Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-05-29
The Raleigh Regtster.


The Editor Of this once respectable and conserva-
tive journal issued an extra on Monday last the
first day of the Convention, and had copies laid
the desks of members. This extra contained among
other things low personal attack on US. We per-
celved its object at once to wit to secure the prn.
ting Of the Convention. Sure enough on Tuesday
the State Journal repudiated, and the Register
was elected Convention printer. We had the pleas
ure of voting against both Of them, and in doing so
ity of our constituents.
Our prediction made in an address or circular to
the people Of Wake on the 18th instant has proved
true. We then said the Editor of the Register is
"anxous to signalize himself in his position by
an extra display of ZEAL and the height Of his amb
tion now is to supplant John Spelman as the mouth
piece of the Squad referred to-" Well the ambition
of the Reg;ster is gratifed. Happy Register !-un-
happy Spelman!
The coarse attack made by the Register on us to
which we have referred, was based on an article in
the Standard of the 18th, deprecatng party spirit
in this crisis, and urging true men to perform their
whole duty to the country, notwithstanding the ef-
fects Of party spirit thus referred to and depored-
The Register pretends to believe that our article
was designed to make mischief" and " calculated
to produce dsaecton in the ranks of the soldiers"
Malice, and nothing else led the Editor to this con-
clusion. We wrote that article deliberately, and We
stand to it. 1t is true The object we had in view
in penning it was good one, and we are not surpri
sed therefore, that the Register does not appreciate
the article or its object.
Our amable cotemporary is pleased to regard us
as unworthy of his notice gentleman, because
in response to polite intmation from him, we refu-
sed to recognize the "code Of honor" This assump-
ton ON his part is we'll understood here We can
afford to regard this assumption and the .man who
makes it with calm scorn. True courage consists
in performing ones duty faithfully and fearlessly,
without regard to consequences; and the fact that
a man fights duel says he will fight one, unless
arrested, or unless the difficulty is "amicably ar
ranged" gives him no right to put on airs and assume
to be braver or better than other people. But for
our position public journalist the Editor would
in future decline to take any sort of notice of" u.s.
latter what has recently taken place between" him
and US! Verify, as Mr.. Van Buren once said, "our
suerings is ntolerable." But we trust we shall be
able to bear them and in doing we take leave to
say to our amiable cotemporary that we are his
perior in political position, his equal gentleman
and that moral character is at least good as
his. We take leave also to inform our amiable neigh
bor-whose benignant disposition would thaw an
iceberg in January, and who uniformly considers
himself patriotic when he is only bilious-that on
the 18th of May, 1861, were elected to the Con-
vention from Wake County by just five majority
We will also add tina: if the Convention elected in
February had been held, we should, according to
promise, have voted for our cotemporary for Con-
ventlon printer; but that the sudden and most &C.
centric somersault performed by our cotemporary
between February and May, placed it out of our
power to do so on Tuesday last
State Troops.
We Gull from the papers the following items Of
information. We should be obliged to our friends,
if they would furnish us a correct list of all the
companies raised in each County Of the State, the
officers and number Of .privates in each, and the
amount raised in each County fopwar purposes
,oID sAnrsos.--fhe magistrates Of Sampson Co.
have authorized subscription Of $S5 900 to sup
scription Of 900, makes $5000o for the County.
CUNBERLAsD-The Justices Of this County have
resolved to appropriate $240 ZOO towards the war,
for equippng soldiers and supporting their families.
| SrANLY.-A fine company has been enrolled in
this County, and others will follow.
RowAN.-An additional company has been raised
| in Rowan, called the "Scotch Ireland Grays'
R1cHxoND.-A company has been formed in this
County, commanded by Capt. L. H. Webb. Also,
Home Guard under Capt Jas. P. Leak.
ANsoN.-A second company has been formed in
this County-W. F. Haillee, Capt Col. Carraway
is raising another.
MoNrGoAERY.-Ths County has company near.
ly ready.
GREENE.-A company from this County, arrived
at the camp at Goldsborough, last week.
| FoRsYrHE has two companies encamped alvin.
| ton and Salem, drilling. 80
GRANvILLE.-This County has two companies in
the field, and three more will soon be ready.
| HAEFAA-This County has over 800 volunteers
| in the field f+s
CAMP AT GARYsBuRG.-This camp is now con
posed of seven companies. Col. Pender is in com
mand. Three of the companies are commanded by
such men as Hon. Thomas Settle, Hon. Alfred NJ
Scales, and Thos. Rufin, Jr., Esq, from Aamance.
| CAxP AT WELDoN.-There are four companies al
Weldon. Capt. Paul Faison has command.
PRAYER AND FAsr1NG.-The last Biblical Recor
der urges upon the Baptists Of the State the pro
priety and necessity of observing the first ant
second days Of June, as days Of humiliation ant
prayer, according to the Recommendation Of thu
Southern Baptist Convention. A week or two ago
the N G. Christian Aduocate called upon the Meth
odists of the State to adopt regular and stated pc
riods for prayer and fasting. Sinner as we are, VI
nevertheless believe in prayer. Events the mos
solemn and possibly Overwhelming in their conse
quences, are at our doors. While our troops rusl
to the field to repel the INVADER let Christians pray
DR.. NORWOOD excellent Minister of tn
Episcopal Church, North-C -Carolinian, officiating
Georgetown, D. G., has refused to use the usua
payer for the President since the proclamation.
(eved he will resign bis change.