Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-08-15
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DANBuRY, Stokes Co., Aug l, 1856.
Messrs. Holden ce Wilson,:
GENTLEMEN: In the Greensborough Patriot of the
9th uit, appears communication signed " Danbu'
ry Council the object of which seems to be to dis
credit my statement contained in my Card dated
25th June, and published in the Standard, in rea-
ton to my disconnection with the Know. Nothing
Order; and sets out by Tending" and "provin in
real nigger style-snch balderdash, low quibbling,
and ridiculous cant seldom be found in any ar
tice of newspaper scrbblers-no date persons
names appended to this miserable effnson. The
of several persons in Stok and Forsythe
mentioned, and some of the falsehoeds they aim to
perpetrate couched in such language that it is
difficult for any to understand what they dr
wing at -... .-.. -... ...-
When my Card first appeared in the Standard
some of the members of the Danbury Council being
touched on many sore Places were like blind moca-
sins in August-striking in every direction and
sometimes hitting themseves-being full of poison
and blind with rage, about dozen of them assem-
bled in the Court House in Danbury, about
the 18th July, to consult together-to defend their
precious characters and to concoct schemes to de-
nlosh me. They ripped and snorted raved and
ranted-were like the last Of the Dutch Gov
ernors of New York, Peter Stuyvasant, sometimes
called Peter the headstrong, w:o, when that place
taken by the English retired to the outskirts of
the City, shut himself up in house, and gave vent
his passion by cursing and swearing, and contin-
ually humping up and down stairs with his wood
en- leg. So person passing along the street near
by at the time from the humping inside and loud
| vocferationS, would doubtless have been reminded
| of the chivalrous Peter After each one had done
telling what they had heard iii relation to the mat
| ter what one had heard that another should have
said that another did say, they despatched one of
their body with all the pnts to write piece for the
| papers, and no doubt after many hard days toll
many sheets of foolscap being written and re-writ
| ten, the mountain was in labour, the little mouse
was produced, the article appeared -"@ t.
do not deem it necessary to notice many of their
charges. Icould procure an abundance of evidence
Of their fasehoods, frauds, and deception but they
are showing themselves fast enough. "By their
| fruits We shall know them" The assertion that
! went to R. W. Wharton and requested him to in-
tiate me, is without foundation. Having been per-
suaded by another person, supposed friend, to
become member, who said to me that he could
| not initiate me- but could get a man to do it
brought Mr. w Wharton into his room where was then,
with testament, cross and ritual, and then took
! one degree. AS to my being elected Vice President
of the Councilat Danbury it was without my conent.
I objected and protested against it. mentioned that
belonged to the Salem Counc-had never with
drawn or been discharged from it, and could not,
according to their rul.s S, be member Of more than
one Council at the same time. Something is said
of my having been expelled from the Council at
caught himself Did he not know that 7 was never
regularly member of that Council, but belonged
to another? l do not know which to pity most, his
ignorance Or his impudence. Being hard iun for
something to say, the case of my initiating w. H.
Reid is mentioned. was iu,portuned by others to
do So That used extraordinary exertions to in
duce him to become member is a palpable false
hood They say "Charles W. McAnay told Hen.
ry Snow that had dvulged to him the names Of
the members belonging to our Council, and had Civ.
81. csnr Ro 81, (N,,Gs, .I--
evidence. Somebody told another man something
in relation to the matter. have the certificate Of
C. w. McAnnally, ESQ.,, gentleman of unimpeach.
able character, that this statement is utterly false
As to Mr. Snow, it is we'll known that he is a fid
getty tickle would be-srnart dapper little man, en-
| tirely too big for his breeches. About year age
he was Democrat, then he changed to Wing, and
now he is Know Nothing. never told him that
came out in my Card against the Order, because
knew they intended to eXpel me. There is an old
maxim " those who live in glass houses should be
careful how they throw stones" As to their innu
endoes about my getting some one to write for me
! is nothing more than might be expected from such
men-who have been famed for their very distin
guished aoeakness and being mere Iackies for 9th
ers. 1t is true that am of humble orign-my pa
rents were poor but honestly my own efforts
have got what little education have-I have work
ell in the corn field like negro-1 have went tt
school and kept schoo-have made some money by
by honest efforts-I studied Dentistry, and an
= sion However much may prosper in the world
1 hope never to hold myself aloof from those among
whom was raised know there are some ant
particularly those who have assaled me in the pub
lie prints, who also of humble origin By reans
their productions in the papers it can be seen tha
they initiating the slang of certain arstocrats b,
-. speaking sneeringly of self made men, wishing t
i produce the impression that they belong to the up
per ten. The little picayune reaeyed potatoe of til
Greensborough Patriot, too, wishes to know VIII
writes for me, and when became a Doctor? Th
answer can better be given when he can make
appear who writes his Edtorials-when did Ire be
>. come an Edtor? Was he ever accused of havin
more than enough sense to last him from Saturda
night until Monday morning?
In conclusion, will only say that the characte
of many of the Know Nothing Order is being know
for veraeity and fair dealing, and the time is not ia
distant when Courts of Justice will deal with som
= of them as they deserve. ....,. , ....:. .s:'
, JOHN, F. RIDDICK.
We, the undersigned citizens of Stokes and Fol
: sythe Counties, do hereby certify that DR.. John
\ Riddick was born and raised in Stokes County, an
has ever and does now bea~ as good characte
for honesty, veracity, and straightforwardness a
any gentleman in the State-that the statement
made in his letter dated 25th June, and pubshe
in the Standard, in relation to his withdrawal froI