Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-16
LETTER OF HON. JOHN s., WELLS.

LETTER OF HUN. JOHN B. WILLS.
: We take pleasu.ein laying the following letter,
copied from South Carolina paper. before
ders. 1t written in response to invitation to
be present at mplimentary public dinner recent
~ given Hon. James l.. Orr, by his constituents
and it's national and patriotic tone, its fidelity to his
tor and the simple justice it does the reliability of
our party, are its own best commendation and will
find an echo in the hearts o, our people:
EXETER, N. II. August 6, 1856.
GEFTLEMEN Your polite note of the 26th ult,
inviting me to be present on the 18th inst, at
public dinner to be given to the Hon. James Orr,
to attend would gladly accept your invitation.
The gentleman you design to honor is well wor
thy ofthe respect and confidence of the Democracy
Of the Union. He is fearless advocate and supper
ter of all the recognized doctrines and principles of
the National Dem 'cracy, and his friends in the
North earnestly desire a reconsideration Of his deter
mination to retire from public life.
Frequently pubice xctements will, fcourse, often
arise in country like ours where political power is
generally diffused and then it is that the indu
ence of true men is rea!;7ed-their cultivated and
expansive minds are needed to reason of the rights
and duties of States and of men, and eloquent
tongues required to appeal the patriotic hearts
of our excited counrymen. In the late Presiden
tial election We experienced most unusual and dan.
gerous excitement, and another like scene will un-
doubleday be soon repeated We need on stormy
coasts the best or pilots and the most faithful senti
nes at exposed points, and in times Of high political
excitement we also need such men Mr.. Orr. to
mask the allacies and receptions Of our opponents
and to lead on to triumph the Democratic forces
thank you for your kindness in inviting me and
other Northern men to participate in your meeting.
would be glad that we could more frequently unite
on such occasions from our different sections of the
Union. Bad men in each section constantly "a
boring to produce dstrust and attention, while good
men, thank God, have thus far been successful in
mantaing union, sympathy and fraternal love. among
1t is, I rejoice to say, cardinal point with the
democrats of this State to stand with determined
frmness against bigotry, fanatcism, and sectional
ism, to perform with fidelity all constitutional obi
cations and to maintain at the polls the faith and
principles of the National Democratic party. They
stand amidst the abolitionisrn and anatcism Of New
England unsullied, and to-day free from aboli
tionism any party in any State in the Union.
The soldiers record is written upon the battle
field and the nationality of political party is deter
mined by their votes We have not lost our electo-
raj vote since 1928 until the year 1856. For near
" thirty years the democratic flag has oatcd in tri
umph upon these hills. Whether the candidates
were Southern Or Northern men. they equally
and cheerfully sustained by the New Hampshire De-
mocracy. Even in 1856, in the face of that most
traordinary abolition excitement, we gave Mr.. Bu-
chanan 257O more votes than cast for Gen Pierce
III lCoS Ill lCfU, view hampshire WdS Tic Oniy
State east of Illinois which sustained the democratic
ticket and id 1913 We gave Gen. Cass the only
jorty vote east Of Ohio True, we have lost two or
three thousand of our men, but not by abot"nism
they seduced into the dark caverns of know
nothingism, and from thence transferred into the
abolition camp. But our true men faer not they
will rally again in 1860 with the confident hope Of
elevating again in triumph the old flag of the party.
No false issues will lure them astray defeat cannot
dishearten them they all know that the perpetuity
of the Union depends upon the success Of democr at
c principles and therefore their efforts their SYN.
pathies. and their political action will, doubt not,
be ever in harmony and concert with their political
brethren North and South of Mason and Dixon's
line.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN S. WELLS.
SHOWS AND observation-disclosures Ward show.
man, writes letter to the Cleveland PLaindealer,
in which he maintains that wax figures are more ele-
waiting than the drama Hear him:
"Im travelin with tent which is better nor hirn
halls My show consists of a serious of wax works,
a panetamy called Grand Movin Diarea OF the War
in the Crymear, comic and the Cangarro, which
last little cu>s continues to conduct himself in the
most outrageous style. started out with the idea
of making my show a great Moral Entertainment,
but i'm Compelled to much at that air ill.,
feraal Cangaroo that i'm fra,d this desine vii! be
frustrated to sum extent. And while speakin of
MOI ality remin,s me that sum folks turn up their
noses at shows like mine, sayn they rs low and not
tit to he patronized by people Of high degree. Sure
maintain that this is unfernal nonsense. main
tain that figures is more elevatin than all the
plays wro,en. Take Shakespeer for instance
People think he's CRATE things, but contend he is
quite the reverse to the contrary. What sort Of
sense is thare to King Leer who goes round cu>sn
his dartrrs chawin hay and thrown sraws at folks
and larfn like silly old k"ot and maxim ass of
hinsef generally? Thar's Mrs. Macbeth, she is
nice kind of woman to have: amt she putin old
Mac, her husband, up to Staying Dunkun with .
chees knife while he is payin friendly visit to their
house. o it's highly morality spoze, when she
larfs wildly and seq "gin me the daggers-i'le let
his bowels out" words to that effcck-i say this
is all stricky proper, spoze? That Jack Fawlstaf
and Himlit is as crazy as loon. Thare's Richard
Thurd-peple think he is CRATE things, but look
upon him in the lite of monster. He kills every.
body he takes noshun to, in cold blood, and then
goes to sleep in his tent. Bimeby he wakes up and
yes for a hoss SO he kan 60 OFF and kill sum more
people If he is not mt specimen for the galleries
then should like to know ware yu find um.-
Thare's Iergo who is more ornery nor pizun. See
how shameful he treated that highly respectable in
jun gentemun Mister Otheller, maxim him for to be-
leave his wife tn thick with Casheo. Obsarve
how lergo got Casheo drunk billed owl corn
whskey in order to carry out his sneakin desnes.-
See how he wurks Mister Otheller's feelings up SO
that he goze and makes poor Desdemony swaller q
piller which causes her death. But must stop
At sum future time shall continue my remarks on
the drammer, in which will show the vast superb.
GRITTY of wax fggers, snaix and other 6xins in in.
terlectooral pint Of view"
We were more than little surprised by COM
munication in the Herald of Saturday, from Asa A.
Brown, Esq, complaining bitterly Of his removal
from the Office Of Clerk Of the U. S. District Court
here. The Office, we understand, amounts to very
little in the way of emOlument. and few peOple of
or the other to feel express any peculiar emotion
about it much less the indignation which Mr.. Brown
imagines Mr. Brown ought to be too old a noljti.