Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-10-01
Judse DOUGLASS Wooster Speech.

Judge Douglass Wooster Speech.
In Justice to Judge Douglas we publish to-day his
speech delivered at Wooster, Ohio, in reply to the
pamphlet generally attributed to Judge Black which
We have heretofore spread before our readers.
The essay by Judge Black was certainly courteous
in language and style, and polite towards Judge
Douglas. He INDUCED in no epithets-he applied
no hard names to the distinguished Senator from
Illinois, We regret that Judge Douglas has not
adopted the same courteous and respectful course
towards Judge Black The latter certainly had =
right to reply to the Harpers Magazine essay Of the
former, and it must be admitted by all that he did
50 with equal courtesy and ability.
The Richmond Enquirer says:
1.-THE arguments employed by Judge Black were
worthy of more polite language, as much from the
endorsement they have received from the press and
people Of the country from their inherent weight
To stignatise as "falsehoods," pamphlet that has
received the commentator of the press is to charge
by implication, those who have aided in the circula-
ton with abetting a falsehood
Judge Douglas must learn that in free country
men have the right to differ from him without
derng themselves liable to the chargeof "lasehood"
He will never recommend his principles by the ex-
equally rcpugnant to the American people. gen.
lem=n ceases not to be gentleman because he is .
candidate for the Presidency and when advancement
is sought by denouncing grave political papers
emanating from high officials, as "falseh00ds such
Advancement will never be obtained
Such unmerited denunciations tend to strengthen
rather than impair the force of Judge Blacks pam
phlet All rules of propriety would not have been
violated if argument and reason could have accom-
plished the overthrow of the pamphlet. Denuncia-
ton and epithets are weapons used when argument
and reason will not serve He who gives precedence
to the former over the latter evidences the weakness
rather than the strength of his position We there.
FORE regard the Wooster speech as tar more objec'
honabe than the Harper essay, for it contains the
same principles and is in much worse taste"
The British Disaster in China.
The British met with bloody repulse on the
18th of June. at Taku, China A forced passage o
the river Peiho was attempted, when the British
vessels we're fired upon from the forts with destruc
tive effect Troops were afterwards landed, but ou
Of one thousand men only one hundred approached
the main forts, so Us to be ready to scale them
But scaling Ia lders were wanting, all of them hav
ing been broken by the enemies shots or lost in tn
mud retreat was ordered, which was rs disas
rous in its consequences as the attack The Brit
kh vessels anchored in the stream poured in . trs
mendOus fire the forts, but several Of the vessel
were disabled, and their decks were covered wit
the dead and wounded The Chinese crowded tn
forts in large numbers, and fought with equal ski
and desperation. Russian officers, it was though
were engaged in handling their guns. -....
The total British loss was 1884, Admiral Hop
was severely wounded, seven officers were killet
and twenty wounded. The French aided the Bri
sn but the Americans, though they took no par
behaved in the most friendly manner towards tt
British and French.
The London Times and other English papers Al
nerce In their foundations of Chinese perfdy.-
LIE result Of this engagement must be a blood
wal: The British will have vengeance, and Il
On'nese power may be completely broken before Il
war is over.
The official organ of the Emperor of the Frene
says: -ss...f- a't
o.. Inc Government of the Emperor and that
t'eat Britain are about to take measures togeth
nnlct chastisement and obtain every satisfacti,
""'cn 50 fragrant an act of treachery requires"