Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-26
For the STANDARD
Cool STRING, July Is, 1862


Cool STRING, July Is, 1862.
w. w. Holden, Esq. -
DEAR Sui wish to make an inquiry or two.
know of Clerk and one Postmaster who have
deputies and never had one bcfore-they have APP
pointed conscripts who ought 10 be in the army
There is fixed purpose on the part Of some sece-
der to defeat the conScrpt act by appointing young
men deputies.
They are sure not 10 take a conservative, let
them 70 on. There certain ShcriiiS who will
make vote for every young man they appoint
deputy to cluGc the conscripton,-but you may DC
sure they make fifty the other way, for people who
will submit to il are fit TO be slaves.
The Vance men don't resort to it but the John
ston ShcriffS are hard at it | don't know any
Sheriff for Vance who has a conscript deputy.
The people who will elect man Sheriff, who gives
aid and comfort to Lincoln by keeping young men
out Of the army his deputies when there is moth
ing for them to do repeat, are fit to be slaves.
speak for place in the Standard for the names Of
all SherilfS who thus fayoring few and opprcs
sing the many. If correspondents from different
counties will send you the names of such SherffS,
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 He
is for eXcusing Johnston. suppose, for fear Mr..
Johnston might be fatigucd 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 we elect Vance he may
fall upon some plan to make Johnston and lns Edi-
tors fight. Did you know that the Johnston family
and Johnston Editors were more remarkable for
talking than fighting? Old Mr.. Johnston was the
greatest taker in England--he quarrelled with his
wife, but never heard Of his having fight He
was such wordy man he was obliged to compile a
dictionary. Our Johnston Quarrelled with Abe Lin
coin, but like his old nameSake, he took it out in
wOrds-hc never ft Abe, and he never will, in my
opinion lie is, therefore, unfit to be Commander
in.Chcf 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
man. Abe says the persons and property Of those
not in arms shall be protected. He would be more
indulgcnt to Johnston who never Tough. him, than
to Vance who has and is sworn to fight him eve
ry 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. He was going
to contine us to territory and let them eat US
up as the Yankees 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 well known in that republic; has weight
and influence with the Governor, and even with the
old women of that independent republic.
respectfully, yours,
SIGNER OF VANcE's FURLoUGH.