Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-09-17

In another article same date the STANDARD declared
that
..Tbey Fremont and Dayton) stand upon platform |
makes and their porters the mortal enemy
s Tegord q e as persona mortal eDsmies II they
should succeed IL this contest as We dot believe they w
power could prevent it, If some of the souh state.
should be disposed to wait and see what the wolf wouo
do with the lamb the hawk with the dove others Will
not.
Again, in October, 1856, the Standard said
If they (the Northern peopl will not respect cur
rights make them do it. # we yield they viii
beg they he .osd 5d nd wPat
impossible ii they should make their minds to submit
of of such men as remont and Banks and Giddnes
Burngame they viii deserve all the 6sep and unspeakaoe
We give the above three paragraphs merely to sho"
that the editor of the Standard was strong dsunlonls
in 1856, and urged the people not to submit to the
election of a Black Republican President.
But we call particular attention to what the
Standard said few months before Lincons election.
We quote as follows from tie Standard OF January,
1860
IF Black Republican sectional President hall b.
elected in 1860 we vii, go with the souhwe will stand
side By de with the of Virginia and South Caroua
our ancestors did at Yorkown and the CowpeDs and
we viii do it. clnging tuition and despisl the
forms Of vicious oppressive and usufping Union and M
viii bow cur head to its degTadng y1ss.
au jet calmly and We are prepared for the
That was pretty brave talk before the war; but how
has the editor of the Standard talked since tie war
| commenced-how does he talk? Instead OF stand
ing side by side with the of Virginia and South
| Carolina" be is trying to arouse a PREJUDICE
against them in this State to the injury OF the cause Id
which the true OF the South are engaged Ii he
had kept his promise he would not occupy the IN
envabe position Of being denounced as untrue to the
land OF his birth by thousands of bis fellow cijz3ns
| We submit to the public the above extracts from the
Standard with the confident belief that We have esab
lished the fact that MIR. Holden not only orl-
gnal secesscnist, but that he did much to bring on
the present We suppose these extracts will open
nouncing ctssioniss and at the same time endos-
ing W. W. Holden. The fact is, whilst we
others trying the Union if it was pos
sibe 10 maintain rights in it, the editor of the
Raleigh Standard continued to agitae and excite the
people such urged the war, but after it negan
some Of them, Ike Mr.. Holden, became frightened,
changed their tune and commenced rnnTmurng, growl
| ing AID creating divisions among the people OF the
| South.
Just before the meeting of the Democratic National
Convention at Charleston Mr.. Holden declared his
willingness to take Mr. douglas to the democratic
| party from disruption to the Union " We
speak from personal knowledge" 1t is true, be
! back from the Baltimore Convention Douglas man,
but it then too late to the party which it
thought could the Union. 1t certainly does not
became the SaCdard to hold holy hands and
others OF being desructives." Ii any is des
trucve ia shs country, say to Mr.. Holden, as Ma
than said to David Thou art the man."
From Tie Aagas,a Ca OOn@RsutionaIss.
We DO not mean here and now to inqaise whether
we are all ready to shoulder musket and go forth in
battle array 20 meet tie common enemy OF us all,
pressing with all the energy OF revenge and malice,
for j, impossible that all should De thus far ready,
nor is II ssary Nature IS frugal Of her gifts, I'D
life no. tX,r1vasant in its acquisitions. Some call
ed to field OF action, to anOtharnot all to the
same. The soldier is essential to national saivaon;
| but in o!her walks of e men, and women too, are
called upon most sternly to act their parts to aid
the great work ia which engaged-the conquer
ing of peace from the Yankees, ard the permanent
PSta Of he
| and coed Government afterwards for us and our
children
While the army is the msDstay of the Republic,
and without it should be overwhelmed and rreriev-
ably ruined and dshonored, yet all cannot be soldiers
II is appointed unto to give their bodies sacr
fee the alrof their country, aud gone can say that
the armies OF he Conederacy have not done their duty
fully, faithfully, heroiCaly. But it is appointed unto
all men 20 do their duy, each for himself aud not
for another, in whatever position he may be placed
No be said 10 have fulfilled the design of his
creation, except be has discharged the Guy Incident to
bis sphere. And in all sober1eas and earnes we
would ask each Individual, and would have him ask
the ques ion of hi7 heart in candor and sincerity
:, L" Are you reajy?" Are all ready and willing.
cheerfuly, and win all might, soul and
l body, TO the best Of ability, means and
opportunity, that which is required of us by
the exigencies Of these perous TIMES? Il we not
there Is very little hope for We may call on Her
cules, we may hug the delusion to bosoms that
heaven is side, but there is promise of help
except those that help themselves the utmost they
d. and then they very seldom need from Others
We may fast and pray, and sit in the synagogues and
60 about asking the news, and hurrah for the victory
when it is and droop away when disaster comes
but thereby not doing all should and must
do, for faith without work is dead.
1t is not sufficient that believe that We can never
be conquered must work to make doubty
sure. There nothing of which thoTou Oh
y convinced than this, that without unity and harmony
of action and the utmost exertion that all capa
BILE Of in respective places, the revolution must fail
and the South become conquered people, But it is al
most demonstrabe proposition, that with united energy
and answering determination, and uttnchipg sacri-
flee, and unfaltering discharge of whole duty, SUBJ
ready and willing to do the whole Of what is required
| of Us? We greatly fear not Have we degenerated
Yes, we have, not physically, but morally Our ene-
miles, and the enemies of system the world over, say
that slavery has produced degeneracy morally and ply
scay. But slavery, in opinion, has nothing to do
| with it, except to prevent moral degeneracy. We
have been d4bauched in fne by the political life we
| have led for the past 20 or 80 years, which
has been but tissue of hypocrisy. deceit and humbug
gerry 1t has been sadly at with the manly and he
roic virtues TRUTH honor, patriotism and seltdenial-
The war itself has debauched 1t has dehauch-
ed the armies for will say they lacking either
physically morally. Better armies the world never
saw, nor more sklfuiy managed in the actual conflict
But the people at home denoraz ID, and they are
not doing their whole duty and they know it. An ill.,
ordinate desire for gain has seized upon all, nearly
all, which is sapping the ve-y foundation OF moral
life, and threatens and enduring danger
than any army with banners. There must be change
or undone. Turn about from your ways, mis- |
to do, and do it with all your might TO into the army
all that can and ought to 90 and 90 at nnne and with