Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-08-02
Very respectfully,

In Gov CIarks note it will be seen that he states
that the package was in his Office subject to
inspection if we so desired, but our readers ought
to know, that along with his reply to our note, he
sent US the package" by one of his Private Sccre-
taries. On taking it up, we found the seal broken
and out came tie mouse ,ohich the mountain had Ia
bored to bring forth, in the shape of printed PAM
phlet entitled THE relations of revolted citizens
to the National Government defined, 10y Anna Ella
Carroll" The envelope was directed to US and
franked by AVN. Mitchell, N. c." We know
nothing of the author or the M c." nor any thing
about its being sent to us. 1t had neither pen nor
pencil mark on it, and differed in nothing that we
could see, from thousands of pamphlets daily sent
through the mails. And this is what Col Sol. Will
lians and Gov. Clark pronounced contraband, ard
could not be entrusted to our hands Heaven de-
fend us
We hastily glanced over its pages, and returned
it to Gov. Clark. 1t protested to be essay writ
ten by Northern woman, based upon the following
text:
mo power in Congress to emancipate their slaves,
or contiscate their property, proved"
1.-The Constitution it is the only hope of the
country"
Our estimate OF the character of the package"
was simply this: that some of John Spelman's or
William Robinson's special friends in Newbern, had
been procured to send the document cut of which
they hoped to manufacture electioneering matter
That the document itself was harmless, except to
Col. Sol. Williams and Gov. Clark, who seem to
have mortal dread of women-at least of Anna
Ella Carroll" We judged it to contain matter
and principles corresponding to those contain
IN nd If tha
lately published in the Standard and many other
Southern papers. 1t was neither incendary nor
ABOLITION, but appeared to DE a calm remonstrance
from Northern woman, against the policy OF Lin
coins Congress in emancpating our slaves and con-
fscating Southern property, while she urged the
prosecution of the war for the restoration OF the
Unon-an idea which we have frequently character
lied in the Standard as both foolish and wicked
This, we assure you, reader, was the extent of
the offending of the aforesaid monstrous "pam-
phlet." so far as we could see by hasty glance.
We venture it was not half SO offensive as what
fills the Richmond papers weekly from Yankeeland.
1t was not tenth part dangerous or objectiona-
BILE as Stanly's speech at Washington, which the
Petersburg Express published without rebuke. We
are absolutely certain it was not hundredth part
ncendiary, as dangerous, or as c0RTa6hnd as the
New York Herald, Greeleys Tribune and Newbern
Progress, which it is said are frequently passing
through the hands of COL Williams for John
Spelman and Vim. Robinson, of the Stafe Journal
Such immaculate men as j. Spelman and VIM. Rob-
inson can be trusted by such men as Col. Sol Will
lams and Gov. Henry Toole Clark, but W. w.
Holden cannotl Do these dgnitaries intend to
assa or impeach our private or personal character
DO they design by this course to assail our loyalty
to the State or the South? Let them compare
cords with in any respect, before the thousands
who know us well and even intimately. We would
not shrink from the Investigation the comparison
before any just tribunal
But who are these men who assail us and who
seem to be the confidents and attaches of Col. Sol