Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-30
6 Holden Rebuked.'


Tbo Wilmington Journal is delighted at the ar
r,nprrcnt entered into between INC csnuu".s0
Wake County, to discontinue the canvass, ana says
,h;s arrangement is "rebuke" to Holden. -
uo1rp We had nothing to do with the canvass or
.;,b the arrangement This being the fact we 90
coo how we could be "rebuked" by any arrange.
on. that might be made We are supporting the
r.nsorvatiye and Reform ticket and we expect 70
200 that ticket elected by an overwhelming msIori-
hut II is not for us to dictate to the candidates
vhether they shall canvass or not
Rut what will the Journal say to Mr. bledsoes
,orduct as set forth in the circular OF COL Russ
l. not clear that Mr. Bledsoe has broken the agree
,,sntp It is certain that he handed to MT. ADAMS,
- +. distributed, a bundle of circulars containing
otF.usive and injurious charges against Co- Russ
Mr. Adams says he did. We get this through MI
,,r,rd and Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Afford are ootn
u,or If truth. 1t will not do to say that Mr. Bed-
soe did not get up and send out the circular. 'hSt
* not the point No matter who got it up, ne cau'
- 70 circulated. That broke the agreement Tor as
col. Russ says, to publish" means - 10 put W ="
into circulation" The agreement solemnly oouno
the candidates to publish no speech or circaiar'
What will the Journal say now? II the canvass
rborId he resumed it, Wake, who will be RESPONSE
Fla for its Why, the Journals friend, Mr.. Bledsoe
~. that paper will be as dumb as oyster on the
.,,ec, or if it alludes to the matter again. it will
ATTEMPT to prove that Col. Russ, the assailed and
injured party, has broken the agreement
But the Journal, while pretending to be shocked
Of marty strife in Wake knows that one OF its own
,,,rrizans, Mr. Erwin Thompson, of Wayne, is tram
,oos;nc that County, almost under its very nose,
Curing ND party feeling. That paper has no ere
hursm for Thompson. What is all wrong in "Hol-
den is all right in Thompson. Why? Thompson
is an original secessionst and belongs to the Jour-
noT. party That makes the difference.
Rv The wav, we learn that Mr.. Thompson is STAY
;rc the Queens English every day in the most bit
fer diatribes against Col Vance and the Editor of
this paper. What have We done unto thee, oh
Tbomuson, that thou shouldst thus assail us? p
What has Col Vance done? Just what Mr.. Thomp-
son has not and will not do. Col. Vance was for
the Union up to the proclamation, and Mr. Thomp-
SON was for disunion when the cotton States Sc
ceded but Col. Vance fights the enemy, and Mr..
Tbompson stays at home ana denounces him.
Shame! Get out of the chimney corner, Mr.. Thomp-
son, and 20 to the war. You said you would fight
when the time came-redeem your pledge. The
hattie has been raging for 10 these twelve months,
and YOU are still in the shade, and still in the pur=
suit of soft places cushioned chairs, and civil honors
Either 90 to the war, or let Col Vance alone. He
is fighting for you, Mr.. Thompson; ne is la0orlng
and suffering to make good y0ur pledge that the
South should be free. Either go to the war your
self or let him alone. Wayne County has done
gloriously in this war. What have you done? Col.
Vance has perilled his life for his country amid the
shock of battle What have you done, Mr.. Thomp-
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