The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-08-18
RALEIGH, N. G., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST is, 1862 .
A Private Note to. a Lunatic.

NOtC W a AuudtlCs
Some one who writes for the New Berne
Times employs his time, which he might use
to better purpose, in attacking the STAND
ARD. We do not purpose to answer the ar,
ticle, for the simple reason that there is
nothing in it worthy of reply. It is one of
those articles, which, if it came from any
other source, we should treat with silent
contempt, or do as we lately did with anoth-
er little sheet which contained scurrilous
and -unwarTanted attack upon us-strike it
from our exchange list. r.; .;..,-., !, :.
The case of the Times is different one.
The Times processes to be a Republican pa
per. We have often heard its, Republican
ism doubted, yet have always. recognized it
as Republican. 1t puzzles a great many Re-
publicans to understand why the Times if
Republican paper, is so eager to attack Gov,
ernor HOLDEN. Its reasons cannot be per-,
sonal, for the proprietors of that paper have
received many kindnesses. from Governor
HOLDEN, many more indeed than, they were
entitled to, Judging from the zeal with
which they now attack him. es-,a =. ~
Who wrote the article IN the Times we do
not know-neither do we care Judging
from the incoherency of the effusion, it is
but charitable to conclude that the writer
had not sufficiently heeded the warning
touch not the flowing bowl" This is the
only explanation which could excuse the
writer from the penalty of being considered
q frst-class fool. .. Il. ;.r...-r.... 90 49,.
If he will read his production over, parse
its sentences, and then make sense of
them, we will recommend him for situation
i'll some college. ~ i, - -.. ..-... .
To his remarks concerning Gov. HOLDEN
we have 10 reply to make. The article in
the Times needs none. The Times even sup
posing that its circulation extended beyond
its own city, could not influence one vote
against GOV. HOLDEN. He is known to the
people of the State, and that long before the
writer of that article knew there was such
State as North Carolina. The people know
and trust him, and we repeat that those who
attempt to injure GOV. HOLDEN aciU go to
the wall Not, however, by any effort from
him, but by the uprising of the people who
respect him. -s re.-...,. ..,.+ al, ar
But the Times is also kind enough to vol
unteer advice, to the STANDARD, which It
does as follows: .-.7a. r.. -,nf,... ...
To the editors of the STANDARD we will say,
the headquarters OF your organ is in New Y ork,
our advice to you is to get your instructions to
keep quiet. This is our fight, and we propose
to take off our coat and meet the ISSUE Keep
your hands off, or, ''by the gods" we will see
that your organ is touched by mystic wand
different from that which brought you into be-
ing-whose touch will surely destroy. o. a5ga
The editor of the STANDARD may be al
lowed to say that the headquarters of the
STANDARD are at Raleigh. 1t as the organ
of the Republican party, and as such regrets
to be drawn into any such controversy by a
professedly Republican paper. Our Sin
structions are to be true to the Republican
party and we shall do it even if by so doing
we tread upon the corns of the sweet writer
for the Times. We hope that the " instruc-
tions " OF the editor of that paper are similar
to our own. -a .a ~. r .... ..l4 *
We do not intend to keep quiet however.
We do not believe in too much quietude
upon certain occasions. We shall even risk
the appalling sight of seeing the Times
writer take off his coat to: "meet the issue"
If the tissue" can stand it we can. 55'
} AS to the rest of the rawlings of the Times
we. cannot understand Them. We very
much doubt if the writer himself did the
morning they appeared. We caution him
against indulging tOofreely in ice-water. If
he continues to vent himself in such, worse
4, than nonsense, we shall recommend him to
the care of DR.. GRIssoM, who has patients
with brains far less added than must be
those of that writer
In the meantime we would suggest to the
people of New Berne the propriety Of send
ing their Fool Killer to visit the Times
office.
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