The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-06-01
The state Press.

regret at, the course and tone Of the politi-
cal press at the capital of the State. Within
the last six months we have received num-
Der of letters from distinguished gentlemen
in different parts of the State, Of both the
old political parties, expressing similar dis
satisfaction and disgust and urging us to re
move our paper to Raleigh Oftbese letters
we give the following extract as a specimen
which, we publish inythe hope.that those to
wl,omit refefslniayipro6t by the suggestions
which it contains, as nearly every editor in
the State, surself included, might profit by
them
RkLEfGH, May It'll, 1870.
My DEAR SIR: merely write To say that
like the general tone Of your paper very
much !; and that p often wish that YOU,
would move with it to Raleigh. The editors
of the two papers here seem to imagine that
they and their fortunes and y regulations are
all that is worth the attention of an adj
miring world They have no word for in
ternal Improvements, for immigration, for
tariffs. taxes or currency but countless col
umns of villification of each other What
contrast do these Raleigh papers make with
those Of Richmond or Norfolk2 In the
latter you find two-thirds of the space Civ
en- to the above named subjects which are
50 much neglected here. Tfhey have q suf.
ficienta amount Of political venom, but they
have thelgood sense and the capacity to-
give it utterance in language at once chaste
and tersc, If compared with our slang
whange.s.l 1t is doubtless TO this constant
discussion in the columns Of thel Virginia
papers, OF internal improvement and immi-
Sa.sd ss ss p;s9p pn, % saas n;ase az IN
Norther,i and Euronean b,iyers as well, No
thevigor with which RAILROADS are being
built If the editors in this State could tbe
inaucea 10 .ake similar. course tnere can
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sre co,r,,nei,ed - MID towards o,,r cotsm H.
rary IL tbe Sea,t;ne1 NOT tor BE- sake hi o,r
own Rn, when ny we en,ered mon n ,bs o,;to.
ria, control, of. this papcr IL was with, the
understanding, tbatwe had To contend with
nnscraan r ben eoemy iSF Far some SON weeks
an Tho ,otter which enterod the editorial
columns of the Standard was temperate and
parliamentary in expression. However, no
good was accomplished, and if We have since
neglected the, weightier matters of the law,
VIC have nevertheless paid unto the Sentinel
its tithes of anise and cummin. % s "a
The discussion Of the matter of immigra-
ton, amounts. to, but little until the Kuklux
organization is t'isbanded and annihllatcd.
Besides, Northern people arc not coming
here 50 long as those hose already here are ostra-
cised and prosecuted; while foreigners DO
not wish to be placed on level with colored
Peopie N po'i'ai wei q" s''in
iaifs. oo ions us I'io 1iPioy'i says " 'io
eihpi'yeoN o'e WIZ mt " s'N'e' 'ne pun
white man from europe VIII recognize Tue
existence OF slavery at the south ana AVOID
this region OF the country. ,,,. a., -..
Still we favor. immigration, and have in
course of preparation "a most interesting ar
tic,e unonl the subiect II NAV do good
hereafter. l9s son h' a'7H a't
Then ,,s to Internal improvements-wbat
mare can pow he saida "A fairs are in sucb
= condition that the very wis,st man can
,r,v tr,s, l., tbo f,t,,ro and oya;t oy.nts
But as to the credit of the State much can
be said. We always stand ready to main.
tain it. The honesty of North Carolina is
her glory '-s 5.i ..'' @
Then t,,e tariff ouestion ;s nronosed n, bc
d;scpssed Tho inconlc had bcttcr bc Ice.
,pred obout inrnrrovcd ,mn,ethods of frmipg
Tho tariff onest;on oxn;r.d with .6dav Cak
~, ond wohstor
a., 49,, ,,,,,,.,, 49,, -
- Tho c. 800. ~. a~oooa;n,,,v
- g.. 49, -. ,.as. Ill., o.
y ~ wet oon,,,.;p. ,n.sroa coins. then,
4 -. - .hoI1,.;ss 81, hos. roo
o,,s mon our peonlo., and oug,t to he re-
duced. We are glad TO see that even our
enemies concur with us in this view of the
situation. "A ..,sa.s i.as 500 ..lt s.,..,
elimination is unpleasant. But it has
been the mode of tactics adopted by the op-
nosition The Republicans have submitted
to the ioulest charges in silence. Even when
we defend them. there is but little supnort
or encouragement received from the yerv
men who arc benefited by it, But human
nature is frail, and if the devil is fought
with fire, it is because fire only will burn,tbe
devil. iag 7aq,i, 'ra -n'ag. 10 :