The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-07-05


near three columns in length. written IN tone
which indicates thai Tho editor was not IN Plea
sani mood when he penned il. Whether has ioss
of temper may lie attributed TO the hot weather,
or 10 the effect Of our article. We viii no, decide.
! II the formef. we hope refreshing rain has re-
Iicycd him; but il the latter, what We have now
% say viii no, be likely 10 put him in a'beiier
humor The editor Of The Standard has been the
asssilant, and in repeiing him we will endeasor
TO make oul blows as vigorous as the attack.
The STANDARD, almost AZ the beginning Of is
article. in aIlusion 10 the charge which induced
The notice in the Recorder, that Gov. Graham
had deserted his friend Millald Fillmore" with
the conclusion that ga man who is not true TO
his friend ought moi 10 he trusted by the people"
says, is . reference TO Mr.. Graham was not per.
sonGi. nor intended TO be. but poi;iioaL." Such
distinctions. we are aware, have. been made IN
some famous instances; but we believe, noiwiili.
standing these. that the public generally hold
that SANDER. or a false!ooJ, Is the same wheih-
CT uttered agains. public or a private citizen.
The Standards practice, however, leads 10 the
supposiiion that il holds 10 different code OF
eihics--hcnce lis distinction between personal
and political reference"
The portion Of our article which seems to
have wounIcd the Standard most, was the SEN
ience with which we concluded. whom we said,
IL Il might be wise in that paper to beware how
!, il continued its attacks upon Gov. Graham; else
a farl,carance might lie wearicd out which had
saved the Editor from an exposure tina, might
cause even him To blush" Tothis the Standard
replies by saying, that il asks nothing in the
way Of. fmlcarancc' either Of Gov. Graham o.
the Recorders" tina, il knows swell what is here
meant il il the old statement "of our having
At one time applied TO Gov. Graham to loan US
funds with which 10 purchase a portion Of the
Star establishment" Having made this state
mcnt the editor affects 10 he gratilicd that the
charge has /" assumed an authentic form; char
ges Gov. Graham with having made "p,ivaie
letter puLIic;" and says that the Recorder, hav-
ing impcached the motives Of The editor Of The
Standard, has only insinuatcd where il had not
the manliness 10 charges" The e.litor then pro-
cecJs TO give what he calls " the facts" Before
investigating these facts" we have remark
or two TO make on the Introductory statement
First. as 10 the Recorders only insinuaiine
what il had not the manliness TO charge" Our
remark was intended only for the editor Of the
STANDARD, anil was sufficiently plain for him TO
understand il. From personal considerations
alone Certainly not from any fear Of the editors
prowcss-he could not he so silly as 10 suppose
that,) we had never copied an article, or wiilen
an editorial, OF said word. from which our read
crs could infer that the editor of the Standard
had ever made proposition TO Gov. Graham to
take ch,rse Of Wing paper in Raleigh, though
we had reason TO believe that il was true. The
reference To il in our paper Of the slst, was only
after gross assault upon Gov. Graham. who we
knew hal treated the editor Of the Standard with
great fnrbcarancc and fnr the same reason that
: had Influenced us before, we chose simply 10 dc
. il by reminding him Of the fact. But the editor
!, seems TO have been unable 10 appreciate the mo
) tvcs that governed US; ami hcfnrc we conciud,
{ this article. the charge" shall he as specific a
he my desire.
The editors plea that his letter 10 Governo
Graham was private letter, and therefore ough
Il. -, a...,l h,t, NJ hn,
" did the STANDARD ever show respect to privat
I letter, when he could make il available in po
li,ical canvass! II the writer was sincere in hi
, proposition when writing the letter referred to
VIC do not see VIII, he should desire il 10 lie kcp
!. secret and surely mention might he made Of
4 consistently with the most friendly feeling. Eye
r after the writer had taken charge OF the Standard
: and become an avowed Democrat, in the cxptes
: sion Of surprise at The change. reference mg
J. very naturally he made TO the letter without an
Y feeling Of hostility. Whether it was because q
: the awkwa rlncss Of his position, or feeling
u resentment because Of the refusal of his applica
!, tion on because Of his zeal TO do service in hi
= new vocation, thinking TO manifest il by gener
hostility TO Gov. Graham, whose eminent pc.
ton as a Wing made him conspicuous mark
which of these considerations, or whether all O
them prevailed, we cannot say; but spirit i
no wise conmendable has ruled III the mind q
the editor ever since he has had control Of III
/ STANDARD, which has vented ITSELF not in state
=
ments of . facts" that could operate TO the injur
Of Gov. Graham. but in vile insinuations, such a
j induced our remarks Of the 2lst uimo-
|. We do not know how the fact got out tina
!. the editor Of the, STANDARD Wrote to Gov. Ora
], ham. but We 10 know that the Governor aeve
said . word TO US in reference to il. The letter
we presume, vas not marked I confidential an,