Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-11-06

The AshevilIe News.

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!. We stated recently that il would be our unplea-
duty to expose the peryer-
slons Of truth and untruths Of the Ashevile Nope;
and we now proceed to do SO. ~: s, Z. ~, -.
Inc Nsws denounces Gov Clark for not appoint.
ing M. David Coleman Captain of Artillery, in ac-
cordance with a resolution passed by the Legis-
Slature directing him to appon. Messrs. Duval Cros
san, and Coleman each to this position We know
nothing Of the facts We take it for granted that It
the Legislature had unanimously, as the Ne,ps says,
or ny majority directed Gov Clark to appoint these
gentlemen, hewould have done So But why should
thus alleged ground Of complaint against Gov Clark
excite the Ners against us We are the friend and
have been Of all three of these gallant officers we
have insisted, time and again, that the State should
lind some honorable employment for them and es
pec'aly have We called attention to the merits and
claims OF Mr. Coleman. And yet the Ne,cs says:
coleman is OILY an original secessionist. 1t
"su'd dlsplease Holden if he got an appointment"
Inc Nees then goes on to say that the Cover
nor and his satellites" influenced 'by Holdens pa
per- have disregarded the commands of the law. and
have refused to issue Mr.. Coleman s, commission"
This is not true We have never conversed with
Gov. Clark, or with any of his particular advisers
and friends, in relation to Mr.. Coleman The Nesos
does not seem to understand the condition of things
in Raleigh.
The Ners also charges US with hostility to Mark
Erwin. This charge is false and could be proved
81, if necessary, by Mr. Erwin himself and Gen.
Green, of Warren.
The Neus also says that "whcn two Eastern men
were elected to the Confederate States Senate there
by depriving the West of her just claim to one Of the
seats, Holden rejoiced" This is not true Western
men and their friends elected one of these Senator's
in the hope that this movement would force the
Legislature to choose the other Senator from tsoo
and only ttco Western men. If these two had with
drawn, Western man aoouN have been elected
The position of the Neus therefore, is that because
of two of its avorites was not elected the West
has been treated unjustly! This view is worthy of
the Neos, but it will make impression on the
people of the West generally. We will now say to
the Ne'cs that if We had been member of the Le-
gislature, We would most probably have voted for
William T. Dortch and some one West of Raleigh;
but VIC would not have consented in any event to
submit to choice out of only too men, when the
West has so many sons who are worthy TO wear the
Senatorial mantle.
The Ne9s also says that for months past we have
been 'sandering and abusing such men as Cling
man, Avery, and Thomas" This is not true. We
have neither slandcred nor abused them, but we
have told the truth on and about them. The Ntus
is so accustomed to serving these gentlemen, and
obeying them implicitly, that it is shocked when
any one even questions the wisdom or propriety of
! their course.
| The Nsss denies that it attempted to rouse and
excite party feeling in the 10th District against Mr..
| Davidson. That paper referred contemptuously, in
| its concentrations of Mr.. Thomas 10 the watch
and wait gentry" That was fling at the old
| Union men, and an nsidous attempt TO rally the
old scccessiorists to Col. Thomas. Therefore, what
We said true that tine Nesos is responsible for
the attempt to revive party spirit in the 10th Dis
| trict"
The Ncus charged that we are enemy to the
West. We replied, and, speaking by the record,
We dsproved the charge We then called upon the
NeNs to state when, and WHERE and how We had
ever opposed Western interests. 1t answered only
with vulgar abuse. The Editor kneao he uttered
! falsehood when he charged us with being enemy
! to the West; and when we pointed him to re-
cord, and asked him for his proofs Of this cnmiy,
he flew into passion and called US hard Names
! Fie brother Akin
/ The Nens calls us an "arrant hypocrite." This
| is news to US. We were never before charged with
Discrimination or hypocrisy. We shall not cali
brother AtAin hypocrite, but we must say of some
people,
"'Tis too much proved that with devulons visage,
| And pious nc. ion, they do sugar DER
| The devil himself
The Ne,os concludes its TRADE of abuse by decar-
ing tina! the Standard has influence in the 10th
| District Very WELL then, brother Atkin. if this
be so, why not let the STANDARD aloney five have
no circulation and no influence in your District,
why do you notice us? Why, your very conduct
contradicts what you say. Our circulation in the
mountain country was never better than it is now,
and the Standard still has the confdtn:e of the
| people of the West. The Meas knows this, and
hence the passionate appeals it makes against and
the bitter abuse it pours on the STANDARD.
Farewell, brother Atkin. As Patrick Henry said
to John Randolph, "kcep justice and keep truth, ="
and you may yet WELD free pen. We are sorry
your pen is fettered, and that you are required to
write and do as you're told BY the way, however,
a friend at our elbow suggest that brother Atkin is
weeping" truth, for to his knowledge, nothing OF
the sort has appeared in the columns of his paper
for months past.
az We are requested to state that Rev. Samuel
Pearce of Hsboro, at the request of Mrs. Clarke,
wife of Col. Clarke of the 14th N G. Regiment Of
Volunteers goes from Raleigh on the 18th of the
present month with articles for the sick, and will
take charge of any thing left at Mr.. Towles store
either for the sick for any individual OF the l4th