Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-14

Bragg read the bill, as he admits that he did, Il il
passing strange that he did not at once so empha,
caliy condemn II, as TO in luce Mr. Gillian instantly
to abnrdon II. a simple statement of the truth
would have shown Mr.. q. that the bill proposed a
| INDUSTRIOUS outrage The House saw il at once, when
our faithful representative. Mr.. Shepherd exposed
IT'S character in a burst Of eloquent and indignant
| patriotism"
Mr.. Gillian is a mobile fcllow"-a most "honora.
bic" gentleman; Mr.. Gillian, mho eoneeieed, mho
dren up, and rho presented his OUTRAGEOUS Pro.
POSITION" every thing pure and noble in the esti-
nation of the Observer and its correspondent; and
Gov. Bragg is just the contrary--hc alone is to be
ccnNurcd! What could more g'aringy show the
bitter partizan prcudices of the Observer aud its
correspondent? Again, that paper is kind enough
to give the Governor "the benefit of his disclaimer,
but it adds this disclaimer "may pass for lis tuN
ratne." The Editor or the public man who would
thus AFFECT to doubt for party purposes, the sncer
~ Of an homes, public servant, deserves only to be
scorncd and despised.
But ait is evident" says the Observer, "that the
bill did not originate with Mr.. Gillian" How ev.
dentg Is not all the evidence to the effect that it
did originate with him? We were present when
he read the hill TO Gov. Bragg, and we heard the
Governor positively object to certain provisions in
il, as stated in his letter to the Observers CORES
pendent. But was it his duty, under the circum-
Stances to treat Mr.. Gillian as the Observer insists
hc should have done? If he had regarded the en-
tire bill as a "monsrous outrage" would he have
been justified according to the conmonest rules of
courtesy, in telling Mr.. Gillian so in lis own Office ?
What power could he have had to induce Mr.. Gil.
liam instantly TO abandon" the bill? Mr.. Gillian
political friend of his-he had not asked Mr..
G. for his plans the subject had he proposed
to consult him with reference thereto. Certainly,
in our opinion, the Governor had no idea that Mr..
Gillian would make any alluson to him in cOnncc.
ton with the subject on the floor Of the Commons
The Governor had already spoken for himself, in
the message which he had sent in, and which az.
pears in our paper to-day; and Mr.. Gillian had no
more authority to speak for him than had the Oh.
server and its reyy "indehtigable correspondent.
The sum and substance of the whole matter is,
that the Governor has been mi>reprcscn,cd and
wronged, in order to crafty party feeling and to al.
vance party interests; but the consolation is, that
he can bear all this and great deal more from the
quarter. The Observer vii! make precious
little ont of Gov. bragg or the Democracy, by this,
or any other course it may pursue.
Has it never occurred to the Observer, or to it's
" indcfaticabe" correspondent, that Mr. Gilliam'S
bill might have been put in with view of aiding in
the passage Of the $500, 900 appropriation bill? We
10 not so state, simply because we do not know;
but we are all entitled to the Yankee privilege of
guessing Let the Observer in its wisdom, aided
by its "inacfaigabc correspondent, think Of this
hut let them think of ii discreetly and in spirit of
justice.
:" There more things in heaven and earth IIorao
Than arc dicumt Of in your philosophy"