Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-22
For the Standard.
To THE PUBIIC.

TO THE PUBLIC.
The attention of the public is respectfully called
ESQ, as they appear below. These gentlemen were
authors of letters, extracts of which appearedih
Standard of August 1st. Maj. j. y. Ihomas was
author of the first; commenclng-NSome ten OF
twelve days ago." &C; and w. Ii. Joyner, ESQ., was
author OF the second; commencing-HA man by
the name of Speed" &c. These letters were highly
calculated to do injury, as they made false I'M
preston upon the public mind and on that ae-
count have gotten cards from the authors, cor
rectng such false impressions. In justice to MesSrs
Thomas and Joyner, l will say, they assert they
did not Intentionally misrepresent me; and their
letters written in great haste and under excte-
ment and were not intended for publication, they
say. have quoted below such portions OF their
letters, their cardscorrect which the pubic VIII
see is nearly all of Maj. j. j. Thomas. The follow
ing is from Mai Thomas letter, published IN Stan
dard August 1st:
"Some ten or twelve days ago there report
in circulation here, 4 that there was an at,
tempt at instruction in Moore county, started and
headed by the Irish. Not having heard
any thing more of it. and believing if there had been
any truth in it, it would have been published before
this ceased to attach importance to it; but this
morning young man. Joseph Speed, of Granville,
K N or Whig came from Raleigh-jumped from
the train almost out of breath, and gave the alarm
stated that the attempt aoGs made on Saturday night
last"
Mai Thomas card below corrects all the above
FRANKL1NToN, Aug. g, 1856.
"MEssRs HOLDEN AND WILSON: Your paper of
the LIST contains two communications concerning
report of intended insure cton, headed by party
of Irishmen. OF the first one you know am the
author / have this day seen MIR. Joseph Speed, the
gentleman alluded to in that piece The impression
was made by my letter that he Mr.. Speed spoke OF
the report as if he knew of his own knowledge that
it was true. Mr. Speed spoke Of 1t oty as report,
but heard it from such source that he was induced
to believe it. also stated the ru1nored nsurrechon
was in Moore county l should have stared that Mr..
hat
Chatham county. l also stated in my former ar
tice, that the attempt was made Oh Saturday night
should have said that he stated the insurreconary
designs were discovered on that mig int As regards
Mr.. Speeds Humping out Of the train, nearly out
of BREATH" de- this learned from another person.
In justice to MIR. Speed, it is proper to state, have
the word of several gentlemen ac0 aoere present. that
nv informant was mistaken. Wishing set Mr..
Speed right before the public, in the particulars in
which was mistaken in my letter, you will please
publish the above.
Very respectfully, &C.
j. j. THOMAS"
AS have stated, the second extract in Standard
of August 1st, from the pen of W. II. Joyner,
Esq. He states in that letter tn t l informed nm
Mr. H. w. Miller said the American party intended
to make political capital of the report Mr.. Joyner
Acknowledges his error and corrects it in the fol.
lowing card
W. w. HOLDEN, ESQ:
.Sir:-Mr. Joseph H. Speed has called my atten-
ton to portion Of my letter in the Standard of
August 1st wherein he takes exceptions to the man.
ner in which Mr.. Miller's name is used, to witt
=" Speed further stated, whose informant is II. W. !
Miller, ESQ.,, that the K. Ms intended to make |
political capital out Of it." The idea intended to
convey by the of MIR. MiIlers name WAS that he
was the person whom Mr.. Speed heard spea& of the
rumor, and not thqt he Mr. Nitler] informed 1Nr.
Speed that the K. Ms intended to make political
capital out Of it. The letter addressed you, was
written under excitement, and in great haste, and
glad of opportunity to correct any erroneous
impression my language may have conveyed, for |
certainly did intend to m!srepresent do injus
tice to any one.
Yours respectfully,
w. II. JOINER.
am happy to see that the above card places Mr.. |
Miller in an honest and true position before the pub |
lie; for what first published in Mr.. Joyner's !
extract calculated to do Mr.. Miller great wrong.
As Mr.. Joyner has corrected his statement, 90 not
include him in what l shall now say below: Any !
man tslLs taIsehood acho shall represent say
ing that Mr. HITLER said, insimua-
ted that he the american party intended to make
political capital IF that report
JOSEPH II. SPEED.
THE WASHINGTON MoNUMENT.-We hear, after all |
the grandiloquent professions and promises of the