Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-30
A QUESTION INVOLVING cr,

~ OAt4 NG CHAR Aryr,,
The New York Mirror has long haaa 'C y
gulshed for its bold and manly attitude nns uS'a
subject of slavery 1t had very severe a,t, The
few days since, upon Greeley, the T,;1 "'u'ls
their abolitionists allies One geptIe,no" and
fraternity in the city, felt personally sna That
demanded explanation of the Mirror $ sd;ta
obtained it, in the manner following. W. w. and
from the Mirror of Wednesday last: copy
we have yet to learn that an Aboli,ioDis, 49,
To the EditO~ of the Evening Mirror
DEAR Sir: The above paragraph I en-,
paper OF yesterday. 1t is either senmen, 10 You
oy you OF an unwarranted Islander upon Whit
OF your fellow citizens, induced by the 81; eass
fancied, OF one. If the former, your saIe Teal
would forbid your advertising for me. for espee
Abolitionist "-if the latter, nv seltrasU... am a
my advertising in your paper. If then yon IOOd,
let the remark 60 unretracted, please MI Pteierh
bill of T. s. Berry & Co., to date, forwara up The
payment and discontinue the advertisement, Nl
Respectfully,
+. S. BERRY, 2s7 Bro,a.
New York. March 22d, 1853. Oau"ay'
AS the above communication is addressed -.
editor of the MirrOr," and not marked nTi,, 70 lie
take it for granted that the writer desires ,t wi
benefit of public avowal of himself as an us
from the Mirror, we unhesitatinglv re-assert fus
that we have yet to learn that an Aboon;"s' lac
be gentleman" We will confess, howan"SS' "a
our personal acquaintance with men of that d..
ton is very limited. and may have been nnf,sh
We have not the honor of knowing Mr. ROn1unae
on inquiry at the publication office of The Il; 90
learned that he is an agent for the sale of Pi,eG
manufactured in Boston by Messrs HA11pTr ' ~
& Go. Il LAWS
In order to draw sharply the line of dis,ir,,i,.
dictated by the remark at which Mr. Berry foT ~ H.
'self-respect rritated. it is necessary to da6n
meaning of the term +" Abolitonist "a term =; Tue
understanding of the word, of blacklist reproacb wi
What, then, is it to be an AboitionistIn T. :;
in the first place. to be traitor of the Consti,n,
which recognizes Slavery. 1t is TO be violate
the law enacted for the reclamation of fupitves s
service. 1t is TO be instgator of serve rehoIEa
"a stealer of negroes-a disurber of the no.c .,'
promoter of bloodshed-a DESTROYER of the III
the States. Abolitonism leads directly IN all ,I
calamities; and there is no escape from the is,r
Can the advocate of such a cause be penfom.-
We think not. Still less can he be C6risTi.a
And what are the habits and manners of The A..
litionists? Read their journals; listen 10 ta.
speeches -; look at their speckIed conclayes. wb"
Fred. Douglas, Abby Kelly and Horace GreeIv noD.
forth the foulest ISLANDERS upon the brightest DamS
the nation; traducing alike the dead fathers Of a
Republic and the living defenders of The Cons,uio
Are these libeIlers of Washington, Webster ani
Clay; these revilers of the Government and conon
ners of Law, worthy of the name of gentlemea2 Ws
doubt even, if Mr.. Berry, agent of Boston PiaDoors
would be willing to class himself in such cateuov
If he still insists upon claiming the name of Aoi
zionist " We can only say TO him at parting chonn
gOuf. Such black berries are not exactly ton,
taste.