Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-09
Fur the Standard,

MR. EDIrOg:-lt gives me great satisfaction TO
say to you that our prospects for eectns ccnServa
tive candidates to the Legislature from this County
and from this Senatorial District are as tat,erlng
heart can.wis,. JonN PARKS Esq, is our cani-
t,,e for the Commons. He is plain, homes, far
ner; has political aspirations, and only consents
fr his name TO he used at the earnest solicitation Of
host of friends belonging to both oil the old parties.
lie is dcserveiy one Of the most popular men in
our county-no man can say ,usht asainS; him he
was brought up the farm between the piow
handles-was opposed to secession up 10 LincoinS
proclamation and has three sons in the army .ht
ing the battles of his country.
Tns Senatorial District is composed Of the coun-
ties of Burke, Caldwell, and Mcdowell. In 1853,
Caldwell county furnished the Senator, the late Ia
men,ed L. p. Miller; IN 1860, Burke accorded
the Senator and the lion. W. ". Avery was elected;
subsequently, he resigned the trust conilel to him
by the people and accepted the position OF member
of the Provisional Congress conferred upon Inn by
the Convention but as it seemed to be agreed that
Burke should have the Senator for the full term of
two years, Mcdowell and Caldwell chcerfuly
qaiesced and Hon. B. S. Gather was elected with
out opposition to fill out Mr.. Avery's unexpred
term. Now, as a matter of right, well as of
courtesy comes McDowel's turn. l hope neither
Burke or Caldwell counties will be so uncivi as to
deny to her what she is so justly entitled to- She
has not heretofore entered the lists against either of
them, but as she the younger county OF the
three, she generously gave way to her old mother,
Burke and her eller sister, Caldwell although
she deferred her claim to the last she yet insists
upou her equality and asks to be treated with the
same consideration which she has herself manifested
towards her sisters Mcdowell has her Neal her
Burgi: her Comfy, her Tate. her Alternately, and va
rlous other worthy sons who Can represent the DIS
trict with honor to themselves and uScnly to their
constituents. Let her put one of them upon the
Il ,t,,lt hat Rnrln md
Caldwell will give her an open track and fair field
As to the Governors election, Zeb will make
clean sweep of the taing in this country. The STALL
f.derates might well try to oeat the Flying Chill
dsrs with an old broken down. spawned dray horse
as to attempt to beat Vance with Johnston. That
thing cannot be DONE BY the way, see that friend
Syme and the State J0urnGlannounce Colonel VIM.
Johnston as their candidate for Governor. How
came he to be Colonel? Of what regiment is he
commander? Are these papers trying to hood wink
the pcople and make them believe that Mr.. John
ston belongs to the army? l thought that he was
President OF the Charlotte and Columbia railroad
with a salary of three thousand dollars per year,
and also President of the Atlantic and Tennessee
railroad with salary of one thousand tCe hundred
dollars per year. Am l mistaken, or am l not?-
Has he resigned either of those fat offices yet? If
he has not, when is he going to do so?-or does he
intend to do so at all Z? Should he be elected Gov
ernor (of which there is no remote probability and
hold on to the offices above named, he will have
quite a snug little living; quite enough to support
pretty smart neighoorhood of common folks. Let
us look at it minute. Governor. three thousand
dollars and handsomely furnished house thrown
in costs at least three thousand more makes six
thousand: President of the Charlotte and Columbia
railroad. three thousand more-makes nine thou
s,nd-Presldent of the Atlantic and Tennessee
railroad, one thousand five hundred more-makes
ten thousand .1fce hundred dollars pretty snug
sum truly But oh, say these immaculate patriots,
the Register and Journal Vance ought not to be
Governor because he is in the army Why, Mr..
Editor, thought sometime ago. from the tone of
through the army, and through the army alone
that no place was too exalted in their eyes for the
soldier But, alas for poor human nature the gilt
ter of the spoils has dazzed their eyes, and now
even they, red-hot secessionsts as they were, are
raising their tonahawks against the soldier Vance,
who has pered his life upon the battle field in
war which they, themselves helped to inaugurate,
deavcring 10 hoist his head the civilian John
ston, who has not as yet jeoparded hair of his
head in this bloody war which is desolating the
land and bringing mourning and distress to almost
every family in our country. Shame upon you,
Mr.. Syme; as an old friend, call upon you to pom
der upon the course you are pursuing. know that
your impulses in the main, are good and your pur.
poses generally patriotic but in the present instance
you have been overreached and misled by interested
and designing politicians who are Cutting them
selves with government pap and who care not for
their country, if they can keep their Golfers full.
Come then, my friend, haul down the Johnston
flag, and run up to your masthead that Of the pa
triot soldier, Vance, who is risking his life in
order to secure the blessing of freedom for your and
Mr.. Johnstons posterity to enjoy to the rcmotest
generation. SOUTH FORK.
Burke County, June 80. 1852.