The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-09-21
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Letter from Robson.

Mr.. EDITOR Had the developments of
the last two weeks of August appeared dur
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party OF Worth. Carolina wodid hate made 4
far different record from the one which trea-
son and supineness have done for it. There
is, however, enough, thank God, of recu-
perative power remaining to restore all that
has been lost, and to leave surplus of un-
expended vitality sufficient, if properly
managed, to build citadel of principles,
which in all coming time, the murderous
waves of the Invisible Empire and White
Brotherhood will in vain strike against.
The signs of the times are propitious Straws
are nothing but litter, but straws often in
dicate the direction of the wind. The Sen
tinel, with peculiar gusto, appends to the
names of its friends recently elected to the
Legislature, the significant letter D, and the
Sentinel is right. What else are they, if not
Democrats, and therefore the very men
whose unholy hands are yet red with the
blood OF slaughtered patriots whom they
slew when defending the temple of our lib
critics. And yet its confere OF the :winkling
eastern Star having in itself more light as to
the fraud by which these political incendia
ries engineered themselves into power, re-
moves the obnoxious D, and inserts in its
stead, the more euphonious G. The Star
evidently is not prepared to raise the cur
tain and expose the farce behind, to the gaze
of the public at present. Its sympathies evil
IDENTIFY are not Democratic, and it is not
therefore prepared to become one OF the con-
spirators without some quid pro quo. The
Star man has not received public ovation.
No one has as yet dragged him in trium-
phant chariot from one end of Wilmington
to the other, with some of the truculent
darkies of that famous city harnessed to its
wheels. He has not received his quota of
buttermilk and other " fixins" Nor has he
been purchased to sing p@ns for murderers
and crimioals, by new press and palatial-
residence When these things are done, it
will be time enough for him to acquiesce in
the Sentinel's DIS. We doubt very much if
he will do it even then, for he is made of
better and sterner stuff than is infamous Joe.
The Star is honest in believing and acting
Its Conservatism, so-called, and when he
awakes fully to the deception which has
been practiced on him and on other good
old line Wings in this State, the
present Democratic conspirators will have
to stand from under And this awakening
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lent themselves for season as beasts of bur-
den, to carry the Democrats into power.
But even the patient ass will not tarry long
before an empty crib without giving utter
ance to some of their sonorous solos, pecu-
liar to its race ; accompanied by some Wig
orous indications of dissatisfaction, from
the hinder pendals. The Stars emendations
are at least suggestive, and We hail them as
the one swallow which, if not Spring itself,
is the harbinger thereof.
The course of its contemporary, published
in the same city, is in striking contrast to
that of the Star. The Journal is the true
exponent of the Democratic party in this
section, and it must be said in its favor, that
I it never emits an uncertain sound. 1t al
ways has the key of the Democratic heart
| of North Caroline. The Sentinel is mere
| parasite, the outgrowth OF the putrefaction
| of the political bodies that died with
| Calhounism and secession in 1865. And
true to its instincts the Journal not long
since, blew Its bugle to its adherepts to en-
ter upon a war of social ostracism upon
Senator Pool and Judge Settle. 1t takes its
| ground manfully and declares that it is now
| prepared (ofcourse since the clection) to deny
to Senator and Judge of the Supreme
Court the courtesies due to gentlemen in
their native State. We cannot but admire
the manly openness of this declaration.
Though all the Iapers of his party in the
State entertain the same sentiments, there is
not one among them who is fearless enough
| to ayow it as the Journal man has done
| We thank him for his candOr, and could