Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-06-01
THE "REGISTER" AND "TIMES."

THE "REGISTER" AND "TIMES."
MEssRs EDIToRs: True to their instincts, the Ra-
leigh Register and its puny sub., the Washington
Times are down on the Hon. Thos. Ruffn, in unaf
fected Know Nothing style. The Democracy of
Onslow very properly saw proper to make honorable
mention of the name of Col. L. W. Humphrey, in
connection with Congressional honors, and forth
with the Register affects to see in tkat undoubt
ed opposition to Col. Rufin. The editor de tacto
Of the Register is confessedly witty, funny, and
able gentleman, any way you take him; but the ed
itor de jure is, politically, an lgraned, malevolent
cync, whose meat and drink is to abuse the Democ-
racy, underrate and msrepresent its best, purest,
and ablest men, and to extol Unfortunately, any
body and everybody who sets himself up or pro-
cures the setting up of himself in opposition to the
regular nominee of the party. 1t is not enough for
this High Priest Of Know Nothingsm to wage an
exterminatng war on COL Rufin, but he must needs
growl, bark, and sneer at Col. L. W. Humphrey,
simply because his known and tried integrity as
Democrat forbids the entertaining of the slightest
hope by that distinguished factionist of using him
as tool to destroy the harmony of the party. Col
Humphrey is no stranger to the tricks and strata
gems of the Register. He knows the fate that has
overtaken all of Mr.. Symes peculiar Democratic
pets; and, taking warning by that fate, he is, no
doubt happy to find that he is in bad odor with the
Register.
But the Register finds another morsel of comfort
in the proceedings of the Pitt meeting That meet
ing, composed of some fifteen twenty persons, en-
dorsed the political course of Col Ruffin in and out
of Congress; but recommended VIM. B. ROdman,
Esq., to the favorable consideration of the Democrat
ic Convention. The Register vigilant to catch
breath capable of being twisted into expression
of opposition to Col Rufin, dreams of "Ruffn
snubRed;" and, awaking from his slumbers he
grasps the Washington Tines and there he reads,
oh! delightful phrase! there he reads, "Ruffin
snubbed." That phrase arrested Symes attention,
circumscrbed his vision, elated his heart, relieved
his Know Nothing ,tselinks, threw him into deep,
deep reverie, from which he was awakened by q
small voice, proceeding from small boy, uttering
the words, "copy, SIR" Syme roared "Ruf6n
snubbed," "Ruffin snubbed;" and with signif-
cant chuckle, said, "here boy, have not had time
to read this dispatch from my well beloved and faith
full subaltern, the Washington Times, but it is
enough, it is headed 'Rufin snubbed, and that
shows its spirit and pleases me. Here boy, tell my
foreman, dye hears Tell my foreman to give this
conspicuous place in the columns of the Register."
Exit boy. Syme, solus. "Ruffin snubbed. Sam
kicking. Humphrey presumptuous. Rodman the
man. Singletary just as good. Rufin snubbed-
dead as -. Hurra for Sam! Egad, all right
Syme seldom caught mapping"
Col Ruffn expects no favors at the hands of
Know Nothing editors. He is best pleased, and his
constituents best pleased when he most abused
by the opposition. The Register and Times may,
therefore, howl and growl, ad li6itum; they will
detract nothing from the political and social worth
of Hon. Thomas Rufin; their ISLANDERS don't annoy
him, their threats don't ntimdate their bribes can
not buy him. In 1866 he lashed Sam into obedi-
ence with whip Of scorpions in 1859 he will whip
him into his kennel with hazel switch Do the
Register and Times taker
PUBLIUS.