Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-10-21

lieve that it has circulation among any other class
of people in this State than that which already
corrupted that its political morality can be more
damaged than a rotten egg can be spoiled"
And the Richmond Eaquirer endorses the remarks
Of the Register, and adds:
ITO these considerations We would only add an.
other; our Confederacy has hitherto bsasted the
proud distinction that while the Yankee government
has been unscrupulously gagging the press and i'm
prisoning editors there has not been in the whole
Confederacy, up to this day, the slightest restric-
ton imposed, or attempted upon any newspaper,
either by Congress, or by any State Legislature, or
by any authority, civil or military. Let US not be-
gin that system in the State of Virginia, especially
not by an impotent illumination against newspaper
of another State"
Nj. Taylor must be an ignorant person. The
Constitution of the Confederate States has vested in
Congress the right to provide for the sptstion
of the mails The State Of Virginia has, therefore,
control the mails, and no right to stop the
circulation of the Standard within her limits The
Constitution of the Confederate States provides that
Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom
of speech, or Of the press" The Constitution of
Virginia contains similar provision. Mr.. Taylor
has sworn to support both these Constitutions. How
can he "stop the Standard" and keep his oaths
We have the largest circulation Of any paper in
this State, and It'll not true, stated by the Beg
ter, that our paper is taken by the "low, the vul-
gar, and the ignorant" 1t is taken and read by
thousands Of the best people of the State. Many
poor persons, we are proud to say, also take the
Standard, but none of these as Glow" and
vulgar" the Editor Of the Register In his esti.
IN ho ic Ia ho U1n,pv
rant" unless the person thus wanting in this worlds
goods has some wealthy relative or patron to look
up to and lean upon. The meanest and lowest of
all persons, whether rich or poor, are those seedy
individuals who ape our mushroom aristocracy, and
make large pretensions in society with their grOg
and milk bills unpaid. We believe We have no sub
scrbers Of this character. We have thousands of
subscribers who are poor, But they decent hon
est people, who pay their debts, love their country,
have thousands of subscribers who are rich but re-
spectacle, and who perform faithfully all their du
ties to their country and to society.
Nor is it true that there are "vulgar prejudices"
in this State against Virginians. Our people have
complained, and justly, that the administration at
Richmond has filled many of the Confederate Offices
| in this State with Virginians and Marylanders, to
the exclusion of our own native and adopted citi-
zens and blackguards, and bullies and seedy bank.
rupts from Virginia are not held in higher estima-
ton here than elsewhere; but Virginia gsntle-
man, whether rich poor, always meets cordial
greeting in North Carolina and is and has been as
much respected as any one. Unfortunately for the
character of Virginia, we have had too many Vir-
ginans in this State like our former neighbor, Mr..
Sims. This specimen of the refinement, learning,
dignity, and morals Of Virginia has returned to Pc
tersburg, where his Vaccinations once exposed, will
be as harmless as they proved to b. here Sc the
good people of the "old Dominion need indulge
no apprehensons from his "change Of base" This
Virginia has not gained by it.
The Enquirer is entitled to our distinguished
consideration fer its appeal to the Legislature Of
Virginia no: to restrict the circulation of the Stand
ard The circulation of our paper is already pro-
hibited among our troops in Virginia by military
order; and the Enquirer, not content with that,
urged the Georgia soldiers, and all other soldiers
restrict our paper by the mild operation of mob
law. 1t would not be necessary to restrict paper
by law, if the Enquirer sadyice to destroy the office
in which the paper is printed could be fully accom-.
plshed.
IMPORTANT ARRyAL-The steamer Advance, be-
longing to the State of North Carolina, has Just
made her third trip into Wilmington from Bermuda
There is no improperly in mentioning the fact, as
we learn she chased aud fred at by the block
aders but got in safely 1t is supposed that besides
her usual cargo of clothes, blankets and shoes fol
the North Carolina soldiers she has brought many
thousand pairs o: cotton and wool cards. to be sold
to the people of the State at cost and charges The
sagacty of our Governor and Legislature in thus
providing for both soldiers and people, at probable
saving Of millions of dollars in the cost is worthy
of all praise.-Fay. OJssrrr.
We do not 60 too far when say-and we say
it in no spirit of unkndness to other States-tha
no State has done much for the cause, or is doing
as much now as North. Carolina She has not suf
fered much other States by the devastation oc
casioned by large armics but from the very first sh
has been foremost in the contest for independence
She has now in the field more men than she car
we'll spare and in addition to this she has troops fol
home defence in the Albenarle country, and HON,
Guards organized in every County. She is clothin.
and sboeing all her troops in the Confederate ser
vice. and Gov. Vance, with zeal and foresight wor
thy Of all praise, is regularly procuring importau
supplies of various kinds from foreign ports 1t il
impossible that such a&State or any considerable
portion Of her people should be untrue to the South
ern cause. They are true. They have been so from
the first Those who allege the contrary do so in
spirit Of reckless malice or they are totally anac
ouainted with North Carolina politics.
The Richmond Examiner thus describes Gen
Hood: ...
In persoual appearance Gen. Hood is striking ant
commanding. He is full six feet and two inches il
height, spendid chest and shoulders fine searching
blue eyes, with fine growth Of hair aud beard
wearing both whiskers and mustache. He has nom
of that foolish official vanity and supercilliousnes
about him, though grave and d'gn6ed in bis bear
ing He is strict disciplinaran, but as much es
teencd and beloved by the men under his command
as any General in the army.