Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-03-26
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We had intended to reply at some length to the
remarks OF our cotemporaries Of the Charlotte Dem
eerSt and lredeA Ezpsas on the subject Of the Gov
ernefshp but the state of the country is NOT fkvor
aoic to such discussions, and besides al Of US can
serve the country more acceptably by suggesting
anotncouraging means for its defence, than by dis
putting about offices and honors PEI, afsT'
The Democrat does us very great injustice. It's
nvorite, Mr.. Johnston, was IN the meeting Of his
neighbors at Charlotte who nominated him for Gov
ernor, the proceedings showing that he knew he
would he nominated; snd after the resolutions had
been adopted he rose and agreed to be Governor if
the people should desire it.; yet he is compimented
as unseltsh, upanbitions, and no Office seeker whlle
zoe, who hare been in no meeting and taken no
steps whatever on the subject are held up as an
office-seeker, and as ''displeased" from envy be-
cause we were not recommended by the Charlotte
meeting. But this is only specimen Of the treat
snent we have received for months past. The fact
that We abored to preserve the old national Demo-
cratic party and then to preserve the Union against
the efforts Of extremists in both sections to destroy
and the further fact that have some rens in var
ouo Pa - VI WIZ have IucuIluucu
in connection with the Office Of Governor have drawn
upon US the fire of those who prefer Office to coun
try and who think that must ne stricken down be-
fore their cherished purposes can be accomplished
We demand Of our enemies to produce the proof
that we have sought to be Governor. No such
proof can be produced. '-a= 80
We have uniformly said, as we say now, that We
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it. No man who seeks it in this crisis is worthy Of
it We have not sought it, nor do We expect to
seek it. We want the people, without let or him
drance, to designate their man and elect him. But
of what avail to US will be these declarations? We
shall still be assailed and misrepresented. We
know the enemies with whom we are dealing; and
we know that the Charlotte Democrat and its can
didate Mr. Johnston, and the Wilmington Journal
and those who act with them, no matter what they
may say, will support for Governor who
abored to preserve the Union up to the procama-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln in April last We might 60
further and retort with just severity on the Demo
erat but We do no: deem it proper to do so. If the
Editor of that paper can reconcile it to his con-
science to pursue us without cause, and to impugn
our motives, let him do so. We know that We are
not an otice.seeker; and We knob that we have no
ambition which is inconsistent with our duty to
the country. We feel. too, that we are as
honest, as upright, and unsel6 h as his pets Mr..
Johnston and Judge Osborne, who figured in the
political meeting referred to; and far as conss-
tency is concerned, will compare records at any
time with these gentlemen and our contemporary of
the Democrat
In reply to our contemporary Of the 'lredell Er-
press We have to say, that the proofs of Mr. John
ston's partizan conduct while member of the Con
venton, are abundant. They are before us on the
record, and we could produce them if necessary
We may do so hereafter but not now. Mr. Johnston
had and has right to be partzan, and to act
with those who distrust the integrity of the old
Union men; but surely it is not to be expected
that he, with his record, justly claim the popu
lar suffrages on the ground that he is no party
man. We neither envy that gentleman nor object
to his nomination by his friends for Governor, but
we owed it to our readers to inform them, as We
have done, of his antecedents and present surround
ings.