Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-05-11
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A DAY AMONG TIE LITTLE FoIk.~
MrssSs Eerews: Having tvsvnsly been psrsscs.
pant In 1t the most dSli< htul 'rsolses O wheh
the mind h capable Of cpecviviax II aIlusse 10 the
excursion to Frankl;utoa with The sabbath School
cilirvn.l anal not having had the pleasure Of seeing
either VI your Seciopkinx tscvs ~ on that most IN.
tCrcs,in- ocrasoa deem IL bot fsir that sasux Oae
Of Your nunCIous friends should take Il upon him.
self to t~t you little not merely as 10 shat yoSs
have actually ist ~ sst going but also ns TO What
you might have gsssssd, had you Oaly have been Of
our party.
In the first place. svntiCiutn. hazard the asser.
ton. which think I could easily prove by "taess
and figures a. YOU politicians say. that such trip
would have been the means of aeltins u not epkst
to Your statuCrs, at least COOL hottest twelve
month TO your editorial careers! Ay. Il woeId
have afforded you opportunity ofkyinS ssslc
for brisf PsFisi. your heavy 'aTasosal trap.
pins>"-uf once more hanging. ~ It were. yuaF
bruised arms upoa The highest PCS Il f0rgSsfai
ness, Of smoothing out Year "wTinklsd fFupts eess
concerned tia, "all tic clouds" that arc wont 10
lower about your political house. Ter sses. 81
lcrsJ arr deep in the bosom Of the ocean sssis~
These allow To say tn you. sSntCsaSn. arc scw
u. the bsA.Sts YOU might have dSIivcl ssyin- roth.
Ing Of the actual i.sss you have ssssaast even in
the single article ot re'l .'siAssrsTs i..s'ys''e
.i..A Why sirs Just think II Il YOU might have
picked upa good appetite on the way. as NC did.
and in that event there Is vAy II c>siaaiaS ~hss
your ysias might have h<tss1khst l. TO say. had
your said appctitcs and capacities (earpoevaI been
a, all commensurate with the Inequalities Of The ee
e'siou. But speaking Of "aPpssi'ss ! mus, rSslly
crave your par,isas for thus iatrOduCia< TOPIC
fp.viSn TO the purpSsc-eae. by the Nay. which
bcliCyc i generally understood that sditess sSpe-
ciay of political journals, have very little s~ fss:
and consequently arc supposed TO know hut listle
about Hence. any .. god thing your husalis COG.
responder, might accidentally 'lyt OH on The sob
jCci Of capabilities, might not bs appreciated by
you. and he might be placed in the awkward cate
CORY (saviu. your prv>Snevl Il es>tin- pSarts be-
fore swine =. an CinplcymCnt whish. By the way mo
matter in VIA, light il might have been rvSsstls in
past agCsl would. fear, be looked gpoa IS rather
Cx,rava-ant IN this.
Albeit Il j. CERTAINLY true t.sat these po,itsai
knights Of the gur' often the appearance Of
being l,ss anil hungry Ito the eye. however pf The
superficial ohSCTySrJ hut !, i noe se In Fvsltys-
Tsey have no tiss 10 SVt hun-Ty-pos they. Why.
srS they cannot spare tic time to scv small up.
petite. much less srVat our. They arc too bsssy
for that. They have too much TO think aissat and
too much to write about. Besides. their vspeasbsl
tiles you know. arc very heavy. The "aatSoss~
iu-Spo;h must lc cared ior anil watched over; The
pcntCru,ts whcvis Of government pstr<s be Kept IN
uio:iou forwards backward the may bel
in wor the country has 81 To be ssrsd. and no
n.istakC lisncv Il i. ottne. that these 'Napete-
oss" Of the political prVss-,hVse "PrutcrtOr>~ and
defenders or our lhSrtiCs have ~ time to ssitsF
. away either upon ''knick-knteks~ OF 'psesues~-
They have No tSss 10 bask in the sunny smiles Of
! youthful innocvnec and sirv! We time 10 ait and
watch the urtplins pcsals OF these bsvathins baas
/ Of matchlCss beauty. We tise to brush down the
accumulated epbvvtss fsesa their ''aprrr ste-
riCs-As tizss to shake out to the 'ear wiusls 0f
heaven the dusty folds cg ttstr moth eaten ~sF.
mcn,s-uor to give to the incF AMI better sceIias
OF their hearts Thorough airing.
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could not GO with us TO Fsaaklistea-t really do
The mere recollection even Of such trip weelI.
doubtless hate been 10 you Il viii BIC to nc ol
the brightest spots in mcuscrys waste.
Arc you christians and phitantaropistH. even 10
the usua! acccptatioa ofthS tCTuss Then you eu<h,
to have been with us, ieF you wpuli have and
heard H.seA iAdssd. In have warmed up your hearts
and strengthened your resolves TO accomplish yst
gre in the cause Of the carly moral training Of eas
childrcn Would you like 10 have attended sreas
Of rvasoay' Arc you fond Of good speatiags Ihsr
you ought to have heard Neal. Sykes. Palmer. RID
die. Gorman and nvin; all Of Whom, ! do no
hesitate to say. distinguished themselves fos III,
neatucss and eicvrrucss Of their efforts. Are yos
fond Of good musics u So you ought certainly Il
have accompanied Us; for Nc had flutes. guitars ana
violns in the haais Of most skiIlfal amateur per
formers who contributed han,lssmely TO the fsssvi
tics Of the occasion.
Finally. gentlemen. Let me ask you d, an serious
!. | " INstset
clans f 50. by no means ought you TO have sud
fcrrd fine an opportunity to slip Of paying court
to the future rulers Of the State and naxntss Of III
land Who by the way, let mo admeatsh you. o.
"gruwing apacv' so much 50, indeed that III
amount Of ''bruai cloth" aud patent leather" vhse
they are already beginning TO require. h getting
be aarnisgiy great and + highly suggestive sishs
Of "iee Tariff or Of "As.ss sAsfssef1sss~ uhie
ever Aera Of the dilemma you may think proper I
take All. gentlemen. but this L not sM Ties
.'brrcched urchns vill soon be called upon 10 tAk
our places not only al the social board bot also
the board Of internal improvement, Of commerce On
1 Of education. The virtue. integrity. and even Ii
wealth Of the nation will sooa be hrqueathsd I
them who arc the lawful and rishsful heirs; or.
other words "to the manor born Yea The bell
OF the ship Of State" fsvishssd L is vii
all VIC hold dear upon earth uill be entrusted TO the
care, and subject to their sssiSs swii~sv and eel
troll: and that too at no distant period
+ Why, sirs had you gone with us 70 FssnkHnsoa
a doubt not but you might have had The PseAssss
convsrsins and dining With" scscssl Coussessms
! 'in cmbrya" Govsrpor OF 20 and ysyAsy& . Pre-
/ idcnt, who knowxs Much stranger shin<> Tia
y these hsve happened and ~ill eeo'iaas 10 happen
q country Ike ours. where the word eAsa<v b u
mistakably written upoa every pasv Of psoSssssi
+ civilization and where the highest dSsincsoas
alike at,ainabc to all elax$SS Of citsrns (of ECU