Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-09-21
The Firebrand Fired Into.

The Firebrand Fired Into.
The Charlotte Democrat aluding to the article
in a late number of the Fire6rand in regard to Gov
Ellis, says:
The Press" has done Gov Ellis very great in
justice for its article is calculated to leave the i'm
preston that he patronzes opposition papers to the
exclusion of democratic ones 1t has been the
practice with all the Governors in this State to ad-
vertse in both the leading papers at Raleigh, whg
and democratic. Gov. Reid and Gov Bragg always
gaze the advertisements to the Register which
they gave to the Standard, and We presume they
were never blamed by any one for so doing. About
the only patronage in the way of advertising which
the Governor has to bestow is the publishing of the
amounts distributed by the Literary Board among
the Common Schools of the State, and none of this
kind of advertising has been given out since the
I" Press" was established. But if any had been
given to the Register since the publication of the
" Press' was commenced, we think it would have
had no just cause of complaint for it must acknow
ledge that is proper to lay such information before
the readers OF whig papers well as before those
who patronize democratic papers. Publishing such
advertisements in two papers at Raleigh is sufficient
for that place, and therefore it is evident that
cotemporary's insnuations against Gov. Ellis are
unprovoked and unjust.
The " Press claims to be democratic paper, and
says it will support the nominee of the Democratic
| Convention, but we must be allowed to say that
some OF its articles do not seem to have tendency
to promote harmony in the party; and its attack
upon Gov. Ellis is not at al! calculated to sustain its
professions. The editor of the Press has had expert
ence enough toknow that professions Of party attach
ment are immaterial-if the columns of newspaper
don't clearly indicate its attachment to the democratic
party it is useless for its editor to talk about being
democrat. We don't say that the editor of the
"Press' is no democrat, but we do say that such
articles as the above tending to disorgaEizaton
and the injary of the democratic party"
And the Salisbury Banner that some weeks ago,
| with good intentioned zeal without knowledge"
advised the Standard and the F1rebrand to make
| friends, thus comments upon the same article:
"John W. Ellis can we'll withstand any charge
| come from what quarter it may whether cunnngly
nsinuated or openly expressed,-whi reflects up
| on his standing AS man, or upon the purity and
! soundneSs of his Democracy. Upon this there can
/ be no difference of opinion either by friend or foe.
All his antecedents, every vote that he has ever
given, every political act of his life, from the COM
mencenent of his career when, mere boy, he
entered the political arena to tilt against the strong
| est men of the Wing party in Western North-Caro
lima, show him not only to be firm and consistent
Democrat but one of the strictest Sect thoroughly
national and perfectly uncompromisng.
/ But the Press has been frequently t,citte1 that
the Raleigh Register receives favors at the hand of
: our State Executive and we, tthe Press do not
| Twitted by whom ?-The Estate Executive has
| given favor to the Raleigh Register since the
Press was established. The reply to all such taunts
| was perfectly Obvious-they not true they
are falSe Of course these tpitteis could not have
referred to what the Bank Commissioners did, be-
cause theirs was not the act of the Estate Exec,l-
tive" We hope for the future, our contemporary
will not be so senSitivey alive TO such gibes
But not convinced that the preteXt ass ign-
ed, is the real reason which prompted either the
writing the publication of such remar.s. We
should like very much to know what the motive is
for in every view of the case and under all of the
circumstances, we can none that is either ade-
| quate or proper. 1t could not be the Governors
object to silence the Register unworthily to pro-
any political favor quarter III that direction
At least Goc Ellis has shrewdness enough to know
that. Surely our contemporary entertains no suspi-
cion that the Governor about to change his poll
tics! 1t may he that the Press is impressed with
the belief that the State Executive" is hostile to
it. This however, we feel assured, is an error, if
the suspicion is entertained for the reason that up
to the Sd inst. Gov Ellis had as little cause to en-
tertan unkindy feelings to the Press, that paper
has now or at any past time has had to indulge in
them towards him. We respectfully suggest to the
Press that when it has charges to prefer against a
Estate Executive elected by its party, it is
due alike to itself and the party with whor, it pro-
fesses to act to sustain them at least with some
thing like proof Any other course is frivolous"
THE JOHN SMIrHs.-Thc dilemmas that beset a
Sheriff. says the Richmond Enquirer sometimes
furnish small amount of amusement. The sub
joined is an exact copy Of return made by the
Sheriff of one of our countless to process sent te
him for execution:
DEAR SIR:-You have sent me summons in
chancery styled Wharton Il Co., VS.. Colvin's Execu
tors commanding me to summons John Smith tC
appear &C. Now, will you be kind enough to lei
me know on which John Smith to execute this pro
cess for We have many of them in this county
There is John surnamed the Baptist, called after
his religion There is Farmer John, Sadder John
and Carpenter John, called after their occupations
There is talking John, man of great volubility o.
words. There is Bundle john very DID, said wher
boy to have been great at taking bee nests, wher
that was the euphoneous title of that insect now
} meekly called the humble bee. There is Yankee
john called after the land of his birth. There il
John lizard, the twentysixth son, no doubt socaec
from the old style PRONUNCIATION of the last lette
of the alphabet. Then there is Irish John, who il
uncharitably supposed not to have had that nam'
when he left the Emerald Isle, and John of Patmos
remarkable for having had many visions. This
John particularly protests against the service o
your process on him, saying his is mission of peac
and not of strife, and that his name must not b.
mixed up withss law suit And, lastly, there il
john the CRATER, who graft peacock feathers
rumpless ROSTERS tail.
Our clerks know these Johns by their various ii
Ties and generally so designate them in any process
they may ISSUE Will you, l repeat let me know
which one of our John Smiths your process in in
tended for and it shall be duly executeds
Yours, truly.
"It will hurt our human nature nevertheless, t.
see great tears rolling down HoLDEN's cheeks