Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-06-06

"a The following article is copied from the Rel
eigh Register of May 1, 1916. OF course we do not
endorse tit is article of ours but We insert it
to show what the Register thought of Mr. Shepard
alta time when he in favor with the Democratic
party and fighting its battles. The same paper now
eulogizes him in high terms, and is giving him its
"cordial support" for seat in Congress. The
question, therefore, naturally arises .0o has chang
ed? Has Mr.. Shepard turned Wing, has the
Register turned Democrat? If the latter event has
taken place. call upon that paper for its
for its change, and exhibition Of its Democratic
principles. If the thing be So desire to have
opportunity of greeting in appropriate terms the
accession to ranks of our new ally. If the Reg
lister indeed be Democratic print, shall feel bet
ter for knowing the fact. But if Mr.. Shepard has,
indeed, joined the Whigs-and all the evidence in
dicates that he has-surely he cannot expect Dem
ocrats to vote for him. The article referred to is as
follows:
s'MR. SHEPARD.-Ths candidate of the Loco Foco
party for Governor, who is indebted for his nominal
ton to the Editor of the Standard" is said to be
excessive in his abuse of the Wing party, in all his
public Addresses. That gentleman knows that the
Wing party deserves no abuse from him. He knows
that purer, a patriotic party, never existed,
than that which he deems it his interest to at
tack. But few years have passed, since he
lone of them" and we call upon him now to say,
whether he ever saw, or knew, of any corruption,
designed accomplished, talked about,
among his Wing associates. Let him put his finger
upon the man, or the act, the design. We chal-
lenge him to the proof.
Until Mr. SHEPARD came to reside in the &C Demo-
cratic" County of Wake, it will not be denied, we
presume, that he was protested Wing But
change came the spirit of his dream.
What appliances if any, used for his conversion,
he best knows One thing is certain-he
Whig, and became 'Dea0crat'-and was soon
appointed by Mr. VAN buren,, United States District
Attorney. In this office, he figured very disastrous
ly for short time, and resigned. He was next be-
fore the people Of Wake, and had the glorious OPP
portunity in the Senate, of immoraliZng himself by
his astonishing efforts to relieve the people" He
elected to the House of Commons in 1874, where
he cut such high fantastic capers," that his
party, always excepting the Editor Of the
Standard, y were mortified and chagrined.
When man changes his politics, very natural
enquiry arises to the honesty of the change-par-
tcularly when he goes from the a0eak the strong
side, and obtains favor after another, which he
could not have secured, without such change. These
things may happen without political dishonesty,
but certainly, not without strong suspicion of inter-
ested motives. A gentleman, placed in this predi-
cament ought at least be modest, in stating
charges against those who have always remained
true and firm to principle Particularly, should
y0ung man, ardent though he be, have little res
pect to the gray hairs that he used to and honor
in the Wing ranks-those venerable Nestors by
whose side he walked in flial reverence.
Smart young men, it is pleasant enough to see, but
there is such a thing as being too smart. Preco-
city of genius" says ancient worthy, " betokens
ptocacity of manners.'-Let the young man, who
took first mite at College, who became perfect in
law by few months study who answered every
question before the Judges, who had early in prac
tce thirty cases Wake County Court Docket,
who has Embedded himself in the amber of his own
Bill, for the reiet of the Peope-let such youth
beware of procacity Of manners :"