Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-12-26
MR. HOLDEN AND HIS AssA1LANrs.

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The war between the Standard and its assailants
IRE sorry to SEQ it, but it cannot be helped.
We shall not quarrel with Mr.. Holden, nor the
ell men, nor the Douglas men, nor any one else,
ecause they desire to continue discourses with the
'Eong-doers of the North We will not blame them
i,r seeing hope in this case, which We have long
'ince abandoned as hopeless. No, TO- While We
hall express our thoughts with freedom, we will
.e9Qunce no man Of any Of the former parties be-
,alsehe does not thinkas we do--and certainly not
such man as Mr. Holden, whose private virtues we
Enow; and esteem, and whose public services are
:nown to the people, in long faithful duties to
the late Democratic party, and in ardent zeal and
patriotic emotions for the interest and honor of bis
native State, our beloved North Carolina
We admit that the editor of the Standard has
committed some errors and made some blunders-.
But we say that he is not amenable to censure, in
this regard any more, and in many cases not hall
much, as the bunch of politicians who have sought
to dshonor and degrade him.
Had the editor Of the Standard yielded to the i'm
pulses OF our nature, under insult, reproach and
scorn undeserved and unmerited andnot bowed the
behest OF his party at tine late election instead Of
somewhat more than three thousand majority for
breckenridge and Lane, there would likely have
been three times three the of that ticket
And yet the resentment of his political opponents
would have prcciptated that issue in vain reliance
upon their power and influence with the people
we mean his political opponents of his own party.
1t seems that General is Somebody squire, q
colonel an orator and so on, arc somebodies, but an
Editor must "wait like lousy foot boy" at the
door Of the council chamber, for instruction. when
men consert to manage the affairs of the people.
After the election. the pent up wrath, political
wrath, burst and zzed in all sorts of ways calcula-
ted to wound the feelings of the heart of the VICTIM
to dishonor his fair fame and damage his private in
terests. These men were warned not to continue
their pushing and poking at the thing within the
lair, lest he might not turn out to be the animal
they took him for. If the length of their discretion
had exterded to that of their ears they would not
have done So And now, sirs what have you done !?
You have reused the lion in his den
stalks abroad and the rude forest trembes at his roar
We state, in this connection, that we do not
intend to disparage in any way to injurt, editors
brothers who may be in conflict with the IStandur1
if in our power to do so-nor any who may be his
supporters in the conflict. The parties litgant are
able sayerally to take care of themselves -.
Nor do We dread any evil to OCCUR from this affair
to Southern Rights. The people will examine and
be governed by facts occurring in relation to ouI
northern foes Declamatory railing vr we'll rounded
and poetcal sentences will have no effect on the
final issue. All will come right
we may expect some interesting il not agreeable
.expositons when much that has been 'whisperec
ih;the;ear shall be proclaimed on the house top
The people will lcarsr perhaps that turbulence and
coinmoon among leaders, If they do not purify thu
political elements, will show Of what they are com
posed.-G Colds Tribune