The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21
CONTROVERSIAL AND JOUR-
MAJESTIC ETHICS!
Must Men Mince Their Words,
and Murmur Mildly IN Reply
TO The Attack Of .
'Covernor?'

" tuS Att0SA
'CovernoF3'
We have no desire 10 prolong the per
.onai aspects of a discussion of the OFF,
cial conduct of Governor Jarvis, and the
Department of Agriculture for (as Is
well known among our intimate friends,
we ~grievou>ly dislike and shrink Som
anything OF a quarrelsome or disputa.
tious nature and would any day submit
TO serious loss,-amounting TO robbery
of our rights and neutrality-suspicious.
than incur a squabble. and the ill-will
of respectable acquaintances. When
our history of the White Brotherhood. :
or 'ku klux klan," is printed Cf ever
we get time and means TO publish it,.
there will be seen many instances o.
wrong and injustice which We were COM
PEELED to endure in silence, rather than
TO make trouble, embroil others aud
incur a suspicion of seeking public sym
patny, by resenting the injury. SO in
lt-dIu W Wv. JdIN4s- IIc Has HipAc
than once publicly used his influence
against us and our paper; as, for exan-
pie. on one occasion being handed the
Farmer and Mechanic. by State Auditor
Love. in the presence OF a party OF
prominent persons, in the CAPITOL
His Excellency dashed down the pa
per with a loud exclamation hat he
would not even ''fOuch' such a-.
. Sheet" etc the nat
ural effect being Is do Us great damage
in the ninds Of all who heard him. Yet
at this very time We were suppressing
scores accommodations attacking him !;
and have never allowed any personal
att .ck upon him in the paper.-nor any
.allusion to the ''Pickerell $500 loan
or other charges at the time current.
And at all times we have said. that if, in
anything whatso.er, GOV. Jarvis could
show that | had done him injustice. /
would promptly recall the word, and
apologize for hav NJ used it.
These remarks are my final %utterance
Oh this subject. and intended merely to
introduce a reply to the Charlotte Jour-
aal, edited by Col. A. NJ. Waddell.
which seems to call for notice. 1t
S possible that some Of our friends
think with him that we have infringed
he majestic dignity which doth hedge
Governor" For our part. we see lit
lie difference tetween Governors. Sena-
,ors. Congressman. and Common
men. But the following explains cur
in full:
TROUGH LANGUAGE.
The last number of the Farmer ami
'-Hechanic contains IL three-column art
'cle, under double headlines. ~denuncia-
tory of the Governor of the State as
IAN unmanly and ungentlemanly Gov
'ernOr,' the cause Of complaint being
the speech delivered last week by the
Governor in the Capitol in regard to
the Board of Agriculture, in the course
of which he commented ON the Farmer
and Wechanic's criticisms of the Board.
and minated that disappointment in
not getting the printing of the Board
was at the bottom of that papers at
'tacks.
THE Fnrmsf end Mechanic, among
,tI er complimentary observations, says
we pronounce this assertion by Tom
Jarvis a fat lie aud we believe an inten-
,ional one" This is rough language to.
apply to the Chief Magistrate of the
State, and we apprehend, will not be as
would have been.
I'VE know nothing about the merits
If the controversy between the Gov
erner and the Farmer and Mechanic, but
recognizing fully the right and the
luty of every citizen to defend himself
rom real or supposed attacks from any
we believe the editor would have
accomplished his purpose better by Law
ne the facts before the public and leav-
ng cut the abusive epiti.ets /; especially
when the Governor is prohibited both by
lis official position and his physical dis
from resenting so gross an insult
n the way-improperly perhaps-but
resorted to under like circum-
tances. We say this as a citizen of the
state. and not from any desire or inten-
to interfere in any way in a dispute
With which we have no personal CON
Charlotte Journol.
REPLY.
The following letter was at once des- |
TO the Editor Of the Jourmal:
Whether as a gentleman. or as Jour
alist, or both, you will not, l think, deny
the justice of an answer to your dis
araging comments upon my reply to
Jarvis public attack upon me.
or while YOU say you have no wish to
AXE sides. You do take sides to the tx
ent of placing me in an unjust light be-
,re the people, BY accusing me of using
rough" abusive" undignified lam
uage to a Governor, who is ''prohibited
9th by his ogicial position, and has pigs
al disability from reSenting 50 gross on
.sult."
This is a very grave accusation, and
neither intended or not. is calculated
!, do me grievous personal damage with
Il who donot know me personally. OF
lose who do know me personally. (and
had the pleasure of residing in Neck
four years., there lives not q
IAN, as | hope and believe.-not ecen
y b,tterest enemy-who would charge
with an 'ungentlemanly,'' or Cow
-ul W act. 1t is a sOrrowful tboupht
it'll me that l am even compelled to
lake this statement: for if my life has
1t established a reputation above such
then have lived 81 years, and
ldergone many ~privations and suffer-
.s. in vain!
A DEFENSE. NOT AN ATTACK.