Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-11-15
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For the Standard.
Editors N. G. Standard:
GENrlExEN-From peculiar circumstances have
Just read with interest copy of little paper, da-
ted October 18TH sent forth for the enlightenment
of the world by one James A. Long. It is nice
little paper. hope you exchange with it--you are
the loser thereby if you do not. take the one on
my knee to be specimen number-for l never had
the good fortune OF seeing it beforehand shall
iudge it as choose. but hope not harsh'y
am much taken with it. 1t is local in its influence,
rs it's name imports. It waves to the breeze the
Lexington and Yalkin Flag" A good man holds
the staff of that flag. But should do him injus-
tice to say that he il entirely free from the mper
fections to which fra Humanity is so often he'r-
Nature, in her muniEc .nce, no doubt blessed MN
with good heart, but unluckily capped the c'''
max with weak head. His preiudices, hence,
have the better of his judgment. The next infer
ence you see. He is deeply-dyed Know Nothing.
But he has of late improved in this respect A lew
months back every beat for volunteers to rally 10
his Flag sounded american! american Now,
this national word of such patriotic import IS be-
come in the hands of said editor only secondary to
that of Wig He now beats American w hig--in-
tending, I suppose, a fusion OF pure ana S'mpie
Whigsery with upstart Know NothinglSm. Can the
sublime fuse with the ridiculous! lie Is also helr
to little refinement of feeling and no cultivation OF
taste, accompanied by keen sense OF low-fung VIII
and stale anecdote. [See proof the single issue
named.l
He is no less Gilmer man since the August cleo
ton than before. Goes in with might and man Tor
G.lmer's great scheme OF banking In ms own ah'
ruace he sadvocates the establishment of an inter-
nal Improvement bank" which he says "will ena-
BILE her (the State) to build RAILROADS soithout tar
fna the peop bring up stock n0oc deprecated to par
calue, and keep our public debts at home" Good!
How dull our people must be that majority OF thlr-
teen thousand should, by their votes, condemn the
very reasonable deductions of this accurate man.
cier! Ye fogy North Carolinians, wake from your
fethargy, hear and heed his humble appeal! stake
us by the hand and by subscribing to our paper en-.
able us to succeed in our aims" Thus it runs 10
.shelp me Cassius!" You may be sure the issue
before me will gain him at least ten subscribers, or
else the ofactories of the ten speakers at the fad
kinsville Mass Meeting nsensible to the sweet
savors of incense" GA thick cloud of incense went
up as he wrote his so called true narrative OF
that meeting.
propose to epitomze his editorial lest it lose lis
sweetness for the lack of more extended corps OF
readers The Baltimore election first gives conso-
lation. The Editor goes to Salisbury wag is
then made to show his dullness by way of cut at
Mr. Settle The same wag follows with an exhibit
ton of the elevation and originality of his wit, aim
ed to destroy Mr. Settle and to annihilate Gov.
Reid. Note we'll that the said acag IS the said
Editor.
Next, false inuendoes thrown out against 2.
C. Cameron, Esq, not only as politician, but also
as Railroad Director and as citizen. The pen of
the writer was dipped in envy as it traced each
word of that paragraph. In proof see it.
The depth Of his party ism is shown, as he pro-
ceeds, in a puerie attempt to stab the opposing
81 party over the shoulders of black Republican He'd
rick What said of the sto lidity of the anecdotes
of this scag- Editor is beautifully exhibited by what
follows notice of speech of Mr.. Settle. You
would not insert it in your paper were to copy it.
therefore leave it alone in its glory
He next handles the I" Missouri Compromise, )"
and without letting the world know from whom he
got his ideas he blunders portion of Mr. More.
heads speech at Yadknville In noticing the speech
es ofMessrs Settle and Boyd he goes apparently into
ecstaces over an exhibition of his own peculiar vein
of what suppose he thinks is witty sarcasm. This
consists in distorting and twisting the few COM
ments he summons into all sorts of shapes in
order to play upon his loved epithets of those two
gentlemen, viz: Our Tommy and Our Johnny
and "OUR JOHNNY" and "OUR TOMMY" The fact
is he cannot report the matter of mans speech
But excuse him. "He that does the best his cir
cumstances allow does WELL"
But hark!--I mistake He is now in a more ex-
allied strain and rises somewhat with the dignity of
his subject in an adulatory notice of the "Yadkin-
vile Rally.'' He tells US that the true american
WH1Gs from the adjoining Counties of Iredel Da.
vie, Forsythe Stokes and Davidson were we'll repre-
sented." Take Forsythe for instance From it We
see clearly what Mr.. Long means by being " aceU
represented." Mr.. Clewell told Mr.. Long and the
crowd before him, on Friday night of that meeting,
that he was the only representative from that COun
ty. May not those other adjoining counties have
been "wel represented" in the same way. don't
doubt it,
Again: Mr. Long says "about one O'Clock the
immense crowd assembled" to hear the speaking
He speaks here of the first day. Of the second he
says the "crowd was fully as large" His terms
are indefinitely ambiguous. But we can come at
his meaning again-for while Mr.. Morchead was
speaking one of his listeners counted this I'M
snense croed" not even emitting this accurately
porting Editor (f present. and found that all told
the number of listeners did not overreach too hun
dred andtfty. Well-again he is "glad to so
many ladies' present" Just the half of a. bakers
dozen there during 5ilmer's pcroration to them
Note, then, how v.ry recklessly loose Mr.. Long is
of his language. He did not aean to misIead. In
charity think SO. But should his paper by acci-
dent straggle of where the characteristics of its
by his language But we must recollect-"quod ill.,
eret in Htera haeret in cortice."
We will next look after Mr.. Long and his sketch
es of the speakers and their speeches He gave
very little of what was said but contents himself
by giving his incense offering opinions of their quail
deem worthy of notice. Time will be again, no
doubt, when these same men will be demonstrating
and proving, with equal recklessness, their peculiar
doctrines and the chances of their pet candidates
before other immense assemblies" By noting their
accuracy now we can well judge what credence to
give them in future
Mr.. Boyden first "proved most clearly that Blu
chanan could in no event carry single Northern
State" have not time to tell you how he made
this so clear. And then other thing with equal
clearness, he put forever to rest-so says Mr. Long
VIZ: =" Fillmore's chances to carry New York were
as two to one against Buchanans to get the vote Of
Pennsylvania" You see such proof is clearly geo.
metrical. To see the force fully it is to be kept in
mind that this proof was all fixed off before the
news of the late elections came. The speaker,
always allow, intended well; but intentions follow
wishes; he wished against knowledge and proved
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