Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-02-09
The Voice of the People.

party test of the question by telling good and un
suspectng Democrats that it is Democratic; and
mat is the plan, | have no doubt throughout the
otaIe' God forbid that they should succeed in their
applaud your course"
Let it be known that Jefferson, jackson, and
Madison all denied the right of State to secede ex
cept IN the event of the federal government breaking
the compact Secession at the mere within or caprice
OF State, is utterly undemocratic. We defy the
disunionists to show the contrary.
friend writing US from Cumberland County,
says:
We all wish You great success in the course you
are pursuing Four copies of the State Journal are
coming to this ofhce,-I cannot say to subscribers
for have heard three of them say they do not want
the paper"
A friend writing us from franklin, Macon Coun-
ty, says:
We up in the mountains admire very much the
bold stand you take in your paper with regard to
the great question of the day. Though in favor of
preserving Southern rights and Southern honor I'M
furnished, yet We deprecate secession and look up
on it as a movement which, if carried into effect
will destroy the temple of liberty and involve the
nation in desperate and bloody wars"
A friend writing us from Person County, says:
We intend to stand to the Constitution and the
Union until we forced to leave them and if You
still maintain the principles you maintain, and
we are forced to give up the Union, only say
to you "well done, good and faithful servant"
friend writing us from Nash County, says:
"Thcre ten to one for the Union in this part of
the County. send you subscriber in place of
Seceder who has stopped his Standard Wishing
to sustain you in your fight for the Union, l pro-
pose to send you new subscriber for every you
have or may lose on that account"
We are much obliged to our friend Let him send
all the subscribers he can obtain. We should like
to increase our list in Nash.
friend writing from Randolph County, says:
1--WE are all opposed to secession at present. We
all Union men, women and children. We are
for "a strict construction Of the federal Constitu
tion-the reserved rights of the States-and the
greatest good of the greatest Runber.' These are
the sentiments of this section
friend writing from Davc County, says:
AT time like this when fanatics, and demago-
CUES, and office-seekcrS laboring disrupt the
best government on the face Of the globe my feeble
support shall not be withheld from him who, in the
face of the bloodhounds of power and the pcrsecu-
tons of party leaders, and the threats of annihila
ton, has taken manly and unfinchng stand for
the Constitution and the Union. Your course is de-
serving of all honor. The people will sustain you"
friend writing from Johnston County, says:
"Your course meets the appreciation OF men Of all
parties in this County. don't think there is dis
unionist within ten miles of this place"
friend writing US from Caswell County, says:
Rest assured large majority of the good peo-
pie of this County with you and our noble Sena
tor Bedford Brown, in the present crisis"
friend writing US from Johnston County, says :
Permit me to say that the you pur-
suing meets the cordial and unqualified appreciation
Of nearly every man IN this County. The people Of
Johnston say that if the Union is preserved no man
in this State will have contributed more to this glo-
rous result than yourself Believe me, SIR the peo-
pie are not such conSummate fools to be nsenSi-
bic to the Vaccinations, hollowneSS, and treachery
of professional politicians Scarcely day passes
that do not hear some plain unsophsticated farm
say that the politicians have brought the country
to its present perilous condition, and that public at
fairs must be taken from their hands trust in
God you will continue your efforts for the Union.
The may bark at you but they do
! you no hurt The Governor and mercenary Editors
may do their best against you, but i'll the language
of Brutus to Cassius you may say
There is no terror, CassiuS in your threats;
For am armed 50 strung in honesty,
That they pass by me as the idle wind
Which regard MT
We have many other letters in hand from which
we will give extracts hereafter.