Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-01-19

notes daily throughout the year. in addition to thou
sands Of dollars in bonds, &c, &c. Perhaps you
are not aware Of the fact that bank note engra-
wings far superior to those of Europe in point of
finish. have seen this proven by comparison.-
This firm is now getting up for Germany forty thou.
sand certificates of railroad stock with coupons
ncxed-decidedly new thing in the history of rail-
roads, at any rate with us. When do you suppose
we can calculate with such certainty on dividends
that one can have coupon certificates? Would it
not be agreeable to cut one off every six months
and take up to Mr. Mendenhall? Your Public Treas
urer would be so overoyed he couldn't survive it,
and we could not afford to lose SO good a man and
efficient officer.
For the Standard.
Editors Of the North Carolina Standard:
GENTLEMEN: The enclosed slip was taken from a
little paper published in jackson, Miss, yclept
"Scrap- of Young America" 1t presents the char
acter of the different political parties in such vivid
light that think it will disclose great deal of val
liable and useful knowledge Fever before revealed to
the world. Therefore, send it for an insertion in
your excellent paper You at liberty to exercise
your own judgment as regards that.
Respectfully,
CANDIDUS.
A SHORT POLITIKLE SERMON.
Ny FRIGHTENING. I will take for my text the
same which was preached onto by my brother at
Brandon, Miss, of which you have doubtless heer-
ed: "And he played on harp of thousand strings
-sperits ofjust men made perfic"
My bretherin, there is many strings to politixs
there is to a lyre-and good many liars to eeny
most every string: then thar amt but of em all
that rings out the music of the Union to which eve
ry true patriot had ought to keep step--fur he
played on the harp of thousand strings-sperrits
Of just men made per6c."
Fust, thars the Know Nothin! His name ex-
presses the amount Of his information, bnt it don't
traordnary animal in the show-he is FUR and against
a variety of topcs-he is temperance and he drinks
he's fur the Maine law pervided he can violate
it-hes fur and against fusion-he's an aboitionlst
and he amt abolitionist-he's here and he's thar
and he will be no whar in November-fur "he
played on harp of thousand strngs-sperlts OF
just men made pcrtic'
Then thar's the potkle co5bler, going round like
a roaring green bay Jackass seekin' where he may
humbug somebody He's all the colors OF the rail-
bowl, any more changeable than the Camelia Jopon-
Milky. He is wing and anti-whig, and Know No
thin and ant-know Nothin'-fur furriners and agin
furriners--fur every body, but principally a long
headed woody headed, rantin' ravn' niggerist and
y oitonist-fur =" he played on the harp of thou
>and strings-sperrits of just men made perfic.'
Then thar's the straight out wh;g-a respectable
sort of a character in contrast with the preceding
who represents the fusionStS He don't want to see
the Union destroyed but he knows he can't help it
if he runs his hook, and that hed better run
wilder masheen that's bound to be ahead and wash
the other tubs He plays on the harp of single
string, but his execution is imperfect.
Then thar's the liberal and the genuine old fash
toned democrat He don't 60 whirng round in cir
cumscribcdness-they Amt Altered to speak right
out in mectn'-they Amt Altered Of nobody nor no.
thin They carry their Union flag atoat-the bunt-
ing all kivcrcd with stars and strpes-giorions
and victorious because it is the banner of,he Union.
They go for personal freedom-for popular rights
for justice to all men and all parts Of the country
for light instead Of darkuess-for open discussion
instead of midnight cabal-for selfgovernment and
not oligarchy and they go in to win, for their in
strument is tuned with poplar feelin' though it's
made of 1each woodland they play on the harp of
thousand strings, and every string an honest prin-
ciple.