Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-06-11
The 1redell Express-col. Vance.

The Erpress continues its attacks upon the STAN
dard but we are happy to inform that paper that
circulation continues to increase in Iredell County,
The Eapress in advocating the election of Mr.. |
Johnston as Governor, makes itself ridiculous, and
Mr.. Johnston ridiculous, by saying
"No man IN the State has done more for the pros
perity and glory of North-Carolina than William
Johnston"
Now, where so much has been done, it is natural
to expect that little of what has been done should
be shown. Where are the proofs of these numer.
ous-these great deeds for the prosperity and
glory" of the StateG They consist in having been
President Of short Railroad which runs into South
Carolina-in having served as Commissary General
and member of the Convention at the same time,
and in drawing pay in both capacities-and in hav.
ing given rarty votes, and nothing but party votes
as member of the body referred to. No doubt
Mr. Johnston wishes mis- State well, and no doubt
he has served portions of the State to the best of his
ability, as thousands of worthy and respectable
gentlemen have done; out he is not Washington
or a Caswell, or Castor, or Macon, or Dobbin,
or Badger, or Graham. He is hardly the superior
Of Gov Clark, who has served the State much
The Express Of the 29th May, speaking of Col.
Vance. says:
"When Col. Vance shall desire promotion, he
will no doubt get it-from the President, or from
his constituents. We who have all the time stood
by COL Vance, will stand by him hereafter"
We now call upon the Express to redeem its
pledge, and "stand by" COL Vance, He does not
desire promotion but his friends desire it for him,
and intend to make him Captain General Presi-
dent DAVIS will not promote him. He has made
Col. Clingman Brigadier, who did not volunteer,
as Col. Vance did, and who has never smelt pow
der, as Col. Vance has; but then Col. Cingman is
one Of the precipitators and Col. Vance is not.
Verify therefore, Col. Clingman hath his reward.
Col Vance will receive his at the hands of the peo
pie in August next
We now tell the Erpress, once for all, that Mr..
Johnston will not receive two hundred votes in the
County of Iredell. friend writing US from States
vile, under date May Oath, says:
"William A. Graham 2. B. Vance would re-
| ceive almost the entire vote of this County Our
people are conservative As to Col. Johnston, the
Express Editor will find, when voting time comes,
that he will scarcely be thought Of The people of
this County are tired of the powers that be-"
A friend writing from Dave, under date May 2ad,
says:
"Col. Vance has been spoken of in this section,
and think our people would cheerfully support
him. The conservatives of this County will vote
for Mr.. Johnston under no circumstances but
suppose the destructves will support him, let who
| will be candidate"
The game which is being played to elect Mr..
Johnston is as follows: To the old line Wings his
supporters will say, "here is the man for you-he
is all right-he is an old line Whig." And then,
poking their heads round the other side Of the tree,
they will say to old line Democrats, "parties are
defunct nowhere are no Wings and no Demo.
Gratis, but Col. Johnston is all right-he is Seces
sionist." And sorry are we to see that our friend
of the Express is party to this game He may
not intend to be, but that does not alter the fact
Let him redeem his pledge to support Col. Vance,
and thus relieve himself from this unpleasant stu
alton, and at the same time benefit his country by
aiding to elect conservative Governor.