Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-01-11
G4e Stan0at0.
RALEIGH, SATURDAY, JAN. 7, 1854
An "INDIGNANT PATRIOT. "

AN "INDTGNANT PATRIOT"
The Editor of the Norfolk News, it seems, was an
,,nlicapt for Office under the administration, and
having failed, he is quite indignant. lie opened re-
Gently on the administration whcreupon the Rich
mond Enquirer has given him dressing he will not
soOn forget The Enquirer says:
.IIow is that? What has kindled the fierce re-
sentiment of this indignant patrot9 BY what sad
misfortune did the Administration forfeit the conf
dence of this faithful friend and incur the penalty
- of his undyng hate? The mystery is easily solved
the story soon told The editor Of The NORFOLK
yers an uasueccs.fm applicant for Pstronage and
rsjeeted suit0r for place. Of the fifty thousand
chmorous birds of prey who hocked to Washington
on the advent Of The present Administration, there
was none more eager than he in the pursuit of plum
der He flew from department to department with
marvellous velocity, and courted official favor With
unparalleled importantly At first ambition deter
mined his selection of place, but he gradually grew
less aspiring and finally concluded to be content
with an humble clerkshp. Unfortunately his mod
est worth was not appreciated by the "graceless
knsvesn Of the Cabinet and he abandoned Wash
inston in deep disgust The rude repulse shattered
his courage but he soon rallied his forces, and made
descent on the Custom House at Norfolk. Here
again he met with defeat but the unconquerablc will
impeed him to still another effort. Batfied in his
pursuit of Office, his cupdty took now another dl-
rection and he made application for government ad-
verising with but indifferent success. This is the
man who presumes to impeach the motives of gen.
tleaen, and who makes such parade of his 1ndepen-
deace -"
The country is somewhat troubled, about this
time, with these "indignant patriots. " You may
know them-these
Turbulent mutters of stifcd treason,
by their EXPRESSIONS of independence of party ob-
gations-by their disntercsted regard for the Pres
dent, fearing as they evidently do that his Cabinet
will destroy both him and the Democracy in the
same breatl,-by their sympathies, i-concealed,
with the factious and disappointed Of other States.
We are not venturing too far when say, that
ninety mine out of hundred of those protesting
Democrats throughout the country, who are urging,
whether privately publicly, their little objections
to the of the administration, and thus play
Ing into the hands Of the Wings, are either disap-
pointed by the action of the Democracy at the polls,
or Indignant" because they failed to. get office.
The Democratic people know who these indignant
patriots are and they will act accordingly. The
Washington Correspondent of the Richmond Enquir-
ersays:
~ Va ohe .iii'S JOu may oS doSuiC Cu, euO IL Soi7
eehl and his Cabinet are unlt-One in design, one
IN mutual confidence, one in action. They are men
Ul r, uanscendent ability and experience and affairs
lney nave all held prominent position in State and
national councils, in important judicial transac
aons in their own localities. They are patriots, o
a'elect OF practical WISDOM of common sense and
@ @ renecuon applying the experience of the past te
S' T,'Oh TO render the government, committed te
. care beneficial to the prosperity andhappiness
'" O u'e people. 10 this end, they will pursue the
.gn W TENOR OF their way without regard to unreason
T Tpe eamors on the right left hand of the path
aea OF pleasing every body, exploded with the
N"len: n'l liable OF the man and the ass.
,d na' II would be preposterous to pretend that th
t;a tllstlaton has not its political opponents II
@ s respect 1t shares the fortunes of the aministra
owns, Ds Vi "ashlngon, of Jefferson, of jackson and
will Why "her President. Right or wrong, a Presiden
6oa nav nave MS political opponents He enters the Of
fo,, m tnls expectation. Gen. Pierce is not exemp
''nl Tile common allotment
j. o"p" NICHOLS, an eminent architect, of jackson
m0 at at Lexington, Holmes county, few days since
lne Aississippan says: s
han. 0apt' Nichols was native of England. He hat
rasr resident of this State some fifteen or cghtecI
Of th. nc was the architect of our noble Capitol
UDvsr,a;.oov a;overnors mansion, the Statesprison, t1
full nuhy buildings at Oxford, and many other taste
as Of th and private buildings in this State as wei
the pobIest toIh Carolina Capitol at Raleigh
Al,hswue hest structures on the continent and Of th
caossa s.a Capitol and other public buildings at Tus
ageMss as capt Nichols had attained to extreme ok
his Uu years He has left enduring monuments Q
exceIent ! ana Will long be remembered for many
Tho Qualities as man and a citizen
mad. 0cssn OF the Capitol of North Carolina wa
bvA y the ne late Mr.. Towns Of New Haven, assiste,
NJ, Nop =. Davis Of New York, at that time pupil
.AO,S added the East and W est Portcoes. ini
Of the rooms. ~ i'sse'''ns 'ne SIZE q .. som
dend of4 Dank OF Fayetteville has declared div
per cent. for the last six months.