The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-15

The letter OF course created 4 large sen
sation. All unbiased men cit tina the
charges affected Mr.. Shepherd very Sc
%riously. aud called for decided answer.
On Tuesday evening, the lst inst.
about the tue we usually close ourNDa-
per Ito appear early on Wednesday
tie Editor Of the Daily Obserrer called
al our room 10 ay that he had received
for publication in his paper a letter from
Mr.. John II. Small, defending Judge
Shepherd from the 'rumors ;"-(not a
We understood it from Mr. Laughing
houses letter. which he probably had
not seen at the time he wrote.) Capt.
Ashe said he had not referred in
any way to the rumors, or charges and
as he was friendly to both sides preferred
not to print Mr.. Small's letter, because it
would at once open up the whole contro-
versy and compel the printing of the
charges, etc.
Before he began reading the letter, we
remarked, Gas all unbiased men f,lt, J III
this rcsponse be not equally as plain,
circumstantial, and emphatic, as the
charges it ought not to be printed. 1t
will damage Shepherd more than utter
silence. Wien grave accusations are
made by 3 responsible gentleman against
another gentleman, with the directness
of Mr.. Laughinghouse's letter, they must
be m t By the accused person with equal IT,
r~ectness, Or NOT at all. The public will
not care for the mere opinions of friends,
OH neither side"
Capt. Ashe read Mr.. Small's letter.
which proved to be merely Mr.. Small's
recoNections of the Parker trial. etc, and
MIR. Shepherds language towards the
lamented Gen Grimes. which of course
was courteous and commiserate. We had
never heard any assertion to the contrary,
as to that. But Mr.. Small did not ryr
to the graUer charges of Mr.. Ldughmg-
house letter; SO that the general effect
of this incomplete defense Of Shepherd
if printed, have been more dam
than none at all. We su gested,
therefrom, that the best thing for Shep-
herd, was for a simple note to be made
that his friend had written a de-
Tense, but that it was deemed best to hold
it, until the Judge (who was In a distant
mountain county, should have time to
zee the charges and decide as to his res
We willingly delayed our paper
this note.
SO -- 8 attempt to strike at the
and Mechanic, aud create preju- |
diee\ against it, among its Wilson and
bounty readers, on the charge that
it had lent the u e OF it's columns for the
Of Democratic candidate for
ETC., is the return we get for |
twice going out of our journalistic path
to show a kindness towards Judge Sher.
herd! Small's letter was not addressed
to US. and we were not called upon to
soften the effect of Laughinghou.e's
blow, but zoe did 50, simply to help the
ticket, which We felt to be in |
great DANCE. There is not a particle
that Shepherd owes his election
to this course. II the Observer had printed
Mr.. Smalls letter the friends of Grimes
and Laughlnghouse were ready with an
answer; and 1t is easy TO see the result Of
such controUerxy about the moral chdrdc
ter Of a Judye, the last week before cleo !
1t would have caueed a thousand
to scratch the ticket. 1t is asser-
ted, and we suppose with truth, that ever !
as things stand Ju | g Shepherd owes his
election to Radical votes, he having re
ccived several hundred such votes 10
Beaufort. Pitt, Wilson, etc, from men
who hated Gen. Grimes. 1t is said
hat all of the Parker connection, and
of Paramour Zone Of whom is in
the penitentlary for burning Grimes barn.
and poisoning Lauphinghouse's WE'LL
voted a ticket, ali Republican, ercept
fur Juige. Several Of these
tickets have been shown on our
streets. Sent it is said, by the Dotnri-
Gus Fat Carrow, the defaulting Elk
United States Marshall who TO crafty his
malice. had the Editor oil the tanner
and .HeohpInic driven through the streets
Of Raleigh from the State House to the
iail,)-with his arms tied behind
his back with ropes, aud a gang ofhireiins
.bayonets driving him.-an Infamous aud
cowardly treatment which ever one of
own marshals, Capt Bo>her Of Kirk's
protested against, anu received a
in these works-you stand back
| want him tied!
Carlow was oncc ~Genouutvj IL bitter
terms by Gen, Grimes hence a strong
effort was made to get votes for Shepherd
in that region, among Repub leans.