Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-23
Henry w. Miller. ESQ.


We publish below q correspondence between
Henry W. Miller, Esq, and Gov. Manly. growing
out Of an unjust and vindictive attack made ON the
former by the State Journal of this City.
In the veryact of publishing and exulting over the
agreement Of the candidates in this County to pre-
vent party strife the unprncipled sheet referred to
makes a violent attack on portion of the parties
to the agreement, and calls on the people to vote
down the conservative ticket It praises the agree
ment and basely violates it in the same breath. If
the candidates on the other side endorse this con-
duct of the paper referred to- it will be virtual
breach Of the agreement on their part.
Gov Manly, on reading the agreement to the peo-
pie at Auburn, said be believed all the candidates
patriotic and cya-he would be willing to vote for
either of them, and wished be could vote for all It
will be seen, by his letter below, that GOV. NJ un.
equivocay brands false the statement Of the State
Journal that the conduct of Mr. Miller and the 9TH
er candidates was dishonorable, in agreeing to the
arrangement to stop the canvass. But it is not at
all surprising that the State Journal should l:e.-
If the two individuals who nomnally conduct it
could blush they would do so on the discovery that
they had, at any time, told the truth.
the old Union men of Wake to bestir themselves,
Let them be vigilant and active. Our opponents
will leave no effort untried to carry the County
The whole patronage of the State and Confederate
governments will be welded against us, though
these governments are as much our property as
that of our opponents and though we really
better friends to them than they are. The conser-
fcr ~ Ena1;p
such feeling e1ists, it has been fomented by the
original secessonists for the purpose of retaining
the power which they have abused. They are the
partzans. They have hunted and logged the old
Union men for the last twelve months-pronounced
them untrue to the country, and attempted to de-
grade them politically and ruin their good names.
They fear discussion before the people. They know
the exposure Of their misdceds will not only break
them down utterly before the people, but will in
lure them even in the estimation of their own I'D.
herents. Our candidates cannot now discuss pub
lie questions, but let the people do 1t for Them
The old Union men are acting purely on the de-
fensive They owe it to themselves, to their chill.
dren, and to the country to meet and expose those
who have shown themselves unfit for Office, and
who striving to put them under the ban trait
ors to the South.
The following is the correspondence
RALEIGH, July 10, 1862.
DEAR SIR:-The State Journal of this date, in
its comments on the agreement between the can
ddates, in this county, to discontinue all canvass
ing has the following
ITO Henry W. Miller we will only say, this
morning, that he has been humbled in this exhibi-
ton Of the peoples disgust and contempt to an
tent which almost exctes our pity"
You were more active than any one else in bring
ing about this agreement between the candidates.
No doubt all the gentlemen concerned-and there
were friends of both tickets-were actuated BY pat
riotic motives, and intended no reflection upon eth
%on of 2s es%dss eo B Justice So
any disgust contempt" was intended for me
by the act of yourself and the gentlemen associated
with you, in proposing discontnuance of the can
vass You will at once sec, if the assertion of the
State Journal be untrue what gross injustice is
done me.
1 am yours, most respectfully,
H. w. MILLER.