Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-09-24

three hundred and odd? Can the Press answer?
OURsELF ON DISTRIBUTION Determined to have
little fun, we, week or two ago, wrote and pub
lShed distribution article, which, as we expected,
the Wing papers in this latitude jumped like "a
duck on june bug, and it sight to do ones
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
wiggle little finger vigorously for the space of four
minutes and three quarters.
The n. c. Patriot thinks our article denotes state
political, apty denoted by the term 1fshy. diving
down on Roanoke where many Shad Rock and
Sturgeon caught, to say nothing of the cats and
round fish, it the most natural comparison in
the world, for him. The Norfolk Beacon turns us
to the Globe and Standard, the latter of whom
is supposed to be possessed of strong disposition to
demolish things, and is, consequently, expected to
tear us " all to Smash"-poor us! The Star is per-
fectly astOnished at the bold attempt MAX
ing to telonlousy appropriate the good DID, mellow
Wing thunder to accompany the bright flashes of
Democratic lightning, as it Eliminates the dark po-
tical horizon of these United States" Divers 9TH
papers have said divers other things; ALL howcv-
er, tending to the same conclusion, viz that we were
becoming less pig and more puppy daily
Now, for fear of mistake which might prove ia
tai to some of our loving contemporaries in these, the
tail end OF, the dog days, will make statement
or two which may have tendency to prevent sad
catastrophe. First, not in favor of distribu-
ton! Indeed we are not We think the public
lands had better stay Just where they and always
them-neither divided among all the States nor Civ
to any particular te,o of them. And, should the
Democratic party tolerate the doctrine of distribution
(Which we 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 Wing papers say that that is Wing distribu-
ton, too. When read such assertions and re-
member the Wing distribution bill passed under the
Harrison administration, and also that the Wing par
ty in Congress voted invariably for all donations of
land to the States, like gyrating our dig
its again.
There is another thing we will speak on, to pre-
vent, in time, any mistake that may rest on the
minds of brother Democrats elsewhere and that is
that neither nor the Democracy of Warren will
aid and abet any disorganizing movement in this
State in the next Gubernatoria election. That's
tain. We have only mentioned this fact incidental
ly it seems to be thought by some that it neces-
sarily follows, matter of course, that those who
would be willing to take distribution of the public
lands deraier reSOrtas better than the present
policy of giving them away to few of the States
must necessarily kick up heIabullo generally and
set up for themselves to the breaking down of
the party in the State That's all mistake at least
shall join in such wicked practices.
Wa1renton Neacs.
GREAT YIELD OF WHEAT FROM ONE SEED. A single
grain of seed has produced this season in Wisconsin
one hundred and fourteen fu-headed stalks contain
ing, probably four thousand grains 1t is estimated
af I1IlShel DIlnn cOnfa