Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-05

The Enquirer---Ss Democratic Antecedents."
The Richmond Enquirer quotes from paper
printed in this City, and speaks of its democratic
anteccdents." Why this allusion to democratic
antecedents" by the Enquirer, when in the same
breath that journal deprecates party spirit in North
Carolina? Is the aluSion made a shrewd effort
to rally the old Democrats of the State on Col.
Johnston? But the Enquirer is mistaken as to the
anteccdentS Of the paper referred to- The principal
nominal Editor of that paper never was Democrat
until-being a foreigner-he turned against the
Wing party, to which he had belonged, because
that party, for the most part, became Americans"
or Know Nothings. lie did this, not because he
understood or loved Democracy, but because he
hated The Know Nothngs Soon after this he voted
imam election in this County before he was natural
lied, as documents in our possession will prove.
Afterwards he went to Salisbury to conduct news
paper owned by stockholders, and which professed
to be Democratic While there, and having pro-
duced the impression that he was naturalzcd as he
had here, he left secretly for Charlotte where his
naturalization perfected. He feared if he per-
fccted his naturalization in Raleigh, that he would
be indicted for illegal voting in this County and
he knew, if he perfected it in Salisbury the cheat
would be apparent; so he went to Charlotte for this
purpose. He is not now, and never has been
Democrat. If asked suddenly what the word means,
he could not tell. The paper he is now nominally
controlling purchased for him by an association
of political leaders; and his notes. given for the
adjustment, with their names as suretes have been
sold in Raleigh at discount. He is thus owHed
by few partizan leaders, and, of course, speaks
for them, and not the people. Every puff he gives
them is paid for in advance.
The Enquirer knows, if it knows anything of
NorthCarona politics, that the Standard IS the
oldest Democratic paper in the State, and that it
uniformly consistent as such, up to the dsso-
luton of the party. We claim to have been bet
ter Democrat even than the Enquirer for its Edi-
tors bolted at Baltimore, and we did not
The Enquirer makes quotation from the paper
referred to- the object of which quotation is, inSid
iously to produce the impression that all the papers
in the State but the Standard are in favor Of Col.
Johnston for Governor. Let US see how the account
stands. The following papers arc supporting Col.
Vance The Franklin (Macon) CaroliR,dn, the
Henderson Times the Salisbury Waterman, the
Salem Press the Greensboro Patriot, the Wades-
"o'ouSA -i'y"S' 'ue ll''S"o'o 'e'0'"o'' ''e CIV
vile Observer, and the Raleigh Standdrl-9. The FOL-
lowing supporting Col Johnston: The Raleigh
Register, the State Journal, the Winston Sentinel
the Charlotte Bnllctin the Charlotte Democrat the
Shelby Eagle, and Iredell Erpress-7. Thus far
the following neutral, have expressed no
preference: The Wilmington Journal, the Tarboro
lS3uthcrRer and the ASheville NsWs-3. The Mil
ton Chronicle and the Goldsboro' Tribune are ia
king no decided part for Col Vance but thought
to favor his election. The Enquirer can now see
how the yreSs is in this State 1t is believed that
the Fayetteville O5serrer Greensboro Patriot, and
Raleigh StaRdard have as large a circulation and
as many readers as all the Johnston papers put
together.