Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-12-25
Tho Winston sentinel.

recently, by an article Of ours, headed "Phe Point
Settled The Editor says, T" it reminds us of the
Standard Of other days" When has the Standard
talked otherwise than in that article9 In 1860,
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 defence of the State And in Feb
ruary last when we were struggling to preserve the
Union, and to avert the calamities of war, we re-
tanned by force-that sit would fall to pieces at the
hrst touch of aggressive or coercve power
that if 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, p
February or March last has forgotten all this
We would be glad to see something in The Senti-
mel that would remind US of other days. When
did the Standard cease to refresh the SentinelP-
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 certain depraved sheet in this
WY, ~ oHd'l 10 oIdpS at OOuNCiitiop, dHu
apologies for every thing done or omitted by the
Legislature. WE'LL there is some human nature in
this. Pigs love to hang to the teat that yields
them milk. The Sentinel clerked it for the Legs
ature, 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 or sense is there in
this continual harpng 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 as long 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 same 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, we advised the Legislature to do
For one, we 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
for by the people themselves; and the Convention
would not have been true to its trust if it had neg
lected these matters.
A 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, a!
calculated to cripple private enterprise; and tn,
same number contains the proceedings of the Mag
strates Of Forsythe, in relation to supply of sal
for their County, in which it is stated that the re
cent acton of our State Convention, in making tn
appropriation to carry State salt works, and ap
pointing commissioner to the management of tn
same, was referred to and highly approued." So tn
Sentinel does not speak for its own County in thi
matter.
We take this occasion respectfully to warn tn
people of Forsyth against the doubtful, not t
say evil counsels of the Sentinel That paper be
longs to small faction in this State, which make
party and office paramount to the public good l
takes its tone and its cue from depraved source il
this City and, as long it does this, it will be
worthy the confidence of the virtuous and intelsen
people of the Forsyth country. In addition to this
the Sentinel is an enemy Of the old jackson Demot
racy. Jackson Democrats should have nothing t
do with it.