Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-03-29
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The Standard has cuM, and I'm much ebleegedto
yoH Tor the back numbers you sent AJ0e Smithefs
has also got the Regsterhe told the truth for onct
and aswoader,s when he said he had ordered. the
Register, but Pm certain he lied when he sed he
had paid for it, for even before be ined the Know
nuthins lneyer knowed him tell the truth twice
hand runnin, and sence that time he has not bin
detected in ten it more than onct in three months
1t rally seems to that becomin a'member Of that
order incapasitates for telln' the truth, and
At the same time gives him genius for swarm
He'll swar to almost any thing provided it does not
approximate the truth .s--1 ..sls,, ,..ee
I'm glad the questun's settled about that feller's
name, and Pm gladder still that he's got nun of the
old Ginerars blood in him. I'm sorry he's even q
nephew of the old hero's wife; but all I've got to
say on that head is that he's disgrace to his aunt
But don't like the way you print h,s name, putin
the Andrew jackson in big letters and the Donelson
in little ones. That looks like he was mostly An
drew jackson. which ant SO. I'd print his name
So a"dreu jackso" DONELSON. ,.=.
But tell you there's sum fussin among the 'broth-
ers up here. The Register has cum right smash
among them like big rotten punkin. Ill tell you
about it. Joe Smithers Ned Davolt, Bob Mullins,
and all the rest of the night-pit feers have bin
braggin about the new platform and SWARM it was
better than their old one and here Gums the Reg
lister and SEES there ant platform at all! The ed
itur OF that paper must be nifty young man-lm
certain he hasn't cum to years of discreshun yet;
tor while he ses there ant platform he publishes
the proceedings of Know-nuthing meetin' down
in Brunswick b'lieve which endorses the platform!
Now, accordin' to the editur that meetin' has en-
dorsed nuthin, in which spose the editur is inclu-
ded, as they got him to print their Endorsement
Well, it's bumbshel among the rascals here. Sum
swars there IS PLATFORM and sum swars there isn't
Sum swars by the Register, and sum swars agin it.
Joe Smithers swars the Register is right and Ned
Davolt swars it's wrong, and each of them has or
foilerers, and they all swarm pro and con- and
SIGH iateres'in' SWARM match never did hear
Ned cusses Joe for bringn the Register into the ma
borhood and Joe Ned for not bclievn' in the
Register jest lays my finger to the handle OF my
face and scs to them, e. You are Know nuthins-you
don't know whether you've got platform or not;
and then moralzes to them in this way, :" II Sa-
tan be divided agin himself, how can he stand up!
and if house be at variance with itself, won't 1t
be nifty apt to fall DOWN." But s'pose they might
jest we'll do their swarm about the Register as
any thing else. for swar they will. and there's no
keepin' them from it, moraze as may to them
But that platform bisness is jest like all the dons
of the Know nuthins-its deceptive. 1t was sorter
passed and sorter not passed; that them as likes
it can swar BY it. and them as don't swar there
ant no platform. It's an "American party" and
an American platform" they say. and Josh Gid
dins and Kennel Rainier, Jew and Gentle, Southern
STAKEHOLDER and Northern abolitionist can all cum
! and swar and vote together, either on or of the
! platform, and there's no queshtuns axed. Even the
! Pope himself, the father of all Roman Catholics, and
Queen Victoria the mother of all fnrrners. can be-
come Know mullins accordin'to that platform.
! Joe Smithers scs platforms is made for dishonest
politishuns Of ne had his deserts the sheriff would
bid him one.) l hear that respectable Know nuth-
ms. Of may be allowed the expreshunl has sed the
same. Then their platform is for their dishonest
members, spose, and if they want all Of that class
to stand on it. it's my opinion it'll take heap Of
timber to bid it. They might jest as well cover all
their ground with it. for it will not take much room
to hold the rest of Them And then agin, it is COM
both of them was hsted on platforms when they
run for President The fact is the old ederal-w hg
know-nuthins never did succeed when they made a
platform and let the people know their principles
and it's no wonder they don't like platforms. Now
they know they can't make platform for honest
men to stand on, nor that will elevate them te
office, and they that none SIGH can be buit
what preshus set offelers they is! Just because
they are mean they seem to think every body fools
But my hand is cramped and must stop. II
write agin next week.
Yourn till deth,
PINEBUR MOCCASIN.,
P S. Sence wrote the forcgoin see the Reg
lister publishes letter from one Mr.. Hotton, or Hot
tentot, sum SIGH name, who ses the platform sca
! endorsed Joe Smthers tried to keep Ned Davo
from seein it. but told Ned about it, and he cussed
Joe and the Register, and crowed mitily over his
triumf Joe swars he blicves that Ned and Mr.
Hotton both lies. and so they have it. Joe sortel
gives it up, though. and it is very good plat
form any how. I'll notice sum Of its Duties for yor
| before long. But rally think Mr.. Hotton writes
nifty weak letter except in one respect it's strong
enuf in plain ontruths. If couldn't do better thar
he does, I'd quit writn'.
A STORY FINIsnED.-Some years ago Cincinnati
paper received and printed the first chapter of what
promised to be thrilling romance, with the expec
| tatiod of being provided with the concluding por
| tons as might be needed. The chapter was very
ngeniousy written, and concluded by leaving thu
principal character suspended by the pantaloon!
| from the limb Of tree over q perpendicular preci
pice. 1t attracted the attention of the press ant
inquiries were about to be made concerning the con
tinuaton of the story and the fate of the hero Day
after day the vctimized publishers looked for the
naming chapters, but in vain they came t.
hard. Finding that they had been sold, and wish
/ ing to put stop to the jokes their cotemporarie
were cracking at their expence, they briefly conclu
ded the story thus:
Chapter l1.-Concluson. After hanging to tn
treachL tree for four weeks his pantaoons CAV
way and Charles Melville rolled hcadlong over tn
yawning precipce He fell q distance of five miles
and came down with the small of his back across
a stake, which so Jared him that he was compelle
travel in Italy for his health, where he is at pres
ent residing. He is engaged in the butcherin
business, and is the father of large family of chi
dren
NATIONAL FOUNDRY ON DEEP RIvER.-We motto