The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-09-08

spirits of true Southern men everywhere.
Gov GRAHAM--THE RALEIGH STANDARD
The Raleigh Standard is displeased because we cal
led on the Hon. VIM. A. Graham to speak out and
rebuke the toryism which has manifested itself in
many of the "public meetings. gotten up in this
State by the Editor of the Standard The Standard
SAYS we stab Mr. Graham under the fifth rib That
is untrue, for know that many of Mr. Graham's
old and warmest admirers endorse our article and
consider it right and proper. Since. the Standard
has undertaken to speak in behalf of Mr Graham
and thus produce the impression that he approves
of its wicked and injurious it is all the
important for that gentleman to define his position
| and say whether he approves of the proceedings of
those meetings which appear in the columns of the
Standard week after week, and which are encour-
aging the enemy and prolonging which the
Editor of the Standard helped to bring on.
Our call on Mr. Graham was a: proper one-it con-
tanned nothing offensive to him to any true friend
of the South. Mr. Graham is elected to the Confed-
crate Senate and we have q right to question him,
and the people have right to hear from him and
SEQ his influence and talents used in rebuking
reasonable proceedings. Certainly Mr. Graham
does not consider it amss for his constituents ask
his opinions. He cannot remain silent much longer,
and predict that when he does speak it will be in
opposition to the antisouthern conduct of the Stan
dard and its peculiar friends.
But the Standard says we have ''lost occasion
to insinuate unsoundness against such men as VIM
A. Graham Every who has read our paper
will brand that statement as untrue. We take back
nothing we have ever said about Mr. Graham, and
we have no occasion to initiate the Standard and
acknowledge that we abused that gentleman for
party purposes. Inasmuch the Standard has
now assumed to be the peculiar and we think rather
swift friend of Gov. Graham it may not be amiss to
let the public what that paper said about him
some years ago. We quote from the Raleigh Stan
dard of July, 1886:
By his gross errors and blunders and by his deyo-
ton the interests of the privileged e to the great
detrment of the laborers and farmers of the country he
has shown himself to be incompetent for the post of
Governor and the people of the State will profit by
their bought experience and give him permission
to retire to private life"
This is a specimen of the abuse heaped on such
men as Mr. Graham by the Standard in 1916. AS
that paper then abused him for party purposes, it
now pretends to be his friend also for party pur-
poses. He may well pray to be delivered from
/ such friendship.
But now let US see who has "insinuated'' and
charged unsoundnes against prominent men in
North Carolina We do not like to bring to light at
this time old records, but it is necessary in order
that the public may who is to blame. The Raj
egh Standard late the year 1859 said:
"Bear in mind that Jno. A. Gimer and z. B. Vance
co-operated with the Black Republicans in defeating
the post-offce appropriation BILL"
And again the Standard said:
ssThe Black Republicans have two objects in view
is to limit and destroy African slavery within the
forms of the Constitution; and the other is to enjoy the
honorsand patronage of the government. The sou'h-
Know Nohings also have two objects in view-one
to crafty their hatred of Democracy and the other
is to divide with their opposition brethren the honors
and the spoils of Office Dependupon it they will act
substantially together. Mr. Gii,ner, Mr Vance, Mr.
Leach and Mr. Smith will least remain neutral IN
contest 6etageen National Democrat and Black Re-
publican for the Presidency"
Now, reader, who is guilty of insinuating I'M
soundness Let it be remembered that the Editor
of the Standard was red-hot secessionst when he
wrote the above-that he then engaged in urg-
ing the South to resist the North and exciting the
southern people with all sorts of inaamnatory ap-
peals. After doing all he could to bring on the war
he turns round and abuses secessionsts and Is try
ing array the people against the Confederate GOV
| eminent But we are gratifed to know that such
men as Gilmer- and Vance, whom the Standard ac-
cused of unsoundness, standing up naanfuliy TOR
the rights and Independence of the South, while
the Standards course is condemned by true men
throughout the Ccnfederacy