Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-30
The Register and Col. Vance.

LUG AsgWteT ID welcome 10 all the capital it NAV
make out of Col Vances report Of the part which his
regiment took in the battle of Newbern, provided he
Will publish the report, as he promises to d. in his
next ISSUE The report speaks for itself Let the
!eaaers OF the Register, when they see the report
'nat paper, Compare it with the article in the is
sue IN which it is promised and Judge for them.
serves "netner the Editor has not garbled the re-
port IN ADVANCE so as to prejudice them against COL
Vance and his gallant regiment If the Editor in
tended to publish the report at ALL why did he not
do it in the number containing his structures on it?
The reason is plain He wanted to forcsall his
readers and prejudice them against Col. Vance,
We shall not dwell on the Reqistrr's assertion
that Col Vance and bis regiment were only "tech.
nieally" and not really in the fight; and that
though the regiment itself was in the battle, Col.
Vance "himself was not where the actual fighting
was carried on" We leave these alsehoods to be dis
posed Of by the report, and by hundreds of living
witnesses who we're in that battle.
But the Register charges that the STANDARD con.
cvcted the account Of the exploits of Vances repi.
ment !" in the battle Of the LIST July, below Rich.
mond; and that, in our notice of the part which
injustice to the other regiments composing the brig
ade These charges are utterly untrue We had
good authority for every word in the article referred
to. We had heard from emily one regimsat af the
brigade and we, therefore referred particnsr1y to
only one; but the following extGetat H.sss article
will show that We expressly fyErredeto the charge
made BY the brigade. We said yssIas
wounded of his regiment in that battle but we learn
that the brigade to which Col. Vance is attached
charged for one mile and quarter under the fire Of
80 pieces of artillery, with shells weighing 800
pounds falling on the field from the enemys gun
boats Colonel Vance's regiment behaved nobly.-
They never fatered but went forward, shouting for
"old North Carolina" and "old Zeb." The Colonel
was in front Four of his gallant dead were found
next morning within 40 feet Of the lannon's mouth
ahead of every other Southern regiment, for no
other dead we're found SO near the guns Capt
John Jones, Of Caldwell getting separated from his
regiment in the darkness and confusion, pressed
straight on towards the flashing of the guns, until
stopped apd turned back to the right by Gen. Ran.
som. 1t was glorious affair for our arms and
among the bravest Of the brave on the occasion were
Vance and his regiment"
AU the regiments and all the brigades did well
on that occasion. Gen. Ransoms brigade charged
the batteries, Col Vances regiment being part Of
that brigade It is fact that four of Col. Vance's
dead were found nearest to the guns and we stated
that fact Was there any thing wrong in that a
Surely not. The brave men who compose the brig
ade, instead of complanngo of it no doubt join with
us in complimentng the company or the regiment
whose fortune it was thus to leave portion of their
dead nearest to the enemy. But the Editor of the
Register sours over it. because he thinks it may re-
fleet credit on Col. Vance. He has no magnanimi-
ty, no generosity, no sense justice towards poll
teal opponent If he thought by SO doing he could
defeat Col. Vance for Governor, he would striye to
prove him a coward, and would tear1SS ID and
from his regiment every LAUREL which &sys so
dearly won in battle. This is our shsasteM tbs
Editor Of the Register; andsrs ths army1
that this is the estimate placed by lastS
majority Of cur people at home: This estimate is
founded on thu co.duct Of the Editor, not on mere
assumption He dislikes every soldier, as we'll as
every citizen, who does not agree with him polti-
caliy, and who will not bow down and worship, as
be docs the corrupt faction Of officials in Raleigh,
who have so mismanagcd the war, and who have
made the State government as far as they could. a
party machine. He stands by and sees Col. vance's
legion broken up by men in power, without word
Of .remonstrance; indeed, it is more than probable
that he laughs in his sleeve over such conduct be-
cause it is intended to dlsappoint and injure COL
Vance; and yet he talks about 'high-mnded ="
men. and affects to be disposed to do Col Vance
Justice! As a friend Of Col Vance, We court the
opposition Of the Register and defy his mSaice To
opposed and denounced by that Editor is the best
proof that the person thus opposed and denounced
is brave, loyal and honest His opposition is SUI
passport to popularity, and his friendship and sup
port would materially njure the prospects and char
acter Of any one.
No matter for wonder, therefore, that Mr. Holden
| IS opposed to the election of Mr. Johnston who