Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-11-18
T TTMEsn-AGAIE.

We are not surprised at the twingeS Of con-
conscience which 1.-The Times betrays, on
account of its bad treatment to as, We have
only a few remarks to make liz reply TO its
article eff the Eth
1. The Times says it was perfectly COM
posed and self-possessed' when it penned that
article which quotes our @enemies" as author
ity for a statement which truth and candor
compelled 1T to admit the facts did not war
rant. So much the worse than il it had been
done under excitement.
2. 1t thinks we were excited and in a
passion when we wrote our ~reioinder-: An
other mistake. We were mot mad, most
noble Festus, bat spoke forth the words Of
truth" &c. Did 1.-The Times" when it pub
lished what our enemies say 2"
3 It would have published our rejoinder,
if we had copied its article, quoth the Times.
How much of it, pray? just enough to have
made out its own case, and suppressed that
portion which refuted its charges against us,
as was the case with our first brief article ?
4 1t complains that we mutilated some
VI lS pAiIhS, nndhIhS fS idhSu@S aHSidHE
maticar and nonsensicad." We didn't design
this awful catastrophe-our simple object was
to correct a misstatement. But 1t mutilated
our writing by leaving out a whole paragraph
the suppression of which did us gross in
justice, which was much worse than making
US commit a grammatical blunder.
The Tiu4ss-do.a u-rsl9stant iushcej in
its last issue, accompanied by some grovqlng
: insinuatiens, which we have already 6sproy-
ed by the facts in the case and saall not
: therefore notice them again Lett Yead that
suppressed paragraph of ours, aid then blush
: for making these unfair anIf 6njustifiable in
nuendoes.
6. We hope THE TImkT viii survive its
contoFtions over the fate Of the Organ Of the.
Sons of Temperance IN Moth Carolina The
alarm Of its friends onlt exists in It's own
" fertile Imagination.
z. The Times complains Of the allu-
sions and personal epIthets used in the Age"
and questions their Editorial courtesy and
r Literary taste" We are hEilling to leave it
to our contemporaries in the State. il there be
III any discourteous alIusioner epithet in our
ID article Pray, what would tie Times have
Rad US doe 1t Published a tatement about
re cur paper that was untruAand gave our
I'd enemies as its authority We denied the
statement and pronouRee5t "a slaader"-
IS and this is the harsh Gpkhoaal epithet' of
tn which it complains. Efov could've have said
ne less, if we noticed it at al:
70 Lastly-'The Times gives US sthe presi-
e. dency in these respects. Where we preside,
lie We hope no such code Of ethics will be toll
d Grated as wal justJy a,Otker IN gathering
is up the ISLANDERS Of nkpS,s ssne0siear and
VS., publishing them to th4rorld as trutL-qzd
X oohere, to ensure their ktrreuey he s,pDrexses
ly, PasitIre testimony, n \ i sscn possession, that
sa 'outd dtsDroce the "fpk E5elLous qllgation.
We have now done With this unpleasant
a matter-unless furthef notice be Forced upon
If US, as this article IS. We have no unklLC-
gle ness Tor the Times" rOuz young friend who.
led edits d. He has Hea unfortunate in his
rit- positions IA this eottsoversy. But as We
,ut would feign believe 4 has been San error of
the head and not ofkhe heart we freely for
give him for the inkSice his course was cal
lcuEated to do us -