Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-02-20
Public Sentiment.

rous letters received at the Standard office showing
the condition of public sentiment in this State
Extract from a letter from EIkville, Wilkes
County:
"Allow me to congratulate you on your triumph
ant vlndcation of yourself the Conservative MEM
oerS of the Legislature and the citizens of our State
against the foul and slanderous attacks of the Rich
mond Enquirer and its cOntrercs in this State. You
may rest perfectly satisfied and in the conf
dence of the great mass of your fellow citizens
bracng the bone and sinew Of the land in worth
and patriotism The exceptions the peaceabe
seceSsionists, who are now diligently engaged at
home making money-skulking about towns anG
railroads, or sneakng through the country buying
up the neceSsaries of life to speculate soldiers
and their wives and children Did the good Lord
ever look upon a meaner class of men than your
vilers are | am we'll acquainted with pub
lie sentiment in large portion Of this country and
do not in saying that nine tenthS of the people
are your ardent friends They especially ap-
prove your opposition to the proposition to assume
the payment of the Confederate debt. Confederate
money is cheap, and has cost the spectators and
stock obbers but little Go on in your opposition
to despOtism and consolidation and the people will
sustain you"
Extract from o letter from soldier belonging to
Jackson's old division, dated Port Royal, Va:
Enclosed send you 50 for the Standard. Ac-
cept my best wishes for the prosperity of your paper
You have plenty of friends among the soldiers We
like your paper because it stands up in the face of
any and all opposition for our dear old State. Give
them the best you have and all will be we'll"
Extract from letter from Leaksville, Rocking
ham County:
81 am pleased at the stand you have taken in de-
fence of the rights of the citizen since troubles
commenced. | am further pleased to see that you
are against the State endorsing the Confederate
debt 1t would have the effect to depreciate our
own State parer, and make the Confederate none
the better 1t would also benefit the extortioner
and Spectator. But it requires nerve to oppose the
proposition"
Extract from letter from Rngwood, Halifax
County:
ave like the course of the Standard very much.
Continue to fight for the rights OF the people and
they will sustain you"
Extract from letter from Kittrells', Granville
County:
at would not be out of place, perhaps to state
that your course meets with almost universal ap-
prevail here, and that the Conservatives are daily
growing stronger"
Extract from letter from Stocksville, Buncombe
County:
"You are pursuing the right course Be assured
the people are with you notwithstanding the low
abuse of the spawned, one,horse Register and Jour-
nal and the big dictator of the Enquirer at Rich
mond"
Extract from letter from Brick Church. Guilford
County:
"DO without the Standard I would as soon
do without my supper, after riding hard all day. |
am life member" and hope to be so regarded
The Standard is trUy the friend of the soldier and
the people"
Extract from a letter from Taylorsville, Alexan.
der County
1.-THE subscribers send you to-day have nearly
al been taking the State Journal but they say tIey
are sick and tired of such stuff"
Extract from letter from Catawba Station:
1--WE read no paper here but the Standard. We
have no use for DestructveS. We voted en- masse
about here for Vance for Governor. and expect in
the of time to vote for him for President of
the Southern Confederacy."
Extract from letter from Lincolnton:
al approve of your course. l hope you. will be
able to keep alive little of that vigilance which is
the price of liberty. There are men among who
ready to everything so to destruction if they
can only get the spoils Be assured as long as you
hold your present doctrines the people will sustain
you"
Extract from letter from Caldwell, Orange
County:
The people here are all in for 'IIOlden's pa
per-"
Extract from a letter from jackson, Northamp-
ton County
eco ahead. Retain your present position, and
should the Destructives attempt to injure you ex
cept by words, there will be such an uprising as
will aStonish them"
Extract from letter from Harnett County:
"Wherc the Standard is known it is held in
high estim ation 1t is opposed by only two class
es-those ignorant of its character, and those pot-
ically corrupt BE firm in your course, and sue
cess will crown your efforts"
Extract rom letter from Moore County
at is talked among great many that the COM
mon or poor people have very bad chance in this
country now They are suffering greatly by the
war, and tn ey want peace Many spectators and
otice-holders want these miserIes to continue be-
cause they growing rich out of them"
Extract from letter from Alexander County:
Many who took the Journal last year will take
the Standard, hereafter. This speaks volumes in
favor of Con sentative principles. The people do
not want to jump out of one despotism into an
other"
Extract fro m letter from Rockingham County
"The subs cribers | herewith send you request
me to say tt at they well pleased with your pa
per- and the strong ground you have taken in favor
of Conservat We principles, and against the radicals
or DestructiJ eS"
Extract fro N a letter from Graham, Alamance
County:
az want tn Standard to continue to hurl back
the SANDERS cast upon the State by the Richmond
Enquirer. The people are with YOU heart and
hand"
Extract frol n letter from Stantonsburg, Edge
comb County
"Your list is increasing here, and WILL 1 think,
continue to lcreaSe. ] am pleased with your re-
plies TO the richmond Enquirer and the stand you
have taken c.gainst the States assuming part Of
the Confedc rate debt"
Extract If ON letter from Pitt County:
I" Your able and independent maintenance Of
Constitutio nal liberty and civil Freedom is fast win
ming for the Standard popularity which no 9TH
er paper in the COnfederacy will enjoy"
Ge neral Flovd's whole Estate line" never did mum Der