Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-04-27

sBe Having thoroughly exposed the meanness
and malice of the Giraffe, we are not disposed to en-
gage in controversy with it, or to dignity it by
further notice. The last issue teens with false
hoods, and with attacks on good Democrats; but we
are sure we consult their tastes, as we do our own
selfrespect, in making no exposure of these false
hoods and in offering no reply. We explain moth
ing, we retract nothing we apologize for nothing,
but hereby re-assert and reafirm all We have here
tofore sa as well In relation to the Giraffe as to
Mr.. Cantwcll.
Neither do we propose to reply to the last Card Of
Mr.. Cantwell. 1t contains nothing which calls for
reply. Its air Of triumph is put for the occa-
sion; its selfcomplacency is all affected, and can
only excite smile among those who know the par
ties and the facts
But there is point or two in both his Cards, which
the "truth of history" requires should be set right
In Mr.. Cantwell's first Card he says:
knowing Mr.. Holden's fairness, even to an ad-
versary, confess to some surprise in finding my
name vaguely connected with Know Nothingism,"
"office-seeking" and "raw recruits" especially as
he knows full we'll that was born and raised IN the
Democratic party, and to its fortunes have adhered
from boyhood up Perhaps he may allude to the
fact that my friend, Mr.. Dallas Haywood for many
years Mayor of this city, once appointed me "City
Attorney" to attend case in the Supreme Court
and Know Nothing Board turned me out, when
the case was decided in their favor, without word
of explanation or censure."
Now, the record shows that Mr. Cantwell was
"employed" as City Attorney, in 1856. By the
Board. That record also shows that Mr.. Cantwell
received 1921 for his services; and we understand
that part of this allowance $50 for services
which he should have performed as Commissioner,
without pay. 1t also appears from the record, that
after Mr.. Cantwell had been "employed" by the
Board to attend to the applications for license by
John Kane and John Sugg Mr.. Cantwell himself
proposed in the Board that the offer be made to Mr..
Kane to have a pro torma decision against him in
his case at the last Superior Court term and then
that the case be carried to the Supreme Court 9TH
erwise that the City Attorney proceed as hereto
fore directed to enforce the penalty in every case"
Mr.. Kane, we believe, was selling liquors under Ii
cense from former Board. lie thought he had
right to SELL The Know Nothing Board, of which
MIR. Cantwel was member, thought he had no such
right The result was, Kane was prosecuted, and
in a certain contingency the City Attorney, Mr..
Cantwell, on motion of Mr. Cantwell, was directed
to enforce the penalty" against him sin ere,y case"
Four hundred cases were looked for we believe but
how many were returned We know not. Wr. Kane
Is a ndtuSulized Irishman, Democrat, and q Cau-
| olic
But Mr. Cantwell says Know Nothing Board
turned him out They declined, we suppose, to re-
appoint him. What the reason was we know not
but certainly it was not on account of his Democ-
racy.
| But this is not all: Mr. Cantwen has published
with his Card, statement from one of the Commits
sioners who served with him, to the effect that be-
fore he took the oath of office he asked if his new
position would be regarded as allying him with the
Know Nothings. Of course the Board replied, No.
Well, what of it? What does that amount to
The members of the Board were all Know Notkings
and had been voted for by concert and elected as
they had no doubt been nominated, in a secret meet
ing One of the members elect had resigned-and
the impression at the time was that he resigned tc
avoid voting against James H. Murray-and Mr.
Cantwell was appointed in his place. 1t is vel
! known that every who joined the Know Moth
ings was told that it would not conflict with his par
or as good Wing after he Joined as before. Mr.
Cantwers question, therefore, to the Board amount
ed to nothing. They had their net over him. ant
their policy to deal gently with him. They hae
elected him, and, of course, when he came forward
to qualify they could not tell him that it would b.
improper in him to do so. THEY, at least knew
what they were doing if Mr. Cantwell did not
But Mr.. Cantwell not only took seat in thi
Know Nothing Board but he voted, as we have un
derstood, to prescribe from office James II. Murray
City Constable, who had held the place some thirt,
years. The only 1ault Of this venerable and worth,
man was that he ras an Irishman, a Catholic, and
Democrat! Mr.. Cantwell did what the Know Moth
ing member elect who had resigned, and whose plac
he filed, would not do. And yet he talks of hi
Democracy!
And not only was Mr.. Murray prescribed, but du
ring the year Mr. Cantwell served, every officer ar
pointed by the Board, and eren the street hand,
were Know Nothngs The poor privilege of work
ing the streets at seventy-ive cents per day. wa
denied to laboring men who acknowledged they wer
Democrats! Mr.. Cantwell took part in this pre-
scription; Mr. Cantwell was leading spirit in thi
"reign of terror" when 'Sam" was everything
and Democracy nothing. We have nothing NOR
to say.