Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-23
THE NORTH

Batch of Falsehoods-..The Fraud Confessed.
In all our experience and observation as an Edi-
tor, we have never witnessed so much passion and
fasehood in the press of this State as is displayed
now. We allude of course, to the ultra presses
that support Mr. Johnston for Governor The most
monstrous fabrications are started and when de-
MED and exposed they never retracted, but new
ones equally monstrous are set afoat in their places
The last Charlotte Democrat, for example, says:
1.-The Raleigh Standard has organized party
which it calls a Conservative party"
There is not one word of truth in this. We have
never used any such expression as conservative
party" but we have time and again declared that
the Conservatives do not constitute party. We
are opposed to party, and for preserving cOserU
'ng and reforming the government by putting dopn
party.
But this party of the Standard, says the Dem
0crGt-
us composed mainly of those who hate the orig
inal seceSsonists and who are striving to prescribe
them"
This is not so. We are simply striving to pre-
vent the original secessionsts from prescribing the
old Union men. They have done this ever since
the war commenced, and we are trying to stop it
The good of the country and the success of the
cause depends on the efforts which the people are
now making to prescribe prescription.
But, adds the Democrat
"Others co operate with the StGndards party be-
cause they hate the old Democratic party and as
those who were formerly Democrats seem DISPOSED
to be satisfied with Mr. Johnston they have deter
mined to oppose him. They are partizans of the
worst kind, and would be willing to let the South
be subJugated so they succeeded in their selfish
ambition"
Mr. Johnston is, then, the Democratic candidate!
The nopartfzan fraud stands confessed The
Democrat claims Mr.. Johnston as the Democratic
candidate, and old Democrats are expected to vote
for him on that account; and yet that paper is dis
tressed at the bare idea of party. What hypocrisy
Now, we are better Democrat than Mr.. Yates
ever was will be, and yet we are opposed to
Mr.. Johnston; and the same is true of at least
10000 old Jackson Democrats in this State-not
your modern fre-eating, Yancey Democrats, but
the old, true blue, jackson Democrats. Such Dem
ocrats are for Vance; but the heady, thoughtless,
passionate office-seeking office holding refuse Yam
ceyRhctt Democrats arc generally for Johnston.
That is the way to state it
But the Democrat says that those who are OPP
posed to Mr.. Johnston would be willing to let the
South be subugated, so they succeeded in their
selfish ambition" That is false. The truth is the
Yanceyites broke up the government and brought
on war, as we told them at the time they would do,
mainly because they about to lose the Offices.
The Editor of the Democrat party to this sell
fish and ambitious game
Another evidence of the party feeling by which
Mr.. Johnston is sustained, is seen in the Whining
ton Journal That paper could not even publish,
by request the proceedings of public meeting in
Robson nominating Col Vance, without entering
its protest and renewing the declaration in favor Of
its party candidate, Mr.. Johnston.
We will tell the Democrat what party we belong
to. We belong to the peoples rcar party. Vance
is the leader of it. 1t is for the war, and at the
same time for liberty, conservatism and reform at
home 1t Will sweep the State on the 31st of July
and 9TH of August by at least 10000 majority.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it. brother Yates.