Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-07-17
5euti- 4peekIy Sta1farh,
For the Standard.
A CARD,

SJI?Iy' on, Snficentv known in this and the adjacent
counties to abide by the verdict OF public ophn a 70
the truth or aIsty OF the must confess
I'm he perfectly at sea its authorship Its style SOUNDS
lltLe ia nar and little not so. Some have sugseSte9I
10 me thas it was vey mise lawyer living in Winston;
repeat it again, gery 9OSs lawyer. can't make up 5
mind that he is the author know him perSonIay, '
hasa IN of such heightened and elevated charIete
Sn,ran virtue and immaculate purity of morals that
know coud not lend the aid of his pen 70 tbot
vulgar and mean production Again @ have never
there is character in midst thai NV
seen personally, but whose exploits ana t of
have portrayed in poetica eiuSlon %I hin, the
" Inc the Rig Volunteer" This friend thinks nun tno
author but do not Some, again. have saa me ausno'
was Col Joseph Masen, and the reason aGEa S - LII
that the Colonel talked good deal OF tnIs INT have
since the great ViriicatOr appeared IN ~ him also
however made digent inquiry, and must 5Sat = 10
and give my reasons for doing So The oolpu ELS J
main oper. tor the way station, on the Sout fo rel
winston underground telegraph line, and oelnS niue
le,ky he let out u synopsis OF the document, WnIcr nc
aided firth on the and 1t was PuosheQ on
~ btin boards in Salem several days in advance OF lis
uppearance in print. The nearest that can c1e W o
authorship that of great character used 10
fer in nv yhood days. renowned hero OF the ola Mex
;n Ir,r-a war which was war-aud tried the metal OF
those who figured it. History, however, is silent as 70
the anreis won 9y our nero anu and ali We Know of
his exploit. and adventures is what he tes nlhSe'l
From his intimate knowledge Oft customs e h anu
social habits of the greasers of Mexico ne earned ior NM
self the soubriquet of Jossphus AerietR"s. -,
At any r;e if only for argument SAKE Will call hm
Josepbns and proceed to reply. After great deal OF
tddptw dale and characteristic small talk, which near
II takes column of the SenttneG ana which mas
neither point meaning he comes to h's hrs charge
and thai Is extOrtiOn my collins. can comprise
NV defence on that head almost in nutshell CONN
making is part of my business and for years have Kept
ready.made cons for sale. have the same prices a.
wavs did provided man will do right. | have all my
necessares Of life buy and laery have only raised my
prices pro rata to the advance price of every thug else
1fa man. ho vever will pay me in country produce az ou
prices do not charge him any advance my old price,
either When will not bring grain or IS otner-
wise able to pay Especially if he is one of these foul
him lust as much in money Will buy as mucn country
produce as my old price used to purchase As for my Ia
king advantage being Overbearlng upon those who ad
neither grain nor money it is for JoSephuS to show that
to re So have too much of business name and credit
me and thew NAV possibly have like knowledge of jose
plus character, also. The public shall judge between us
In the case the negro coffin of Staords to which the
bridge builder refers in his card can only say, that IN
charging him 49, only charged him half price-meas-
uring nv corr by his half bushe. He poor man,
and wtha very benevolent to the poor and needy that
could not ch ROE hun full price gave him his choice
to bring me four bushels of corn or sl2 IN money ne
paid me in pure genuine Contedsrate money AT h mat
for speculation asking $50 barrel and the old price
Of -four rarely ever exceeded s. barrel my old cy4
price s., would always buy half barrel-consequenty
ought to have had $25 for it.
Again: Josrphus says would not take Confederate
money for cJfin for an old stripe magistrate, who
died IaeIy Of disease contracted in camp He does not
the disease of which the old stripe died. but 1t
prob IDLY disease called HsSInt5rlc OII-
thesis 1t neraly proves fatal, especially when 1t at
tackS these real strong SeceSSOns Few of that class
when taken with it. Be that it may lm not
disposed Ia disturb the repose of the patriotic dead and
that certain ncghbor who for his coffin wants to dig
up The old patriot him for foul party purposes
against me- is of his own taste and choosing and sh
my hands of having any thing do in resurrecting him.
only applied my rule to ancte Davy RObnsons as
would any else. This neighbOr certainly alb
sent minded and did sten he certainly would not
hare mSrepresented so. It was in peach blooming
time and his mind was no doubt too much absorbed in
making his calculations about the "Schnbs and pranjy
prospects this present This is the same old
stripe who &C ed Chairman of the indignation meet
passed unanimously that the Salem Female School
Oe @ up ana Inc er ID% oot
home, gathered all his spare "schn5s and late that
Saturday evening hurrying back to town with
bag Of SchnbS upon his back to trade them off, fearing
he might lose the sale of his schnibs if he delayed till
Monday morning. But to return this schnbs specula-
said | char ,ed too much and he went and got one
some where else an inferior article in quality, and OF
course at less price.
Again The other case cited is papabe falsehood, and
JOsephuS knows it, The next charge that refused to
take Confederate money. have taken it, and have
fused it. When these fOul-mouthed secesSiOnStS who
either directly or indirectly refuse it themselves, who
here at home Specializing instead of being in the war;
that case have and will refuse to receive it of that class
of men. have refused to receive it from the poor
and needy under any circumstances be the debt old
have refused it under other circumstances which
will explain. week two ago. refused to receive it
Of Joseph Masen Esq. COOnelOf the list Regiment, N
u hIIa For more than two years. he kept me out of
just dues, but having got part of by dunnng
time ago there still balance due the time of
have thought that he might have become Prosecutor
General for the firm of Hne Stafford CO. he no doubt
thought he wou better attack with clean hands He
laid me in North Carolina money, has my receipt in full
and owes nothing thought the loss of several years
interest the uncertain business of the oil issues
enough to justify me In refusing it. The next charge is
that tried to keep out of the This admit be So
only following the example of such JOsephus-
They of the war; and gloried in it. and was
n0. Whenever hey will go voluntarily, will 90, also
Josrhus there many hale hearty and robust
young chaps who have not gone have sons broth
ers single relatives in the army. When the broke
out, only two brothers both in which is more
than Josepbus say; and of them being hOnOrably
equal with JOsephus now. And again ask, Josephus
how brothers relatives HIS your friend STAFF
ford in the arny And again, Josephus you tell why
both you and Stafford are mott service yOurseves You
are both hale aud hearty aud there is no law in existence
that would keep you from going volunteers for you
were both in favor of having the war; Aud again, jose
phus can't you tell how it that your friend Stafford
did not have to stand his draft in March, 1862? Can't
you tell why the Colonel of the list failed to call his name?
Did not the Colonel of the list give imperative orders
no old exemPs would be excused and that all had to 60
before the Me iica Board? Stafford was under 80 years
old he not excused by. the Medical Board for he
never appeared before themand the Colonel did not call
his name in the draft. Many poor man. who had wife
and large family dependent upon him for support
excused by the Colonel of the fist and many one who
drafted, being unable to get a substitute was forced
to bid an eternal aeu to wife, children and friends and
sonn thereafter to all things of earth whilst like
Stafford, with the wealth he boasts Of and who has few
scru6by negroes vas not even required to take his chance
can't tell how AMI why it was Stafford is hale hearty
aoe Oedcd man, VINO rarely fails to attend sale gath
ering rain shne for 20 miles around when there is
dollar to be made by housekeeping. He always
good Southern rights man-admits he secessonist-
has no son. BROTHER hardly single relative in the
n.y. and so, in the language of JOsephus he must be
OF those manipulating chaps, but when the enrolling or
drafting officer around, oh. my how feebleI how
scky! how rheumatic can't hardly walk, let alone
'dOube quick it for three miles. And again Jusephus
do you know how the Colonel of the list managed to keep
out of the draft his brother john the "sehnbs specua-
tor? Report says know how true that the Colonel
turned of Adutant Kerner from his staff the morning
OF the draft, and appointed his brother John. Was he
sickly too? And rs he is not the Coonels staff now
1t has been matter of conjecture lin the militia law
is extended from l6 to 6O who will be turned off
next draft And again, JOsephus has the schnibs"
Spectator that will be Liable at the next draft and
can't you have influence with the Colonel of the list
secure him spme little petty appointment his staff,
SUCH for instance as booback pot cleaner any other
acSey work SO that by having the appointment he may
dodge the dratt As you reported have such vast
Influence with the Colonel of the list hope you will do
your best for him Give my respects to the Colonel of
the list. tell him, that he lives in glass house
hnss he should quit throwing such laundering big stones
big shovel and throw dirt back in return