Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-15

and saddle horses every day during the Fair.
Sc. A band of music will be in attendance each
day, during the hours of exhibition.
81. An efficient police will take charge of the
grounds during the night.
j. F. TOMPKINs, Sec. Of the Er. Com.
Fer the Standard
SALEM MOB.
MEssRs. ED1ToRs: Having read several editorials
and X. n. communications about the K. n. mob
which recently occurred at Salem, and seeing the
awful twisting and quir&ing which is made to avoid
the consequences of such conduct, feelit my duty
to take notice of some of the false statements which
have been made.
The editor of the Peoples Press makes a great
flourish about the meeting held at Winston and
says the object doubt to manufacture politi-
cal capital at the expense of the American o. party,
and to damage the fair fame of Salem. True the
X. Ms had but few friends in that meeting, but
there some who were ashamed OF the proceed
ings of the mob and voted for the resolutions con-
denning it. A majority of the meeting consisted Of
different material, the honest farmers of the
try-not men who, few months ago, would Wilful
ly and corruptiy lie in denying that they even knew
of the existence of such a party as they then be-
longed 10.
The editor of the Press says ne will not sit in
Judgment Dr. Riddiczs case, but will publish the
proceedings of the meeting for the edfcaton of the
citizens of Salem. And it did edify them with
vengeance, making them the uneasest of the uneasy
The older and moro respectable ones said that no
respectable person had any hand in it, which made
others very angry and induced them to swear that
just as respectable any in Salem were
gagged in the mob Webster says mob is tumu-
tuous crowd 10 attack crowd This may not
agree with the Dutch language and IDEAS but this is
what is understood 10y the people of the county.
And did they not attack DR.. Riddick? Not by lay
ing hands Oh him, it is true, fol they not that
kind of stuff. They great takers but 10 ght-
ers. They have never been accused of pugnacous
propensities-neither were their ancestors in revou-
tionary times. The editor says that in English the
hotel assailed-.hat is, attacked or set upon;
which | have no doubt is correct, for the mobiles
set upon it by their masters In subsequent
article he says the hotel not assailed, but that
every person about it surprised by the unCX-
pccted demonstration of the evening So much for
him.
| come now to the editor of the Lexington Flag,
and | know him, and have often him when it
required wide space for him to travel in his
edit orals require. We had learned that he had
been employed to "sprcad himself for Salem and
expected him TO do his best, for the feeling of
Indignation had got into Davidson, and several of
her citizens attended the meeting at Winston. The
editor having tried his strength candidate in
that county, with his party i'll majority of several
hundreds and filling, thought it necessary to write
nightly aid make a tremendous eifort to stop the
feeling that was getting among the people.
The editor of the Flag connects Coils Masten and
Stafford with Dr.. iiidlicil but does MOI make the
cohesive attraction strong between them
the attraction of glavatOn upon him few days
a5o, when certain doctor gave him some expert
mental knowledge i'll the science OF sprawling an
giles. BY the bye, that cruel in the doctor, too
for poor Jimmy had enough 10 make him feel liAe
grounding arms" without the AID of fist
But in the name OF mar;yrcd Know Nothing
near here We protest against your making your cdi
torialS so Lone Jimmy. lie has stood two days
and nights behind his little counter, spelling
Your interminabc editorials to pasSers by, cndeay-
orng to manufacture for himself the reputation ofa
good reader which We fear he will never accomplish
without better material to practice upon.
But Jimmy asks, & Is tIis effort made by these
gentlemen, (alludng to Co.'s Masten and Statfoll)
in concert with their Catholic and abolition allies to
crush cat al Institutions of learning where the B
bic Is taught?' That Is bad argument, Jenny,
for people who now nave ab0titioniSt employ
ed as teacher OF youth. | allnde to OF the
teachers in the male school at Salcm who has gome
so far say marriages between blacks and whites
ought TO be legaiizcd
But few words concerning a communication in
the Flag signed \. Y. L. Ii, could not have eho-
sen any letters more appropriate for they are the
taend OF the alphabet, as he is the taiend OF Gre
alton.
His first falschood is that the people of Salem
were surprised to lind Indictment &c, When in |
fact they were much troubled to many good |
citizens coming from the country to attend the in
lignation meeting at Winston. They apoogized- |
said it Only the rowdes of Salem and Winston |
hat made the disturbance; when not single citi- |
zen of Winston was present.
His second faschood is that the meeting com
posed # % or 90 bitter partizans who were |
anxious to get up sympathy to relieve DE-. Rid
lick. Now, two-thirls of the meeting were not ac-
lualnted with DR. X. but they came up, aroused
oy Indignation the proceedings of the mob, with
10 other purpose than to put their brand upon those
Who participated in such outrageous conduct. And
he meeting comprised between 80 and 200 persons
not beys rowdies, but the good old farmers of
he country.
This veracous Y. Y. e. says the people Of Waugh
own procured the Salem cannon to make some de-
of their JOY at Puryear's election. This
S false according to their statements made at
he time for they went there to annoy certain gen.
lcman WHO has been very much in their way the
)ast summer, hoping to deter him from again taking
he field
He says no attempt was ma de to assail Zevely's
lotel, nor did DR.. u. consider his house assaed.
loe, DIR. Zevely not at home at the time, and
las since said he was glad he not; for
new what he might do when excited by having his
house and boarders attacked. He is one of the last
lndlords in the world to stand quietly by and see
,oardcr mobbed and if he had been at home |
ave doubt he would have resented the outrage
n becoming
The second attack on Dr. R., says X. Y. T.,
lade at Mr.. Hughs' shop by young South Carolini-
n and Mr.. HIS workmen True this young South
thinking probably that when in Rome
e must do as Romans do, Joined in the mob. 1t is
lso false that NJ. HIS workmen comprised the mob,
or of them is professor of religion and could
OF be got into any such scrape.
X Y. T. enquiries, who is this mighty Col.
Iasten?" lie says it is true he went to Mexico.
es, he volunteered and went and did his duty,
mile X. Y. T., this great man in dirty things,
home denouncng the damnable one.
tut why this attack on Stafford and Masten3 Did