Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-14

columns OF the hcnmond Enquirer. ~ q oeg the
reader to consider it and we ask the Enquirer and
the public to consider our reply = =
"THE NORTH. CAROLINA PRESS.
The Raleigh "Register" copies an article which
appeared in this paper few days ago and appends
thereto commentary, explanatory of its own
course on the subject matter of our remarks, name
ly, the bitter spirit of controversy between leading
journals of North Carolina. The Register" in
sists that it was forced into defence of its position
and that of its friends by the partizan course of the
Raleigh STANDARD" Indeed, the Register as
sumes that in justice to North Carolina and the
Southern Confederacy, denunciation on its part of
the recent course of the STANDARD" was a solemn
duty.
Far be it from us to appear in the character of
lecturer to our respected friends ofthe
press. We would not commit the indelicacy of par
tcipang in any wise, in their personal or their po
litical controversies What we said in the article
copied in the Register" was suggested by the
strong and very natural conviction that such con-
trotersy as that in which the journals alluded to are
engaged in the present critical uncture of affairs,
cannot fail to have most unhappy effect upon the
Southern cause IN the good old North State. We
wish our North Carolina brethren to hear for
cause and their own cause.
With the Sncerest respect for the editor of the
STANDARD" he will permit US to say, that his
friends outside of North Carolina concur in the JUS
tice of the strctness passed upon some of his re-
cent articles articles which have given little aid
and comfort to the Northern enemy, as the uses
made of them by Lincoln's journals fully show.
Has the editor of the STANDARD" seen the repro
duction Of his articles in the New York "Herald|
Has he seen 4 late number of that sheet containing
extracts from the Raleigh STANDARD" headed, in
staring capitals, 1.-The Southern Confederacy virtu
ally repudiated in North Carolinap We hope that
the known appropriation of his articles by the
Herald will suggest to our friend of the Stan
dard the Importance Of return to that discretion
and selfposseSsion for which he was once distin-
guished. He is true to the Southern Confederacy,
as is almost every body else in North Carolina, and
will perhaps be surprised to learn that he has been
instrumental in conveying the impression to the
Northern mind that the people OF his State are
ready to submit to the Lincoln yoke. Yet he is
bound to admit the fact however unpleasant it may
be, that the language which he has employed, in
his new character of grumbler and fault finder, is
susceptible of the very Interpretation given it by
Bennett in his Herald" If the Northern people
could see the STANDARD" and read it through, they
would not be thus deceived. But seeing only the
extracts in the Herald" they conclude very natu-
rally that North Carolina is about to declare ale
glance to Lincoln, because the Raleigh standard"
as they read it second hand says so.
We believe that, upon reflection, the indlscretlon
and impolicy of the course of the editor Of the
STANDARD" will be as apparent to himself as it is
to the writer of these lines"
The courteous bearing of the Richmond press
towards each other is admirable and the equally
courteous department of the Enquirer towards the
Standard, challenges our respect and reciprocal
demeanor. Were we in the midst of gentlemen Of
the press of equal intelligence and hS moral posi-
ton with our cotemporaries Of Richmond, the duty
of editing would be pleasant one, and our inter
course with contemporaries, how much soever we
ID itr.
| ncr would partizan rancour Misrepresentation and
abuse from them force at any time to resort to
such of retaliation and punishment of the Of
tenders as we are sometimes compelled to employ.
The Enquirer is not cognizant of the surroundings
of our position in this regard and hence it is not
prepared to appreciate our circumstances.
We can scarcely, however, suppress a smile at
the success of our unhappy neghbor of the Register
in imposing upon the credulity of the Enquirer.
The Enquirer really seems to believe that the bad
temper of the Register, and its violently abusive
spirit are the result Of "the partzan course of the
Standard" Our friend of the Enquirer certainly
does not know the Register since it has been in the
hands of the destructives. Did the Enquirer but
| know our neighbor do, we are sure it would
keep at greater distance than we have been trying
to do for the last twelve months, to avoid collision.
Our partizan course if it be such, has been fore
ed upon US by the so-called Southern rights party
of this State In February, 1861, the people of this
State, like those of Virginia, determined at the
polls, by an immense majority, not to secede from
the Union on account of the election of Lincoln.
But the ultra secessionsts refused to submit to this
decision, and so they at once held Convention in
| Goldsborough, at which they dubbed themselves
the Southern rights party, and took steps to sepa
rate North Carolina from the Union by violent
| means, and agains. tie wishes of large majority
| of her people. The so-called organ Of the State
government the State Journal, meanwhile advanc-
ed the doctrine that those who were inauguratrng
this revolution alone entitled to conduct it. and
to possess and enjoy the honors and the offices;
and it constantly declared that all who opposed its
views were submissionists and traitors. But the
Register held out for the Union almost up to the
proclamation of Lincoln, in April 1t went with
US in February, its Editor concurring with US in
our views, and supporting US for the Convention.
We introduced the first resolutions adopted by any
public meeting in the State to unite and CONSOLE
date all parties in resisting the coercve policy Of
Lincoln. Here also the Register was with us but
in few days the Editor of that paper, to crafty
the ambition of few personal friends, and the
spleen of few ultra secessonists, turned upon US
and upon his former associates and commenced a
course of policy which identified him with the de-
structves, and placed him in the attitude of bidding
for the organising against the State journals pa
! per owned and controlled by knot of unscrupu-
lous politicians, and which has never had any char
acter in this State for TRUTH or dignity or deceucy
The real friends of the Register were, of course
deeply mortified at its conduct; and its Editor, still
somewhat under the influence of just principles, and
still moved by the wishes of his real friends, ap
peared to repent of his conduct and, coming back
to us, joined with US in supporting Presidential
| ticket Of Electors which ignored party by doing