Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-15
co1. Daniel G.: F0Wle.

yatiye nominee for the Commons in this County
This is Just what we expected. The leaders Of the
original secessionsts have but little if any respect
for the wishes of the people. If they had, they
would quietly acquiesce in the decision pronounced
against the,u in August last at the ballot box, by
the largest majority recorded in Wake County
but they hold first that they entitled to all the
Offices and secondly that the people oe cajoled
and Aattered, or denounced and threatened into sup
porting their candidates In this they will find
themselves, as heretofore mistaken. The people
are ruling now, through their chosen representa-
tves and agents. and the discordant clamors of the
Reg;ster and others will be no more regarded than
penny whistle in storm.
1t seems that Capt Oscar R. Rand is the candi-
date of the original secessionists 1t is claimed for
this gentleman that he is native of Wake Coun-
ty-that he is g gentleman Of fine talents and ed
ucation "-and that he fought bravey at the battle
of Newbern and the other hand it is insinuated
that COL Fowle is not native Of the County-that
| he has evaded and avoided service in the army
that he has been nominated by "clique," and not
| BY the peope-and that he is not as well qualified
to represent the County as Capt. Rand is.
The objection to Col Fowle that he is not ma |
tive of the County, has no weight whatever. Such |
rule would have excluded from the public service
such men as Mr.. Badger, Gen. Saunders, Mr.. Shep-
ard, Mr. Miller and others, who are not natives of
the County, and who have heretofore been elected
from it to the Legislature COL Fowle is citizen
of the County, and deeply interested in its pros
perity as Capt. Rand can be.
We admit that Capt Rand is an educated gentle
man, but it has never before been claimed for him
that he possesses fine talents" For Capt Rand
personally we entertain much respect. He is
brave and worthy officer, and we should be glad to
hear of his promotion in the army. Indeed, we
have seen it stated that he u.s. is to be Major in
the 2sth regiment Gov. Clark having reserved this
appointment for him. But Capt Rand is an or'g'-
nal sscessionist. He believed in "peacea6S seces-
sion" It is true that, finding himself mistaken in
this respect he has gone forward and taken the
field, and acquitted himself well; but many OF
those who will support him, and who are disposed
to excite party feeling by the of his name, are
also "peaceabe secessionists," not only in name
but in fact and are skulking from war which, IN
secondary sense, they were instrumental IN pro-
=" ducing The people of Wake County have already
pronounced against original secessionlsts Tor civil
- office. They hold that the fact that person was
an original secessionst is prina tac1e evidence tha'
snch person is wanting in that forecaste, and SOUND
discriminating Judgment which are indispensable te
successrnl management of civil affairs. Guldee
" more bv passion and prejudce-than by cool reason
and patient Investigation, their zeal often overleap
IS their Judgment, leading to consequences most Wu
I'M rous to the body polite. The people Of Wake
| Sece
ce o,s will not turn round and select one OF them
October to represent them, no matter no" ora'e'
"O he NAV have borne himself in battle. Ihere at
hundreds of private soldiers in Wake, VINO nav
m. fought as bravey as Capt. Rand, and who nave
- strong claims on the Conservatives OF the Couht
ere as he has, :.
an. Nor is # true that COL Fowe has evaded servit
to in the army He one of the first to volunteer
- a nriyate in the Raleigh Rifles He was soon ma'
1ay Lieutenant in that company but resgned' 10 mol
red for brief period, the Office of Commlssary. i
nth did this with the full and expressed sanction Oh
te. company and as matter of duty, to aid in orga
be. iz;np the Commissary Department, which had Ju
been established. As soon this very importa
wo nenartment of the service had been gotten iul
we uuder way he resigned his place, and went TO wo
u,v promptly to raise the Auburn Guards lie 81
;.ns ceeded-was made Captain-then Lieutenant 70
nr mel of the regiment With this regiment, the 81
he was in service for some time, and shared )"
tbem the peris and disasters of the battle OF ho'
re- oke Island. He was under fire in that battle
1t five hours and aided in conducting the retreat al
ative - brave men had been driven back and overpe
citi cred by superior numbers; and ne bore h''nseA
Col. this occasion with marked coolness ana coui'
the The same party which seeks to nure his re
+ot;on and to defeat him for the Commons, assIg
- him to dutv in the very face of danger, ana 1or
Wv b;s regiment to take muskets which were aim
outh, MS fes'".n' 49,. n,sLet, were distributed
omen uSe'e' "A ,,,,,ont when
~ ., pet regiments; and at the very moment "i'en
was perilling his life on Roanoke lsland tns 81
party were endeavoring to fix on him ana
=: friends because they had labored to preserve
~ Union on honorable terms, and to avoid war,
uhideous mark" by which they would be know
,'",' r;nconites and traitors And not only this
after he had been offered the position OF Lleutet
Colonel in one of the State regiments and MS
MEN, actually recorded appointed, the place was sna
cd from him on account Of his political opih'
eared and conferred on an original secessionst ana
ofter all this the leaders of the same party nave
assurance to call on the people of Wake Cou
''''''' tbreefourths Of whom are Conservatives to
AGAINST him and to sustain original secessio
who The Conservatives Of Wake will hearken to no
been call.
We Col Fowle was not nominated by either cal
days Convention or "clique." He was brought
giving ward by meeting Of the people, in which
,g bet one present had voice. He is, therefore, em
unded ically the peoples candidate; and the people
see to it that he is elected. That his quallfaca
co.sts are superior in every respect to those of Capt
Mob;,e every unpreudiced person, who knows them
rmina will admit.
riority In conciuslon, "' ''s - corntv II
he sea- Suggest u 'ne ool''' .u .ho :
luded) portance ot su dHsrSsres though badly beat