Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-24
Mr.. Smiths Coat of Arms.

the partizans of Mr.. Smith in the First District.
which exhibit all kinds of devices and designs. We
have before US sac Of these tickets all headed differ
emily; and our friend informs us that he noticed one
with drum on it. "emblematic of noise without
music gasconade without courage, and clamor
without argument" We will number these tickets
and describe them in regular order:
No. l is headed with stage-coach This was for
the old fogies, who opposed to the movements of
this fast age, and who like Mr.. Smith, pride them
selves on their " conservatism" Every body in
favor Of stagecoaches was expected to vote for Mr.
Smith.
No. is headed with large steam car, drawn by
very small locomotive. Mr.. Smith, we believe
never voted for Railroad in his life. Mr. Smith,
at the last session. went far to vote against
law which provides for paying State debts con-
tracted for Railroads But Mr. Smith, ante duvian
and antimodernst as he is, very clearly percelves
that there are such things as Railroads, and that
after all, he may find it to be his duty to give into
them somewhat in the future especially Mr.. Fill
| more's Pacific Railroad to be constructed by the
government; yet, being extremely economical in
| his views, and very much afraid of high taxes,
especially during his campaigns for the Legislature
and for Congress, he has determined that if Rail-
roads must and aoiU be built they shall be used in
the most economical way imaginable. Hence his
large car with a very small locomotive. Mr.. Smith
wishes to do the largest amount of work with the
smallest possible amount of capital. His injunc-
| ton is, Gentlemen, if you aoU abandon my No l
stagecoach and resort to steam-cars, be careful of
your wood,-get small engine, and be at as little
expense as possible Our taxes are very high and
what with the State government and the federal
government and the cost of reestahlishng the mail
agency on the Blackwater and several other things
it stands us in hand to be very economical and to
consume as little wood as possible" Every body
who agreed with Mr.. Smith in these views was ex-
| pected to vote for Mr. Smith,
No. s is headed with a spread eagle. This was
intended as stirring appeal, in the name of that
very respectable Bird to the patriotism of the Dis
trict Every body in favor of the spread eagle was
expected to vote for Mr.. Smith.
No. 4 is headed with monstrous black republican
looking Indian astride of a stag, blowing forth
through horn, 1.-The Great Remedy" to the four
winds of heaven. This was meant to signify Know
Nothingism. Mr. Smith, it is known, lid not ex
acty join the Order, but he approved of 1.-the
Great Remedy" and took its benefits as long as they
lasted. Indians are the original Know Nothings
Every Know Nothing was, therefore, expected tc
vote for Mr.. Smith.
No. is headed with a naked boy, with butterfly
wings, blowing postscript" out of his mouth.
This significant of the rally towards shutdown
when votes were to be obtained at all hazards The
postscript" boys were to work and fight all day
and vote last Every body who voted more thar
once was expected to vote first, and then last by
way of postscript" for Mr.. Smith.
No. 6 is headed with an express rider blowing
"News" out of his mouth This was intended t.
intimate that all kinds of rumors and charges agans
the Democracy, during the campaign, would b
serviceable. A plausible fasehood once started, il
one of the most difficult things to stop. 1t grows
upon every tongue which it touches, and gather
blackness from each drop of ink with which it il
rewritten or reprinted Every body in favor o
"News" of the right kind FOR Mr. Smith, was OK
pected to vote for Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Smiths coat of arms, it must be confessed, i
as odd and unique as it is significant. 1t has gath
cred upon its dusky surface all the odds and ends
opposition to Truth and Democracy. If Mr.. Smitl
pleases every body who voted for him, he will be tn
luckiest Smith that ever "trod shoeicather."
Mr. Smith can be true to his six devices above given
and to his numberless pledges to reduce the taxes
he will show himself the most thorough man-o
all-work, and man-ofall-qualties that this countr
has ever produced. If Mr.. Smith can steer betwee
the Scya of black Republicanism and the Charyt
dis of Know Nothingism, he will establish a re
putation for lacking and trimming which will ia
eclipse the ingenuity displayed in the getting up &
his coat of arms. ~