Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-16
Public Sentiment.


fourshing than it is row, and We are constantly rc
ceiving from every quarter the warmest commenda-
tons Of our course
friend writes US from Iredell County as follows:
"The people of this County will support Gov.
Graham or = = for Governor, or any good conser-
vative; but they probably prefer Gov Graham to
any one. This is no time for ordinary men. The
present administration of. the State government
must be broken up. The party now in power want
aman they can mould to suit their convenience, and
Mr.. Johnston will probably suit them; but he can
not get 200 votes in lredell County"
Another friend writing from Ircdell says:
"Gov Graham is the man around whom the PEG.
pie of lredell will rally, Continue to oppose des-
potsm in every shape and every place, and you will
find the people with you"
friend writes us from Forsyth as follows:
&c see that you endorse the proposition of the
HendersonVille Times to run William A. Graham
for our next Governor. l hope, and so do my
neighbors, that you will raise Gov. Graham to your
mast head and keep him there till elected-which
we pray God will be at the coming election"
friend writing from Granville, says:
~ approve your course, and am in favor Of Will
liam 4. Graham for Governor hope you
will continue to do your best against CONSUMPTION
and every other monarchical tendency, so may
preserve at least some Of the vestiges of civil liberty"
An old Jackson Democrat writes US as follows
from Alamance:
81 cannot do without your paper You advocate
the cause of the people, of whom claim to be one.
If you will place William A. Graham at the head of
your columns for Governor, the people in this Sec
ton will rally around him almost to a nan"
The last Hendersonville Times says:
much is now being said throughout the State pro
and about the person that is to be the next Gov
ernor. While all true men agree as to the sort of
man that should fill that position much discrepan-
cy OF opinion exists as to SohO is the man Tor the
place The vire-workerS are laboriEg to put for
ward and elect their man, and if the Conservatives
do not keep wide awake they will find themselves
sold, by the Yankee like chicanery of the squad or
party partiSans. In certain quarters, there is
disposition to put forward one m. Johnston, Of
Mecklenburg county. If We may believe the Raj
eigh Standard, there is abundant evidence of Mr..
Johnston's partisan feeling. We will support
one who has in any way manifested a party feeling
or shown in the least, disposition to prescribe
those, which four-filths of the people of the
State, who were for tine Union up to the Proclama
ton of Lincoln.
We notice that our friend Of the Iredcll Express
has fallen greatly in love with Mr.. Johnston. We
| suspect our friend has been mapping. .
If We are not mistaken, the Asheville Nens, some
time since, suggested Gen. Hill of Bethel notoriety
1t is possible that Gen. Hill might make good Gov
ernor-one we'll suited TO the times. But we need
Gen. Hills services in the field. A great many
mcn make good commanders, of armies, yet do not
suit TO occupy the Gubernatorial Chair Possibly,
may this not be true of Gen. Hill We must have
some who can supcrintend the financial as we'll
the military concerns of the State. Gen. Hill
has the ability to discharge the duties Of the latter,
but would he be equal to any emergency that might
arise in the former? Pray, brother Atkin, what.
objection have you to supporting VIM. 4. Graham
! Has he not ever shown himself one of the pureSt
and best men IN the State? He has the entire con-
oroU What,o he
! him? We repeat, why not support him
We are for Mr.. Graham before any and all other
men, believing him to be the best man in the State
He has more experience in the props conduct OF
government affairs than any other man i'll the State
We shall continue to advocate his claims. If Mr..
Graham should refuse to allow his name run for the
position, wopldbe willing to compromise on any
of the following gentlemen; Bragg, Holden Gilmer,
| Pool, Vance, and probably some others. But we
are for Gov Graham in preference to all others.
| Mr.. Graham is evidently the man-the man for the
| crisis
The Times very justly denounces the partyism Of
| those in power. We want men in office who will
know no party, but who will do the best they can
for the country, without regard to past political
| differences.
The last Milton Chronicle says.
Some of the papers of this State discussing
| the question: "Who shall be next Governori'
We have until now, been dumb as an oyster on the
! subject In looking around, we many gen.
tlenen we would cordially support that We feel
de!icacy in singing out any particular one There
is Brown, of Caswell, he would do frstrate There
are Cunningham and Reade, of Person, either OF
whom would make capital Governor. There is
! Graham Of Orange, Holden, of Wake Morehead
and Glmer, of Guilford, Johnston, of Meckenburg,
! and many others might name, any one of whom
will suit u.s. But in view Of the great crisis through
| which the Old North State is now passing, would
prefer the Hon. William A. Graham, of Orange,
over all others. We need just such man as Mr..
Graham in the Executive chair, at time like this
and, in fact, a head and heart like his, would be
found advantageous to the Confederacy If employed
in President Davis Cabinet. We need not tell our
readers who Mr. Graham is, or what he is-siiliice
it to say he is statesman Of the highest order in
! the world, and the very man for the times"
! The Salem Press says:
From the lights now before US, we must con-
TESS that believe the people are looking TO the
tried and able statesman, VIM. A. Graham, to guide
the old ship of State safely Through the Storm"
| We learn the steamer Albemarle which was taken
from us by the Yankees at Newbern was sent Mound
to Washington with wounded and on passing
! up OF down the river, run upon the pilng be-
low the town, and was bilged and sunk.
| Respect for our readers and our own selErespect
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