Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-10-22
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There are Rome persons so perverted 81 envy, 81
disappointed ambition and BY other similar causes,
that they become spiteful and malicious and render
themselves not only dsagreeable and ridiculous, but
absolutely intolerable. Such seems to be the ma.
ture of him, whoever he be, that penned an article
published in the Raleigh Register of the 10Th inst,
in regard to the visit of Gov. Wise and Gov Adams
to our City. as..,s- .5g. 49,
There is certain courtesy due to officials like
these, coming on friendly visit from friendly sister
States that no high-minded, honorable man can
disregard. Yet the Register has seen fit to abuse
and villify them 1t has seen fit to impute to them
motives Of the basest kind 1t has seen fit to in
sinuate that they met to concoct scheme of trea-
son. and that they were invited here for that pur-
pose by Gov Bragg. We appeal to the ono hun.
dred thousand voters of North Carolina, and ask
them, do you believe Thomas Bragg would invite
men to the soil of North Carolina to plan treason
or disuniony An indignant NO will reverberate
from the seashore to the mountains.
And has it come to pass that the honored sons of
adjoining States cannot visit North Carolina without
being insulted and abused by press, venerable for
its age, but now distinguished by other quality
that can gain it respect? So far the influence of
the Register extends, SO far have these Governors
been nsulted, and so far has the proud reputation
of North Carolina for her hospitality, suffered We
think God that influence does not extend beyond the
walls of the Register Office and the envious spirits
that control it Every true.hearted of the State
will rise up to condemn such conduct
Who are these Governors? One comes from our
sister State of Virginia, and the other from sis
ter State Of South Carolina. They are patriots and
true-hearted Southern n.en They stand upon the
Constitution and their lights as guaranteed by it (;
and the Registers puny attacks upon them will af-
feet them more than was the moon affected by
the baying of the dog. The former comes covered
with the laurels of victory over Know Nothingism,
and hence account for the spleen of the Reg
lister in that direction. The latter comes from
tain its rights against federalism, and hence the
petty spite of the Register towards him.
1t may be matter of conjecture among the PEG.
pie what course the Register would pursue towards
the K. N. black Republican Governors of Massachu-
sets and Ohio if they should visit our State. We
are satisfied of one fact: 1t would not abuse them
more heartily than it has Gov. Wise and Gov. Ad-
ans 1t might-mnd, we only say it might-call
to see them, merely as an act Of courtesy.
The Register says, "When there is an actual in
vason of those (Southcrn) rights the South will
stand as ONE MAN" We wish We though: so; but
from the recent of the Register we fear there
is at least "one man" who would stand of, and we
much fear he has several sympathisers and advisers
The Register concludes its article by PROFOUND.
ing some questions to us, which we shall not con-
descend to reply to. It will be recollected we re-
fused to enter into argument with Mr. Hedrick.
Our for not replying to these questions are
not precisely the same as governed us in that mat
ter; but the principle which we act is the same
in both. This much, however, we say: The ques-
tons insinuate falsehood on their face. Both the
Governors left here before vote was polled in
Pennsylvania.