The weekly standard., 1870-08-03
lsE. Josiah Turner ana His Pitt County
Friend q f.ieT and Calamuiator.

i In the course Of human events IT becomes
necessary Tor the gt,ng! Of society for one to
defend himself against the malicious at
tacks of ano.her: and the more, because
unfortunately fol- mankind. there are some
in Human fnrrl whose nature is not above
the level OF the brute.
That circumstances cnmpels us to como IN |
contact with suc;i we regret, and therefore |
hope the many readeTs-of The Egp0sitor (to-
gether with the pubir) win pardon this di
gressien (irom s':r usual Vie in having 10 |
pnllute the columns o. our paper to retute |
!; falsehood publishcdfy Mr. Turner and his
Pitt county friend
It's {. faes. wi,li Which the public ecog-
niza,,t That t5r T sssr= IS wholly irrespons
sii,ic, or else ile would have long since been
invited Ia "a couI! al justice to answer the
false charges which he ha, brought against
those. the latchcts ~ whose shoes he is even
unfit 10 lonse; hence. these .honl he has
attempted 20 malign have las the oni% al
tcrnatiyG) had 10 ieSnit 10 brutal force. or
publish him to he Wnrid as a lar and Ca
lua.nirtog, rs we nov dn.
Il will be remcmbere. iiiat about four
| months ago. without he slightest cause or
q. 81 ord of truii,, Mr lurnr made n I'M
CT led for and nn.enilymaniy attack upon
I il, AID when wG offered 20 compare char
acters witt. bin from oar youth up, proba-
! bly, The "reminiscences Of the past came
crowtiir., upan lir1 aud he silently declined.
Flrm t.i4t fiiic up to the i2i day o. July
We beard ~ morr iro'a Josiah concerning
Us pa; that day ie n ceivrd subscription
| ard Il lctter from one as base as himself,
when his old propensity for lying returns,
8 ~.
led BY evil spirits, he breaks out in the fol-
lowing: ..s.
PllT CouHTr.-''A A friend writing trum
-hia coun'y 70 renew his subscription. says ::
Y do not kaow enough of my county al
fairs TO give sou any political information,
but il The staie of an army can ba ssir'llised
from lis vanguard, (the candidl,o9 the
Radical party here is mucI, weakened, hav-
ing isca!,ltd its chief strcrgt.i, the carpet
laggers The death of 9 Sc1a -or from New
iIunrsh,Fe and the disappearance Of the
Prince e The House. leaves them without Il
.eadtf wo-.,Y o. the position, .or it is due
TO tic ca.pc- baggcIs to sly that III their
| sphere. oae of tlem was wort, dozens ot the
sGalawfgs, vhp now undertake - usup thcir
positi ms. A Radical sheet is now being
issued from The office Of the iank ,'rencher,
Stiliey. (,,lo does keep @rnp ahaP9 bh: Ia
use a piece of lat.n ;s l4ye hc.;l it tram
lated, Nothing OF the de-. hut ia', bones.
and it is charitable to imagine lucy VIII
cause bat iittlu stencil
At the ciGse oi which he u1cntlois us
; every word of wi,ith bal, sir. Turner and
his Pitt county friend knee 10 be false, but
. We have probably heeu too harsh on Josiah
when We consider row easily evil communl-
) catiuus can corrupt ctNl manners, and II
: niay he iiiat ibis Pit county friend ha:
, written Kim several timcs before, anst Mr
| TuGer being natuial!yapt 10 believe a false
J houd may really think it is the truth.
The people are aware that We called thu
! aitentiou q. Turner to the had taste which
bs exhibits by bringing the grnsshop ques
/ tion bs1sFe the lub!ic for he should rcniem
her thai aloui twelve mani.is ,sgo he cam
4 10 this place and was fouad by his friend
{ in 4 grosshnp, and did have pitcher q
2 Wliskcy "a the stand s.iili him the next da
e while he wns speaking What he did a
: the botel we viii not mention. as it is writ
. ten on the minds of the inmates OF tha
:. house. II III. Turner had even the outline
oi Z gentleman he would better employ hi
!, the than publishing falsehoods on thos
who have never dane ltin any harm. w
. arc inclined to look on HIM with an eye G
$ pity. fox one whose nature is SO corrupt a
+ Mr.. Turner'S should he an object of sympa
c thy. Badly has the ;nan improved his tim
5 who has lived 20 tie ace If Mr.. Turner
e tie midst Of civilization and christian inst
i tuiions. who hol!s within his bosom I'll
< demon spirit that ciiarac:erizcs hin. Bu
; as it is never too late to reform We hop
IS while he is going down the declivity OF lit
e hewili t;.ink OF his ways and learn to he
!. least a decent man And here We will leay
e the dog to his vomit, and pronounce NJ
e Turner and his Pitt county friend liar an
q calliuniato., until we probably sec him
Il tue next term of the Superior Court OF tn
t oqnty.-G Grteaeaie Elposit0r.