Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-25
THE RALEIGH STAR.

Raleigh Star devotcs nearly column of its last issue
to abuse of the Editor of this journalthe pretext
being declaration of ours, founded as the Editor.
we'll knows in fact that the Democratic party is the
national party Of the country. We proved what we
said by reference to the late vote in the Senate
the Nebraska BILL but this served only to enrage
cotemporary He INDUCES in personalities, which
appear to have been deliberately conceived and ut
which shall not soil our col
urnns by inserting for readers who acquaint-
ed with our habit of dealing with public men and
measures will take it for granted that the proVoca-
ton must indeed be strong and marked which could
induce to pen such reply as we intend to make.
The Star speaks of the Standard and of its Editor
as it"-thus endeavoring to conceal, under an at
tack upon the paper, the low venom ranking in the
heart of Mr.. Doub Cor Of some one who writes for
him) against the man who conducts it, We intend
to deal with that individual in plain terms he shall
have personalities because he has provoked and in
deed compelled them; he shall have notoriety but
no more than this notice of his mpotent malice in
the columns of respectable public journal, may
give him.
We shall not descend to argue with the Editor;
for he has been so constituted and educated to be
alike proof against arguments offered by adver-
sary. and oblivious of the fact-f indeed it exist
that there are such things to be urged for his
cause Having assumed, and that right suddenly
the position of Editor-fresh from the academy
frcsher from those hazy and enervatng departments
of human existence in which men dream of consid-
Grafton yet make efforts to obtain tand freshest
in common sense, in common tact, and even IN the
most ordinary appreciation of what is due from one
gentleman to another in political discussion-and
withal possessed of the idea, for the existence of
which we have no means of accounting, that he is
at once an organ and man of talents-it is no mat
ter for wonder that he should put airs and assume
to lecture misrepresent and abuse his superors and
betters We can respect bold and chivalrous OPP
ponent-one who comes at with his beaver up,
and who strikes so that all may see his blow; but
for the sneaking but not hesitatng hypocrte, with
smile upon his face and malice in his heart, and
who processes to be friendly at the same time he at
temps to stab you, can entertain neither respect
nor sense that he is entitled to the quarters
sometimes extended to bandits at the close of battle
The newspaper press when it passes into the
hands of such men, not only suffers in character,
and therefore in the hold it has upon the public
mind but the people themselves, who affected
by it. are rendered hostile towards each other, and
learn to hate and derde where they should cherish
and reciprocate good feelings
Companions" as. Dogbcrry says, "are odious'-
and we have disposition to be too severe on our
Tri-Weekly twfnkler; but cannot resist the temp
tation of intimating that with all his assumed i'm
portance of the uminaries of his cause he is
not quite equal to the animal that played the flute
"by accident"
"The fable which now present, -....
Occurred to me by accident.
A stupid morning went
Into a field by accidant
And cropped his food and was content,
Until he spied by accident
flute which obvious gent
Had left behind bp accident;
When shifting it with eager scent,
He breathed it by accident,
And made the hollow instrument
Emit sound by accident
"Hurrah hurrah ~ exclaimed the brute
Chow cleverly play the autei"
fool in spite of natures bent
May shine for once by accident"
There is, however, ample room for Improvement;
and we shall not be slow to record the evidences, if
they should be furnished, of such progress as our
contemporary may make in his laudable competition
with the long, gentleman above described He
indeed speaks in another part of his paper, of his
capacity for kicking ~ and this, confess, rather
strengthens our confidence in him in his race of en-
ulaton with the animal referred to.
And now Mr.. Doub, what remains but to dismiss
you with word so of affectionate advice? BE
organ Mr.. Doub, if only in inagination-lety your
light dispensed from new tin candlestick shine as
aforetime, with twinkle half pale, if meant for
your friends, and half blue, if touched up by
Lucifer himself for your enemes-be careful not to
deal in such questionable and unhandsome things
arguments, but slang, slang, slang your po- |
litcal opponents you best know how-gve us
the latest from China and the Chincha islands,
with fragment and then from Robinson Crusoe !
or Sir John Franklin's expedition by all
means, continue to abuse President Pierce Judge |
Douglas, David S. Reid, the Democracy generally,
and the Democratic candidate for Governor that is
to be-not forgetting that Gen. Dockery is second
Washington and that you will be much better EMIT
led than any other Wing who could be named, to |
hold his hat while be speaks in Raleigh. Do this,
and you will not only take posterity and the rest of
mankind by storm, but they will take goa for an
embodiment of whatsoever is amusing of vhatso-
ever is dull of whatsoever is malicious and riGcu-
lous We cannot notice you further. Our business
is with principles and time is too important to
be devoted to personal controversy. When you
skulk we will expose you-when you state false
hoods to bolster up your cause or your candidate, 1
We shall be certain to tell the people what you have
been doing when you profess friendship and at the
same time indulge in abusive and offensive expires
sions shall not regard you honest or sincere;
but having advised you as above, and in the most
grauitous manner imaginable, as you viii doubtless
conclude and hoping that it may not be entirely lost
upon you, we bid you good morningi Say what
You will, our equanimity viii not be disturbed We