Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-09
For the Standard.
SHALL WE VOTE FOR COL. VANCE OR MR..
JOIINST(bNS

Balance good against evil The Persans held
Of old this very charitable maxim, that to lie good
it not necessary to do amiss but to do for
the most part that which was right When man
was accused.of any breach of the laws and proved
to be guilty, they did not Immediately condemn him
to be punished but proceeded to make scrupulous
inquiry into the whole course of his life, IN order
to see whether his good evil actions predomina
ted. If the good weighed heaviest in the scale he
was acquitted" otherwise he was condemned.
Both the candidates were born in the old Union.
If guilt attaches to man for having lived longer
in the Union than another, then Mr. Johnston is the
guilty man as compared with Col. Vance-Mr.
Johnston having lived in the Union twelve years
longer than the Colonel.
Mr. Johnston wanted secession. lie acted with
those who said secession would be peaceable, and
if there was any fighting they would do it, Mr.
Johnston went in the fight Colonel and SO far as
can learn, he took French leave Of the army; at
least the public have never heard his reason TOR not
keeping the field, when there is such pressing need
of soldiers. Col Vance did not enter as Colonel,
but as PRIVATE.
At the battle of Minden corps Of French gran.
adiers were exposed to a battery that carried off
whole files at once. The General seeing it. rode
slowly along the line with his snuff hox IN hand,
and said: well, my boys, what's the matter?
All, that damn cannon; that damn cannon Well,
it kills you; it kills you; that's all, my boys.
Mr. Johnston has acted and voted with those who
promised to do the fighting; but now he hears that
damn cannon at Manassas, at Newbern at Rich
mond, ant, all the land. Sitting at Charlotte,
he may say it kills you, boys; it kills you, but
march on and never mind It,
dow different Col Vance. lie rides along the
line and says, "Come on, my brave boys; all that
is dear depends upon the swords that now drawn
to do battle for the country"
An old spcaiinr sinner writing To his SON in the
army to vote for Col Johnston, received this an
swer: ~ never heard of Mr. Johnston, and l know
you never did. l know you would vote for Vance
if you had known him MS soldiers do, in camp.
There is no labor, no hunger, no cold, no watching
no danger he does not share with his soldiers lie
is willing to die with them and for them, and the
soldiers will not only vote for, but die for him if
needs be. And now, htuer, let me persuade you to
vote for the Colonel too, at all events though you
are u scceder. Never vote for seceder who de-
clincs to take his musket and his place in the battle
field. Above all, never vote for one who has been
in the army and left before he smclt gunpowder."
This is good enough And now, between you
and me, Mr. Holden, l have seen enough of soldiers
to know that they hold in contempt all original Sc
ceders "destruc;ives" as you call them, who are
not in the fight, unless they be able to give
enable excuse for not doing so. heard one man
say "a commissioned officer who would resign
without excuse, and leave his comrades in the field
ought to be looked upon as desc-ter."
Yours. CONFEDERACY.
Oakland, June 90, 1862