Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-12-25
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The Winston Sentinel.

recently By m article of ours, headed THE Point
Settled The Editorsays, sit reminds US of the
[ Standard Of other days When has the Standard
talked Otherwise than, in that articles In 1862,
Immediately after the John Brown raid, we urged
the Governor to convene the Legislature and recon-
mend TO that body the appropriation of one million
of dollars for the defeheeoft the State And in Feb
ruary last when We struggling to preserve the
? Union, and to avert the calamities of war, we
peatedy declared that the Union could not be main
tanned by force-that ait would fall to pieces at the
first touch Of, aggressive or ,eoerciye Powsr'-and
that df Lincoln should even threaten the Southern
States with the sword, we would defy and resist
him. But the Sentinel, because we did not prefer
to dissolve the Union and labor to dissolve it, in
February or March last has forgotten all this. +.
% We would be glad to see something in the Seati-
mel that would remind US of other days. When
did the STANDARD cease to refresh the SentiRelH-
We answer, when the Sentinel departed from the
old Jackson faith, and went after strange gods
But it seems the State Convention, no matter
what'it may do or omit to do, cannot please the
Sentinel With a certain depraved sheet in this
City, it snarls and snaps at the Convention, and
apologies for every thing done or omitted by the
Legislature. Well, there is some human nature in
this. Pigs love to hang on to the teat that yields
them milk. The Sentinel clerked it for the Lees-
lature, and the depraved office referred to printed
for the Legislature; but the Convention preferred
other and better hands to work for it. and hence
the latter body can do nothing that pleases these
dSinterested worthless. ... ....
But joking aside, what point is there in
this continual harping against the Legislature and
the Convention? Has any good resulted from It
Both bodies may have said and done what every
body cannot approve, but who doubts the patriot
ism, the wisdom, the integrity of either body
The Legislature met three times, and sat bong as
it chose to sit, and then adjourned. The Conven-
ton will no doubt do the same. In Virginia. the
Legislature and the Convention were in session at
the time. This has not been the case in this
State, nor is it likely to be. Our own wish would
be that the Convention do its entire work WELL and
then adjourn, as We advised the Legislature to do
For one, VIC would much prefer attending to other
duties, and no doubt this is the feeling of every
member of the Convention but business of the
highest importance, which could not be well trans
acted during the holidays, required that another
session should be held, commencing on the Goth of
January. The Convention has already done much
for the credit of the State and for her efficient CO.
operation in carrying on the war-much in proVi-
ding for the wants Of the people, and in protecting
the public interests, and much remains to be done
Nor has it looked about for business, or remained
in session without employment On the other
hand, grave and important matters have been put
before it by the people, and action has been called
hIf hnr Tba-,c tbo
would not have been to its trust if it had neg
lected these matters. . .r.r.tr. ...."
y striking specimen of growing without reason,
is exhibited in the Sentinel of the date we are no.
ticing. That paper complains of the ordinance
passed to provide for the manufacture of salt as
calculated to cripple private enterprise and the
same number contains the proceedings of the Mag
istrates Of ForSythe, in relation to supply Of salt
for their County in which it is stated that "the re-
cent action of our State Convention, in making the
appropriation TO carry State salt works, and ap-
pointing commissioner to the management Of the
same was referred to and highly dpproced." So the
Sentinel does not speak for its County in this
matter.
We take this occasion respectfully to warn the
people of Forsyth against the doubtful not to
say evil counselS Of the Sentinel That paper be-
longs to small faction in this State, which makes
party and Office paramount to the public good 1t
takes its tone and its cue from depraved source in
this City; and, long it does this it will be un-
worthy the confidence of the virtuous and intelligent
people Of the Forsyth country. In addition to this,
the Sentinel is enemy of the old Jackson Democ-
racy. Jackson Democrats should have nothing to
do with it. o..