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A Burlesque in the Charlotte Gazette

Standard
May 5, 1847
Communication, To the Editor of the Standard
[a Mountain, labored, and brought forth a Mouse]
Mr. Editor, Sir,
Having observed a Burlesque, in the columns of the St. Andrews Gazette, of the 22nd inst., signed Thomas Burgess, commenting on an article, which appeared, in the “Standard” of the 14th inst., Now if Mr. E. Spinner, the writer, of the article, in the Standard had put forth falsehood, or invented anything which was not true, he would have been censurable; but as this has not been the case, we would ask T. Burgess, why has not Mr. E. Spinney a right to address the public, through the medium of the press, as well as he, who plainly shows by his discordant nonsense, that he is totally ignorant of the effects produced by natural causes.
            But, conspicuity, in newspaper writing, seems to be the ruling passion of our “village”; and as such, I am sorry to see the literary effusions of T. Burgess stoop so low.
            Perhaps, the appellation of Dickens, or “Boz” might be more acceptable to the ambitious, and far famed Burgess.
            Or the benefits of the public, I subjoin the following beautiful sentiments by our modern “Boz”:
            “Vibration of the cannonading in Mexico, between old Rough and Ready,” “Santa Anna,” “hypotheses,” “Artillery of Nature,” “antecedent to the artillery of nature, artillery of Taylor, their doubt may be refuted by the theory—that coming events cast their shadow before. Now I leave the public to gape in astonishment at the far fetched eloquence of this our modern “Boz.”
            Ebenezer Spinney
            St. George, April 26, 1847