Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-11-02
Cbs Stanoat0.
RALEIGH, SATURDAY, OCT. 20. 1853.
Mr.. vENABLE-THE PRESS, &c. y


nis known to maryland we now come forward
,,make the fact known to more-that Mr.. Fenable,
trrh he has received ardent support and many ia
, from the Editorial profession of the country, is
nsrprtbelcss in the habit of speaking in unkind and
drespectfu terms of the press, and of boasting of
hp triumphs which he has achieved over it. While
IN Congress he assailed both Mr.. Richie and Mr..
Done:on, of the Union, as good and sound Demo
r as he was, to say the least and he takes pecu-
liar pride in declaring that he bearded these gentle
men and brought them to terms. We said Mr.. Rtchie
is sound Democrat as Mr. Venable aeas; but this
sveak language when applied to Thomas Ritchie.
He the Nestor not only of Editors but of Demo
Gratis; and when his epitaph is written, the world
nav well ezcaim, Eve neer shall look upon his like
again."
Indeed Mr. Tenable appears somehow or other to
act upon the idea that it is his mission to go up and
down the land demoShing Editors and newspapers.
During his late campaign he not only freely denounc-
cd such Democrats as Asa Biggs, but he character
Hdin the bittcrest terms every Democratic press in
the State which dared to question the correctness or
pOprety Of his course public man. The Edi-
tor CT this journal incurred of course, large share
bis denuncstionS and this too, we believe, before
We had taken ground against him. He said he was
not be controlled, or dictated to, or put down by
sheets Of paper smeared with ink, or by type-stckersS
nk-daubers &c.-as if any one had sought to die
tate to or put him down and this too when the very
presses opposed to him had taken their course reluc>>
Nantly and only as last resort Our course in the
late campaign was adopted under strong convictions
OF duty. We had no alternative, when Whig came
out but to 60 for that Democrat who stood upon the
Sae and Baltimore platforms. Wehad warned the
party solemnly OF the danger they were incurring by
not holding Convention; and no Convention being
held We were compelled, under the circumstances
ai aiother considerations asde-to regard that candi
IaIe as the strongest man who agreed with the par
Eoh organzation on the Cuban and land questions,
and not Mr. Eenable, who had spoken with conteml
conventions OF the party, ard who was substan-
lIy With the Wings on both the questions just re-
Efred five had remained silent we should have
proved ourselves an unworthy sentinel if we had
s'As ior the candidate not upon the platforms, we
u'ad nave shown little respect for our party by
s4uins that such candidate was the strongest in
DNiel Which can cast over two thousand Demo-
0S'c majority. Is not this so? No man regretted
w. l'e uah we did this condition of things but we
NN and still feel we were not responsible for it. If
" -" 'enaple had advocated a Convention with half
a. s afu0r with which he sought to secure his own
''uoh without one, Convention would have
WI neid, and the District would not now be mis-
Sr r''Sea'ed by Whig But no-Ae was not to be
.n|,a r.s,u Oh by "bobtailed lawyers, broken down
p.'a ,@0es' and crossroad politicians "Ae had met
's'e and Donelson, and put them to the wall, and
h, no' TO be called to account by typestckers,
sS DAuoers and the like We take leave to inform
n,. e'n'ieman that the profession of the Editor is
w.. as respectable as that of the law; and we adj
h;s nA Oh the fact that no man of any party can,
sx,a'. country habitualy underrate and abuse the
him sl"i profession and live politically. We tell
nr ~. .ri'hermore, that we neither envy him his for
Dor p"ve' We nor would we exchange places with him
aeo.; we repel with scorn and Indignation his're
sm. upon our profession, and we declare at the
io,. "'e that we had rather be the humblest Of Ed
than oI.erned by principle and regard for truth
er,.s AT. under political dsappontments justly in.
pI,tss anu be known as politician untrue alike te
n. s' 10 party, and to friends
,,,. 0ahtwel alludes in handsome terms in hi.
The s.us OF the "North Carolina Statesman e
Gays F.tSsi0n aa. of the Editor-"a profession" h,
hybe.t ~ ~ once dIgnified and elevated, where th,
audtba 'sieetual gifts may find full employment
pubro pO,est patriotism make contribution to tn,
ed who, -. H. purely he could not have been appriz
d.. ~ lie penned the foreooino nf stho 5a,st;Ynat,
hecoud ~. "i Nenable on the public press surel.
oftype.stiu' u' nave known of the contemptuous term
geuem.n Aer -dauber, &C., SO freely used by tha
have tho h,, whenever he speaks of those Editors VIII
hs Votes uness WI to crticise his conduct OF condeml
Ar. Csntu.u we Know Mr.. Venable much better thai
hin in su ,d.a o0es; and we may venture to inform
aaas bs: ralce that SO long as he shall 90 fas =
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