Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-03-14
For the Standard.
THE ARATOR.

10 the Editors OF the N. Z. Standard:
GENTLEMEN: lrequcst small space in your columns,
announce to the public that i'll consequence of
expected delay i'll the arrival of Materials and sub
sequent indispositon, the publication of the first
number Of The North Carolina Arator " is ncces-
sary deferred until the end of this month, and that
the paper will thereafter appear regularly on the
first OF every month. | induced to procure
materials at heavy cost, and to undertake its
publication at the urgent solicitation of number OF
the most intelligent and influential members Of the
State Agricultural Society, with the assurance that
would be adopted and supported by the friends of
Improvement the organ OF that Society; and re-
living upon the fulflment of that pledge, l shall
prosecute the work with the hope of success.
The instrument signed by only .tcur OF the Exec
utive Committee, and presented to the public by Mr.
Cooke, as endorsement" of the " Carolina Gull
tivator certainly cannot be intended to be received
as e1icial endorsement" coming it does rom
SO small a mi1e0rity of the Committee To offer it
as such would be gross insult to the members OF
the State Society, and to the intelligence and COM
sense of the public geHerally-and yet it comes
out in that imposing Tor" placing the jour signers
in the false and uncnviabe attitude Of usurping
thority, and undertaking do what neither the So
ciety the Committee had authorised them "a
meagre nainOrity) to do-a thing of which believe
those gentleman incapable whereas, they had sign
ed it, probably, upon the application of MIR. Cooke,
with the understanding that it could not of course,
appear official document, without the concur
renee of majority or, they may have signed with
out examining critically the language prepared for
their signatures, with the intention simply of Civ
ing Mr. Cooke nothing more than friendly certif-
cate Its publication, therefore, official ten
dorsement" is clearly ust to the four signers,
it is deceptive to those who ignorant of the num-
Der of members composing that large Committee.
To plain mind it will appear strange how any one,
who did not design to torestal public sentiment,
could thus thrust out with hot haste document
supported by sufficient number of names to give
it either validity weight.
The Executive Commttee-numbering fourteen
or fifteen members-to whom the matter has been
referred by resolution of the Society," will doubt
in due time announce their determination. What
that may be, my purpose is fixed to proceed
with the publication; and, after ALL shall be con-
for it to be judged by its merits rather than by
endorsements" Those who may be pleased to
ert themselves in procuring subscribers request
ed to forward their names within the month, that
they may receive the first number.
Thanking you for the kind and complimentary
terms in which you pleased to notice my pros
pectus,
remain, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, &C.,
THOS. j. LEMAY.
Editors in the State friendly to my enterprise will
please copy. L. j. l..
March 10, 1856.
p s. have received letter since the above was
written, from prominent member of the State Ag-
ricultura Society," who participated actively in the
proceedings of the late special meeting of that body
embracing list of twenty-six names procured by
his ersona efforts, with the cash, who says, in al
fusion to report which had reached him, that the
"Carolina Cutvator' had received the sanction of
the Society, the Executive Committee" efter
aoat passed at the special meeting an January 1T IS
incredible that such settlement can be true"
T. j. L.