Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-07-24
For the Standard.

Mr.. EDITOR: II will be remem bered that during
the administration Of Mr.. Buchanan, hoot' r. DICK,
Esq., of Greensboro held the office OF United states
Attorney, for the District of North Carolina lie
performed the duties of the office with fidelity and
marked ability. This was conceded by all who at
tended the Federal Courts Of the State, or had an
opportunity of observing the manner in which the
business thereof was conducted. The cutlery was
raised, that no man in the South ought to hold Of
flee under Lincoln. When Lincoln was elected,
Mr. Dick resigned. But what, pray, was the course
of Judge Biggs? Lincon's Inauguration still found
him clingDg to his fat sinecurel Not even the ty
rannical and infamous threats of subjugation to the
South, which were embazoned forth in Lincoln's
inaugural address, moved him an inch from his
steadfast anchorage on this official rock Not
til the final edct of subjugation issued and the
patriotic people of our State proclaimed, with one
voice, zoe cant to fght" did Judge 3. loose his
hold on this Federal Office. Now, what was the
sequel? Hardly had North Carolina thrown off
the tyrannica rule of Lincoln and united her dest
MES with the Confederate States, before Judge
Biggs renvested with that official robe which
he had so erpeditiOusly and Indignantly DOTTED but
few weeks before! But what was the course pur-
sued towards Mr.. Dick? He had proven himself no
less able to perform the duties of District Attorney
than Judge Bggs had to perform those of Judge
He had been faithful to his OATH and as jealous
in the discharge of all the duties that became good
citizen and patriot-yet when the day arrived for
Tie EODe Vi OOHleueTdJe SIaIe
age over North Carolina, the Judge, who
indignant at the election of Lincoln to hold on
TIL he virtually forced to resign most kindly
and grdciOusty remembered, and the Attorney who
repudiated his Office, in obedience to public sympa
thy and WILL is overlooked and forgotten, and in
hot haste, without giving the public or the bar an
opportunity to say yea nay, another who did not
attend the Federal Courts, and who had not
been initiated into the routine of the practice on the
criminal side of the docket of those Courts per-
itted to rejoice IN this first official Jenecence Of
the neW dynasty! Why was such injustice done
Mr. Dick? Was he not faithful, capable and hon.
est? Was Judge Biggs any more so? No man
will dare affirm it who has any regard for truth
Why, then, was this faithful public officer
looked and discarded? l will tell you, Mr. Editor.
He was faithful in doing all he could in honor to
the horrors of civil war, which are now upon us.
avert the caamities of disruption Of the
with all their drefu consequences yet to follow and
did not feel it his duty to join in the cutlery of the
Yancey secessiOnists. This was the reason of the
injustice. And it will not stop here. Any man,
with half an eye, can see the game which is to be
played in both the State and Confederate Govern
ments. The country is to be deprived Of more than
half the experience, talent wisdom and virtue, that
have, in times gone by, adorned and sustained it in
every emergency, because their possessors were not
the loud-mouthed rabid and peculiar followers of
school of politicians who preferred to rule in hell
rather than serven Heavenr' If such policy iskept
up, and the South is to be left to the tender merceS
of such an Ubiquitous, unjust, partizan policy, may
God in his mercy preserve US!
1.-THE meantime, Mr.. Editor, should like to know
what those gallant champions of the South, Brock
inridge and Lane doing for us? 1t is true, that
the former is member of Lincolns Congress- called
together to sign the deathwarrant of the South 1t
is reported he has voted and spoken in favor of this
internal war upon our rights and homes. Can this
be possible? Ifso, Their indeed is it time to throw
past partizan preudces to the wind, as the vilest
trash, and call out the whole talent and energy and
virtue and power Of the State to the defence of
cause! This spirit alone can saUe as !; but if the
partzan narrowness and proscriptive vndictiveness
and cruelty, which have marked the of things
for months past in this State are continued diSas
ter and ruin wiU be our Destiny!
JUSTICE.
July Goth, 1861.