Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-03-21
THE WEEKLY. POST.

This paper enters into a long and laborcA defence
of its departure from its original neutrality and of
its insidious advocacy of Whiggery under the guse
of Know Nothingism. It's reply to the Standard is
jesuitical disingcnuous, and ipcrtinent 1t did us
injustice before referred to it and in its attempt
ed defence it has treated the Standard with added
unfarness and injustice. Among other things that
paper says:
"Uaving cut out gooGi deal of future work for
that paper THE Standard We will not hereafter oc-
cuny so much space iii comments upon It's course,
unLss it should contain sonGe sIGto ct argument
a1ainst tile Protestant ctuse.
That paper also invites us to discussion OF GER
tain questions touching politics and tic Pope OF home
We decline the discussion. We do so because the
Post las no right, as have heretofore stated, to
discuss such points; and because it picases us not
to dispute on such matters with such paper as the
Post has shown itself to be. The Post must under
stand that It cannot "cnt out" work for us. Its
charge that we are disposed to make arguments or
a. :: show of argument against the Protestant cause
is untrue, utterly unsustancd by any thing which
has appeared in 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
" by the labor of deac nutcs It's editor is salaried
officer in a State Stituti0n-aa institution devoted
to noble and benevolent objects, and which ought to
be kept as far possible from the appearance even
Of contact with politics and scctarian disputes. Even
if the Principal could find time to devote to the bust
ness ofedtng newspaper, which is at least question
able it would naturally be expected that Editor
he would scrupulousy avoid every thing calculated to
work injustice to give offence to political parties
1t is idle for the Principal to attempt to thrust the
"Junor Editor" between himself and the public.
"Thc OK knoweth his owner, and the ass his mas
tcrs crib tho Junior" but executes the work
'cut out" for him by the PRINCIPALLY and the Prn-
cipa is understood on 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 was Of service to the pupils and the instu-
tion. Why 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 Nothngisn began to take root in North
Carolina, and when it was not known what and how
many organs it would have at this point. What did
"independcnt just at that time?
We have not gone as fully into this matter as we
might do, but 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 circum<tances against the
course of this newspaper; and We shall continue to
do until that course is essentially changed
The reply to the Standard which we are consider
ing, was written, we suppose, by the "Junor. +"
This "Junlor" charges us with "d;ctatoria arro-
gance and harshncss desire to get into I" a
squabble with being " defender of the Catholic
Church" and "of the Catholic hierarchy with a
disposition to shun intellectual encounter with
the Post; and then, with complacency and an af-
fectation of gnity seldom equalled, he refers to
what he is pleased to call the udcrous features :"
Of our article says he "more disposed to smile
than frown" when he read it, and in addition, re-
tails two musty anecdotes, and them with rare
felicity and Righteousness bids if the Commission
ers of the institution should not come to our aid
"to CALI nightly upon the saints in the Catholic CAL
ender." Why, who is this Junior? Where did
he come from? Is he not paid and fed subordn.
ate Of State institution, which the Principal Editor
Of this paper laborcd, with Others to establish and
endow in 1916? Who charged him when in Vir
ginia advocating federalism, to to North Caro-
lima as teacher in politics, to enighten and guide
our people in the way of truth? Where are the tro
phes of his "intelectual conquests? He tells us
he "sustained controversy" as far back as 1853
with Romish priest on question of vital impor
tance to our country" Wonderful, was it not
Daring reckless, unrchecting priest! Of course
that priest has not been heard of since. An "inte
lectual encounter" indeed Why what good? i
disposition to "shun :" it!
Now, i'll the name Of all the gods at once
On what strange meat hath this our Caesar fed
That he hath grown great?'s
We ask leave most respectfully to decline the honor
of that intellectual" tusse. Bigotry, if it came
alone, we might speak to-but bigotry and ntellects
combined would be too much for US. We retrieve
yield the feld-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 meus conscenccs as unfettercd as his own!
sS The Steamer Illinois, which arrived few
u'ys s'ncs from California brought twelve hundred
tuouSanQ dollars n oald