Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-11-05

49, -. For the Standard.
An Enquiry.
MEssRs EDToRs: What has become of that fam
ing, rantankerous luminary of Know Nothingism,
the Signal? What has come over the sapient edit
or? Has Boots" spirited him away, or has some
evil beast devcured him? We fear that some seri-
Gus evil hath befallen him. The loss of one Plead
was tring occurrence to this disaster to the dark
culvert order as with heightened vsage they ask in
lugubrlous tones, what has become of the Signal?
Can you tell? Any information thankfully receiv-
ed, by ONE OF THEM.
Graham, Nov. LIST, 1885,
But for some enquiry, like the above, wo should
not have alluded to the defunct concern of the Sig
nal. AS it is, the Associate Editor chooses to an
swer:
The Signal is dead and buried, "unwept, I'M
honored" and as justice is not always melted out in
this world, we may also add. "unhung." 1t out
lived its party, because (as says) it had "a
purses and II editors to sustain it.
Injustice is done, however, to "Boots;" for
"Boots." as compared with the Signal editor, is a
gentleman of the first order, and he would not
Esprit away" any such trash.
We presume enquiries will be instituted by the
pressman and printers of the used tobe Signal to
the whereabouts of its editor and when they report
thereon, we will answer further. The last we heard
of him he had betaken himself to the country, where
he was singing doleui drges the grease spot of
"Sam." Meanwhile remnant of the ia forlorn
hope-remain in town, with their noses in front,
their eyesight dulled, and their power of saying
"howdy" entirely ewaporated," as Mr.. Weller
would say. They sing:
$50 farewell hope and with hope farewell fear;
Farewell Fare r, remorse; al g0'd to me IS lost;
And the (ostensible) editor from his rural retreat
echoes back
"What miracle
Can work me into hope! Heav' n here is bankrupt;
The whole twenty flour blush at the of power,
And quite abashed, confess they cannot help me-"
And the printers may be imagined repeating:
1They may be false who langush and complain,
But they echo sigh for money nersr teg""
ssShame, Where IS thy Blush 80
We copy from the last Salisbury Herald, the fol-
lowing notice ola speech delivered at that place by
Mr.. Victor G. Barringer brother of the Hon. Daniel
NJ. Barringer. The Herald says:
"On yesterday the meeting off in this place.
In the morning Victor Barrnger addressed the large
crowd assembled in Murphys Hail. able and mastery
aud would have done readers good to have
heard him handle that brother OF his Hon. D. NJ Barrnger
who is in fact like Brooks cooperation dsunionis, and
who threatens place the halter around the necks of all
who will join in the unholy plot " G. Barrnger han
died Daniel roughly than had expected him to do
but nevertheless he was just in branding him. Cingman
and all the dsunion hordes TRAITORS TO the
country"
We have, indeed, fallen on evil times when such
conduct is applauded. The crime committed by the
Hon. Daniel NJ. Barringer is his declaration in favor
of Mr. Buchanan declaration made, not a
Wing, not Know-Nothing, not as Democrat
but as citizen of the country, regarding the slave
ry question paramount to all party considers'
tons, and anxious for the preservation of the Union
ellis offence hath this extent, no more" And
for this he is "handled" by his own brother, and
denounced as traitor! We respected him while q
member of the old Wing party, and We honor him
now for his patriotism but Mr.. Victor c. Barrin.
ger-but We will drop the curtain. We still adhere
to the opinion expressed week or two since, thai
Mr. Victor G. Barringer will never be either Presi
dent of the United States or Sheriff of Cabarrus
County.