Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-04-04
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WTLmINaTON, n. C., THURSDAY. APRIL 4. 1861.

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WILMINGTON. N. C., THURSDAY. April. 4. 1861.
The Raleigh Standard don't like to have its mistakes
opted out to it. It crowed the Sury vote against
Convention by mistake, but corrected that mis-
take until we pointed it out Its correction now can go
for what it is worth.
The Standard next lin its issue of the 30h ult.)
fers to Messrs Brown of Caswel and Person, of New
Hanover. Mr.. Brown appears to be its great stand
by-ts warhose for the reason, presume, that Mr..
Brown is about the only oits old party friends Of any
standing that it can get to stand by it. 1t certainly
appears have only denunciations for all other of those
prominent Democrats whom it once praised freely and
so strongly and only praises those oppostonists whom
it once eAounced bitterly 1t choose its own
course that respect but WE must protest against its at
trbuting certain to u.s. does in its reference
to Judge Person. Mr., Samuel j. Person." it terms
him 1t speaks of Mr. Person the peculiar pet and IA
vorite of the Journal This will be news to Mr. Person,
as certainly is Wehave high respect and friend
ship for Mr. Person, but no peculiar intimacy favor
itsm as the Standard must have known if the editor
Of that paper did the honor to peruse our columns in
which we stated some weeks since that had not had
q single word of private communication with Mr. Per-
son during the whole session of the Legislature We
know nothing of peculiar avourites and pets and cques,
and all that sort of thing We try to do justice to ALL
and to advocate principles in the best way we can.
It is little amusing to notice the way in which the
Standard approprates to itself every general charge
brought against the Opposition presses Of the State
We said and still say that unbecoming personal at
tacks have been made upon Governor Ellis lmmedI-
atey up iumrs the Standard and in fact, if not in so
many words says" That's persona-that means me-
If we were 50 malicious as the Standard Of
being we might smile at the readiness with which the
Standard by its prompt appropriation, pleads guilty to
all the charges made. If we had designedIy set trap
which we never thought Of, could not have been
more successful in bagging our game. The Standard
80 its own accusor We DO not wish to interfere with
its se,Epronounced verdict.
The Sto,dayd makes another Gifts mistakes. 1t says
that we belong to Governor Ellis Cabinet" which
would be correct but for the trng fact that we don't
belong to Governor Ellis Cabinet, it, indeed, there be
such body. The Council Of State is the only const-
tutiona advisory body in the way of Cabinet or any
thing like a Cabinet, that we know OF in North Caro-
Ina We are not member Of that body. But the
Standard makes mistakes.
We do not doubt at ell that the Standard has saiS
hard things of u.s. In common with nearly all the
Standards former political associates, we have beer
honored with pretty liberal share of denunciaton-
That We don't mind. Everybody understands it, anc
we take it rather as favour certainly so as contrasteC
with the uIsome praise with which it beslavers its pc
cuiar pets and iavourtes, formerly the objects of it
bttercst denunciaton THEY must smile to themselves
and feel slightly ashamed, too.
Tie Standard says that our hands are not tied,
Gov Ellis are We hardly understand the drift of al
this Perhaps we might appreciate it better if som
little matters already pending between the editor of tn
Standard and some gentlemen in Raleigh satiSac
toriIy adjusted AS things now stand, we must waiv
any attempt at constituting it.
We have tried to maintain courteous tone through
out this article, not initiating the scoding humor of TIL
Standard whose editor shows throughout his persona
spleen by ignoring seldom naming the Wilmington
Journal and directing his remarks to James Fulton
personally addressing him in the second person.
would, perhaps, be well to keep cool. Vaporing doe
no good and is fully understood and duly appreciated