Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-30
For the Standard,

For the Standard.
Cool SrnISG, July IS, 1862.
". ". Holden, Esq. -
DEAR SIR:-T wish to make an inquiry or two.
know o. one Clerk and one Postmaster who have
deputies and never had bcfore-thcy have ap-
pointed conscripts who ought to be in the army
There is fixed purpose on the part Of some scce-
dcrs to defeat the conscrpt act by appointing young
men deputies.
They sure not to take a conscrvative.-lct
them go on. There certain Shcritf> who will
make one vote for every young man they appoin,
deputy TO cluGe the conScriptOn,-but you may be
sure they make fifty the other way, for people who
will submit to it are fit to be slaves
The Vance men don't resort to it. but the John.
ston Sheriifs are hard at it. l don't know any
Sheriff for Vance who has a conscript as deputy.
aid and comfofEs ta.1iu6on by keeIihg young pek
ont Of the army his deputies, when there moth
ing for them to do repeat, are fit to be slaves l.
speak for place in the STANDARD for the names Of
all Sherifs who thus favoring few and oppres-
sing the many. If correspondents from different
counties will send you the names Of such Sherifs,
will you publish them?
Col. Vance may expect furlOugh signed by the
people of North Carolina the first Thursday in Au-
gust Johnston don't need one. He IS for the war
if Vance and the soldiers will do the fighting lie
is for eXcusing Johnston. | suppose, for fear MIR.
Johnston might be fatigued Vance excuses no one.
lie voted himself into the army as private; he
stood boldly in the vanguard of the army at New
bern, and at Richmond. II VIC elect Vance he may
fall upon some plan to make Johnston and his Eli.
tors fight Did you know that the Johnston family
and Johnston EloIs were more remarkable for
talking than fighting? Old Mr.. Johnston was the
greatest talker in England-he guarrelled with his
wife, but | never heard Of his having fight He
such a wordy man he obliged to compile a
dictionary. Our Johnston 1uarrelled with Abe Lin
coin, but like his old namcsakc, he took it out in
words-he never fit Abe, and he never will, in my
opinion. He is, therefore, unfit to be Commander
in. Chief of the forces of North. Carolina.
In one point of view Johnston is to be preferred
to Vance. If North Carolina means to abandon the
contest and succumb to old Abe Johnston is the
not in arms shall be protected. He would be more
indugent to Johnston who never Tough: him. than
to Vance who has and is sworn to fight him on eve
ny battle field. love Vance because Lincoln hates
him
Have you heard the last argument for Col. john
ston? You remember the Governor Of South Caro-
lima in his message said State that did not secede
should sell slaves in South Carolina. lie was going
to contine us to territory and let them eat US
up as the Yankees were going to do, by excluding
us from the territories. Now, if Vance is elected,
he will have no influence with the Governor and
the republic of South Carolina If Johnston is elect
ed, he is we'll known in that republic; has weight
and Influence with the Governor, and even with the
old women of that independent republic
Respectfully, yours,
SIGNER VANcE's FuRLoUGH.