Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-05
THE RALEIGH EDITORS.

vices as reporter for the Standard we were 80 for
tunate as to procure during the session of the late
Assembly-makes the following sketch of the
Raleigh Editors:
"RA1E1eH EDIroRs. We have for some time
been wanting to give chapter the Raleigh editors
but fear we cannot do justice the subject Sim.
deed editors rarely have justice done Them and it is
well for some of them that they do not. though we
clever portion of them would be better off with il.
With GALES, of the Register, we formed no ac-
suantancs, but he Is not a Uery bad looking youth
and considering that he is hereditary Wing editor
he will pass. In stature he is small, considerably
nnder medium size, but with a we'll proportioned
figure.
Holden, of the Standard, is not so ugly as some
have pretended. Indeed, he looks we'll enough when
you " get used to him" or just after Democratic
victory. He is an able AMI ready writer, correct
reasoner, and ahigh minded honorable man. possess
ed OF lndomitable energy, unwearied industry, and
lhperturbable equanimity. He has worked his way
from poverty and obscurity to comparative wealth
and distinction. In stature he is rather under medi
UNI size, but with a good figure He is about "a
years old.
Mr. LEMAY, of the Star. is a worthy old gentleman,
steady as cock-work, and very conscientious-slow
in his movements, but regular and systematic. He
is rather taller than common, but very spare made.
If not mistaken his heart is Kindly one.
We should Judge him to be near SO years old.
OF WHITAKER, the Animal man We have before
spoken and can only repeat that he is one of the best
of fellows. He is about 33 years old, medium
height, good eye and front-piece, and for So will
show you the "Girae, /" with new face every week,
for year. We will warrant the moneys worth.
German, of the Spirit eff the Age, has talent and
industry. and is enterprisng and liberal He is driv
ing profitable business, and deserves success. In
person he is small, and looks kinder dry, which, of
course, would be expected of Temperance editor.
We should think he is about 35 years old,
less
With Mr.. Cooke, of the Post, we had not the
pleasure of acquaintance. He has enterprise and
cfrt1U
whatever he undertakes. MIR. WILEY, another editor
of the Post, and General Superintendent of Com
mon Schools, is known. as writer OF distinction,
throughout the State. In person he is tall and sen-
der, not gerry handsome, and nf a somewhat uncertain
age, he is a bachelor. We trust that in his
behring's up and down the State, seeking whom he
might catch some negligent or rascallY Chairman, he
may find flesh and blood reality, pure and beau
,fu as the spiritual localities (barring the snallpox)
of his own Imagination who will consent to become
Mrs. General Superintendent of the author Of Ala
nance, Roanoke, SC.
In connection with the above we must also
ton our friend and fellow-reporter, the younger
HEARrT, of the Hillsboro' Recorder. We sat by him
for nearly three months. and frequently thought him
about the only heart in the House. We cracked our
COOLERS and Jokes together, initiating therein the
Legislators, especially as regards the "goobers,
and made such comments on proceedings as we chose
Heart has good talents, and draws very correct de-
duciions but the misfortune with him Is, that, In
polics, he is radically wrong, though honest and sim
cere.''
Wilson overlooked one of Holden's peculiar
qualities, to wit, his modesty which is abundantly
evidenced, however, by the republication in these
columns of what Wilson pleased to say about
& Holden" Never mind-it very seldom happens
that an Editor has an opportunity to puff himself.
We owe it to the public to state that we declined
to read that portion of the sketch devoted to
&" Holden" The word ugly" which occurs IN
the first line, a0as enough for as We trust our
readers will have the goodness to inspect Gales
contemplate Lemay-runpindte on Whitaker-re-
fleet so6erzy on Gorman-comprehend and aPpre
cate Cooke-respect Wiley for his uncertain age"
and wish him we'll for his merits and his cause
I'M" radical "ize Heart from his regard for good
" COOLERS and commend him for fair reporting
and then Just let Holden alone. A man is not
bound to read every thing he finds i'll a newspaper.
We think Wilson has not done Gales justice. The
latter is what might be called good looking and
peart- Wilson only says, however, that he is not
very bad looking" In addition to this, Gales is
personally, clever FELLOW at bottom, and, like the
pure juice of the grape, he will improve by age.
He deserves credit for his industry and energy. He
was a mere boy when he took charge of the Reg
ister and, all things considered he has done very
we'll. He pcrpetrates little things in his paper &C.
but that is owing to the advice he re-
ceived in the outstart from certain friends, to crack
up all Wings and cry down all Democrats. He
is or was a Commissioner for the City of Raleigh,
a devoted friend of heavy taxes, Of good streets,
of prompt pumps, of John Kane and lattudina-
rian construction of the Constitution and though,
like ourselves, not member of the Order of Sons,
he attaches just little or just much Importance
to glass of brandy as German any one else.
You can neither do him up "dry" like German,
nor disguise him in any thing of a moist or va
pory nature. His vapors " are political, not spir
itua1 and, having joked thus far at his expense,
we feel bound to add that he is gentleman of good
moral character, and worthy Of better notice than
Wilson has given him.
FRANK 1. WILSON is about five feet ten, and
toleraby good looking. He is neither youth, nor
old, nor middle-aged, but about thirty; yet his
bearing is as sober and deliberate that of man
He has been blessed with superior
mental endowments. He Yields strong and bril-
liant pen, and his wit, though as keen as forty
cent razor, has nothing of malice evil in it. He
has written for Godeys Ladies' Book, for Graham,
and other leading periodicals, and that too with an