Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-08-01

"The zeal Of the Intelligencer in support of the
war coupled with the fact that one Of its editors
was by birth an Englishman, bad exasperated Ad-
miral Oockburn violently against the journal and its
proprietor, and being unable TO capture the obnox
ious editor, (who was still in North Carolina with
his family1 he determined to burn, down the print
ing office and its contents, which purpose, however,
he was prevented from executing by the cntreates
Of the females of the contiguous houses, which
would have been consumed with the Office building
Qhe men of the families being absent with the
troops But the Admiral vented his spleen on the
printing materials and other property in the build
ing. He had the library, Of several hundred vol
uIneS removed to the street assisting himself in
the work) and burned threw all the types and print
ing material out OF the upper windows, and broke
and destroyed all the presses, thereby intcting
loss on the proprietors Of some thousands of dol
lars and then departed"
Ingersoll, in his second War, gives us another
glimpse of this Harlequin of Havoc" parading
the Streets laughing at the terrified women who
were imploring him not to destroy their homes.
Never fear" he said, "you shall be much safer
under my administration than Madison's o." Be
sure" said he to those who were destroying the
types of the National Intellgencer, "that all the
Cs are demolished so that the rascals can no longer
abuse my name they have done"
Mr.. Gales was formerly Democrat, and support
ed jefferson, Madison and Monroe enjoying, in a
high degree the confidence of the two last. On
several accounts, he had the misfortune to differ
with jackson. He became warm advocate of
Henry Clay, and ever after was an undertaking ad-
herent of the Wing cause, supporting all its Presi-
dental nominees, down to Fillmore, the left
handed legatee of the remains of that party.
His intercourse with the leading for half a
century gave Mr.. Gales a knowledge possessed by
few who could so well analyze the motives of men
and deal fairly with them. He was frequently So
lcted and pressed by eminent statesmen and others
to publish his recollections of his own times; and
it is exceedingly to be regretted that he did not
mould into printable shape more than he gave the
public within few years in the columns of the In
teltigeRcer. 1t always his intention to do so,
but the necessities which generosity entails well
as the quickly recurring needs of business inter
fered with the fulillment Of the project Such a
work would he one of the most entertaining and
characteristic autobographic series of historical
miniscences pertaining to this country, and its loss
is perhaps in view of the period and the eminence
of his contemporaries-only second to that of the
destruction Of Charles Thompson's notes and remi-
niscences, embracing the private history of the
movements Of the Revolutionary era.
In concluding, we desire to add to the public
sympathy our respectful coincidence to the family
Of our late venerable professional neighbour to his
surviving associate, and those who have grown gray
in faithlulnesS to the fortunes of the deceased