Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-07-01

SMALL FRY Why does not President Pierce re-
sign we sometimes mentally calculate, on reaolng
papers We are really afraid that if some OF the
paragraphs should meet his eye, he would forthwith
disband his cabinet and retire to private iife
They are so truthful; so magnanimous; the W.T.
so cutting the satire SO searching; they mark
ed with such able pens, and exhibit such sound
views. Poor President What shall ne DO? Whth-
shall he turnp On every side he oeholds MS en-
emies swarming like cloud of locusts. On TINS
side huge Congressman, with more belly than
brains, beabors and berates him. On that, a ram
pant little editor frantic at thought of not being APP
pointed to a lucrative station, pours out his walls OF
wrath and is wonderfully chagrlned that the Worlo
does not stop its daily cvoutions and listen to him.
But mother earth, like the moon when the little dog
barked at her. goes straight on. But what has the
President done create such tempest Gin tea potG
What monstrous fraud has he passed off on the peo
Pile? What glaring forgery has been perpetrated
under the patronage of the Administration? The
fact is this the President is too honest to suit the
opposition. He has organized able, and above all,
an honest cabinet. He has appointed good officers,
and dismissed bad He has lashed OFT that crowd
of filthy vampires which hang around the skirts
of every administration, and live on the dirty work
of corruption. These righteous deeds has he done,
and more. He refused to appoint James Gordon
Bennett, Esq, Editor of the New York Herald, the
man who has been cow-skinned half dozen times,
and indicted for SANDER sundry occasions, Minis
ter to France, thus warding off black stain from
our national honor He dismissed Green @. Bron-
from the Collectorship of New York, because he
was getting rather too large for his breeches, and
appointed an honest man in his stead. Aye, more
than this He has set his veto on system ofwhole-
sale plumber by Congress, in regard to the public
lands. He has taken some decisive steps to avenge
the insults heaped upon us by Cuba, and has de-
clared his determination toprotect the rights of Am
ercan citizens in foreign countries. And now let
anayze the nature of the opposition. He is denoun
ced by the remnant of the wing party for the simple
reason that he is Democrat. He is tradnced by the
New York Tribune and the clique of abotoniSts be-
cause he is lover of the Constitution, and is not
advocate of the higher law doctrine. Moreover. he
does not recognize the right of Northern Congress
legslate the subject of Slavery, and does not
think it in accordance with the principles of the
Christian Religion for slaves to murder their mas
tiers. The New York Herald ISLANDERS him because
er, was not appointed Minister to France. This is
the prime moving of his opposition. He could
no doubt have obtained the office of boot-black,
which is more in accordance with his tastes and
which he is better gifted by nature to fill. The ball
ance of the opposition actuated by motives some
what akin to these. Some of them oppose the adj
ministraton, because they were not elected govern
ment printers; some because they were not appoln-
ted postmasters; some because they have nothing
else to write about and some because the Presi-
dent does not bow before the inspiration of their
and indte them complimentary letter on the same.
On the whole, they small fry and are fast rend-
ering themselves more contemplate, If such thing
is possible. The Administration will survive them.
the President will hardly resign; neither will he
write them complimentary letters; neither will he
appoint James Gordon Bennett Minister to France,
but like the aforesaid moon though all the little dogs
in christendom may bark at him he will go right
on" anderson g. c. Gazette