Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-08-03
For the Standard

For the standard.
Mr.. EDITOR: Having on all occasions shown an
interest for the of the Giraffe feel great re-
luctance in doing or saying any thing to offend the
animal.
But he has recently so changed his temper and
manners, that feel constrained to saw few words
at the risk of kick or snap or switch of his TAIL
stranger would conclude from the last two issues of
his paper that he is the last of the disinterested
petriots From his explanation for taking the course
he has, his lnSlnuations and innuendoes his SUSPECT
ons of other mems motives, &C.. [ have no doubt he
has come to that conclusion himself and by way of
refreshing his memory, hope he will not take any
offence at few interrogatores, which PROFOUND for
that purpose to wit:
1st Mr. Giraffe, did you or did you not, sometime
about the LIST of March last request certain indi-
vdual to speak to Mr. A. w. Venable in your behalf
to obtain certain little Office, BERTH the case
may be, and say, with peculiar nod remind him
also that have "the Types, and can serve him in
his coming campaign, if he gets in tight place?
End Have you or have you not since, but about
twelve days since, doubted Mr.. Venables pledges to
you on the subject of said little Office and threatened
If he deceived you, in that matter, to turn "said
Types against him; ifnot in so many words did you
not say you would publish him?
Bird. And as you seem Just to be such a strong
advocate for distribution and designate the opposite
as rotten plank in the Democratic platform permit
me to ask you if you did, did not say about last
Saturday morning, that you were as much opposed
to distribution as Holden, (meaning VIM W. Holden,
Editor of the Standard and also Justify him in his
course, except his remark "Provender," which
you considered personal? And on said morning, did
you or did you not say, you would not have come
out in your paper for Venable if Lewis had not on
some occasion, sneeringly said, 81 have heard Mr..
Venable promised you an Office, Mr.. Whitaker?
4th. Did Mr.. Fenable authorize you to say that
he said at Gardner's that Gen. Jackson had scruples
about something instead of Gen. jackson quib-
bled" in his veto message, Henry Clay's Land
Bill? if he did not did o. L. Burch? and if he did
not, who did?
AS you hate falsehood and Misrepresentation with
such horror, call on Burwell Rollins, Alfred Burt
VIM w. Clements and Daniel B. Holland Esqs and
if you doubt them will give you a host of other
gentlemen and if they do not give the lie to your
statement on that subject, you may publish me as
such and inf1ict any other punishment you see pro-
per.
Now, Mr.. Giraffe if you answer the three first in
terrogatores, the facts compel you you must not
claim to be the dsinterested patriotic Democrat you
set up for, in your paper; recolect other have
some interest in the prosperity and happiness of
country and the of Democratic principles as
well as yourself and teao others who have under
taken to drive and drag every one who refuses to
follow Abram in unknown and uncertain paths. 1
can't see how Abram got there himself he is certain
ly los-tno person has dared to walk them
plaks before, save Wings and if any credit is due
for the discovery of this wealth and treasure, it is
not to Abram, but the Wings; he ought not to de-
prive them of it these scarce times
"PROVENDER