Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-09-07

Editor. ..
eg- Theaaterms will be inviolably adhered
to.
The Spirit of the Age, of this City, although
professedly neutrals has fully ranged itself I'M
its " duty" to publish every thing it can make
room for against the Standard, while it studious-
ly ~refrains from giving the Standard the slightest
hearing. This is " duty and justice with a
State against the Age. 1t is "a wolf in sleeps
c~lothing."--N. c. STANDARD.
When an individual is instigated by a
low, designing motive, and he comes quo
ting Scripture, as did the devil on a GER
tain occasion, it is proof positive that he
is guilty of that of which he is himself
ashamed. Such, we think, must have been
the case with the Editor of the Standard
on penning the above for his paper of the
1st inst. There could be but one motive
that prompted him in publishing that
paragraph, and that was to injure the
circulation of the Age. : And for what,
forsooth? For no other reason than be.
cause we honestly and conscientiously
differ with the Standard in the course it
has taken concerning the conduct of the
war. And for this the conservatives
of the State are warned against the Age"
And this, too, from a paper that is par
excellence, the champion defender of the
"Jreedom Of the Press" 1t is all very
right for the freedom ST, the Press, in It's
widest latitude, to be extended to. tht
Standard-but all very wrong for tn,
Age to exercise the same freedom, if j
dare oppose the views of the Standard
The people must be warned" agains
it, and the paper must be put down
Glorious consistency-.most generou
liberality.
We hope, however, the Age will SUI
vive the crushing blow thus aimed at it
"life and liberty" and that enough pee
pie in the South will be found to keep
in existence, who agree with it in its hs
. tired of our mercenary and cruel enemy
, and prefer a government of our ow
!, choice, to one forced upon, or condescel
dinghy allowed US by yankee tyrant
thieves and cut threats. But if not
perish wife, children and all we hol
; most dear, before we will advocate, to
: crate or refuse to cry out against an
! man or measure that is calculated
bring shame, disgrace and anguish u
told upon our country-her fair daug
= tiers and noble sons. Some men may
q Dor for money alone, and I" verify, tn
d have their reward" But not all the &c
of Ophir and the silver of Peru can
:, lence'our Press, when the life, liberty a
j. honor of our country are in peril.
The Greensboro Patriot, one the b.
=, Conservative papers in the State, tt
5. rebukes the Standard and the course
he has taken against us:
70 A paper claiming % take no act
~ part in the politics of the day, is not
that account to be excused from tax
a bold and outspoken stand on the gu
We ton of Southern Independence. 1t
70 the duty of the conductor of the p,
to take a stand of firm and UNIV
-. ering support in behalf of the Sou
ern cause. At no time in the history
y" our struggle has it been so import
for the papers of the Confederacy
speak out. encouragingly, and fir,
down all attempts at creating distu
!" ances at home, and dissatisfaction in
army, as the present.
old We engage in no controversies
"a, have as little to say as possible on
question and movements calculate,
one stir up party strife and i'll feeling,
$50, on the one great question of the war
shall feel it to DO our dlty to 60
the South, the land of our home
ae birth.