Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-20
The wilmington Herald.

The Wilmington Herald.
Tn noticing the late extraordinary speech OF 6oy
Ellis at Wilmington we quoted from the Journal
md Herald to show the character of the speech =
The Herald takes exceptions to the use which we
made of its article and attempts to produce the i'm
preston that we employed it "as witness" in or
der to do injustice to the Governor. 1t quotes our
language but does not show as it never can show,
that we said it declared that Gov. Ellis told the peo
nile thew must reconsider their conduct" The
,vord must, was ours, not the HeralGs the ex-
tract referred to proves. So much for that; and
that as the Herald well knows, is the only founda-
ton for its complaint againstus We quoted that pa
per correctly. Wemade no Interpolation" This
s shown by the Herald ITSELF in the very article to
which we are referring; and it was also made plain
to that paper by one its correspondents ("onslow0
in its issue the day after the Herald had done us
this injustice. Yet the Herald persists in leaving
the impression on the minds of its readers that
had not fairly quoted and used its language.
But all this amounts to little. The material point
is that the Heratd is melting its readers to dis
union and civil war; whereas but few short months
since it was ultra Union and abused SouthCarolina
with bitterness which other paper in this State
has ever exhibited. We have never abused that
gallant but misguided State; the Herald has, In
December last some one sent to the Editor of the
Herald an insulting letter, as follows:
"From South-Carolnian,
To the Lincoln submission Editor of the Herald ::
South Carolina
despises you and your coUardky eountrynaen, and
homes one of these days to have all potroons like
YOU in chain gang to cultivate rice and cotton
mot from the 1860 association.)
An Enemy to a coward"
The Editor of the Herald replied, declaring that
this man has told the truth in regard to the sent
ment of the people of South Carolina towards the
people of this State" And he added
"They do despise us, and ho.d US in the most
sovereign contempt; and in that the masses but
follow as usual, the lead of their rulers. It is, to
be sure, generally source Of amusement to us to
watch the peacock-strut of these harmless come
dians but matters have become too serious now, 10
indulge in the accustomed laugh We are now on
the eve of bloody revolution. South Carolina,
quite as regardless of the rights and interest of her
sister States as Massachusetts, is has undertaken to
precipitate this revolution upon the country, pro-
claiming to the border States while so doing, that
although she knows they must sustain all the loss
and suffering she does not desire to form any ALI
ance with them for mutual protection and benefit
but wishes to keep them barrier between herself
and danger This is the language, these are the
very words contained in the pamphlet above alluded
to, and which is daily circulated by the Thousand
among the people of these same border States.
People of North Carolina, shall this programme
be carried out? Will you suffer yourselves to be
spit upon in this way2 Are you su6missiOnists to
the dictation of South Carolina? Are your propo-
sitions and those of the other border States, for
mediation, and cooperation when necessary, to be
met as the Charleston Iercury has met them IN adj
uance, with contempt and defance9 Are you to
be called eouards because you do not follow the
crazy lead of that crazy State9 Where is the spirit
of your ancestors, so commonly invoked now days ?
Will it be displayed by exhibiting in your conduct
not only tame submission to the behests of South
Carolina, but also shameless abandonment of your
rights and duty? Will you lick the hand that
smites YOU? Do so if you will, but may God save
the State from the nfamy'
We have nothing to add to the above. The Ian
guage is much more bitter than we could think Of
using towards sister Southern State but it is the
language of the Herald aow ultra dsunion, fire
eating, South Carolina sheet Let the Herald Of
December answer the Herald of March.
The Herald of Saturday, which we have just re,
ceived, says:
ave would suggest to Mr.. Holden that as we
have INDUCED in no personalities towards him, he
might as we'll omit all such expressions as untrue
from his threatened article. That word occurs in
his notice of our Act of Justice to Gov. Ellis and
is entirely gratuitous expression. We are willing
to discuss any public question with the Standard in
proper way, but we cannot handy epithets with
the editor"
At fault again, Mr.. Waddell. You began the per.
sonalties by charging that We were influenced in
our public conduct by personal malice" towards
Gov. Ellis. That is grave charge, Mr.. Waddell--
We simply pronounced it untrue. We have not
banded epithets with the Herald nor do we intend
to do so. We entertain no unkind feelings towards
the Editor. We experienced deep regret when we
saw him 60 over to the disunion ranks, but we have
neither assailed him nor done him injustice. Can
he say as much with reference to US?