Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-05
For the Standard.
Yours,
Oakland, June %, 1862

For the Standard.
Nh. EDITOR: 1t gives great satisfaction to
say to you that prospects for electing
tive candidates TO the Legislature from this County
and from this Senatorial District ilatterlng
heart can wish JOnN PARKS, Esq, is cand-
date for the Commons. He is plain, honest far
mcr; has political aspirations and only consents
for his he used at the earnest solicitation of
host of friends belonging to both OF the old parties
lie is deScrvcdly of the most popular men in
our Couutv-nO man can say .ught against him he
was brought up on the farm between the plow
handes-waS opposed TO secession up to Linc0lnS
proclamation, and has three SONS in the army ii sht
inS the battles of his country.
This Senatorial District is composed of the cOun-
ties. OF Burke Caldwell and Mcdowell. In 1888
Caldwell county furnished the Senator the late la
mcnted f. p. Miller; IN 1860, Burke was accorded
the Senator and the Hon. W. W. Avery was elected;
subsequently, he resigned the trCst cnniied to him
by the people and accepted the position OF member
OF the Provisional Congress conferred upon HIM 10y
the Convention, but as it seemed to be agreed that
Burke should have the Senator for the full term OF
two years, Mcdowell and Caldwell cheerful!y &C
quieSced, and Hon. B. s. Gather was elected with
out opposition to fill out Mr. Averys uneXpircd
term. Now as matter of right Us well as of
courtesy comes McDowell's turn | hope neither
Burke Caldwell counties will be so uncivIl as to
deny to her what she is justly entitled to. She
has not heretofore entered the lists against either oil
them, but she the younger county ct the
three, she generously gave way to her old mother
Burke and her elLcr sister, Caliwcll-but although
she deferred her claim to the last, she yet insists
upon her equality and asks to DC treated with the
consideration which she has herself manifested
towards her sisters Mcdowell has her Neal, her
Burgln her Con!y, her Tate, her Alternately and va
nous other worthy who can represent the DIS
tfIct with honor to themselves and uSeiuy to their
constituents. Let her put one OF them upon the
track, and feel warranted in saying that Burke and
Caldwell will give her open track and fair field
As to the Governors election, Zeb will make 4
clean sweep of the thing in this country. The Stall
icderateS nigh well try to beat the Flying Chill
dcrs with an old broken down. spawned dray horse,
as to attempt to beat Vance with Johnston. Tint
thing cannot be dgHe BY the way see that friend
Syme and the State urHaLannounce Colonel VIM.
Johnston rs their candidate for Governor. How
came he to be Colonel? OF what regiment is he
commander? Are these papers trying to hood wink
the people and make them believe that Mr.. John
ston belongs to the army: | thought that he was
President of the Charlotte and Columbia railroad
with a salary OF three thousand dollars per year.
and also President of the Atlantic and Tennessee
railroad with salary of one thousand fUe hundred
dollars per year. Am | mistaken, or am not?-
Has he resigned either of those fat offices yet? II
he has not, when is he going to do sO?-or does he
intend TO do at all Should he be elected Gov
(of which there is remote probability and
hold on to the offices above named he will have
quite a snug little living; quite enoug to support
pretty smart neghoorhOod of common folks. Let
us look at it a minute Governor three thousand
dollars and handsomely furnished house thrown
in, costs at least three thousand more, makes six
thousand President of the Charlotte and Columbia
railroad three thousand more-makeS nine thou
Sand-Prcsidemt of the Atlantic and Tennessee
railroad one thousand five hundred more-makes
ten thousand fire hundred dollars-a pretty snug
sum truly. But on, say these immaculate patriots,
the Register and Journal, Vance ought not to be
Governor because he is in the army! Why, Mr..
Editor, | thought sometime ago, from the tone of
the secession papers, that the path to promotion lay
through the army, and through the army alone;
that no place was too exalted in their eyes for the
soldier. But alas, for poor human nature the gilt
ter of the spoilS has dazZled their eyes, and now
they, red-hot secessionists they were, are
raising their tOmahawks against the soldier, Vance,
who has periled his life upon the battle field in
which they, themselves, helped to inaugurate,
but which they not helping to fight, and are en-
deavorng 10 hoist over his head, the civilian, John
ston, who has not yet jeOparded hair OF his
head in this bloody war which is deSolating the
land and bringing mourning and distress to almost
every family in our country. Shame upon you,
Mr.. Syme; as an old friend call upon you to pom
der upon the course you are pursuing. know that
your impulses in the MAN, are good, and your pur-
poses generally patriotic but in the present instance,
you have been Overreached and msled by interested
and designing politicians. who Cutting them
selves with government pap, and who care not Tor
their country, if they keep their Golfers full.
Come then, my friend haul down the Johnston
flag, and run up to your mast head that OF the pa
triot soldier, Vance, who is risknS his life in
order to the blessing of freedom for your and
Mr.. Johnston's posterity to enjoy to the remotest
generation SOUTH FORK
Burke County, June 80, 1852