Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-09-13
Our Unhappy Neirbbor.


say if they confined themselves within the ordina-
ry rules of truth and propriety. But the Register
in its issue of the 9th nst has so far violated both,
that our silence may be construed into seeming
admission at least of the correctness of its false and
malicious statements. A baser, amore impudent and
false attack upon the friends and supporters of Gov.
Vance, could not have been conceived, than will be
found in the following extract
"Iudlscreet friends of Mr.. Vance, without his knowledge
and without his appreciation represented him
ferate anxious to procure speedy peace
of compromise with the Yankee fOe and Bit
tery hostile to the cOnscrpt law as cruel oppressive
ons coupled the declaration that the bare election OF
Mr.. Vance would immediate peace, and the re-
of the North Carolina soldiers their homes and bus
mess While this mode of eectioueerng for Mr. Vance
in conversation between and man. being carried
on in many sections of the State the newspapers which
favored his election abounded in denuncations OF Seces-
sonsts, and laudations of those termed old Union
men, 1t is not surprising, then when remember that
from the beginning of this revolution the North has mad
stronger hopes of Turing back North Carolina to the Unlon
than of her sisters of the Conederacy that Mr. ances
election should be regarded as strong indication that
North Carolina ready and willing once more to take
her stand by the old flag This the evil the great evil
which grown out OF the unscrupuous and mischevous
mode of electOneerng carried on by the friends OF Mr.
Vance for their selfish purposes and without
believe his knowledge and appreciation and it is this evil
that he has his power repair by repeating official
w. in his address on Monday the language which he is re-
ported to have used in his speech at Asheviile.
The allegation that any friend Of Gov. Vance,
"indScreet" or otherwise, represented him DUR
ing the canvass as the inveterate opponent of the
Confederate government" is figment of the brains
of the Register and its vile coadutOrs. No friend
of Col. Vance ever said or dreamed any thing akin
to it. Equally false is the assertion, that any friend
of his averred that he was in favor of "anx-
ious to procure speedy peace on terms of compro-
mise with the Yankee foe" The whole of it, as
we'll as other similar falsehoods in the above article,
must have been manufactured out Of the whole cloth
by the Register or some of its coadjutors Every
friend of Gov Vance will most unhesitatingly pro-
nounce the entire statement a fabrication.
If our Northern enemies have derived any COM
fort from the election of Gov Vance, we repeat what
we have already affirmed, and what no sane, honest
mind deny that they are indebted for that CON-
fort entirely to the Register and the enemies Of Gov
ernor Vance. The continued repetition of their vile
ISLANDERS against the friends of Gov Vance will meet
the scorn and contempt of all honorable men. The
hypocrisy of those presses which have kept up their
abuse and falsehood against the supporters of Gov.
Vance, but who now pretend to be gratifed at the
positions taken by him, is too transparent to de-
ceive any one. Their pretended friendship-their
praises, and profered support bestowed upon him,
would prove to be corroding, deadening leprosy,
from which he and his real friends may hope to be
delivered There is no place Of repentance for such
sinners as the Register and others, who have will
fully and maliciousy slandered Gov. Vance and his
supporters. To have been charged by such crea-
lures as traitors to our cauSe-as untrue to North
Carolina and the South, is crime which can find
no forgiveness, until they prore themselves to have
been washed seven times in Jordan and to have
been ceansed from their filthneSs.
And the last Register could not publish the In
augural of Gov. Vance, which gave such universal
satisfaction to the large audience that heard it with
out going out of its way to assail the Standard
That paper intmates that we have spoken of the
conscript law in such manner to produce " mis-
chief" among the people. The following from the
STANDARD of the 30th July, will show the injustice
which the Register has done US in this respect
Before the election, when there nothing to be
made by such a course, we used the following lam
guage:
"Ths war must be fought out and the independence Of
the South must be established all hazards. The only
hope of the country effect this is in organized regi
menS ana IN the cOnScrlptS 10 up InOSe
We know that troops have not only done well but go
riuuSv, much be done. We must not only
have the organized regiments intact but the conscrpts 10
cOmplete Them Ii well known that favored the vol
unteernr system and opposed the conScrpt act but the
latter the law of the land and every good citizen
should Weld obedience il. Our about the act
measure is unchanged; but the lao upon u.s. and TO
evade it, the present condition of the country
would be to paralyze strength and deliver Rich
mond to the Lincoln hordes Stand to your post boys!
You have borne much and you deserve immortal honor
for your forude your patience and your vaor but the
crisis of fate is upon and must do now or die
patriots home upon you You are their only hope
Stand by the fag Follow it still, for 1t already CLEANS
in the dawn of independence One pitched battle,
and your leaders will only let loose the foe and
permit ycu whip him Thoroughly you will do it, and our
independence will then be placed beyond peradventure
You will then return your hOmeS hang bruised
arms for monuments and under the mild sway of blessed
peace you and your children after you will enjoy the
thanks and gratitude of the millions delivered by y0Rr
valor from rapacity and oppression
Now read what Gov. Vance says in his Inaugural
on the conscrpt law, and if there is any differ
ence between him and the Standard on this subject.
We call upon the public to bear witness that the
Register is the first to break the general harmony,
consequent on the election and Inauguration of Gov.
Vance, by its vindictive partizan assaults.
DEFENCEs OF WnMINGToN.-Gen Clingman, we
observe is now in command of the Cape Fear Dis
trict around Wilmington lie calls for one-fifth OF
the ablebodied male slave force of the Counties OF
New Haven, Sampson, Duplin, Brunswick, Bladen
and Columbus, to complete the defences of that re-
gion. This is important and necessary call, which
we hope will be needed in good time.