Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-16

ueeu MS STOCK IN trade IN PeterSOurS aSln uale6n'
seems to be the Standard. 1t follows him, haunts
him, torments him. We seldom noticed him,whhe
here and we propose to bestow but little atten''oH
on him where he is but we may find 1t necessary
now and then to expose his misrepresentation ana
calumnies, and hold him up in his true cOlOrs to
the public.
This person, John W. Syme, came to this City
some ten years since, and took charge of the Kal-
eigh Register. The Register at that time was
respectable Journal and had large circulation
1t was the central organ of the old Whig party.
But Mr. Syme, by his want Of sound political lnfor-
mation-by his vulgar wit his irrepressible malice,
his want of tact his spirit of contention, and his i'll
disguised contempt for the masses of our people,
soon run the paper down and destroyed its intu-
ence. He signalized his advent to Raleigh by
low and envenomed personal attack in his paper on
Judge Saunders, whom it seems he hated personal
ly, because the Judge did not happen to recognize
him on one occasion, or because, recognizing him,
he mispgonounced his name, calling him Sims in
stead of Syme. He also violently assailed Gov.
Morehead at that time prominent member of his own
party and of the leading friends of nernali i'm
prOvement on account ofhis advocacy Ofthe famous
Danville connection. Soon after this he became in
volved in bitter controversy with another leading
Whig paper, the Fayetteville Observer, about some
ouack medicines which he came off second best.
Having rendered himself very unpopular personal
ally, as we'll as lost ground politically, it was the
determination of number Of leading Wings, about
the time the American or Know Nothing party was
formed, to get rid OF him. This determination was
about to be carried out at meeting held in this
place; but Mr.. Sims, having posted himself on the
subject, made pitful personal appeal to one of
these leading SWhigs or Americans Henry W. Mil
ler Esq, to undertake the task of saving him.
Moved by his appeal though he distrusted both his
honesty and ability Mr.. Miller undertook the task
and succeeded. The Register was continued as the
Know Nothing organ, and contributed in no Small
degree to break down that cause in the State. We
know we found Mr.. Sims q useful ally in our oppo-
sition to the Know NOthings. Owing to his petu-
lance, his want of prudence and sound common
sense, well as of ordinary foresight, we twisted
him round our fingers twice week with the ut
most ease; and our advantage over him in this re-
spect was strengthened by his personal unpopulari-
ty, which increased year by year as long as he re-
mained here. And what measure of gratitude did
he accord to the Hoblehearted man who had saved
him in his extremity from being ouSted from the
organship? He hated MIN Jor it, Depraved minds
like that of Mr.. Sims incapable of gratitude but
on the contrary hate those who have done them a
favor and laid them under obligations. When Mr.
Miller died, and when the State was clothed in
mourning at the sad event, the only notice of his
death in the Register was simple statement that
his funeral would take place at certain hour.--
Oh ingratitude!
In 1860, when we took ground for the preserva-
ton of the Union, against the cotton State polti-
clans who were seeking excuse to destroy it. the
Register copied many of our articles endorsed them
and complimented US as patriot In February,
1861, when delegates to a Convention were to be
chosen in this State co-operated with Mr.. Syme,
who was then an avowed Conservative, and we think
it than probable that he voted for us as del
egate in February; but in May of the same year,
having changed our views in no respect, and not
knowing that he had changed his, he turned upon
us suddenly with great fury and opposed our elec-
ton. The only reason we could see then, as now,
for this sudden change, his wish to secure the
election to the Convention of relative of his over
In this he failed and this failure together with
the severe castigations which we gave him iD the
Standard for his treachery and meanness, intensi-
fed his hatred towards US. From that day to this
he has been striking at US like blind moccasin in
August He even went so far few weeks before
he left for Petersburg to advise mob law against
our Office; and now, having carried all these per-
sonal notifications and resentments to Petersburg,
he occupies his time in serving them up for the edi-
ication of his readers He came to Raleigh on Dor.
rowed capital, and left it, we learn, on borrowed
capital He has never seen the day when his debts
all paid or when he could cali himself his own
man. He left Petersburg without friends-made
none here, and returned to that place unchanged in
character-the same willy, unScruplous, and vndic-
tive Syme-except that age and disappointment have
brought his bitter animosites to a whittier heat
1t seems that Mr.. Taylor, of Montgomery, has
introduced into the Senate of Virginia proposition
to instruct the committee on Courts of Justice in
that body to inquire into the expedency of stopping
by law the circulation of the Standard in that State
The Register notices this proposition as follows:
ave would respectfully suggest to the mover of
the resolution that such proceeding will only have
the effect of making capital for the STANDARD, and
increasing It's clrculauon IN NorthCaronna we
kNOw well the use which the unscrupulous and
crafty editor of that paper will make of this proceed
ing. He will baw! out "persecution," and appeal
to the vulgar preudices against Virginia which exist
among that class of people in North Carolina by
whom he lives, and moves, and has his being. He
will tell them of "Virgina arrogance and pre-
sumption "-of Virginia tyranny" &c, &c, and
they will listen and heed what he says. In the
mation of the class of people of North Carolina to
whom we alude, to have been born and raised IN
either Virginia or South Carolina is most heinous
offence. .
There are very many people in North-Carolins
who are above this miserable, groveng feeling
But among those the Standard has no circulation.
The low, the vulgar and the ignorant give that pa
per its pabuLurn Uit@, and the more it is mobbed
or egislated against the closely will these peo
pie adhere to it We hope, therefore, the Commit
of Courts of Justice will report that it is mex
pedient to pass law prohibiting the circulation Of
the Raleigh Standard IN Virginia. We cannot be-