Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-25

CANDIDATES FOR GovERNoR-lt IS now but SIN.
weeks till the biennial election for Governor OF
North Carolina, which will take place on the LIST
Thursday in August The people have been too
much occupied with the War to hold Conventions
for the selection of candidates for that high and most
important office. And for the same reason 1t seems
TO be decided almost by common consent that there
shall be no for the office. For lack OF Con-
ventOnS, county meetings and calls through tue
press and individuals have designated several gentle
men as candidates Some Of these have declined
Col W. Johnston of Charlotte some time ago
nominated in his own county, accepted the nomna-
tion and has since ueen adopted by other meetings,
&c Col Vance has also been repeatedly nominated,
and we have this morning received from him the
annexed letter accepting the nomination
We have, in accordance with our frequently OK
pressed desire to avoid excitements OF any Kind
except in favor of the most vigorous prosecution OF
the war, refrained from any movement, public or
private, towards bringing out or keeping back any
candidate. We stated months ago, that we would
wait till the candidates were in the field when we
would select the one who might seem to us best
qualified for the station. The time has come for
that selection There two candidates before the
people, and there will manifeStly be no others. We
therefore state that this paper will support Col.
Vance for Governor. We believe him to be emil
nently patriotic and capable He has eXemplted
this in public and private life-in the State LcgS
lature IN the old U. S. Congress, and now in the
army, which ne onleTeu as Il private TIC VIII ndu
been unquestionably the leading of all his sec
ton of. the State and who could readily command
any station of honor or emolumcnt within the gift
of the people there, las he had commanded them,)
stepped from his previous high position to take the
humble one of private in the ranks Of the defend
ers of his country. This, though only what many
other true have done since this war began, Is
genuine patriotism. We honor it in him, III them.
Nothing that we can do is too much to do for such
men.
But it Is not alone for this that we mean to sup
port him for Governor His ability a statesman,
his experience in public life his purity and integrity
of personal character, ali commend him to Us as 4
nomination fit to be made for the office. He has the
three great qualifications for office enumerated by
Mr.. Jefferson: he is honest, capable, faithful
And to these he adds another qualification of pre-
eminent value: lie entered the army on the day
after Lincolns Proclamation was received in AShe
vile, has since been in active service, and has
been and is entirely unconnected with any purity
party movements He has served his country, and
. his country only.
III thus indicating our preference, we have moth
ing to say against his competitor, who is an eStima
BILE gentleman. Our preference is founded upon The
conviction of the superior fitness Of Col. Vance
both in regard to practical talents and experience
We mean to have, so far as are concerned no
excited discussions, wrangling, abuse of any
man, and, least of ALL arrayIng of old or new
party feelings for we know and mean to know no
!. party till this is ended, the great party
opposed TO the vile yankee government and people
To that party we belong and Col Vance belongs
and every that belongs to 1t is our friend
! Fayetteville Observer.