Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-10-20

one VI the cnlef ingredients OF The pItIa.
bic business of charging the reporters % cts every
time they passed in, is bad enough. But the most
garng oversight is the total want of facilities when
on the ground. We should not have been able to
present to readers the slight sketch of the
performances of the horses but for our friend JAS
| F. Taylor, Esq., through whose exertions we were
enabled to occupy place the stand after having
made several futile attempts to get there. The
judges are exempted from all censure, as they
tainly did all in their power to aid Chief Mar
shall, Gen. Litteohn is entitled to the thanks of the
public generally, we'll own. The press
may justly complain of not merely want of facility
on this occasion, but also of amount of disres-
pect. 1t may afford. it certainly does, to per-
form large amount of proftless labor, but it
| not afford to lose its Observation-Disclosures.
! OLITIONISM-PUTNAMS MAGAZINE
The insidious introduction into the South of in
fammatory abolition sentiments, through the pro-
fessedy neutral and literary journals of the North
! is growing to be evil of small magnitude and
! one that the Southern people should remedy by
f! saving the money spent such periodicals. It is
too much to ask of us to bear the expenses of
own injuries-to contribute money to be used in
; our own overthrow.
About year ago some very offensive articles ap-
throughout the South 1t then changed hands, or
pretended to do so, and by course of hypocritca
conservatism soon regained its losses and won it's
!; way again into the favor of our people, Having
obtained circulation among us that presented an
opportunity for sowing the seeds of mischief in
midst it again. in its number for the present month
opens its batteries upon the South and upon Pres
dent Pierce and his administration.
This article, headed " The Kansas Question" is
the very quintessence of abolition rascaty. The
writer wilfully bellies the facts of history. Every
sentence sends forth the foul stencil of abolition
corruption. No truly Southern man can read it
without feeling of indignation for it's author, and
of for the hypocritical and unprincipled pub
I fishers of the Magazine. We shall make extracts
from it. simply because do not wish to defle our
paper offend readers with such vile RUTHLESS
and disgusting stuff
We trust the Southern people will mark this Pc
riodca and Danish it, Its publishers have perpe-
trated fraud and outrage upon their Southern
subscribers, that brand them villains 1t is only
fit to be read by the putrd masses of Northern
fanatics traitors and political desperadoes We hope
the Democratic press throughout the Union will ap
ply the lash to it; for it condemns the President
and his administration, we cannot entertain very
strong hopes that the X N. papers, either North
estimation covering the whole multitude of its sins.
JUDGE RUFFINS ADDRESS.
The annual address by Judge Ruffin, delivered at
the Fair Grounds on Thursday, oft abest,
and in some respects the best we have ever read
or listened to. His subject was North Carolina, her
agricultural History and condition, her resources
and her great advantages of climate, staboard and
soil He dwelt at some length the character of
slave labor, tracing in mastery manner the nature
of the institution of slavery ITSELF and its benefits
to both races.
We shall have the pleasure of laying the address
before readers in next. Its publication will
be of much service to the of agriculture and
will be the means of magnifying North Carolina
. wherever it is read
The venerable orator spoke with much emphasis
and earnestness. His heart in his words, and
they were deeply felt by the immense audience.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The State Agricultural Society has held meetings
every night during the week, in the Commons Hail.
The attendance has been large, and able and in
structive speeches have been delivered by num-
Der of gentlemen.
The following Officers of the State Society have
been elected for the ensuing year:-Hon. Thomas
Ruff in Alamance, unanimously reelected President
Vice Presidents, John S. Dancy, of Edgecombe, R.
H. Smith, of Halifax, DR.. w. r. Holt, of Davidson
| and Gov. Graham, of Orange Corresponding and
Recording Secretary, Thos. j. Lemay; Treasurer, j.
f. Hutchins.
| - We were glad to see present at the Fair SO
many persons from various parts of the State The
farmers the mechanics, the professional men, the
laboring men, the matrons, the lovely girls and the
boys were here by thousands. There were present,
| too more of the prominent and leading men of the
! State than on any former occasion. Every year
will add we trust to the interest and usefulness of
! these exhibitions.
Fears were entertained by some that the present
| Fair would be failure These fears highly
! gratifed to state, have proved to be unfounded.
| The articles exhibition, if not numerous in
some departments they were last year, were GER
| tainy superior in many respects to those of any
former exhibition; and the assemblage of persons
on Thursday was certainly larger, by one or two
thousand, than those on any day of the last Fair
! The ROMANCE OF THE NUNcIo.-The Charlotte
Wing concludes article on the subject with the
| following pointed observations
eff Mr.. Barringer did not believe the charge
| brought against Gen. Perce's friends why did he
! tell it in connection with that subject. The truth
is, Col. Barringer ought to have referred to
the subject he did unless he believed the charge.
Our opinion is that when Mr.. Barringer told Mr..