worlds Temperance Convention"
of which the Age speaks rather approx
inglv, presented a rich scene also, according
to the New York papers-Neal Dow, of Maine,
in the Chair. The Reverend Miss Brown was
in attendance, and endeavored to speak, but
was smsthered by hideous noises and nus
tied about generally. S~nodgrass. the Mary
land freesoiler, and Wendell Phillips, the no
~torious Boston Abolitionist, were among the
ruling spirits. Judge Hoar, who signalrzed
himself some years since as a delegate from
Massachusetts to South Carolina, where he
attempted to interfere for the protection OF
free blacks, was also in attendance. The po-
lice officers were at last called in, and the
hall was cleared. But of course the dele
gates re-assembied and went on with their
business.
There are three gross misrepresentation
in this brief paragraph. lst. 1.-The ReUer-
end Miss Brown" was not received as q dele
gate, but positively refused a seat in the Con-
~vention. BY the Standards statement, the
inference is made that she was an accredited
delegate.
I'd. " Snodgrass the Maryland Freesoiler
| was among the ruling spirits" So far from
: this statement Of the Standard being true, tn
fact is he stood by Miss Brown and did hi
= best to have her right to a seat recognized b.
0 the Convention. In this he utterly failed
e which showed how little Of a "ruling spirit
: he was there.
e Sd. "Wendell Phillips, the notorious Bo;
n ton Abolitionist," says the Standard, was
mother ruling spirit" The falsity of thi
;, assertion is apparent from the fact that tn
g Boston Abolitionist" was ostracised frol
n, the Convention and not allowed to take
= seat therein
For the truth of these deductions we ref
&c to an extract from the New York Times,
lie another column, and which we would recon
=, mend the Standard to copy, if he desires
il give his readers the facts in the case.
mt We arc not the apologists or defenders
10 the proceedings of that Convention-mal
"a
nd things were done that do not meet our a
a probation-but the fault was not with t
ig- legitimate organizers and callers of it, but
those who disgracefully attempted to obtru
" themselves upon the Convention. Upon t
of whole, therefore, injury, instead of good
the cause of temperance, has resulted fro
w; it's assembling. But the object we have
5 a view is to disabuse the public mind of wro
in impressions, which such false statements
lb, those made by the Standard, land we see 81
~ liar ones also in the Weldon Patriotl are c
to culated to produce. ADoIltlonlsm, WOma
IAN Rights and other isms were given strong
IN Dukes, and this is the fact we desire to m;
hot known.
the 1t is a little remarkable, that our neighl
to of the Standard can easily find space for
attack upon the Temperance enterprise,
and never has room for a word in its defence
pie "Pity tits, It's true"