Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-10-21
The Petersburg Resister-The Proposition to
stop the Circulation of the North. Carolina
Standard In virginia.

The Petersburg Resister-The Proposition to |
stop the Circulation of the North.Carolina
Standard In virginia.
The Editor Of this journal, formerly printed in !
Raleigh, has been devoting large portion Of his
burg, to the grossest abuse of the Standard In.
deed his stock in trade in Petersburg as in Raleigh
seems to be the Standard. It follows him, haunts
him, torments him. We seldom noticed him while
here and propose to bestow but little attention
on him where he is but we may find it necessary
now and then to expose his Misrepresentation and
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 Raj
eigh Register. The Register at that time was a
respectable Journal and had large circula ton
1t was the central organ of the old Wing party.
But Mr.. Syme, by his want Of sound political infor
mation-by his vulgar wit his irrepressible malice,
his want of tact his spirit Of contention, and his ILL
disguised contempt for the masses of our people,
soon run the paper down and destroyed its inau-
ence. He signalized his advent to Raleigh by a
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 mispronounced his name. calling him Sims in
stead Of Syme. He also violently assailed Gov.
Morelead at that time prominent member of his own
party, and of the leading friends of internal i'm
provement on account Of his advocacy of the famous
Danve connection. Soon after this he became in
volved in bitter controversy with another leading
Whig paper, the Fayetteville Obseruer about some
auack medicines-in which he came eff 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 vas
about to be carried out at meeting held in this
place; but Mr. Sims, having posted himself on the
subject made pitiful personal appeal to one of
these leading Wings or Americans, Henry ". Mil.
Ter, 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
si,ion to the Know Nothings. Owing to his petu-
lance, his want Of prudence and sound common
sense as we'll 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 unpopular-
ty, which increased gear by year as long as he re-
manned here. And what measure of gratitude did
be accord to the noble hearted man who had saved
him in his extremity 6om being ousted from the
organship? Hchated him for it, bepraved minds
like that of Mr.. Sims incapable of gratitude but
on the contrary hate those who have done them >
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 ingrattude
/ In 1860, when we took ground for the preserva-
tion of the Union, against the cotton State poti-
clans who were seeking an excuse to destroy it. the
REGISTER copied many of articles endorsed them,
and complimented US as a patriot. In February,
1861, when delegates to Convention were to be
chosen in this State we cooperated with Mr.. Syme,
who was then an avowed Conservative, and We think
it more than probable that he voted for US 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, was his wish to secure the
election tothe Convention of relative of his over
US. In this be failed and this failure together with
the severe castigations which we gave him in 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 moccasn in
August He even went SO far, a 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 ed
fcatioh 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
we're all paid, or when he could call himself his own
man. Hc left Petersburg without friends-made
none here, and returned to that place unchanged in
character-the same willy, unscruplous, and vindic
tive Syme-except that age and disappontmenthave
brought his bitter animosities to 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 its circulation in North Csroliga."> We
Know well the use which the unscrupulous and
crafty editor of that paper will make Of this proceed.
ing He will bawI 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 ".virginia arrogance and pre-,
sumption of "Virginia tyranny" &c, &c, and
they will listen and heed what he says In the es-
:imaton Of the class Of people of North Carolina to
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