Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-12-31

gainst him by some Buncombe editor, of dlsreSpect
! to tAIr Washington in a passage of The New
I comes.'' The offensive passage was this g When
pigtales grew on the backs of the British gentry, and
their wives cushions on their heads, over which
they tied their own hair and disguised it with pow
der and potatum when Ministers went in their stars
and orders to the House of Commons and the ora
tors of the Opposition attacked nightly the noble
Lord in the blue ribbon; when Mr.. w ashington was
heading the American rebels with courage, 1T must
be confessed worthy of better cause-there came
to London, out of northern country Mr."-etc.
Mr.. Thackeray remarks upon these words as follows
I am speaking of young apprentice coming upt
London, between the years 1770-8O and want to de-
pict few figures of the last century CFhe 1llustra
ted headleter of the chapter intended to repre-
sent Hogarths industrious apprentice) fancy the
old society with its hoops and powder-Barre or Fox
laundering at Lord North asleep on the Treasury
bench--the news-readers at the coffee-room talking
over the paper and owning that this Washington
who was leading the rebels, was very courageous
soldier and worthy of better cause than lighting
King George. [ am thinking about '76. Where in
the name of common sense, is the insult to 1853?
The satire, if satire there be- applies to US at home
who called Washington Mr.. Washington we
called Frederick the Great The Protestant Hero,
Napoleon The Corsican Tyrant General Bona
parte' Need [ say that officers instructed
until they taught better anners) to call Wash
ington Mr.. Washington and that the Americans
called rebels during the whole OF that contest
Rebels of course they were rebels; and l should
like to know what native American would not have
been rebel in that cause? AS irony is dangerous,
and has hurt the feelings of kind friends whom
would not wish to offend, let say, in perfect faith
and gravity that think the cause Cor which Wash
ngton fought entirely just and right and the cham
pion, the very noblest, purcst, best of Gods men,.
We trust that Buncombe sappeased.-Ihe contest
for the Lord Rectorship of Glasgow University-by
which it sought to set aside, in favour of the po-
ct Tennyson the custom by which the annual cleo
ton to the office is made virtually bennial-has re-
suited in the reelection, according to that custom,
of last years Lord Rector the Earl of Egnon. Lord
Eglinton had majority of forty-four votes.--Dr.
4l,cF ord
Brougham was about to retire from public life states
that ''he enjoyed more perfect heath during
the twenty years which he has visited our country.
"A correspondent of the Glasgow Free Press
states that whilst Mr.. Sheridan Knowles is ecturiug
and preaching with great vehemence against Popery
his son. Mr.. Richard Brinsley Knowles, "a gentle
man of high character and great attainments, has
become Roman Cathoic.--AleXandre Dumas
finding that he has time to write more fantastic me-
moirs has issued the prospectus of newspaper and
the first number; it is entitled lie -Nomsquet0ire--
1t is stated that Routledge has offered Sir Edward
Bulwer Lytton e. 900 year, for the monopoly ofhis
works for the neXtGten years, and that Sir Edward
has closed with the olfer.-M. Lamartine is again
unwc owing the severity of his literary labours.
It is reported that NJ. Balfe is at Vienna writing
new opera on the subject of the 'Corsican Broth
erS."--I.ord John Russell has two additional vol
of Moores Journals in the Press, which will be
ready next month.-M Arban, French aeronaut,
having made ascent from Barcelona more than
two years ago had not been heard of since and was
believed to have fallen into the sea. He has just
turned up in Africa, whittier his balloon carried,
and where he was seized, and made slave; nor has
he until now been able to make his escape-Omer
Pacha the Turkish gencralSSimO, has no harem, but
one wife, lady from Pennsylvania, who, it is said,
affords evidence of what Turkish woman of rank
and education may become under the system.
She prcsdes at the table, and receives her husbands
friends-is said to be splendid pianist and good
composer. Omer Pacha is said to be perfect gen
tleman, noble horseman, and an indcfagable sol
dier-Carl Echert is about to be invested with the
direction of the opera-orchestra at Munich.-Thc
name of Madame Parod is added to the list of artists
engaged for the Italion Opera at ParS.-The death
of Admiral Pasco, who was Nelson's Flag Lieutenant
at Trafalgar, is reported in the London papers Pas
the officer selected to convey to the Trafalgar
feet the undyng signal, England expects every man
to do his duty" 1t was he too, who popuarised
the signal of his llustrious chief by suggesting
alteration in its terms which makes it read it
does for the original order to Lieutenant Pasco,
to make the signal Nelson expects" ETC., when
that it would take some time to spell the
word 'Nelson," but that England could be given at
one signal, the hero said Right, right make it |
Engl1nd" England was accordingly substituted for
" Nelson" Home Journal
THE EDITOR AND THE MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL. We |
have often thought that the station of an editor of
laily newspaper is one of the most responsible, at
he same time the strangest, to which man has ever
been called. 1t stands side by side with that of the
minister of the gospel, far moulding the char
acer and shaping the ends of man is concerned The
minister breaches day of the week to audience
generally of from one hundred to thousand people;
he editor addresses daily, community of from one
thousand to half million. The minister opens and |
explains the most important truths to assemblage
interested, but ofteaer stless and uncon-
;erned the editor presents to the masses, ideas and
opinions on the same topics and many others beside.
The former can so present truth to appear error
he latter can subvert the very foundations of socie
y. The former is chosen by particular class of
nen occupy the position which he holds; the lat
er is selfapponted. There may be among the uum-
oers whom he addresses, hundreds who capable
If saying the same things which he says and of say
ng them as well; and it sometimes seems to him to
DC the most presumptuous arrogance to put forth,
lay, of his free will, his printed thoughts while
many occupied with the thoughts, preserve
hem unspoken But his profession is sanctioned and
IGNORED, and it is well that such is the The
EDITOR it has been remarked, has influence in
moulding the character of community. new sub
ect is presented, of general interest and gener
i Importance. The editor examines in all its vari-
Jus bearings, much in the way any man would do,
Who should desire to form opinion upon it. Hhe
,e honest he states his conclusions fairly, carefully,
earlessly. If he be dishonest, he conceals and in
announcing half truth, publishes whole lie. His
emarks read and either accepted without
urther examination, or form the basis of more
borough investigation. A subscriber to a newspa-
,er fora series of years generally foretel with
,reat accuracy what views his journal will adopt on
he questions which daily up for consideration.
lie has long perused its leaders and comments, and
lie has become fully acquainted with the course
If thought which it pursues, knows well its radi-
alism conservatism, its golden passage between
he two extremes, that the mind of the person who
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