Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-08-30
GRAHAM-THE RECORDER.

GOV GRAHAM-11 nEOOASDAHA@
NIL Editor of the Hlsborough Recorder appears
lu. ho concerned about the letter which the Edi-
SUI e this paper wrote, when acting with.the Wing
t0 ~ william A. Graham with reference to pur-
P"!, mart OF Wing newspaper establishment
n1oce He calls for tho publication of the let
'" asks us to give it to the public. Mr.. Ora
E' and himself have already given the substance
n. hut our demand, made on the first allusion to
that the letter itself and in full should be
~ Load and made pubic, is still in existence, and
,ho letter does not appear. We have no claims
sort upon William A. Graham; and certain
"nder such circumstances, sce shall not go out of
!! ,ru to ask him to do as the tacOr to furnish as
" ,r arm privatc letter addressed to him, to be
,1 in our oscn Uindication. Neither shall we draw
~. further upon the patience of our readers by. a
,,ss;on of the matter, which is almost entirely
,..onal and matter, too, in which they can take
little interest. We say, however, to the Editor
rtbo Recorder and to Gov. Graham, that we have
,biup to fear from any thing they may insinuate,
m-n or publish. We can afford to be Indifferent
repetition of attacks and denunciations even
s,m such quarter; for Gov. Graham may under
land if he does not already, that can be as cool
.bo can under the most varied and provoking cir
instances, and that our equanimity, when we think
orpr to put ourselves upon it, can be as firmly and
!. steadily maintained as his can be.
Nor have we any serious studied reply to make
J., bo iupior Editor of the Recorder. Doubtless he
;,s happy as his very moderate capacity for enjoy
t will hermit him to be in the consciousness he
,,Dprences of having made in this matter, strik
;,r display of toadyism and servility; and we have
"a 5isposition to disturb him. We can truly say of
Kim as uncle Toby said to the fly, ego thy, way,
ANN creature-the world is large enough for both
thee and me-
Sohr as Gov Graham is concerned, we shall not
is restrained by any thing that has occurred, from
making of him as public man as we may choose
- sneak of him, or from holding up to our readers
ba treachery he exhibited in DESERVING his patron
md friend. Willard Fillmore. In free country like
bis where merit is rewarded, and where a meanly
fsb ambition is sure to be punished, Gov. Graham,
with whatever affectation of dignity he may play his
mart is no better than other men and he must not
meet nor his friends for him, that free press like this
i to be deferred by any means, from characterizng
Hs pubc conduct it deserves to be characterized
Nevertheless, though Senator elect to the Legisa
pre. he must be sufficiently humbled by the large
minority in which he finds himself in that body,
md by the certainty, consequent thereon that he is
finally cut off from seat in the United States SEN
se He will minge no more with his trusted Scott
Seward allies in that body. His day is over. These |
considerations may we'll serve to moderate towards
him that bitterness of feeling which his political
character is so we'll calculated to engender in the
minds of Democrats; yet this press will continue to
OBSERVE his course and his conduct, for the future
Is in the past will be open to just comment and ami
ladTersion.