Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-06-25
public Sentiment.

| ahighly Intelligent friend in Guford County, .
:" think that you have done well in the selection
| OF your ticket for the Assembly in Wake If what
some OF the papers call big men d6 not attend the
meeting, it is none the worse on that account The
people are likely to take the coming elections in their
own handS, without the guidance Of distinguished
leaders, am glad that you ignored old political
distinctions, and have chosen far.mnded, impartial
men, who can look to the interests Of the State and
| the Confederate States. The nomination of
Col. Vance for Governor we consider wise, prudent
and patriotic He is the man for these times
From the signs and voices in this part of the State
il his life is spared, he will make clean sweep
The hearts of the people, and especially the soldiers
are with and for him. He will make fair, impair
tIal, able, and efficient Governor and Commander
in.Chief In the discharge Of his official duties he
Will know no party, and encourage party man.
agement He will scorn all attempts to keep un-
worthy favortes on horseback, and the balance on
foot hewers of wood and drawers of water for those
| who for the most part are wide mOuthed original
secessioDists He will take no step backwards in
this war for Independence, and he will countenance
no tardy or inefficient prosecution of the war, but
he will encourage the spirit which characerzes such
men as Stonewall Jackson and Price. 1t is indeed,
| fortunate that we have such man in the field for
! Governor, and ! look forward to his election as
assured and gratifying fact"
A friend writing from Macon County, says:
| tanCeStOCk Ill region is MY per cent ABOVE
par. A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in
Franklin to-day. Cherokee is all right, and will
| roll up an immense vote for Vance"
friend writing from Mecklenburg County, says:
81 hope to be able to get you some more subcri-
| bers in few days. Be sure to send me 1000 Vance
! tickets in time The Editors and few people in
Charlotte are red hot for Johnston for Governor and
mad with all that will not agree with them. The
bulk of the people in this section are determined not
TO vote for Johnston, because he has talked seces-
sion so much, and fought for it so little. The
wheat crops failure in this section, the seed
| will hardly be made"
A friend writing from Snow Hill, says:
~ think "little Greene" will be all right at the
election in August next and will give majority for
Vance and Victory. Let the people rally to him,
| and Vance will certainly be our Governor. |
send you IS for four copies of the Standard. Some
of the ireeaters talk about suppressing you, and
will continue to aid them in my way by sending
you suppressbles i'll subscribers as fast as l can OBJ
tain them"
Extract from letter to the Editor dated
LuMBERTeN, June is, 1862.
1--WE are all delighted here in Robson at the
prospect of the opportunity of casting votes for
Cardinals young statesman and hero, Ze5. Vance;
and whsn the election comes ON you will see that
| this section Of country will unite on him, notwth
standing the charge that "he not in the fight at
Newborn" Johnston is unknown, and unthought
of in this region round about and will get meagre
puny vote"
A friend in Yadkn, who is thoroughly informed
as to public sentiment in that County, writes
der date June IS, from Huntsville, that Vance will
carry Yadkin by 500 majority"
An intelligent friend who is well posted as to the
sentiments of the people in the mountain country,
writes US as follows from franklin Macon County
"You will see from the next Western Carolinian
printed in this place, that Vance stock is high up
in this region; and if | am not mistaken in the
signs the Registers candidate, Mr.. Johnston, will
be induced to sell out before August, at about fifty
per cent discount. The Caroliaiaa will mos. prob
ably inform you that C. d. Smith is candidate
without opposition for the Senate, though it is sup
posed that DR.. S L. Love will oppose him. DIR. H. g.
Woodtin and Capt. S. Munday candidates for
the Commons in Macon. The Conservatives will
most probably oppose them with the Editor of the
Caroliniaa, {Mr. Siler) who, although secession
list in February, 1860, is now all we could desire
him to be. He is going his full length for Vance
for Governor"
Extract from letter to the Editor, dated
PATTERSON, June 90 1862.
"The people in this mountain country graft
fled that there is prospect of Col Vance tor Gov
ernor. Wewill give him an almost unanimous vote
in Caldwell"
friend who is we'll informed writes US as fol-
lows from Wilkesborough, under date June 10:
ALLOW me to say that am much pleased at the
general-nay, almost universal outburst of public
sentiment, in my part of the State, in favor of the
noble patriot and statesman, L. B. Vance, for next
Governor of the Old North State. With such a
gallant leader of the good and true men of our State
as Vance, think must triumph both in the
council chamber and in the field. So hurrah for
Vance aud Tictory!"
Extract from letter to the Editor, dated
TOWNSVILLE, June %, 1862
eve are all for Vance and reform in this region I
am, or was an old line Wing, but agree with your
correspondent an old Democrat of Granville"
COL. Vance has been recommended for Governor
by the people OF Rutherford, Polk Wake, Johnston,
Alexander, Wilkes, Irede Moore. and Macon; and
Mr.. Johnston has been recommended by Mecklen-
burg and Castor. Mr.. j. resides in Mecklenburg,
and attended the meeting that recommended him
and Mr.. j. has influential brother who resides in
CASTOR. We think Mr.. Johnston ought to retire
from the contest and thus contribute as far he can
to prevent party strife He must that he stands
no chance to be elected. Let him retire, and then
let all the people, without distinction Of party, and
without exception, vote for the young hero and
statesman of Buncombe
JAMES R. HooD.-The Asheville Neaos, in motto.
ing the connection of this person with recent
Union movement in Tennessee, says: He is ma
tive of Raleigh, and served an apprenticeship to the
printing business in the Standard office" 1t is
true that some years ago James R. Hood was an ap
prentice in our office, but he did not serve out his
time. He has acted badly, and his relations in this
community. who are respectable and worthy people
deeply regret his conduct but his brother, George
A. Hood one Of our apprentices, is member Of the
Raleigh Rifles, 18th regiment, and is a promising
and gallant young man. A cousin of James r.
Hood is also member of the Raleigh Rifles.
The Richmond Enquirer of a recent date contains
an Editorial article which, if it had appeared in the
Standard, would have subjected it to the charge Of