The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-07-22

TRYING MISCHEF.-It is a cause of serious
regret that any newspaper in the South should be al
ways trying create dissatisfaction with the Govern
mcnt while the liberty rights property and the lives
of our people threatened by brutal enemy. The
Raleigh Standard, Mr. Vanccs special organ in this
State, has been engaged since the commencement Of
the in effort to make the soldiers dissatisfied
with the Confederate and State Governments and re-
Gently the efforts of that paper have been redoubed in
this respect for party purposeto promote Mr. Eances
election. The editor of the Standard has recently
acknowledged that he abused ex-Gov Graham for
'party purposes, and it is plain if he don't
TESS it, that he is abusing the Government for
party purposes Such conduct is shameful and ought
be signay rebuked by the people 1t is account
of such conduct that the editor of the STAN
d,trd. We never entertained any personal feeling
against him and desired to injure prosecute
him he would have the public believe 1t is his i'm
prudent conduct that censuring, and inasmuch
as he seems to be influenced by revengeful spitefu
and fctious feelings do think would be safe
proper elect his candidate for Governor. If Mr.
Vance elected, the editor of the Standard would
be the acting Governor Mr. Vance is good at telling
jokes, but he is no business man. Whoever knew
good fiddler or jokc-teer to make business man :?
The State has no use for okers now-the people need
the services of business like Mr. Johnston to
manage affairs and oversee money matters.
But commenced this article for the purpose of
showing that the Standard mschicf-maler The
Standard of last week in article headed The SOL
der Dcfrauded, makes this remark:
at is subject of remark that the North Carolina
soldiers around Richmond clothed than any
in the service"
Now ask the people of North Carolina if this is
not untrue? How often have the Petersburg and
Richmond papers spoke of soldiers as being the
best clothed and best equipped in the service? Time
and again they have done We have copied such
articles, readers will remember, and other North
Carolina papers have copied Them if the Standard
did copy them also it because it afraid
would rebound to the credit of the State authorities
1t is subject of remark by citizens petersburg and
Richmond, that the North Carolina Regiments passing
through those cities better clothed than any other.
The motive of the Standard in making the above n
justiiabe assertion diyul ed in the same article
when it says
"What would Zeb Vance do if he we're Governor
Think you he would allow the brave men who fight
our battles to be imposed on in this way?'
This shows the motive of the Standard In order to
make votes for Vance, it tries arouse the feelings of
North Carolina soldiers against their State Govern
ment is guilty of misrepresentation for party pur
poses.
Some of our brave men in Virginia may have
out their clothing and become rather ragged This is
10 NC eApeeteu from inc nara service ana exposure they
are necessarily obliged to undergo. But it is well
known that our-State authorities have kept all
woolen factories constantly employed in making cloth
for soldiers clothing Last FALL the supply of cloth
not equal to the demand, the State bought guam
tity of ready-made clothing rather than allow the
troops to suffer. Was that not right? The Standard
complains that of the troops have been urvished
with this clothing. Suppose it is that of
TINS ready-made clothing is furnished the troops, is it
not better to have that than 60 naked If the State
authorities were to throw this clothing aside, the STAN
dard would then growl and grumbIe about extra Va
E'ee' he fact is, that paper is determined to find
@ anc the object is to make for candidate
Hto ance, as 1t calls him. If the soldiers salts
hea why does genera! Holden try to make them dis