Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-02-16
The Voice of the peonls.

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a sterling Democratic friend has written us long
and interesting letter from Tranquility, Granville
County, from which we make the following extract:
Will never agree to give up my claims on the
federal government until that government is chang
cd and turned against me- 1t is true that when Sc
cesslon was rst agtatsd felt anxious that all the
southern States should move for Convention, with
an invitation to the North to meet us and settle our
differences but as that has not been done and as
every thing done by the seceders seems to have been
eoncocted SO as to increase the i'll feeling of the
NORTH, nave given this up. The seceders have
acted rashly and badly They have not acted WISE
y or Loyalty for themselves or their peoples sakes
ana Tor one Of the old Democrats of Granville with
many others that have heard express themselves,
am disposed never to support for Office any man
mat Know to be an unguarded secessionist; and
IN case of Convention we intend to support strict
ly Union men. Some about here favor secession,
and have heard two of them speak with scorn of
such fathers as Jefferson and jackson, and they pro-
Tess to be Democrats too 1t made me think Of
what you had said, that the fre-eating Democrats
were not the true ones, and saw plainly you were
right We are determined to try to place the
affairs of our country in different hands at the first
opportunity, so far as we are concerned; and am
of opinion that if all the Offices of the government
could be filled by men fresh from the people, all the
troubles in our country would soon be honoraby
settled Your course has been such to immor-
talize you with all good and loyal persons; and it
appears to me that Providence has reserved Hon.
Bedford Brown for these times of our great need
May ne and you live long to defend and contend for
the truth"
A friend writing US from Kimbolton, Chatham,
says:
81 am not much of politician, but am unable
to foresee any thing but anarchy and probably a
military despotism outside of the federal Union
IN mott wa nf hat Ot ha
died better in the Union than out of it"
friend writing US from Orange County, says:
81 like your stand for the Union You will get
your reward" watch and wait" 1t will come
and with it a big blessing and some to spare for
your enemies. believe you have done more to save
the State from secession than any man in it-for
which thank you, with many others; but think
not your work is DONE Work, watch and wait
Some say it's party It's not so here. That old
wheel-hOrse Capt. John Berry, and Gov Graham
side by side, are making strong pull for the
Union"
friend writing from Johnsonville, Harnett, says :
"The course of the Standard meets the approval
Of the mass of the people in this section. May Prov
idence override anaticsm and restore peace to the
country"
A friend writing from Randolph County, says:
al shall continue to send you names for the Stand
ard as can procure them. We say do not spare
the disunionists and don't give up as long ray
of hope exists for the Union. The course yon are
pursuing is making you hundreds of friends in this
section"
A friend writing from Warren County, says:
"Your course is righteous one in a good and
great cause-and may God be with you! l am with
with you, and will work for you 1 wonder if the
Governor has forgotten the remarks he made at
Kinston during the campaign? He said: Some
delegates went to Charleston to prevent nomina-
ton, and to dissolve the Union l am glad they
left the Convention. 1t was a happy riddance.-
When they left got clear of the disunionists.-
That fellow from Delaware, by the name of Bayard
went off to the seceders to work the political wires
for personal friends. hope never to these Sc
ceders in the Democratic party again Now what
does he say? Oh consistency, thou art jewel"
We have many other letters in hand, from which
we will give extracts hereafter.