Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-06-29
Plain Facts.

l. When the precipitdtors or secessonists of this
State last fall took the position that the election Of
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States,
according to the forms of the Constitution, would
be sufficient cause for the secession of North Caro-
lima from the Union, the Standard and its editor
opposed it, believing that such was not the sober
sense of the people of the State,
2. The Standard, and its editor at that time
acting upon his own convictions of what was due
to patriotism and to the people of the State, boldly
took the position that the bare election of Mr.. Lin
coin because Of his party affiliations, was not q Jus
tlJfHble cause for secession, but that whatsoever
Mr.. Lincoln the President of the U. s., by any
OUert act violated the Constitution, or committed
other unfriendy outrages upon the rights of the
South, then, and not until then would North Caro-
nina be justified in seeding. The people ratified
and sustained the position of the Standard
8. At later period, when the question arose, the
Standard took the ground, that if Mr.. Lincoln at
tempted to coerce the seeding States into submis-
sion, that then North Carolina ought to separate
from the Union and resist to the last extremity
The people endorsed that position also.
l. When Mr. Lincoln issued his Proclamation,
making unjust and unconstitutional war upon
the South, just so soon as the Proclamation was
known to be authentic the Standard denounced it
and declared that the time had arrived when North
Carolinashould make common cause with the South.
The people again endorsed the Standard.
5. When The proper time arrived, the Standard
and its editor declared that the true position of
North Carolina was with the South, and with the
Southern Confederacy. The people ratified that
position, also.
6. The Standard affirmed over and over again,
that the late Union men were not Su6missiOniSts-
that when the proper time arrived to act, North
Carolina would act promptly-that if war came, the
late Union men would be found in the thickest of
the fght-forgetting the past they would rush to
repel the invader with equal alacrity with the Sc
ceSsonists. The facts prove the correctness of the
Standards declarations.
Z. If any newspaper or man alleges that in any
thing from first to last the Standard has been in
consistent or untrue to any OF the above declara-
tons, or has backed doOn from its positions, the
allegation is false, without any shadow of proof
s. The Standard and its editor took the position
after the Proclamation, that bygones should be by
gones-that former party differences should not
during the war, affect any man-that all should
unite as one man, to oppose and beat back the CON-
mon foe-that capacity honesty and fitness alone
should control appointments to ofce-that the good
of the State alone should be the aim of all If any
paper or man afirms that the Standard or its edi-
tor, has, by word or act violated the above propo-
sitions the affirmation is false, and cannot be
proven.
9. lin the efforts of the Standard, or its editor
to secure protection for the State against successful
invasion; to point out abuses which ought to be
corrected; to oppose the revival of old party feeling
and to labor to defeat the aims of those who seem
to seek still to press partyism into every measure
any paper person says that it or he has been in
fuenced by purpose to make factious opposition
to the State authorities, civil military, to carp
at trfes for the sake of fuss, seeks to put
itself at the head of party organization, to divide
and disturb the State at time when all should be
united or with the view of favoring re-construc-
ton Of the Union: We say, unhestatingly, that all
such allegations false, and the party or parties
making them, simply LIE.
10. We affirm, that all we have said or done, has
been with single eye to the good of the State.
which we prefer above self-above party; to warn
the people against the strides of the onean po,cer
in North Carolina and faithfully to guard their in
terests. This we have tried to do while we have
preserved our self-respect by repellng exposing
the attacks or the tricks of our enemies.