Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-09-28
Governor Ellis and the Raleigh Democratic


Some short time since the Democratic Press con-
tanned brief paragraph, headed "What is it to
US" which we, in common with the Democratic
press of the State understood to be an attack upon
or complaint against, Gov. Ellis; said attack or
complaint being based upon the supposed fact that
Gov. Ellis had given State printing or advertising
"favor'" to certain Opposition organs while with
holding any such favors from the Press This We
believed to be, and, indeed knew to be an error,
mistake, and commented upon it accordingly sim
ply with reference to the facts of the case but with
out any outside feeling undue bitterness. 1t is
just to the Press to say that it has since stated dis
tinctly, that it meant no attack upon Gov. Ellis by
the article in question: and that its feelings have
been and are friendly to that gentleman. Taking
that stated then surely it ought to be pleased
find that it had been mistaken in the grounds of its
apparent complaint against Gov Ellis. By the way,
the assertions of the complaining article headed
"What is it to Usy remain uncontradicted by the
Press, and so far the complaint attack goes or
appears to go, it remains in full force and effect
So far as the newspaper war between the Press
and the Standard or between any other parties in
the Fourth District is concerned we have nothing
to do with it, in any of its personal aspects at least
So far, however, as any questions of public policy
are concerned, or any matters discussed involving
the general interests of the Democratic party, we Of
course feel at liberty to discuss it fully and freely
This we have done-nothing more. We have CO.
pied nothing from the Standard rejecting upon the
Press-we have copied nothing from the Press re-
hecting upon the Standard Our relations with
most of the Editors and leading Democratic polti-
clans in the 4th district friendly, with none
they unfriendy. We have our own notions about
the thirty million bill, and we have expressed them,
never to the extent of imputing dishonest motives
to the President of implying dstrust of his in
tegrlty-nelther have We ever supposed the bill to
be unconstitutional, but at the same time we doubt
much its policy and We doubt still more the effects
that might hereafter flow from establishing such
precedent. With all our confidence in Mr. Buchan-
an, we know that his term of service will close on
the 4th March, 1861, and we know aso-anybody
with his eyes open, knows that the thirty million
bill cannot pass before the 4th of March, 1861 The
composition of the Congress elect shows that. 1t
is therefore no question Of confidence in Mr.. Bu-
chanan. Mr.. Buchanan will be out of office long
before any such bill could possibly be passed. It's
no question of the acquisition of Cuba; there are
people who prefer other measures for etecting that
object who are just as favorably disposed towards
it as men can be. Nay, the President himself is BY
no means SO "dead SET" so to speak, in favor OF
that particular measure as some persons would have
the world to think. lie wants Cuba. Some blatant
newspaper correspondent want an issue-a fuss--a
something to make little temporary notOrety out
of-thats about the amount Of it.
communication in the last Press dated Duplin
county, N. e., September H. 1859, and signed u
WORKING MAN." is a specimen of the Spread
Eagle style of thing. In speaking of the thirty,
million bill he calls it "that huge scarecrow, that
frightfa Gorgon to your contemporary Fulton Of the
Journal; evidently proving himself "a working
man" indeed, hard working man in the manuac-
ture of men of straw for his private demolition
There is nothing anywhere in any article OF the
journal to afford the least foundation for the grand
iloqucnce of the correspondent alluded to. Inc
truth is that although not ourselves agreeing with
the policy of the thirty million bill, while approx
ing its object we have been willing to allow all who
do approve of such policy to hold and express ther
opinions without remark or issue, but must and ao
claim the same right for ourselves. 1t has only
been in sefdefence as it were, that We have Sat
anything about tho bill in question. We find thas
we will not be permitted to occupy this position
we can be driven from it-but there is an If
| We sincerely trust that merely personal recrlnli'
nations at an end between Democratic papersS.
We at least shall be party totheir circulation ~
is surely no time to be quafeng over dead lssus''
| or indulging in personal darres.-W'A 1ou'"'"