Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-09

The Enquirer--.ss Democratic Antecedents,,,
The Richmond Enquirer quotes from paper
printed in this City, and speaks of its Democratic
antecedents." Why this allusion to "Democratic
antecedents" by the Enquirer, when in the same
breath that journal deprecates party spirit in North
Carolina? Is the ausion made as shrewd effort
to rally the old Democrats of the State on Col
Johnston? But the Enquirer is mistaken as to the
antecedents of the paper referred to- The principal
nominal Editor of that paper never was Democrat
untll-belng foreigner-he turned against the
wing party, to which he had belonged, because
that party, for the most part, became Americans"
or Know Nothings. He did this not because he
understood or loved Democracy, but because he
mated The Know Nothngs. Soon after this he voted
in an election in this County before he was natural
lied, as documents in our possession will prove
Afterwards he went to Salisbury to conduct news
paper owned by stockholders, and which professed
to be Democratic. While there, and having pro-
duced the impression that he was naturaized, as he
had here, he left secretly for Charlotte, where his
naturalization was perfected. He feared if he per.
fected his naturalization in Raleigh, that he would
be indicted for illegal voting in this County; and
he knew, if he perfected it in Salisbury, the cheat
would be apparent so be went to Charlotte for this
purpose. He is not now, and never has been
Democrat If asked suddenly what the word means,
he could not tell. The paper he is now nominay
controlling was purchased for him by an association
of political leaders; and his notes, given for the es
tabshment, with their names as sureties, have been
sold in Raleigh at discount He is thus owned
by few partizan leaders, and of course, speaks
for them and not the people Every puff he gives
them is paid for in advance
The Enquirer knows, if it knows anything of
North Carolina politics, that the Standard IS the
was uniformly consistent as such up to the disso-
luton Of the party. We claim to have been bet
ter Democrat even than the Enquirer, for its Edi-
tors bolted at Baltimore, and We did not.
The Enquirer makes quotation from the paper
referred to- the object of which quotation is nsid-
ously, to produce the impression that all the papers
in the State but the STANDARD, are in favor of COL
Johnston for Governor. Let us see how the account
stands. The following papers are supporting Col.
Vance: The Franklin (Macon) Cnrolinean, the
Henderson Times, the Salisbury Wltcaman, the
Salem Press, the Greensboro Patriot, the Wadcs-
borough Argus the Hillsboro Recorder, the Fayctt
vile Observer, and the Raleigh Staaddrd-9 The G,..
lowing are supporting COL Johnston: The Raleigh
Register, the State Journal the Winston Sentinel,
the Charlotte Bulletin the Charlotte Democrat the
Shelby Ea5le, and Iredell Erpress-7. Thus far
the following are neutral, or have expressed no
preference: The Wilmington Journal, the Tarboro
Syuthe,ner, and the Asheville Necs-3 The Mil
ton Chronicle and the Goldsboro' Tribune are ia
king no decided part for Col Vance, but are thought
to favor his election. The Enquirer now see
how the press is in this State. 1t is believed that
the Fayetteville Obserrer Greensboro Patriot, and
Raleigh Standard have as large circulation and
as many readers as all the Johnston papers put
together