Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-09-04

BACK AGAIN, &c-We see that our neighbor
Citizen Holden after luxuriating at Beaufort for
time has returned to his post an oysterfed and WELL
washed individual. We glad to see him back
again. for while he was away missed him no little.
We had no idea before how necessary he was to our
comfort. Besides. we wished him to answer us
question. Everybody but him has had something
to say on the phase now presented by the Kansas
question, and everybody hereabouts wishes to know
what he has to say about it. We SHALL therefore, do
no more than contribute to the qualification of the
general curiosity if shall elicit response to this
question: Is he, like the Richmond Enquirer for
admitting Kansas at once regardless of the amount
Of her population, or does he propose that she shall
remain in territorial condition until her population
amounts to 900? An early answer will oblige an
anxious public-Register.
We acknowledge ourself most profoundly quizzed
by our cotemporary Of the Register, and we there
fore return him our thanks for the interest he is
pleased to manifest in our behalf We missed our
neghbor at Beaufort quite as much as he could have
missed US here. Young he is, inexperienced in
. the ways of the world, and never having seen the
ocean or ship, we wondered how he would have
looked and how he would have felt at Beaufort with
the great waters before him, the breeze about
his ears, and the steamers putting at the "county
u
try the surf? That would have been an impossible
venture with him. He might. at length, have dis
covered that an oyster was edible, and that the
ocean, like his wit, was little salty; but far
the washing is concerned he would have protest
ed that he was not used to it. and would have given
the same reason for not tempting the surf and en-
countering the sharks that the urchin did for not
l.. IL
1t once month, and that hurt him bad enough
without going through the same operation every
day.
We are glad to be comfort" to any one, even
to political job. We returned from Beaufort to
hnc our job of the Register in the very ashes of
defeat with the " dust Of death upon his garments,
and to hear his lamentations sufficient to have NOV
ed the stoutest heart, the calamity which had
Oefalen him. strong Democratic wind had blown
down his tents, destroyed his hocks and his herds,
Vhstled strange tunes through his culverts, turned
dis dark lanterns wrong side out, and made him a
prey generally to evil spirits
VI course, seeing him thus in the ashes, scraping
himself in his agony, endeavored to "comfort :"
nm' We told him, in the first place, that his ca
'amlty might have been much worse, and that he
ought to be thankful that he had been spared alive
and secondly, that if this strong Democratic wind
mad not prevailed, and if he had not placed himself
In Its way, he would not have been harmed. Our
JOB bowed himself with than6funess, for these views
were new to him, and appeared to console him but
nesaId uever word-he was speeches. with doubts
ss 10 What he was and as to what had happened.
we asked him at length what he was, and he said
ne believed he was Wing, he thought he had been
AnoW Nothing, and he was not sure but he had
voted for McRae. This evinced a wonderful tenacity
vi memory, and we " comforted " him still further
u"' at last he in condition to pen and publish
@e foregoing extract
our neighbor desires to know if we are I" for ad
I''ng Kansas at once, regardless of the amount o.
A'' population" or for waiting until her population
s'n0unts to $4,000. We are for waiting, neighbol
lynne We are in no hurry to admit non slavehold
" States What do you think of it?
we think it probable that before the close of thu
VA. session Of Congress Kansas will have the re
sus'e population. The recent vote upon the Con
v'snce Bill shows that her population is already
lazy up to the limit required. We were for bel
'"ss'on with the Lecompton-a slaveholding-
~ s'nssutlon; and you said not to admit her will
" s' constitution would be an unparalleled outrage
-. nv yet you took the rejection of Lecompton very
aaeuy and appeared indeed to be somewhat pleased
IT, How do you explain that, neighbour
w Christmas, of Granville, charged with til,
hn ~ Of negro man in that county, was taker
W, 'neru Gooch on Tuesday morning last from