Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-07
The Iredell Efpfe.s-col. vance.

The Iredell Express Vance.
The Express continues its attacks upon the Stda-
aard but happy to inform that paper that our
circulation continues to increase in Iredell County
The Express, in advocating the election of Mr..
Johnston as Governor, makes itself ridiculous, and
Mr.. Johnston ridiculous, by saying
"No man IN the State has done more for the pros
perity and glory of NorthCarolna than William
Johnston" ?, = ,.>ss
Now, where so much has been done, it is natural
to expect that little of what has been done should
be shown Where are the proofs of these numer
ous-these great deeds for the prosperity and
glory" of the State2 They consist in having been
President of short Railroad which runs into South
Carolna-in having served as Commssary General
and member of the Convention at the same time,
and in drawing pay in both capacties-and in hav-
ing given PARTY votes, and nothing but party votes
as member of the body referred to. No doubt
Mr.. Johnston wishes mis- State well, and no doubt
he has served portions of the State to the best of his
ability, as thousands of worthy and respectable
gentlemen have done; Sut he is not a Washington,
or Caswell, or CASTOR or Macon, or a Dobbin,
or Badger or Graham. He is hardly the superior
Of Gov. Clark, who has served the State much
longer, and done more for it than Mr.. Johnston.
The Express of the goth May speaking of Col.
Vance, says.
"When Col. Vance shall desire promotion, he
will no doubt get it-from the President or from
his constituents. We who have all the time stood
by Col Vance, will stand by him hereafter"
We now call upon the Express to redeem its
pledge, and "stand by" Col Vance. He does not
desire promotion, but his friends desire it for him,
and intend to make him Captain. General Pres-
dent DAVIS will not promote him. He has made
Col. Clingman Brgadier, who did not volunteer,
as Col. Vance did, and who has never smeit pow
der, as Col. Vance hasS but then Col. Ciingman is
one of the precipitators and Col. Vance is not
Verify, therefore, Col. Clingman hath his reward
Col Vance will receive his at the hands of the peo
pie in August next
We now tell the Express once for all, that Mr.
Johnston will not receive two hundred votes in the
County of Iredell friend writing US from States
Vile under date May oath, says:
civilian A. Graham or z. D, Vance would re-
ceiye almost the entire vote of this County Our
people are conservative. AS to Col Johnston, the
Express Editor will find when voting time comes,
that he will scarcely be thceght Of The people of
this County are tired Of the powers that be-"
A friend writing from Davie under date May 23d,
says;
"Col Vance has been spoken of in this section,
and I think our people would chverfally support
him. The conservatives CT this County will vote
for Mr.. Johnston under no circumstances, but |
SUPPOSE the destructives will support him, let who
will be a candidate
The game which is being played to elect Mr..
Johnston is as follows: To the old line Wings his
supporters will say, "here is the man for you-he
| is all right-he is an old line Wig" And then,
pokng their heads round the other side of the tree
they will say to old line Democrats, parties are
defunct nowhere are no Wings and no Demo-
Gratis, but Col Johnston is all rght-he is Secs
sionist." And sorry are we to see that our friend
of the Express is party to this game. He may
not intend to be- but that does not alter the fact
Let him redeem his pledge to support Col. Vance,
and thus relieve himself from this unpleasant situ-
alton, and at the same time benefit his country by
aiding to elect a conservative Governor.