Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-05-09
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OLD JOHNSTON. -a.''s,t ss'sa',lsa q i !
NJ. H0l1eni.

DEAR Sir: Notwithstanding the report which I.
learn is being circulated to the effect that Gov Els
will not get scarcely any votes in old Johnston,
permit me to assure you and the readers Of the
Standard that the prospects in favor Of the Demo-
cratic party in this county, have been more
couragng than at the present time. Truly, drown,
ing men will catch at straws, and think the 0ppo-
to catching at nothing Old Johnston can bosst
not only upon firm Democratic organization, bat
that the leading and prominent old line Wings ne
too honest to be any longer governed by the ptin.
cples of party parties, whose object is defeat
the only national party to be found in their country
say the once brilliant stars of Henry. Clay Whg
stripe are not only 'shatiag between two opinions"
but have already chosen the better part and arshow
declaring themselves in favor Of the election Of Gov
Ellis and the Democratic nominees generally This
is no guess work. Nj. Editor. have hs the pleas.
ure of conversing with some of these men and they
are firm and decided. The Opposition have slready
stigmatized some Of them with "renegades an APP
pellaton which, by the way is getting to be quite
common emanating from the same source.
There are, however, others whose convictions are
too strong to allow them to declare their continued
service, upon such uncertain and shortised prnci-
pies rs they frankly confess now beguiling their
once loved party, but whose hatred for the Demo-
cratic party is SO strong at the time that they
stand, as it were with one foot upon the sinking
ship OF oppositionism, and great many other sins
and the other upon firm Democratic ground, which
they plainly see is SAFE and shows no signs of de-
molition. 1t was really amusing, the other day at
Smthfeld, to see the olgarchs Of the Opposition at
work upon those poor penteRts. Methnks Tcan
see the poor penitent pointing his friend % to the
sinking ship and contending there is danger. His
friend tells him, "true, there is some danger, the
old ship has been crazy for some time, and some
very valuable lives (poltca) have been lost in con.
sequence of shortsighted management and unfore.
seen difficulties" But" says he to bis doubling
friend with something of forced expression Of hope
depicted his face "the old ship has recently un-
dergone thorough rebuilding, and, in fact, is al
most bran new. We have endeavored to dispense
with those injurious timbers, and more especially
those clark lanterns" which we used in passing 70
and fro in her. and Mr.. BADGER recently discovered
new kind of cloth called ad c0lorem and said IL
we would hoist set Of sails Of that material and
tell all our friends that he said So" We might pos
sibly gain headway sufficient and strength enough
to save ourselves" Great heavens p exclaimed
the penitent "is that what you build your hopes
upon? Why, didn't you see Mr.. Pool exhibit .
paece, Qor it wouldn't do to exhibit the whole.) Of
that cloth to-day? and didn't Gov Ellis, With that
eagle eye of his, tear it into atoms almost without
words? l tell you that won't stand. In fact, I did
not like it before" About this time this oligarch
sees another friend he wishes to speak with, and
value -
This is Mr.. Editor about the condition Of affairs
in old Johnston. We do not persuade men, We al
low them to 60 it on the scriptural plan, Work
GU. their own choice with fears and tremblingnr-
When they have done that, we believe they will do
to trust and they seem to be coming plenty fast in
that way. p, -..-s.
l have not attempted to write this, MI. Editor,
because you were not doing enough but because I
wanted your numerous readers to hear from old
Johnston as she has, as learn, been grossly mis-
represented.
will close, for the present. by saying that next
August will tell tale that will help to send Gov
Ellis back to the Gubernatoral chair, and Mr. Pool
back from where be came, sohsreper that is -
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