The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-07-12
FOR GOVERNOR.
Gen. Alfred Dockeryi
or KicHsosp COUNTY.
ron THE SENATE.
Hen. WILLIAM A. GRAHAM
FOR THE COMMONS,
SAMUEL r. PHILLIPS, Eco.
JOSIAH TURNER. a.. Esq.
The standards Personalities.

The Standards Personalities.
Under the bead "personal.' the STANDARD Of
The s,h inst has rshia article. in which The ed
iior vsinly attempts. by ihe violence Of his Ian
gusge. 20 shield himself from the exposure made
in our paper OF The sth. We rrgrei. Of course.
having 10 encounter the filth and dirt with which
the editor 10 wont 10 hespaiier his opponents;
but VIC took him up in the discharge Of what we
believed 90 be duty. and are not disposed % lei
him Of until We have fully exposed The matter
in hpai-hs ralOreus display to lhe contrary
Notwithstanding.
The editor sets aside al the issues before made.
cpd applies himself IN answer what be considers
an insinusiion Of ours. that he associated himself
with the Democratic patty "for reward pr for
pay" and he copies fiop an article in our paper
passage which eopisins the quotation from Mr..
ven.bie's speeches in Granville and other pla.
ers. and pronounees the insinuation in il 10 be
aa eqiumny and a ks." What we stated were
faeis. susceptible Of proof. the inference drawn
from them was pr. vepsble',; with how much
Justice they were inferred. We leave for the pub
lie 10 judge. But surely the .eourse which ihe
standard has seen proper 10 pursue has not en-.
titled il TO E,ush charity. The editors change
from Wing TO q Democrat, no matter how sud-
den, or however apparently merccnary The motive,
we should no, have attempted to interfere with,
ii.he bad kept himself within proper Limits. But
when he attempts by vile insinusiions 10 iraduce
men simply because they are Wings, and 10 deal
in wholesale dcnuncia,ions agaias, the Wing
party for the serve purpose Of promoting his own,
we shall endeayor 10 remind him that there are
holes ia his armour through which he can be
successfully assailed.
The Standards allusion to the junior editor Of
the Recorder will he treated with the ceniemp,
which il deserves. Self respect would prevent
him from chsracieriring il in language suitable
TO the litilsness Of soul winch prompted il. But
the issues between the STANDARD and the Recorder
cannot be avoided by denunciation. We stated
ifscts which we are ready TO vcrify--tha,th the cd
nor Of the Standard was Wing from 1886 to
isf0, according 10 his own adnssion-that af.
forwards, in 1912 we think, he wrote an eulogy
Of Henry Clay--ihat about this time he wrote q
letter proposing TO become Wing editor. Thrse
facts the editor Of the STANDARD does not deny.
The additional facts, upon which Mr.. venable
based the inference which so much disturbs the
Standard, are Democratic secrets, which we, Of
course, cannot inquire into.
The Standard says: Our readers wil bear
witness that we avoid personalities as much as
we can; that we never impcach the motives Of
individuals hut on the contrary, cndcayar 10 con-
duct political discussions as they ought 10 I've
conducted, on their own merits"
The readers Of the Standard can hear no such
testimony; there is hardly an issue Of the Stand
ard that does not falsify fi,e whole Of this probes
sion Of fairness. Was there no personality, y
no impeachment of I" motives" in the !. thought
uttered by tie Standard, that Mr.. Graham was
seeking seat in the state Senate, that be might
use il as stepping.sionc to sea, ip the United
States Senatei Has any word Of Gov. Graham
been uttered, or any &C, Of his set forth. which
betrayed any undue thirst for Office. any unwor-
thy ambition, that could justify such degrading
insnuations Was there nothing personal in
the charge, that Governor Graham had proved
himself false 10 his friend, and therefore ought
not to be trusted by the peoplel' Gov. Graham
had manifested no more willingness to desert
friend by accepting the nomination ns a cand-
date for the Vice Presidency, than the Hon. VIM.
r. King did by accepting the nomination for tho
same office. Mr.. King was known 10 he tho
roughly devoted 10 the nomination Of Mr.. Buchs.
nan. Mr.. Buchanan was also known 10 he the
choice ofa large portion Of the Democratic party;
and he had shown himself to be worthy of tina,
high honor ty eminent abilities displayed in
long course Of public service. Yet who was so
fool.hardy as to charge Mr.. King with ",lcser,-
ing his friend" in order that lie might obtain the
" glittering prize" Of the Vice Presidency No
Wing would stoop so low it was distinction
left for the unhlushing face Of the Standard. The
changes which i thought proper to ring upon
the " glittering prize" in connection with the
namo of Gov. Graham on this was insuI,inely
personal; and having nothing to rest upon, can
BE- considered only as the prompiinss Of . re.
vengeful heart.
These are specimens Of what the columns Of
the Standard afford. showing how lightly il a.iheres
TO It's declaration that ], "avoids personalities"
and "never impcschcs the motives Of indiyi.
duals."
We shall not attempt to draw comparison
between the course pursued by The Raleigh Stan.
dard' and that which wshsvo endeavoled to pur. |
cue IN the conduct Of the Hillsborough Recorder
bot this We may say with safety, that the columns
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