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

We learn that our paper has been compllmented
with many curses on account OF certain o'spatehes
we published Just before the election. All we nave
to saw is that those dispatches were issued from the
telegraph office here with responsible names attach
ed Not one of them was directed to US, but we sa"
them ALL and had no reason to doubt ther truthiul-
ness. In the main they were true-Ad '@Sorem
Banner.
The dispatches referred to were also published IN
extras from the Standard Office. The substance OF
them was that the force bilr had been defeated and
that the House Of Representatives had voted Tor
compromise The facts, which have become history,
fully sustain these dispatches. In the first place,
the "force bill " was defeated; and in the second
place, both houses Of Congress voted by twothirds
to make slavery perpetual in the States. The cry Of
the disunionists was that the black Republicans
would be en.istng men within ten days in this State
to make war on the South; and that the black Re-
publicans would abolish slavery in the States and
establish white and black equality. This cry was
answered by the dispatches above referred to.
II the "game were worth the candle" We might
60 on to expose at length the lying dispatches got.
ten up and issued from the Journal office in this
City. We give few extracts from an extra issued
from that Office intended to influence the election
Here they are:
, "The Force Bin not defeated!"
ga blow at slavery in the States 7"
"It is as certain as that there is a God in Heaven
that the black Republicans mean no compromise,
and go for coercion The seeded States are to be
whipped in."
The foregoing lies are SO numerous and SO close
fhaf fho at
"scrouge" each other.
But the same extra, dated the 2sth of February,
contains the following:
"STARTLINGW
"Amendment prohibiting abolition by Congress
in the States, rejected L. OBJ BRANCH"
Did Mr.. Branch send that? We cannot believe
it. We believe what we said at Green Level in re-
ply to Mr. Lewis, that John Spelman got up most o.
the dispatches he issued himself and that he altered
and msdated them to suit himself We repeat
what we stated at Green Level, that we would moi
believe him on oath in any matter in which he was
interested or in any matter in which he had receiv
ed orders from his masters. We said that, and We
stick to it.
The truth is, the Uuionists in the late campaign
triumphed alike over treason, passion, fraud, ant
falsehood, and it may be- British gold. The people
on the 2Sth of February, dealt the conspirator'
against the Union of the States, and against thu
rights the interests and the safety of North-Caro
lima, mortal blow The beast Of Dsunion wa
wounded unto death, but he still has power as h
writhes in his final agony. Let US finish him. LIE
the people set their mark on the agtators and dis
turbers of their peace. Let the good work of crush
ing out the Yanceyites 60 Let them attempt
if they dare, to inaugurate revolution in North
Carolina. The people have spoken, and it become
conspirators to hide their heads. When the eagl
is abroad let the bats and owls retire to their holes