Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-10
"a GANG Exposed %

1--WE think that we have good reasons for believ-
ing that party is being organized here to bring out
q candidate for the Office of Governor, who will go
before the people opponent of the present Ad-
minstraton OF the Confederate States and endeayor
to rally party in opposition to it"
The above is from the Raleigh Register. 1t is
possible the Register has found "a mares nest"
That paper is in the secrets of the faction which it
supports, and it may have unwittingy betrayed its
designs. If it be the design of any one however,
to bring out candidate for Governor, "who will 60
before the people opponent of the present Ad-
minisration of the Confederate States the Register
has given the first clue to it that we have heard
Certainly we have heard of no such design among
the conservatives with whom we converse. The
fact is, and it need not be disguised that the most
devoted friends Of the Confederate Government in
the South, are to be found among the conservatives.
The worst complaint among them that we have
heard of against Mr.. Davis, is endorsed by the
Register-' that the Administration has made mis-
takes" member of Congress- secessioniSt, who
passed through this place some days ago. we learn,
admitted that the conservatives were the best friends
in that body Mr.. Davis had The most severe criti-
cisms and the sharpest attacks which have been
made upon Mr.. Davis and his administration, have
been made by the most violent original seceSsionists
Many of the sharpest spectators and extortiOn-
ers-many who have made most out of the gov
eminent and out of the people in this war, are
original secessiOnists and Mr.. Davis warmest pro-
fessed friends. The greater part of those who have
paid least out Of their private funds to support the
| war-who have hired substitutes and refused to 60
to the war; are original secessionists. We have
heard 1t said within few days that sundry persons
in this State refuse to take Confederate notes for
property debts, and are anxious to invest all they
have in real estate and that they arc to large
tent among the original secessiOnsts The most
bitter denouncers of the Standard IN the State
are those who have good excuse for remaining
out of the war, but are seeking Office running
about the country to make money or keep out Of
the army. And these are the men to talk about
! traitors! If Burnside were to get among Them
they would, some of the same class have done in
Newbern, if report be true be the most suhservient
| slaves to him, to what little they have They
| will fly if they can the approach of the enemy,
but if their property holds Them they will succumb
| in an instant
! But to the mares nest" of the Register The
conservatives, and many of the secessionists, are
opposed to the management of the inefficient ad-
| mnStration of public affairs in this State. They
are determined, we believe, to put an end to the
rule of that faction in State affairs as as pos
| sible If beyond this, there is any design to OPP
pose President Davis, it must be found among those
with whom the Register operates, or that branch
of the destructires who are little too ultra for the
| REGISTER