Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-09
Public Sentiment,

friend writing from Wilkes County; says:
81 observe that writer in the Register attempts
to hold our meeting up to ridcule, ana whlle oong
so he is guilty of falsehood. You may put down
Vances majority in this county at one thousand, at
least"
Al friend writing from Buncombe County, says:
"Your course has elected much praise in Wes-
tern Carolina. The Standard will have large Access
sions to its list, and let me tell you, O. B. Vance
will get great majority in this section"
friend writing from Yadkinville, SAYS:
1--WE are all right here for Vance Johnston can.
not get three hundred votes in Yadkin Some few
os the first hour men are for suppressing the STAN
deyd. But the people with you, as have
abundant opportunity of knowing, as 1 am among
them constantly"
A friend in Guilford, who sends us club of fit.
teen subscribers says:
81 wish the Standard could he placed in the
hands of every man, woman and child in the South
ern Confederacy. 1t is just the paper the people
ought to read at this time. Every man have talk
ed with will vote for Vance,"
A friend writing from Averasboro', Cumberland,
says:
I'VE are nearly all Vance men about here, and
will give him good vote in August"
A friend writing from Stokes County, says:
"Thc course of the Standard pleases every one
that hear speak of it, with the exception of few
violent persons. Old Stokes has furnished eight
companies which are now in the army. The con.
scripuon will find but few besides"
a friend writing from Moore County, says:
I'VE are all fer Vance in this section. l do not
believe that Mr.. Johnston will get single vote in
the upper end of Moore"
A friend writing from Rutherfordton says:
In your issue of the 2lst find the acceptance
of Col Vance, placing himself in the hands OF the
people for Governor. l have not seen the accept
ance of Col. Johnston, but wonder if the public
voice has ever called him to the tented field. !
wonder if he "took the tented field at an early day,
in defence of his country" The friends of Co..
SHADY Johnston are humbuggng the people, or
attempting to do so, with the report that he is
old line Wing; that therefore, he is compromise
candidate, and should have no opposition. Now,
sir, every intelligent man knows that the only thing
before the people at this time is the defence and sal
vation of our country; and that it can neither be
successfully defended saved by trampling u der
foot the fundamental principles which uphold our
institutions. There is the split. The original Sc
cessionsts traInpe under foot fundamental princi-
aples under the plea of necessity the conservatives
opposed to such course, and for keeping these
principles inviolate, that they may be handed down
to posterity pure and untarniShcd. COL Johnston
belongs to the frst-Co Vance to the second class.
easy to answer. If they desire to follow in the
footsteps of destructves, they will vote for John
stOn; but if they desire to hold on to the princ-
pies of our revolutionary ancestors, preserve our
government in its purity and hand it down to future
generations, they will vote for COL Vance. l have
never known a nomination that takes better than
Col. Vance's l have just conversed with an old
line Democrat and, to use his language, "no man
need be candidate for any Office unless he is for
Zeb"
friend writing from Mcdowell County, says:
"Zeb Vance will sweep every thing here, except
few old destructives, and they won't repent of
their SINS"
A friend writing from Chatham County, says:
II have reason to believe that conservatives will
be elected to the Legislature from this County by
an overwhelming majority. Vance is taking well
all throug h-this County"
A friend writing from Iredell County, says:
From the way the people talk, l think Vance
will get nearly all the votes in this County"
A friend writing from Surry County, says:
$50 on in your conservative course. Truth is
mighty and will prevail. Those who are talking Of
suppressng your paper, and of thus muzzling the
press would do we'll to look to their own safety, if
such an attempt is made We must have reform in
the government. 2. B. Vance is the man for the
times and will get the vote in this County"
"A frlenQ WrltlnS from CuaFiOtte says
Enclosed please find 50 for the Standard
have been much pleased with several articles in
your paper in support of Col. Vance, who will get
more votes in my neighborhood than any candidate
who ever run. Democrats who have heretofore
stuck to party, now declare for Col. Vance. The
course of the Western Democrat has gained many
votes for Vance. The articles rejecting on him,
and on Elk Governor Graham, have dissatisfied many
homes! Democrats, and completely disguised me, as
well as many of my Wing friends
friend writing from Montgomery County, says:
81 do assure you that Vance stock is at the top
notch. He will not lose fifty votes in this County:
A friend writing from Goldsborough, says:
81 send you five subscribers to the Standard
The high conservative ground which you occupy
has induced me to aid in the circulation of your
paper If all men and all papers had followed your
example, our country would have been better off
than it is at present. The brave Col Vance will
lead the South Carolina Railroad candidate in this
section often hear it asked if Johnston is the
man that made speech in the Godsborough Con-
vention, and the reply that have heard made is,
that he is Well, they say, he declared about that
time that any Southern man could whip three YAM
KEGS; but have not yet heard that Col. Johnston
has even begun to whip his three Yankees. The
people will not vote for a man that talks big when
danger is far from him, and who fights all his bat
ties in the chimney corner"
An officer in the regiment Of Col. R. B. Vance,
at Morrstown, Tenn, sends a club of subscribers,
for the most part for the families Of those who have
subscribed, and in his letter he says:
ave belong to the 10Th N. G. troops, command
ed by COL R. B. Vance We like him very much,
and would like to see his brother Governor. The
hero, COL Zeb Vance, is the man for the times.
The soldiers of the Goth will give him their hearty
support The boys of my Company are so well
pleased with the course Of the Standard that they
want their wives and children to read it while they
are contending for the rights of their country"
We learn with regret that Rev. B. F. Guthrie, Of
the North Carolina Conference of the NJ. E. Church
lately stationed at Chapel Hill, but recently
Chaplain in of our new regiments, recently died
in camp at Brooke Church, near Richmond, of dis
ease contracted in the discharge Of his duties. IL