Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-04-13

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Che late Democratic Meeting in Wake...Its
Proceedings withheld from the Standard, and
monepoIized by the Secretary for his own
paper, the Giraffe.
On Monday, the 4th instant, in pursuance of pub
&c notice, meeting OF the Democracy of Wake
county was held in the Town Hall in this City,
George B. Allen, ESQ.,, in the chair and Mr.. r. H.
Whitaker, Secretary. The object of the meeting
vas to appoint delegates to a District Convention
o nominate candidate for Congress. We noticed
be proceedings briefly in onr issue of Tuesday, and
promised our readers to publish them in our next
nasmuch as the Standard is the only Democratic
paper in Raleigh, and as the proceedings of Demo
ratio meetings have always been furnished it for
Publication, we took it for granted that the Secreta
would furnish the proceedings on this occasion.
But he failed to do so of his own accord; and on
day, George B. Allen Esq, the Chairman of the
Meeting, happening to be in town, and having heard
hat the Secretary was withholding the proceedings
rom the Standard, called upon him at his office,
enanded the proceedings, received them, and i'm
pediately handed them to us. This was between
welve and one o'clock on Friday, about the time
he Giraffe was issued containing the proceedings
Dur paper of Friday had been printed off, packed
p, and sent out to our subscribers. The reasons
hich Mr.. Whitaker, the Secretary of the meeting
nd Editor Of the Girgts, gave Mr.. Allen for his
curse in this matter were, first that no order had
cen made by the meeting for the publication of the
Proceedings in any particular paper; and secondly,
Re had not applied to him for them. Now, it is
el known that the fact that no order was made
pr the publication Of the proceedings in the Stand
I'd was mere oversight and it was taken for
ranted that the proceedings would be furnished to
he only Democratic paper printed in the place.
Everybody knows it was oversight; and every
ody, with the exception of the Secretary and two
three others, thought as matter of course that
he proceedings would be sent to the Standard.
ut if no order was made for the publication Of the
Proceedings, by what authority did Mr. R. Harper
Thitaker publish them in his own paper, the Gi-
Flfc' The Giraffe, it is known, is neutral Sheet
evoted to machine poetry, vulgar anecdotes, and
onsense; and the idea that it is Democratic
Purnal, or that it is fit or recognized exponent
nd organ Of the Democracy of Wake, is simply
dcuous We did not apply to the Secretary for
proceedings, because we took it for granted that
soon as they were ready he would hand them to
and We have no hesitation in saying that his
Pnduct in this whole BUSINESS, from first to last
s been little, illiberal, narrow-minded, and selfish
I'D not only this, but the fact that he furn-
he'd the Editor of the Register with portion of
be proceedings before We even saw them, and be-
re they were published even in his own paper. is
roof that he was no suitable person to be Secreta-
of Democratic meeting, and that for considera-
pm or reward, he would just as soon act with the
postion" as with the Democratic party. Yes, we
X the Democracy of Wake to take notice of the
ct that portion Of these proceedings the pro-
cdings of their meeting appeared in the Register,
e Know Nothing organ, before they were sent to
e Standard and that while the Standard of Fri.
fy was deprived Of the proceedings by the delber-
e act Of the Secretary, the Register of the same
BY had portion of them in its columns, which
Editor of that journal used as matter of course
kainst the meeting and against the Democracy gen
hlly.
Did Mr.. R Harper Whitaker and his adviser Of
viscrs suppose that we would submit to this de
crate and intentional slight? 1t is true that o
e we have submitted to great deal and borne &
eat deal for the harmony Of the Democratic party
Pt at is the last straw that breaks the cameTs
OK" Our fund of patience is not greatly larger
an that of other people; We confess that, so fa'
certain prefessed Democrats are concerned, it il
ell nigh exhausted
But this is not all: Not only did this Secretar!
FOL, bo1J< <Io
emocratic paper published in Raleigh and monop
re them for his own paper, at the same time fur
shing portion of them 20 the Editor of the Reg
er but we learn that several gentlemen who tool
active part in the meeting, have been misreport
and misrepresented. In proof of this we refc
Mr.. Bushels card and to the article of our Asso
te in to-day's Standard. { l.
Now, we entertain certain opinions about two o
fee protested Democrats who figured in that meet
and we think the good of the Democratic part
be promoted by expressing those opinions. w
tertain the opinion, and we have right to expires
that Edward Cantwel Esq, concurred with tn
crctary in the course he has pursued towards us
that indeed he 1.-THE Secretary pursued thi
lrse more or less under his advice. We announc
OP'iiioh dt oilCe anu uifeCIiy, lor we HeVer ued
lnuendo or insinuation. And did Mr.. Cantwe
pose we would submit to this Did he suppos
could thus put slight upon US under cover
o'her? Has he "grown so great" in his ow
mon, and in the fat Offices bestowed, or promise
DC bestowed upon him, as to believe that the Ser
Editor of the Standard will sit quietly dow
permit him to make war upon him from benin
bush, and to injure him by statements mad
'atey to Mr.. Branch and othersSe So. tn
tleman is greatly mistaken. I'VE entertain n
Will personally towards Mr.. Cantwell, and W
ak OF him not as a man, but as q politician; an
feeling and 50 speaking, we feel bound to say
he has been here, among the Democracy
Ne What he was among the Democracy of Ne
''Ver-a source Of disquiet and discord and a
"a drawback to the cause; and in this opinio