Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-03-20


we could believe certain secession newspapers, there
has been such revu'sion in the public sentiment
of Virginia that her immediate secession would |!
certainly take place, without any serious opposition
to the ordinance in her Convention. Such a revo-
luton, the same papers say, is going on briskly in
this State. No such thing. North Carolina would
vote tomorrow against secession by over 10000.
And with two or three exceptions in the Virginia
Convention, the Union men are as firm as they were
the day they assembled.
On the 18th instant, resolution rendering the
thanks of the people of Virginia to the Hon. John
j. Crittenden, was introduced and passed, over the
opposition Of Gov. Wise, by vote of 107 to 16
That is one straw. Look at the report of the COM
mttee on federal relations and you will have another
straw. Virginia will demand her rights in the
Union; and will no more obey the command of her
politicians to secede at once than will North-Caro
lima obey the commands of Senator Clingman, the
Senator from Jackson, and Gov. Ellis.
Every vote cast in Tarboro' and Wilson was "for
Convention" We understand that three groans
were given in each of those towns for Abe Lincoln
and " ". Holden, and for other leading submis-
sion;sts in Raleigh! Well !-Goldsboro' Rough
Notes.
We feel compmcnted when blackguards groan
at us because We are for the Union. We shall not
take the trouble even to grunt at them.
Let them groan. That is about ALL they can do.
If war should come these very fellows would be
found calling on the pine thickets and hollow logs
to save them from the wrath of the invading army.
The greatest towards are those who groan most at
ho
groan over wounds received in defending their
country.
The oligarchs who instruct their minions when
and at whom to groan, hate Lincoln, not only be-
cause he is black Republican, but because he
split rails for his daily bread when a young man;
they hate Douglas because he worked at the cabinet
makers trade for his daily bread when a young
man; they hate Andrew johnson because he work.
ed at the tailors trade for his daily bread when
young man; and they hate Holden because, being
only printer he dared to aspire to be Governor Of
North Carolina. Holden will not bcttle himself
by hating these creatures in return. They know
that he as true to the South they are but they
seek to ruin him by assocating him with black
Republican.
to his record the following: The said Holden ap-
peared before the people of Wake for seat in the
Convention. He was assaled, catcchizcd, misrepre-
sented, pursued maligned but he spoke for himself,
and then the people voted He scas endorsed by
1887 Of the Jreemen cf Wake. IIeis Herewith
content. "Groan sinners, groan."
Misunderstanding one of past obligations is
not always the best method for retaining the friend
ship of those from whom the obligation happens to
be due The Nashville Patriot, speaking of the
duty levied by the tariff Of the Montgomery Con-
gress on iron and thinking Of Gen. jackson and
his Tennessee boys, and the battle of New Orleans
says:
1--WE understand that one Of our iron houses has
! been notified by its New Orleans correspondent
that duty of "a per cent will hereafter be collected
of Tennessee iron in that city. Its wonder the
gallant city did not collect tax Of "a per cent
Tennessee muskets in 1851"
e~ The nett balance on hand in the United
States Treasury on the 9th, was S4,69l,s74 The
Treasury, it seems begins to fill up, now that Floyd
and Cobb have left. "Uncle Sam is still able TO
pay expenses. This, of course like the evacuation
of Fort Sumter, greatly cnrages the dsurlonists.
They can neither starve "Uncle Sam" out nor
! induce him to "cocrce" the seeded States.
PERMANENT CONSTITUTION our news column
VIC give synopsis Of the Constitution of the Con-
federae States, said by themselves to be permanent
The Congress has it seems, cngraftcd the following
new features upon the Constitution of the United
States which has been the model of the new Govern.
ment it proposes to establish for the Confederate
States of America
The President to hold Office for six instead of four
years.
The subordinates in public offices not to be re-
moved except for specific causes stated in writing
Cabinet Ministers to be allowed to hold seats in
Congress
Good reasons to be urged for some ofthese changes
We shall pay our respects in our next to
the Wilmington Herald That paper charges us
with being actuatcd in our public conduct oy "per
sonal malice" The charge is untrue. We ar.
neither actuated by personal malice nor are we
traitor to the government of the United States
whose Constitution VIC have sworn to support Tn,
Editor of the Herald may "curry favor" with Gov
Ellis and the disunion clique by assailing us, bu
hiatt. ood ~, ia,