Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-10-14
The Charlotte BulIetin-rhe Mob.

Some person who writes in the Charlotte Bulletin
over the signature Of "Mecklenburg," states that
he has had conversation with severalo the GeorS
gia troops who mobbed oar Office, and that they
told him that North Carolina troops, knowing they
would pass through Raleigh, asked them to mob the
office, and that they, "in generous spirit" offered
"to finish off the matter themselves" What gen.
erosity This writer further states that on arriving
at the Raleigh depot the Standard Became topic of
common conversation, and "some of Nh. Holden's
admirers entered into fierce and irritating conver.
sation on his conduct and paper management" 1t
is not true that any Of friends entered into any
dispute with the Georgia or any other soldiers. 1t
has been stated to US, and no doubt truly that one
or two of our citizens, lost to all sense of shame
or decency, were at the depot on subsequent night
or nights, urging the Soldiers as they passed
through to complete the destruction Of our Office;
out no friends of ours were at the depot, at any
time, engaged in "a fierce and Irritating vindica.
ton" of our course. This writer further says:
"As there was delay in the transmission or trans
portatlon Of the troops, company of men, about
, one hundred in number, without consultation with
their officers, being prepared by previous converse.
tions quietly proceeded to Holdens office and pitch
ed his things into the street"
This is also false. The men were led and COM
manded by officers. One of the officers came to our
dwelling and told US gentlemen desired to see
US u our office, thus adding deception to violence
and it can be proved that several officers were seen
in the crowd at the office, and one of tho officers,
when Gov. Vance arrived, ordered the men to cease
their work and fall into line
Bae these Georgians and this correspondent, by
pting to shift the responsibility for this out
ragSto the shoulders Of North Carolina soldiers ad-
init that they are ashamed OF it. If it be true that
North Carolnians urged them to the commission Of
this crime, let them give nsmes-let them state Who
they were. North Carolina is ihsulted in her own
capital by troops from another State-the freedom
of the press is assailed and private property de-
stroyed and those who did this refuse to give their
names, but endeavor to saddle cur own soldiers with
the act They did this, it seems, " in a generous
spirit" The truly generous are always frank and
braTe and if these Georga.s are men of this char
acter and if they think they acted patriotically in
mo5bng our office, why do they not furnish their
namesD the Governor of this State or to the Grand
Jury of this County,.
The truth is, the Charlotte Bulletin, the State
Journal the Richmond Enquirer, and the Raleigh
Register are as much responsible for this mob as
themsn is guilty Of murder who stands by and ad-
vises the killing of another. They had called for
mob law against US for months They could not
meet US in argument-the grea: body of cur people
were against them, and they sought to destroy us
by brute force But the blow aimed at US was in
tended for every one Of our readers and for every
friend law in the State 1t was intended for eve
ry subscriber of ours who has son, or a brother.
or husband in the army, as we'll as for every SOL
dier from this State who reads and approves the SEN
tinents of the Standard
One of the most painful indications of the decay
public morals is to be seen in the fact that apoo
gies are offered in the newspapers for mob violence
1t we are not contendng for a government of law,
and free press and free speech, we had as we'll
give up the contest If the bayonet is to take the
place Of the prosecuting officer and if force is to be
substituted for argument among ourselves the SOON
er we know it the better. We have called for VIC.
lence against no one. We have uniformly, under
all circumstances, mculcated submission to law
We shall continue to do so. A government of bay
onets, with no civil law is hell upon earth. A
mob is many monster which deyours in
all directions without thought or mercy. Those
persons who advised and inaugurated mob law in,
this City are bad persons; and if the administra-
ton at Richmond should fail to bring to condign
punishment the officers and men who mobbed our
office, and especially the officers, they will write
themselves down in history as bad men.