The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-07-15
THE COMING ELECTION.


The following remarks of the Wilmington Tour
nal are true and to the point:
/. On the 7th day of next month, being the first
Thursday in the month, the citizens of this State
not in the army will vote in their respective
ties for Governor, members of the Legislature,
and Sherifs. All our soldiers in camp, wherever
they may be, either in or out of the State, will
vote for the same officers on Thursday the 31st of
July. The mode of voting in camp, etc, is defn-
ed by ordinances already published in this paper
We need not say how earnestly we have depre-
Gated even the idea of any contest or canvass at
this time. But contest is upon US. We have
two gubernatorial candidates in the field, and one
at least, is urged by an organization whose mouth
piece (the Raleigh Standard) proclaims as its
motto and its policy no Fusion and no Compro-
mise with any who differed from it before the
secession of the State, organization which ap-
plies this test to county candidates and all officers,
which denounces as distructives all who will not
denounce our State and Confederate governments
and all by whom they are carried Oman organi-
zation in fact, which wages most bitter, relent-
less and INSCRIPTIONS political warfare regardless
OF the situation OF the country, OF the abandon
nent subordination of party feeling necessary
to the of cause, and of the cheerfuness
with which those whom it seeks to prescribe have
abandoned or subordinated all their former party
feelings.
Johnston and Mr. T. b. Vance, we wish to speak
but briefly With Mr. Johnston of Meckenburg,
we have had an acquaintance, more or less inter-
rupted, but always friendly, dating back many
years MIR Vance of Buncombe, we know rather
by reputation than personally, although we have
met him more than once, and in our very brief
intercourse found him pleasant gentleman. Mr.
Johnston we know to be an honorable, high min
ded man, never professional politician, man of
head fin adj a. I
decision, most highly appreciated where best
known; In fact, we think Mr. Johnston is man
who would make most excellent working, prac-
tlcal, efficient Governor. According to former
political divisions he was a Wing.
Mr Vance, of Buncombe, is an ex-member Of
Congress from the mountain district gentleman
who can amuse crowd ridicule an opponent
on the stump about well most young men of
his age. But for his success it is necessary that
he should have the RI ht crowd. His attempts at
serious speaking business in Congress were
dead failures, because there place where he
could 'bring in the joke" We inclined to
think that his attempt to administer the affairs of
North Carolina would be subject to the same cause
Of failure. There would be no place for him to
bring in the JOKE for the Chief Executive Office
OF tue State in these times is no joke.
For the rest Mr.. Vance is a lawyer and politi-
clan, mainly the latter, has had little or none
Of that practical business training essential to
the efficient discharge of the duties of the Office to
WHICH he aspircs He is Colonel of regiment
and will no doubt make good and brave officer,
but no drawer aud far less competent than dozens
that we could name from our own town, who never
expected to trade on their patriotism military
reputation to be made Governor before the was
over, or they had fully the spurs they sought
to Mr.. Vance has his spurs yet to win
He may make military reputation He has not
made yet. He ought not to be in such
hurry to get out of the army.
We might not have selected Mr. Johnston our
first choice, even if we had been making choice,
but Mr. Johnston and Mr. Vance and they only
in the field, and from knowledge of the
fitness of the men, our appreciation of the ausPi-
ces under which they are brought out, and the in6u
ences under which they will respectively act, we
have no hesitation in avowing preference for
MIR. Johnston, and our determination to cast
vote for him. We cannot support any candidate
brought out by party or faction animated by the
spirit which is displayd by the Raleigh Standard
and its followers. We cannot divest ourselves Of
the suspicion that that paper has had more than
one object in view and all these objects selfish
There senators to be elect ed before long and it
will be remembered that the editor ofthe Standard
was an anxious asp rant for that office.
There are those who say that there is doubt an
understanding that the Standard shall work the
ropes to make Vance Governor, and Vance in
return will work to make Holden Senator. Who
wishes to dance to that sort of music.
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