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

= CHARACTERS or TowNs.-- Some Of, enr eotesnpo.
raries are discussing the characters Of their respec
tise towns. The Sslisbury Banasr pitches into
Salisbury, and the Natehmaa abuses Democrats;for
treating the day Of election but defends the char
acter Of the place. The Banner thinks Democracy
great institution, (as we do) and Salisbury rather
wicked; the Wqtchman thinks Democracy very
wicked and Salisbury at least passable-nots good
as it would be if it better and not bad as it
would be if it were worse. The Wdtchman aludes
to the Banner's "private griefs," and the Banner
parades a column or two in reply. Blessed is the
peace.maker," and we offer our services to make
pieces of the combatants Salisbury. should say,
was an average place in regard to morals. 1t de-
ponds good deal upon the company one keeps there
whether he likes it or not We resided there more
than year and liked the people, but had no fancy
for chls and doctors bills On the whole, we would
say that Salisbury is neither Heaven nor He'll
but sort of betwixity, from which point one may
SO shape his course to reach either of the afore
mentioned places. There, as everywhere, good and
evil are blended. We trust the Watchman and the
Banner will be satisfied with our decision, and cease
their strife
The Goldsboro' Tribune, also thinks that Colds
boro is not good it might be, and rather pitch
es into it but he AYERS he tells the truth and will
stick to it. We know but little of that place, and
therefore shall neither endorse the Tribune nor
combat its assertions. But must be permitted to
say that We presume Goldsboro' is like all other
places, mixture of good and bad
And now for Raleigh. And what shall we say of
it? So far have found it rather pleasant place.
As general thing We like its people, but we know
there are some rascas here; and our worthy Mayor
also knows it, for he has dealt to some of them the
very thing they didn't want-.justice. He who at
tends to his business and NEEDLES not with that
of others, will live pleasantly in Ralegh-and almost
anywhere else.
Nevertheless, we have Somewhat against some
things. We dislike the crowds of negroes and dogs
on the market square every morning. Our opinion
is that neither should be permitted there The dogs
fight for the amusement of the negroes and the me-
groes, who are sent with money to buy provisions,
don't care what price they pay; and the conse-
quence is that prices for such things usually come
to market now, range as high as they did in flush
times of money and scarcity of the main staples of
support. We like good eating, and are willing to
pay good price for it; but do not like, when we
bid fair price for an article, to be overbd by
some negro who cares nothing for his masters
ey We trust our honorable Commissioners will
consider the matter, and act according to their judy
ment. From the reforms they have already made,
we believe they capable of effecting more.-By
the way, does not the law prohibiting trading with
slaves apply? If not, why not?
GENERAL NEWSPAPER AGENTs.-There seems to be
| set of Northern vamphyres, styling themselves
"GeneraI Newspaper Agents." who live by sucking
| the blood of the Southern press. There may be
some honest ones among them, but we do not recol.
! lect that we have collected debt from one Of
| them yet. In fact we now require payment in ad
| vance from them, and also from patent medicine
advertisers and the consequence is, we have very
few Of their advertisements; and we want none OF
them. We receive letters every week from some o!
these humbugs and swindlers, making US offers OF
about one.haf what we charge friends and neigh
bors, all of which letters we commit to the flames
The prices they offer, even if they paid Them would
not be profitable to us nor would it be honest in
US to advertise for them for less than we charge GU,
neigbbors.
In justice to Mr. Aver, the pill man, and to Perry
Davis, the paink1er man, we will state that they
have always paid US promptly, according to con-
tract, without the Intervention of any General
Agent"
| Twice we have departed from rule in the last
two years, and twice have advertised for nothing
One Andrew Wind, General Agent, 1873 Nassau
street, N. Y, owes us between twenty and thirty
dollars, and he seems fully able to owe it, as W.
have written to him several times without receiving
any reply. He was quite Dindy, in promises, bu
he will blow no more whitening blasts on us
One Benz Page, Jr., Co., of Pittsburg, Pa, alst
owe US $50 for advertising Boerhave's Bitters ant
we can hear nothing from them. In this case W,
have certainly taken the batters but we esteem our
| selves more fortunate than those who bought tn
bottled stuff and took it.
The truth is, it is time for the Southern press t
cease panderng to these Northern swinders. Fo
our own part, we are determined not to adverts
for any of them at less than our regular rates,
to require payment i" advance Once cheated, W
are unfortunate; twice cheated in the same way, W
would be FOOLS
SLAVERY DIscUssIoN.-The Rev Mr.. Browlow, G
Tennessee, and the Reu Mr.. Pryne, of Philadelphia
have been discussing the slavery question, as the
term it, but from the accounts see, there is NOR
cussing of each other than discussing any thing
Each swears the other is BLACKBOARD, and this tn
people generally, both North and South, will credi
Our ovvn oninion is tsla will harox