Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-23
Acknowledgements.


The ultra secession presses of the State with a
few exceptions, are down upon us with vim be-
cause We will not support partizan for Governor,
ann cause, having the good ofthe country at heart
we toiH speak ou.-. '''N
lations of the Constitution.
Firstin the list we notice. and first Ia. '''p''t'''
bility, is the Wilmington Journal We have only
room to say that the Journal has more brains
than all our assailants put together, and is generally
decent and parliamentary in its style; but we must
say the Editor hasdone US great injustice. Wehavc
laid the Journal away, and may find it convenient
and necessary to reply to it hereafter.
The Winston Sentinel has msstated our position
about canvassing the State. We have proposed no
canvass. The truth is we opposed proposition to
elect delegates to a State Convention to nominate
candidate for Governor; which proposition, if car
red out would have occasioned the btterest canvass
ever known in erery precinct in the State. Some
OF the very persons who favored this proposition,
opposed canvass by the candidates, as well they
might for such Convention if held and more large
ly attended by those of their way of thinking than
by others, would put the game in their own hands
but We said and repeated, that discussion could do
no harm, and that honest and true men were not
afraid it. That was all. We neither fear nor are
we anxious for a canvass.
The Charlotte Democrat is especially bitter to-
wards Us. 1t impeaches our motives, and almost
doubts our loyalty. Our motives are better than
the Editors and We are truer to North Carolina
than he is. Mr. Johnston, whom he supports for
Governor, was appointed a Colonel about the time
his brother was appointed, OH partzan grounds, a
chaplain in the army; and probably Mr. Johnston
was instrumental in procuring this chaplaincy. We
have heard that this chaplain, thus appointed was
not regularly ordained Minister, and could not
therefore, administer the sacraments to sick and dy
ing soldiers but what difference did that make p
lie had served the secession party and his brother
would be pleased with his appointment, ard so it
was made. Again, the Editor of the Democrat is g
member of the Literary Board. 1t may be that he
thinks if his neighbor Mr. Johnston is made Cover.
nor, he will invite him to remain in Office We beg
our even-tempered and amiable contemporary to re-
member, that those who live in glass houses should
not throw rocks
We have no reply to make just here to our neigh
Dor OF the Register. He devotes at out four columns
OF ink and bile to US per week. Owing to the block
ade all the steel pens and Northern quilts have given
out; and it is said that neighbor is seen every
evening, wandering along the hedgerows, looking
for geese and plucking quilts with which to demol-
ish us. We trust the quality of our neighbours to-
bacco is good.
We make our Acknowledgements to our assailants,
one and all. The more they assail US the more the
people stand by us. They are the best friends, pc.
cunlarily, that we have. Last week we received one
hundred and fifty renewals and new subscribers
They all seem to say, in the funess of their malic
Gus kindness
"lIl Set thee in shower of gold, and hail
Rich pearls upon thee"