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For the North Carolina Standard
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MR. EDITOR: The manner in which our O.
pinions, expressec in former article on this sub
ject, have been attacked in a communication in
the Register of the 18th inst, will furnish suf
fcient apology for our temperance in your
columns. We forbore making any remark on
the second article Of Anxious PatriR" because.
in the first place, we were averseato continuing
the controversy, but principally, because it con-
tanned nothing which could af1t ct cur argument
in the least degree But the last article by ano-
ther person, which has appeared on this subject.
although it is as every must see, almost en-
tlrely destitute of argument, consisting merely of
false assertions stale statements irrelevant talk of
Clays and Van Buren's past conduct in various
matters; yet, demands some further remarks from
us, since 1t contains several charges and state
ments which should not be passed over in 81
Ience. When we say that these articles are de-
void of argument, and that ours have not been
affected by them in the least, it is not from apv
conviction of the Infalibility of our own opin-
ions, or OF the incompetcncy Of our opponents;
but we do say, and we believe, that our argu-
nIents on this subject have not been fairly hand
- - DJ O4, I1e reg
lister, and We appeal TO the good sense and iudg
ment of our readers.


In the-6fst place, we would remark that Il is
rather late in the day for any one to be writing
on-this subject, since the question of immediate
occupation has been settled and before its settle
ment so fully discussed as to render all farther
Ieomm"nts on it not only useless but entirely un.
interesting. The writer of the article alludedto
seems to be aware of this, and gives as am excuse
for his late appearance, the evil tendency of our
remarks, and the necessity of checking the issue.
from our fount of knowledge, "of sentiments i'm
pressed with bitter party spirit, and the hmenta-
bic evidence of narrow mind, that can look 10
but one side Of great national question't Nov
we leave it to any unprejudiced person, who has
looked over our first article and that of this vri
to say which of the two is more intemperates and
more impressed with party spirit Of the three
columns, which thes-former comprises, there is
not one sentence which can be construed into an
endeavor to make this pa ty question; if anv
one thinks to the contrary, we solemnly disclaim
having had any such intention we took especial
care to make no illusions to the opinions enter.