Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-10-03
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>; KNOW NOTHING TYRANNY.

1--WE: copy the following from the Wilmington
Journal: Such course BY public authorities to-
wards the press is. without precedent in this coun:
try; and even in Great Britain, such treatment as
Dr.<1Gbbes received would cause general excitement
and Indignation. DR.. Gibbes is gentleman Of high
character, and an ornament to the press Of the
- somewhat novel state of things now exists in
Columbia South Carolina, arising out of the course
OF the Mayor and Council of that city towards por-
ton Of the press. 1t seems that the authorities of
that city are all of the K N. persuasion; and have
an /" organn of the same stripe in which the. pro.
ceedings of the board are published. The Gareli-
'ssn'a Democratic paper, claims the right toreport
these proceedings as matters Of public interest," of
course without compensation The authorities, al
though they admit the right of Dr. Gibbes, the ed :
itor of the edrotinian to be present as corpora
tor, deny him the right to report their proceed.
ings, on the gr9and that their organ has AN ex-
elusive right to. publish such matters sThs is
against all common sense, common usage and
common law. In order to test the matter, shortly
after the passage of the resolutions of the Coun-
Gil, denying Dr.. Globes the right he claimed, that
gentleman gave notice that he intended to attend
the next meeting, and on Mondsy,. the 17th inst,
did SO, attended by several friends when the follow
ing proceedings took place: ai: %. -~s., -
'The minutes were read; when the Mayor ad.
dressed DR.. Gbbes:s - +.s,s. -sr-.s<1,c .s. g.
Mayor" Dr. Gibbes, did you hear of resolu-
ton, passed at meeting of the Council, not toad
init you as reporter of the proceedings of the
CounciI?" .,.. SAN . SIX a.. = 81 ~ -
DIR. G. answered: II heard of such resolution"
Mayor" Then do you come here reporter?"
Dr. G.-I come here as a corporator?" c."
Mayor" Answer, do you come here to- report
the proceedings ?" ~ .sH a---... .-... 81.
DR.. c.. come here rs citizen, and as a corr
porator claim the right to attend your public
meetings without let, >hindrance question"
Mayor" Then you refuse to answer the ques.
ton % g.. ..'...s a'.t.>- ...s =. e..
DR.. c." You may consider it so. I recognize
the right of no man to ask me such question:"
Mayor" Mr.. Bardel (marshal) put DR.. Gibbes
out OF the room using, just as much torch as it will
require, and no more" ...- ..... To-.
DR.. Gbbes refusing to go, the marshal pushed
Dr. Gibbes across and out of the room. Dr.. G.
hen turnedat the doorand protested against the act
We attended the meeting, says the Carolinian
with view to the preliminary measures for submit.
ting the case to a court at law-hence we bore the
ndgnity of being thrust out by violence from pub
lie assembly as matter of business, though the
spirit did rebel at the idea of the hgh-handed inau
sitorial outrage by the order of our own municipal
agent" 80 81 ' .5.-a..s -...~.- .-@.- f... .s..
. DR.. Gibbes has addressed circular to the May
of several of the principal cities of the Union
and received from them replies showing the rules,
customs and courtesy of their municipal boards In
no instance is there any shadow of claim set up to
the arrogant assumption of the authority, by any
such body, to exclude from their meetings any citi-
zen on any pretence whatever. '~r .H
Verify, the" brethren" in Columbia are: on their
high horse They exhibit all that ridiculous pride
that goes before a fall. They making fools Of
themselves, il, indeed nature has not forestalled