Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-05-25
THE LIVE GIRAFFE.

the Lire G1TdFe OF last SATURDAY, Hoin WHICH pre-
sumo that the editor of that paper either does not
understand nv communication published in the
Standard of the 7th, or wilfully misconstrues it
Although the Giraffe is neither mentioned or allu-
ded to- except as furnishing information which did
not appear IN the official proceedings OF the Frank
linton Convention, nor the veracity of the editor in
anywse called in question, he would make the pub
lie believe that desired an explanation ofhis notice
of the Convention; and that the object of the COM
municaton was .sto initiate against the Lire Gi-
rafs" In this he is greatly mistaken, and think
that even the editor Of the Giraffe, if he will lay
aside his spectacles of Suspicion-if he can for
moment dispense with them and read my communi-
cation again, will at once discover the error into
which he has fallen. desired Mr.. Holden, who
was there, to explain the action Of the Convention,
and not the editorial of the GaamUe
l thought the action of the Contention unerpzain-
ed, was likely to inure the Democratic party, but
did not suppose nor suspect any one else of suppo-
sing that an editorial of the Giraffe, although uner
plaincd, could either mjure the Democratic party
or any respectable member of that party.
If the Giraffe thinks that l desire or have at
tempted to njure him. he has grossly deceived him.
self; for really can hardly imagine state of things
that could Justify even gentleman of leisure, pos
sessing the smallest conceivable amount OF charity
in attempting to nure so harmless an animal as the
Giraffe.
But the Editor of the Giraffe, apparently afflicted
with deleum tremens POLITICAL has of late persisted
with feverish brain malignant heart, and distem-
pered Imagination in pcoplng the Heavens, the
earth and the sea- with enemies to himself, his ami
mal and his peculiar friends. He says 1.-THE whole
of this natter the correspondence and the editorial
of the Standard was gotten up to injure the Gar4De
They have tried to kill us in the open field: now
they are firing at us from ambush, and making the
reltare Of the democratic party pretext for these
cowardly assaults" The object Of my commune
cation seems to have been "by accident" anomenta
rily apparent to the Giraffe notwithstanding his
mental hallucination about the time he wrote (if he
writes the editorials printed in his paper) the above
quotation from the editorial columns of his last pa
per.
He SAYS truly, for once, that to promote the swell
fare of the democratic party the object of the
communication And if the editor or editors of the
Giraffe, poor fellows had been capable of cherish
ing OF approaching laudable and patriotic an OBJ
ject, should have been spared the unpleasant duty
Of exposing the ignorance the avarice and maiign-
ty which has controlled the editorial columns of that
paper for several weeks past
But cannot allow the Giraffe, however much he
may desire it, and however much it may be to his
interest and the interest of his peculiar friends to
divide distract and break down the democratic party,
to identify with any difficulty between Mr.. Hol
and himself l am not unkindly disposed towards
any gentleman but could not afford after so many
flee the interest," the harmony and success Of the
great democratic party to promote the interest Of the
Giraffe and his peculiar friends, whom ! fear are
more sincere and jealous friends of American eagles
than of American democracy. But the Gimfe says,
- the correspondence and the editorial Of the Stan
dard was gotten up to inure the Giraffe"
can inform the Girafe that his suspicious are
wholly undfounded; for | would not offer So gross
an insult to Mr.. IIoldens intelligence as to suppose
that he needed any aid from any quarter much less
from so humble myself, in any controversy
with the Giraffe, any Of its aiders and abettors,
when it is so well known that he has successfully
met and vanquished all the avowed enemies and ex-
posed to the scorn and contempt of all good demo-
Gratis and all honorable men, the secret foes but pro-
fessed friends of the democratic party, from the day
when it was thought by some disreputable to be
called democrat, to the present hour, when some
poor creatures themselves with profession OF
democracy to make themselves respectable, as did
the ass when he put on the lions skin. hope the
editor of the Giafe when he shall recover from the
mental excitement superinduced by the severe flag
COLLATION. to which he has been recently exposed,
may "sce himself as others see him" and SO far
mend his manners and morals as to d. at least sim
pie justice to those who may honestly differ in opn
ion with him and his peculiar friends" if such
thing be possible, consistently with the principles
which have recently governed his course.
The editor simple soul, in this lamentable state
of mental excitement has enormously imagined that
| am an enemy of his, indeed he seems to feel as
Cain did after he had killed his brother that his
hand was against every man and every mans hand
against hiE." Dismiss your suspicious, Harper for
certainly creature in your condition can have no
real enemies; as you deserve and can have no real
friends if you to be held responsible for the re-
cent editorials in your paper and they are to be as
crbcd to the maignty of your heart rather than the
imbecility of your mind.
As charity constrans me to attribute your con-
duct to the latter rather than the first of these
ses you will please pardon me for asuggeston which
feel it my duty to make to you.
While your Giraffe has generally been consider
ell very tame and notfensive animal, his DISPOSE
ton recently fear from unskilful training has
dergone great change for he is now regarded as
being not only vicious but very unreliable and
however much l may regret it, I am constrained to
believe there is too much truth in it. for the last
news had Of him was, that he had thrown down
the barriers of sincerity, TRUTH justice honor and
amiabty and with his tail down, his nostrils dis
tended his ears backed, his mouth open and his
teeth exposed, he was extending to his pretended
friends and his imaginary enemies "a hearty wei
come to the field of carnage" and at the time
warning them that he mot responsible for con-
sequences" l deprecAe all this very much, but
am not in despair for think change of grooms or
an application fshinplasters or Bentons mint drops
w the u"aUe anu q lew Slices OF governmental pat
ronage or popular preferment to his peculiar friends
would work wonders in restoring them to their
ted docty and kindness to their pretended friends
and imaginary enemies; and their old patrons might
soon expect their eervescent love of democracy to
subsde into the usual quantity of "machine poetry
vulgar anecdotes and nonsense"
also congratulate the friends of the Giraffe upon
the favorable symptoms in his case discovered in the
prudent admonition that he cannot be responsible
for consequences" as furnishing some evidence of a
return of reason, and aordng some ground for hope
of his final recovery for it shows consciousness
of his inability at all times to control himself and
more particularly when he is riding the acares ofthe
ocean of politics.
Under these circumstances, and with this erpla-
nation of the state of things connected with the Gi-
r4te, hope no one will feel himself aggrieved by
anything that may hereafter appear in its editorial
columns. For while all good democrats are as de-
temined thew ,xora ,rhou, raa.f& H. $3.50