Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-03-17
THE WEEKLY POST.

THE WEEKLY POST
This paper enters into a long and labore6 defence
Of its departure from its original neutrality, and of
its nsdious advocacy of Whiggery under the guise
of Know Nothingsm. IT'S reply to the Standard is
csuitica disingenuous, and Impairment 1t did US
Injustice before referred it and in its attempt
ed defence it has treated the Standard with added
unfairness and injustice. Among other things that
paper says:
Having cut out good deal of future work for
that DaDer 1.-THE Standard we will not hereafter oc-
cunv so much space in comments upon it's course
,lnless 1T should contain some shoao Of argument
a1ainst the Protestant cause. )"
That paper also invites us to a discussion of GER
tain questions touching politics and the Pope of Rome
We decline the discussion. We do so because the
Post has no right We have heretofore stated, to
discuss such points; and because it pleases not
70 DISPUTE on such matters with such paper the
Post has shown itself to be- The Post must under
stand that it cannot cut out" work for us. It's
charge that disposed to make arguments or
a L" show Of argument against the Protestant cause
is untrue, utterly unsustained by amy thing which
has appeared in our columns.
The Southern Weekly Post, be it understood, is
edited and published by Mr. Cooke, the Principal of
the North Carolina Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
and Blind 1t is printed IN the institution and part
officer in State institution-an institution devoted
to noble and benevolent objects, and which ought to
be kept as far as possible from the appearance
of contact with politics and scctarian disputes Even
if the Principal could find time to devote to the bust
ofediting newspaper which is at least question
able would naturally be expected that Editor
he would scrupuousy avoid every thing calculated to
work injustice give offence to political parties
II fha to att To thruSt he
Junior Editor between himself and the public
"The OK knowcth his owner, and the his
tcr's crib" the "Junior" but executes the work
"cut out for him by the Principal; and the Prn-
cipal is understood all hands, being the Senior
Editor to endorse all the :" Junior =" says Origin
ally, Mr. Cooke published small paper called the
deaf Mute " which contained articles relating to
deaf mute instruction and general education, and
which Of service to the pupils and the institu-
ton. Why was not that paper continued? Then
we had the Post, at first neutral Sheet and next
an independent" concern; and this neutrality, be
it remembered, not thrown off until recently,
when Know Nothingism began to take root in North
Carolina, ard when it was not known what and how
many organs it would have at this point. What did
that mcan9 How did the Post happen to become so
"independent" just at that time?
We have not gone as falIy into this matter
might do but we have stated enough to put the
public in possession of the real position occupied by
the Principal of the institution referred to. We
have protested under the circumstances against the
of this newspaper; and we shall continue to
do so until that course is essentially changed.
The reply to the Standard which are consider
ing, written, suppose, by the Junior. "
This Junior" charges us with "dictatoral AFRO
gance and harshness"-wth desire to get into &C a
lie, g thaJin
Church and "of the Catholic hierarchy with
disposition silun intellectual encounter" with
the Post; and then, with complacency and af-
fectation of d gnty seldom equalled, he refers to
what he is pleased to call the "ludcrous features"
of our article, says he was more disposed smile
than frown" when he read it, and in addition,
tails two musty anecdotes and then, with
felicity and Righteousness bids us If the Commission
ers of the institution should not come to aid,
to caE nightly upon the saints in the Catholic cal
ender. I" Why, who is this /" Junior? Where did |
he from? Is he not paid and fed subordin- !
ate of State institution, which the Principal Editor
of this paper labored, with others, to establish and
endow in SAG? Who charged him when in Vr |
gina, advocating federalism, to to North Caro-
lima teacher in politics. to cnghten and guide |
people in the way of truth? Where arc the tro- |
plies of his intellectual" conquess? He tells US
he Sustained a controversy" far back as 1853!
with Romish priest, question of vital irnpor- |
lance to our country" Wonderful, was it not
Daring reckless, unrcfecting priest! Of course
that priest has been heard of since. An ''intel
lectual encounter" indeed Why, what good? "A
disposition to "shLn it!
CHOW, in the name of all the gods at once
On what strange meat hath this Gun Caesar fed
That he hath grown so great? s
We ask leave most respectfully 10 decline the honor
of that 'intelleclual tussle. Bgotry, if it came
alone, we might speak to-but bgotry and intellects
combined would be too much for us. We retrieve
yield the fied-wc leave this Junior" in possess
ion of the victory, without battle, TO "smile
when his friends congratulate him on his prowess,
and to "frown" only when it is proposed to leave
other mems consciences unfettered as his own!
EB- The following is extract from a letter of
DR.. Ives, received in this place, which we publish
in refutation of the story going the rounds
of the press representing him in destitute cir
cumstances. 1t was not intended by him as a de-
NAL of such report, but merely giving to friend
the news of his situation which he knew would he