Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-12-12

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Wsdo not believe the Statements
The Journal says weoars scstatad BY 4malice,"
and personal bitterness and spleen" towards the
Governor This is not true. We were the sincere
friend of Gov, Ellis from 1s43 down TO the conf
mencelnent Of the present session Of the Lsgshture
During all this time We uttered no word to h prgu-
dice. spoke kindly of him to his friendssnd to
oupfriends, even while he was ignoring TIE Stand
ard and giving his advertisements to the Pses. We
trusted that his feeling against us would pass away
and that the friendship of former be re-
stored. But We were mistaken. He thought his
interests lay in another direction and he not only
abandoned Us. bat turned all his. s.inasnee against
We'cherish no malice towards him of any one
else. We do not hate him, nor, de-we expect to-
We can hate the ways of man without hating the
man himself Malice and spleen srevipers that in
jure the bosoms of those who cherish them more
than they do those at whom they are directed In
our comments on the Governors message We have
been actuated solely by sense of public duty. We
should have pursued the same course it The Cover
nor had been a cherished personal friend. His mes
sage is disunior document, and our paperis Con-
stitutional Union paper. 1t has. been 50 all the
while, and especially has it been So sinee we wit
messed at Charleston and Baltimore an zdhmistaka
BILE purpose on the part Of the 6reeaters y dissolve
the Union. -: :5.,r a5;sst2 'ssesF~.
This is as far as propose to 60 now with refer
ence to the Governor but it may be thatthe course
of his partzans may compel us in seEdeence to give
his political history from 1s46 to the present time.
We do not wish to do this, if we can avoid it with
justice to ourself We know thing or tWo
But our Hinglish cotemporary says, though we
were Mr.. Holden's staunch friend for the nomna-
ton at Charlotte against Gov Ellis, sorry to
see that that affair still sticks IN his cra notwith.
standing all his professions Of friendship for his op
ponent since expressed" This is strange and
troublesome world. 1t is no donbt the qucerest
planet in the universe in respect of its inhabitants.
The enemy of yesterday is the friend Of to-day, and
the friend Of today is the enemy Of tomorrow. Mr.
spelrnan says he was friend at Charlotte True
enough, and we are obliged to him for it, Bot he
must bear in mind that he was then in our employ
ment, and that he is now employed by Gov. Ellis.
If we are not mistaken Gov Ellis part of the
Banner establishment, and We think it more than
probable that the Governor "came down" heavily
with the dollars, or in the way Of security when the
Press establishment was purchased. THIS may ac
count for the fact that Mr.. Spelman is not our
"staunch friend now, as well as for his assailing
us in vulgar Hinglish. Webeg leave to remind our
polished cotemporary that the word "era'0" is q
word considered unfit to be.used in discussion by
gentlemen in this country. How it may pc: in-ho1
Hingland We know not cox
Our cotemporary is offended because we speak Of
him as naturalized Englishmap, "--and our Will
mington contemporary, whose amiability Of dsposi-
ton would make roses bloom in January, and whose
independence as politician is as proverbial that
of Ethan Allen, is also offended because we have
spoken at all of "naturalized" people. These gen.
tlemen will j" take nothing by this notion" There
is no man in the State, with the exception Of Hon.
Thomas Ruffin and Gov. Bragg who has fought the
american party with more zeal than We have
We opposed that party because we thought that
with its other faults it was too hard on just such
persons as Mr.. Spelman. Mr.. S. was Whig when
he entered the Standard Office, and We believe not
fully naturazed. He had been many years in this
country, but so great was his affection for hold
Hinyland that he hesitated to take position as q
naturalized citizen under the American flag. But
the American party reused him up, and he aban-
doned the Queens government, left the Wing party,
and turned Democrat Like many others, he learn
7 ed his Democracy in the Standard Office But the
"young idea Z" discharged from our Democratic bat
terry struck on stony ground. Mr.. Spelman turned
Democrat, not because he understood or approved
Democratic principles but because he hated tho
! dmep And hjr iS tho- -ho
tions our Democracy So far as Mr. Spelman's
birthplace is concerned, as we have already said,
we have uniformly advocated the rights Of "natur.
allied citizens" We have always held and we now
hold that 'naturalized citizen stands on the same
footing with native citizen so far as the Constitution
and the laws are concerned and we have uniformly
observed all things being equal between the two, that
the American people very naturally, but whethe,
properly otremains to be determined give tn,
preference to the native citizen. For our part as
general rule we would not stop to enquire, when
casting our vote, where the man was born or what
religion he professed. . But while we say this, ant
while ne would have this country for all time tt
come an asylum for the oppressed Of al! nations, We
beg leave to add that there is time for every thing
and place for every body. ne do not belisre in
elerating "naturalized citissns "orer tia heads o,
natires uho are their superiorse Such 4 policy, Il
adopted and persevered in would destroy any party
in any country. We insist on justice the native
we'll as to the foreigner. We beleveTwe are a
modest as most men, and We set up no ssclams" or
any party; but this we do say If any respectabl,
and truthful citizen, WHO knows the two men, vii
give it as his opinion that Mr.. Spelmanis our supe
rior either as a man or as Democrat, We will ap
prove his election Public Printer and admit tina
we have been Justly treated. We have been thu
explicit because we donot wish to be- misunderstood,
on this subject. Far be it from US to mske filings
at our 'naturalized citizens" But Mr. 4Spelpan
out Of place. lie obtained his position BY comb
nation, by official influence and BY an as Of injui
tice towards one, who had faithfully psrformed hi
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