The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-07-01
WHO rs RESPONSIBILITY

throes OF party cahVass-H tue p"oIfc altehtion
shall be diverted from the mighty struggle upon
the result of which depends all that renders life
worth having-upon the shoulders of the Editor of
the Raleigh Standard will rest the responsibility
for the evils which may ensue. His intense sell
ishness and insane ambition have divided peo-
pie who, but for his Vaccinations, would now
have been unitedly engrossed with but one object
and aim-that of securing their liberty, now so
imminenty imperilled. brief recurrence to past
events will expose the conduct of the Editor of
the Standard From the moment that the Char
lotte Convention in 1858 failed to nominate him
as candi date for the Governorship, the conduct
of the Editor of the Standard became such to
render him an object of suspicion to the old DEM
ocratic party They believed that he was better
Holden man than Democrat, and when, in 1860,
he boxed the compass between Douglas and
| Breckenridge, and in his heart prayed for Gov.
Ellis defeat, they determined to throw him over
board, and accordingly refused to reelect him
to the office Of State Printer, Office which had
enriched him and pampered him into arrogance
and insolence. Here, then, the Editor of the
Standard found himself without party, and for
months his mind was agonzed by the question:
"Where am [ to go?" BY and by the troubles
came on, and the Union was dissolved, and with
its dissolution end was put to all old party is
Here was a chance for the Editor OF the
Standard. He knew it would be vain for him to
formed the old Democratic party. His treachery.
to them was too fresh and recent. So he deter
mined to pay court to prominent men (such as
Graham, Gilmer, Badger & Co.. who mem
bers of the old Wing party, which he deserted
twenty years ago. Accordingly he commenced
operations in the Convention, to which body he
was elected by majority Of five votes, and soon it
apparent that he was forming party for his
purposes and regardless of the interests of the
tate IT, b;c L. Il,
Of everything done by the authorities, State or
Confederate, and in process of time drew line
between those whom he denounced as "Precipta-
tors"-because they were in favor of Secession,
while he was charging the bloodshcd incurred by
disunon on Jefferson Davis and the Confederate
States--and those whom he enlogizes and glorfes
cold Union men," In his own language, the
'orieinal Secessionsts Destructives," and the
''old Union men, conservatives" At the same
time that he doing this, he counting up
the chances of having himself made Governor in
the event of the Convention determining to elect
that officer
Such has been the course of the Editor of the
Standard up to the present time, and such is the
mode which he has taken to repair his broken poll
teal fortunes, careless of the mischief which he
may cause in the division of people whose dearest
interests depend on thorough union among
themselves IF his denunciations of Secessionists
and his eulogies of "od Union men" mean any
thing-if they are anything but senseless gable,
they sust mean that dishnion great evil,
and that he and the cold Union men" desire 70
repair it by the reconstruction of the Union. We
repeat that this must be the meaning Of these de-
nunciations the hand and praises the
other The human mind is inadequate to the con-
ception of any other meaning which can be at
trbuted to the language of the Editor of the STAN
dard
1t is upon such an issue as this that he desires
to go before the people of this State and we cannot
permit ourselves to doubt that the candidates
whom he endorses will everywhere meet with
signal overthrow. We very sure that he will
come out and deny that this is the issue; but we
tell him plainly that his denial will not be worth
button as long as he brands Sccessonists as ODE
structives" and holds up cold Union men" as
CONSERVATIVES" If he has thought proper to put
out senseless party cry for his own selfish pur-
purposes, he and those who cooperate with him
must pay the penalty of it. Secession was either
right or wrong. IF right, the conduct of Seces-
sionsts is to be commended. IF wrong, the con-
duct of the entire State Convention, of which he
member is to be reprobated We say that
secession right IF he says it wrong, and
thus convcts himself of infdelity to the best in
tarests Of his State and country, let him. say SO
like man, and let the people judge between us.
-Ra1cigh Register.
HsE~If Col. Vance is the skilial officer that
those who bring him forward represent him to be
and we deract nothing from his merits in that
capacity-he ought to know and feel that this,
the very pinch of the war, is time for him to
leave field" in which he was pledged to remain
while the war lasted.-Roteiyh Register.
1rrirol ofa British Steamer
WILMINGTON, June 27.-The British steamer
Modern Greece, loaded with arms and munitions
of war, is aground threc-quarters of mile east
ward Of Fort Fisher, close in This morning.
the blockaders fired at her with view to her
destruction The fort opened the bockaders,
when they hauled off. She has 100 tons powder
on board. Fort Fisher succeeded in striking her
so as to wet the powder and prevent her blowing
mp by the eneny's shells. 1t is believed that
large portion Of her cargo will be saved. AssiS-