Wilmington journal., 1873-07-25
THE SENTINEL AND YOURSELVES.

THE SENTINEL AND YOURSELVES,
The Raleigh Sentinel takes excep.
tion to the avowal of desire on the
part of the JOURNAL to "show every
courtesy in its power to a gentleman
who has devoted almost the whole of q
long life time to praiseworthy efforts
to inscribe i'll its rightful place Of
honor upon the roll of American States
the name of North Carolina and to put
upon imperishable record the noble
deeds of her sons" and makes it the
subject of several editorial paragraphs
in it's issue of day before yesterday.
The JOURNAL pleads guilty to the
charge of desiring to be courteous to
Colonel Wheeler and to all men.
Had the Sentinel arraigned us for
discOartesy, and had the arraignment
been just, the JOURNAL would have
been put to the blush the extent of
our offence, however, being only the
expression of desire to be courteous
the JOURNAL fatters itself that among
civilized people it has no cause to
feel ashamed. 1t is possible, however,
that the Modocs may entertain differ
ent views as to the amenities of life.
But every one to his taste.
But why should not the Sentinel as
well as the Journal desire to be co1lr-
teous to Colonel Wheeler? Is it so
faultless in its compilation, its arrange
ment, its expressions and its printing,
| that IFS sensitive soul cannot abide the
imperfections to which all things of
human origin are liable Is it untrue
! that North Carolina has no place upon
| the roll of American States? Is it un-
true that North Carolina's rightful
place upon that roll is a place of
honor?- Is it untrue that her sons
have performed noble deeds? Is it
incorrect TO speak Of history as an i'm
perishahie Ierprl? It it untrue that
Crloll,,l W'hrc',.r las devoted almost
the whole Of long life time to efforts
to throw light upon the history of
North Carolina? Is it improper to
describe life long "eftiorts' to inscribe
in its rightful pl: &c of honor upon the
roll of American States the name of
Norrh Carolina, as spraiseworthy ef
forts" Is it improper to describe
life long ''efforts' to put upon imper-
ishable record the noble deeds of North
Carolina's sons, rs 'praiseworthy ef-
orts"?
If the .S,3ttincl had remembered thht
the democratic stud book" to use n
vulgarism Of Pears, rs, that the Sen
tinez, with all its niceness, seems to
relish very much, was published near 4
quarter of a century ago, and that,
therefore, it was impossible for it to
have been the GO imperishable record
to which Colonel Wheeler had devo-
ted almost the whole of a long life" Of
praiseworthy efforts, it would not, we
trust, have emisrepreseItedu us as strange
lya as it did We ear that the .SCntineEs
habit of - writing h,lr1iedly" has be-
come chronic.
We are proud of North Carolina,
and we are proud of the noble deeds
of her sons, and when we see an old
man whose lifelong labors give indis-
putable proof that he, too, is proud of
North Carolina; that he, too, is proud
of the noble deeds of Eer sons, so far
from feeling any inclination to criticise
harshly any measure of success he may
have attained in his efforts to p,lt
those deeds worthily upon imperisha-
bic record, 50 far from feeling any in
cination to hold him up to public
ridicule, so far from feeling any inch
nation to revive against him partizan
prejudices of the past, by the use of
cheapvuigarisms, we freely confess that
our inclination is to do him honor, and
to "show him every courtesy i'll our
power" We trust we may ever be
compelled to plead guilty to the
charge OF courtesy to all such man.
In conclusion, we have only to say
that we sincerely regret the inability
of our cotemporary to see and appre-
ciate the l4otivcs and feelings that
prompt journalists who profess aud
call themselves gentlemen, us well rs
North C3rolinians, to desire to '' show
| every courtesy III their power to
gentleman who has devoted almost the
whole of 1t long lifetime to praise
worthy efTolts to inscribe i'll It's rightful
place of honor upon the roll of Ancri
can States the name of North Caro-
lima, and to put upon inn crishable
record the noble deeds Of her sons.
| z. S. The Sentinel of yesterday did
not reach us until the above article
was in print eff we had seen that
number ''of the Sentinel" We would
| probably have not writer" our article.
Vide ,Scl,tincl of yesterday.
Its necessary that our article should
go before the public or else we
would not be even with the" Sentinel.
ssIn our next issue we will "gladly
recall all we have said and then be
| glad to continue the kind feelings that
| have existed uninterruptedly beCween"
the Editors of the JOURNAL and the
Associate oc the ,S.ttfiaci. Vide Stntincl
of 10th July.
| THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL AGAIN.
We cannot say we are specially fond