Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-04-25

nacted With the Society" there ecan be no sufficient
reason for breach of faith" But, after ALL it is no
wonder Mr.. Cooke takes this ground, after finding
NE cannot get the c6fciat "e'dofsemsnt for he is
too shrewd not to have learned that it is better to
have half loaf than no bread at although the
half be corrupted
The low insinuation of Mr.. Cooke in regard to
sproc,rinq" and "solicting" proxies, by somebody,
comes with an ill grace from him, after having him
solf solicited privately from members OF the Com
mittee an endorsement" of his poper after having
made to them his own er parte statements; and at
ter having circulated privately docnnent endorse
ing the "Cutivator, prepared 70 hand. and urging
them to sign it separately, certainly not with JutS
knowledge of facts by the respecta6le gentlemen
whose" Sigaaturcs were 'solicited.' How does this
conduct compare with soliciting proxies" to be used
lcgitnnately in o6icialneettngSN And how could
Mr. Cooke have the erontery in the face of all this
to object to receiving proxies and to call them uf-
orecnfented" "un,rGTranted" and "novel?" Are they
So indeed? On the contrary, is not the use of them
a settled practice, in bodies having charge of
the highest interests of the community, where they
arc universally recognized and respected?
There arc few other little matters remaining to
be noticed in which the Httl6nessof Mr.. Cookies at
tack upon Mr.. Lcmay will be further seen. He al
leges that ''Mr. Lemay" has been acting as tempo
yGrg Editor Of the Standard" 'f0r has 0aoR 6rsOnGt
BENEFIT" This little thrust has two sides-not ''ebo
nv and topaz'-but both ebony, black 1t is
too obviously intended to raise prejudices against
ARAToR among the political opponents ct the
StGnG,trd to need pointing out and the charge OF
''masQuerading" to 'prejudice the public against the
enterprise of fellow citizen" is wholly untrue. In
the statement that was made in the Standard, one
fact at least, dcsignedly omitted expressly to
0rOM any such ctect-and that fact was, the active
part which Mr. Cooke took in the meeting of the EX
ccutive Committee I" for his personal 6c7lcft"
While on the subject of Editors, ask in behalf of
the public, who the Editor of the Cultivator " is?
Mr.. Cooke, the superintendent of the educatlo OF
the Deaf Dumb and Blind, is announced as the pub
lisher-why is the name of the Editor withheld?
Is he another of the States employees in that ins
tution is he some person lowering around the city,
who like the great Junus intends to remain foreUer
unkmoacn? But in the second part of the aforesaid
thrust at ''Ir. Lcmay Mr. Cooke has the assurance
to charge him, forsooth, with writing yer his ooon
}ors0naI 6tneTt !" when lie knows and the public
know that nothing given in the st. temcnts aud-
ell but facts to correct ise IMPRESSIONS which Mr..
LOQhe had been the instrument of making upon the
public mind, not only in, but out OF the State. The
April number Of the "AMERICAN FARMEK,' publish
cd in Baltimore comes to US with n notice Of the
"Cutvator,' pronouncing it the recognized organ
of the State Agricultural Society," founded without
doubt ;:pon the pseudo endorsement cmblazoned
in the first number Of the "Cultiyator; which Mr..
Cooke will probably correct, and claim it only
as an "emphatic recommendation"
Mr.. Cooke represents himself as Zone who has pc
cniinr claims upon public patronage" Rtsune tene-
ats 0Rtci p can even friends abstain from laugh
tcr?') "PecutI1r claims upon public patronage ~
This arrogant assumption fail to excite the
nirth and rdcnlc OF the whole State. That n stran
ger, who but Yesterday came among US, almost, if
not cntrey penniicss, should have been taken up by
the public, lifted nigh and responsible station,
provided palace for his residence paid handsome
salary Principal of benevolent Institution for
the education of the Deaf and Dumb ana the Blind,
and allowed IL expand, from year TO year, publish
department. and IL convert it into Instrument
for his personal benefit" in said institution,
until it stretches its capacous jaws to swallow up all
the private printers and publishers in the State
that such "one" should set up "pecutiar claims
for public patronage, really does cap the climax of
self importance and impudencc. The fact is clear
that Mr.. Cooke, in the full tide Of his indulgence and
prosperity, has lost sight of the paramount object
for which he employed in the Asyum-that of
the education of the mutcs. 1t is
reasonable to suspect from the number and magni-
tude of the affairs in which he dabbles "for his own
personal benefit, chat unless endowed with the pow
cr of ubquity, his services must be rather in
the literary department of the Institution. Is it |
Just to the pupiss it just to the people of the State
is it just to the citizens who are proportlonay
taxed to support him in his princely station-that
he should undertake to conduct one of the largest
establishments in the South, certainly |
the largest i'll the State in building provided at !
public expense, and enjoying the profits of the labor
of apprcntices( mutes put to the trade -boarded
and clothed by the State, and consequently free of !
cost to him? How is it possible that one whose |
mind is burdened with the cares of such an over
establishment, give proper attention
% the duties required of him embraced in the para
mount objects of the institution? If his capacity :
were God-kc, in the multiplicity of his private at
airs Of those duties must necessarily be neg
ected. lie cannot justify this mOnop0iy, prefer
us claims to sympathy and patronagc,iti submitted,
N the plea Of losses If he loses it is in graspng
struggle "for his personal benefit" which emit
les him to no peculiar claims" to indemnity from
he State, by whom he is allowed such extraordinary
md, until his advent among US, novel privileges
And it may be safely added if he loses, the fault is
lot in hts INTENTION He schemes and works for
money. For that, he acts Director and Com
nittceman in the insurance Company, and is paid
n both capacitics for that, he takes part in the
IaDtoO Pannr Mil for that no LARGELY in
he Ice business for that, he prints the university
the Biblical Recorder" the Carolina
the Southern Post" the Supreme
Court Reports" and did print the "beaf Mute" the
Farmers Journal" the Claws of North Carolina"
md many jobs for the State Agricultural Society,
md all other printing he could secure and it is pre-
umed he will not tell the public all this for the
ducaton and maintenance Of the pupils of the In
ttuton for the Deaf aad Dumb and Blind but
for his Oaon personal benefit" For, every cent of
profit arising thercfrom goes into his pocket,
md not to tile support Of the institution is be-
ieVed by many And if perchance he should share
he fate ofless favored publishers who have not the
state to back them and lose in any of his magnii-
ent jobs, it is difficult to imagine what ''pecular
lain" that could give hino ''to public patronage"
Mr.. Lemay, who member of the Board of
Directors of the Institution, when some measures
we're adopted providing printing department there
n, to afford the means simply of learning such of
he mutes as it might be deemed advisable the art
# printing, and happens to know that it was then
very small establishment, purchased by the State
t cost of four or five hundred dollars and the
Principal (Mr Co. took charge of it with the distinct
understanding that it only to be used to learn
he boys to print, and such amount of printing |