Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-30
THE NoRTH-CARoL1NA STANDARD.

FENO MY SUBSCRIBERS AND FRIENDS. have
made arrangements, by WHICH have secured the ser
bury Banner Associate Editor of the Standard and as
will have charge after the of November next of the
printing and publishing department, and will also write
for the paper may require This will leave with
the principal Editorshp; and being thus exempt
the heavy lab"rs incident to the printing and publishing
will be thereby enabled perhaps Standard
useful TO its friends and acceptable its readers
generally THIS is an arrangement which have desired
for time to effect and indeed had become almost
owing to the increased subscriptions and bust
Mr. Wilson is will known the Democracy of the State
and eeTe writer esteem myseif frunate in SaTpe
secured his services He joins to fine abilities writer
seldom found in the individual My friends doubt
not, when they shall come to know him well as do
character and services.
have been engaged than eleven years in pub
the gns were favorable Democratic success; but
have had the qualification of recording in these columns
oicing with friends the useful and benecent results of
that my sphere of labor have done my duty That
have made mistakes and committed errors am free
to be right and have at any adhered to principles
without regard to have uniformly regarded it
my first duty Democratic Editor to adhere under all
party to the rights Of the States and to strict
serving the Union of the itself established
and founders intended should be administered and
secondly to insist organization in the party ndis
pensabIe and the only of carving out its prn-
cpleS Nor have been indifferent the of
North Carolina. have the qualification of knowing that
the Standard has been the decided advocate of
Schools, of internal improvements, and of all
calculated to advance mining, agricultural and
mercal interests and that it among the first if
the first next to Gov. Reid take ground for
great principle of equality between free white
ballobox The of the paper scarcely need say,
will not be changed It will continue be defender and
exponent of Democratic principlesthe unwavering
cafe of organization in the Democratic party and devoted
to such shall give promise of bringing
and of adding to the prosperity and glory of
beloved State - - s
To the friends who have stood by me through the 1abors
and strfes of eleven and who have and
honored with their confidence far beyond my merits
take occasion to return the homage Of most hearty
retain such friends, to make friends of the gen.
une stamp, and toprove myself worthy of their support
and confidence.
have procured PowerIress, to be worked by steam
and shall be thereby enabled to supply number of sub
scrbers. My Weekly list numbers this time nearly three
thousand and trust that by the aid of friends all por
tons of the State it reach four five thousand
The terms of the follows: Five dollars per
annum for the Semi and three dollars the Week
y but the Weekly may be obtained for 81 if paid within
the first month"; and two dollars and fifty cents within
the first six months and the for four paid
within one month and four and half paid within six
months. These terms must be rgidy adhered to.
Subscriptions are respectfully solicited.
w. w. HOLDEN
Raleigh, September 49, 1854.