Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-10
For the Standard.

For the Standard.
My dear Raleigh Register and State Journal
1t Is time to commence your labors for the public
welfare, which fear has been too long neglected.
In the Of the God of peace and for the national
interest, put your heads together to concoct some
thing for the public good and give less talk about
Holden-Holden. When certain mobiles talked of
Luther as an Ignorant obscure Monk, "then," said
the Queen "vou gentlemen have nothing to do,
but to write him down." You gentlemen not
going to fight, and you have nothing to do but to
write Holden down. Let the people say if Holden's
paper shall be suppressed They have the power,
and they can suppress-n their own way and time
they will suppress. They once suppressed the Pc
terSburg InteLligencer and a vile paper called the
Little Addcr. You seem perfect in pedigree You
object to Holden's humble birth. You sneer at
his lowly origin" Impotent observation-disclosures
sneer. "Where but in the spirit of man can his
nobility be lodged" and where his dishonor but in
his own unworthy deeds? Do you think your own
naughty lineage can make Holden noble? Then
away with your notions that humble birth can make
a man base.
/ am not so much astonished at the Journal as at
the Register. Holden caned the Journal man. and
exposed him, for exercising the privilege of North
Caronan and Republican, when he was British
subject. The man who can nnworthily violate the
Constitution of his adopted country by denying his
birth-rght and his citizenship to his native land,
may be watched, for such one is capable of base
ly betraying the people.
shall look for better sentiments from the Regis
ter, in this extreme peril of the country The peo
pie will not read journal entirely devoted to the
abuse OF one man, Now that the enemy have over
run portion of the State, and citizens are fly
ing from home, the Register could find detected
hearts to inspire and encourage 1t were better for
the Register to fill up his columns with the solemn
formula pronounced BY the French, when the ene-
my pressed them hard and were about to take their
capital" Citizens, the country is in danger" "cit-
izcns, the. country is in danger"
In conclusion, Mr.. Register seek to uphold your
measures by the force of argument not of denun
ciation-stigmatize not opposition to your notions
with offensive epithets; these can prove nothing
man for Governor He must needs be man of the
greatest promptitude, boldness and ability. The
country in its perous condition will have such a
one The few people who know Mr.. Johnston as
President of short Railroad, will be astounded to
know that you take him for statesman fit to lead
in mighty revolution. Mr. Johnstou's embarrass-
ment upon being made Governor, could not be cal
culated What could he do, what could he say, to
inspire people with well grounded hope Of sue
cess? II were called upon to prescribe course of
policy most important for the people of North Car
DINA to pursue, it would be to avoid most of the
names you propose to them for Governor, and to
hold fast without inching to the name proposed by
Holden-to the name of Graham-a name that will
command the respect of the whole State and all the
States.
With these few words of advice, subscribe
myself, ION
Maple Groue May LIST, 1862