Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-04
For the Standard,

For the Standard.
Mr. HOLDEN: Permit me to advert to some facts
which have elected my attention since the hydra
form of revolution has conlm enccd in our once hap
py country. NY mind has been struck with what
ease Such revolutions can be brought about The
time has been when secession was only remotely
limited at in fact before the late Presidential cleo
tor, we heard not word of it among the common
walks of life; now we have it contaminated, and
our country involved in most ruinous and destruc-
tive war.
have adverted to the above facts merely to call
attention to other facts. We are In one revo-
luton, and, Judging from The past and the signs of
the times, when the present revolution is settled
may we moi be found upon the very verge of ar
other not less serious in its consequences? The
idea is now secretly entertained by many, and ex-
pressed openly by not few, that man is not capa-
BILE of self government Others, and among the
number some eminent ministers of the Gospel, hest
tate not to say that Monarchical Government is
the best government in the world. Again: there
is such degree of prescription and dictaion among
certain classes, which indicate that all is wrong.
Good peaceable citizens hardly permitted to en-
Joy their own private opinions upon any political
subject without being threatened with the rail- tar
and feathers, the rope This is not as it should
be- l have understood that it has been strongly
spoken of among certain classes, that yourself,
among numbers of Others as good men as we hold,
stopping short of the rope These are facts which
have come under my observation, and I am at loss
to know how to interpret them. They certainly
mean something. We are now struggling for South
err rights. Is it possible that by the time we have
achieved that, we may be ready to step into Mo-
narchical or despotic government? AS watchman
upon the walls Of our political superstructure please
if you can give us some light upon the subject and
oblige yours &c AN ENQUIRER.
Our correspondent will see on the outside of the
Weekly Standard of to-day an article headed 1.-THE
two old PARTIES" in which our opinions are ex-
pressed. We are aware of the disposition that pre-
walls among some to anarchy, and among others to
despotism or strong government We shall oppose
both and shall contend for representative Democra-
cy, or in other words, for republican government.
Those who talk about using the rope on old Union
men, are miserable towards. The old Union men
are among the truest of the true to North Carolina.
Hundreds Of them are in the war fighting for South
ern liberty, while those who threaten their friends
at home with the rope are snugly ensconced in
some corne: refusing to peril their precious lives
in war which they appeared so ready, some six
months since, to encounter. These remarks do not
apply to those old Secessio9ists who like the former
Union men, are doing their duty in council and field.
We know no distinction between such men. We
honor them all; and we do not think of their pc.
liticsl antecedents except when forced to do so in
selfdefence But for the cowardy set above referred
to we have no respect We regard them with min
gled defiance and contempt Standard