Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-06-04
The Victorious jackson.

The Victorious Jackson.
The recent brilliant successes of this intrepid off.
Ger, excite universal admiration and inspire the
country with hope. Despising the use of the spade
and resort to zigzags and parallels, or any of the
usual prelimnares of sege operations, he keeps his
forces in spirit and secures their confidence and af.
fection by his personal sacrfces-his dilgent atten-
ton to their corporeal wants-his indomitabe ener.
gy and industry-his sleepless vigilance and his
dashng successes against the enemy. If retreat be
necessary at any time he forecasts to preserve his
stores, provisions and clothing from destruction.
lie never loses any thing Sy movement, but always
gains-a sine qua non in generalship which many
of our West Pointers seem never to have learned
In three weeks he has fought three pitched battles
and gained victory every time-equalling Bona
parte in the completeness Of his strategy though on
smaller scale, and in the suddenness and overpow
ering character OF his attacks He is no mere theo-
rizer, but man of work and practical common
sense whose fame will continue to grow as he ad-
vances Sterling Price and "Stonewall" Jackson
have shown pre-eminently their fitness for the war
we are engaged in Other Generals are greatly their
superiors in scientific warfare system which may
do when the treasury is full-when resources and
appliances are abundant and where hireling soldiers
are employed to fight. But in our condition, when
every pound of POWDER strip of leather, or loaf
of bread and pound of meat are important, and
when the soldiers the freemen Of the South fight
ing not for glory but for independence and peace,
half drilled, half equipped, but brave and impetu-
o1;o of De-
to the success of our cause
Huzza for jackson! Huzza for Price! They
keep their own secrets-plan their own campaigns
do their own fighting. This is what we need and
must have, in order to success. We are surprised
at the intimations given by some of our cotempo-
rares in Virginia, as to Jackson's future move
ments. Let him keep his own secrets and go ahead.
TIE REGISTER AND Mr.. SrANLY.-The Register
says the Standard is disposed to "praise" Mr.
Stanly with faint damns," and that we are anx-
ious to "curry favor in certain quarter" by "let
ting him off in the mildest manner imag ginable."-
What does the Register mean by such language !?
We have referred in plain and emphatic terms to
Mr.. Stanlys acceptance of the Governorship at the
hands of Mr.. Lincoln; we no more approve of this
act than we did of his being the black Republican
candidate for Governor of California, but we have
not 6lackguarded him the Register has done sim
ply because such course could do no good, and is
no evidence of either courage or devotion to the
State. But what does the Register mean by "a
certain quarter?" Does the Editor refer to Mr..
Lincoln, or to person or persons in this State p
In matter of this kind the Register ought to be
explicit.
The Register wants Mr.. Stanly shot or "choked
to DEATH" Will the Editor himself play the Brutus
on this occasion? Will any of his freeatng friends,
who have boasted so much Of what they would do in
this war; and who have done so little, penetrate the
lines at Newbern and shoot this Lincoln Governor
We guess not. But if the enemy should unfortu.
nately prevail over US, and if Mr. Stany should ever
reach Raleigh in the exercise of his functions, we
venture the prediction that our neighbor of the
Register, and many of those for whom he speaks
will be among the first to avail themselves of Mr.
Stanlys protection. 1t is easy to roar and threaten
when the enemy is hundred miles away; but oul
observation has convinced us that those who art
most pugnacious when 10 danger is near, are gen
orally the humblest and most conciliatory when tht
danger is upon them. We do not say our neighbo
would take the oath, or that any one here would
but if Mr.. Stanly should unfortunately reach here
as the result of the chances Of war, it opinion
that We would conduct ourself on the occasion will
quite as much firmness and patriotism as would b.
exhibited by the Register and its friends. We nev
er either give or take "thc cue" This paper il
absolutely independent and its Editor is determines
to live and die citizen of sovereign, selgooern
| ina State.