Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-09

In the editorial columns Of the Patriot have often
appeared articles denuncatory of the administration
at Richmond when occasion seemed to demand. We
have often thought that against the President many
objections cou) be urged, and in our humble capac-
ity as editor, ateAough conscious that anything in
the columns of the Patriot would have no great
weight influence outside its sphere of circulation
vet whenever the honor of North Carolina seemed
sighted or insuted by the Confederate authorities
whenever our soldiers werc treated with neglect
or our people with contempt have felt it our du-
ty to speak out in measured terms against such in
Justice. The readers of the Patriot cannot com-
plain Of any failure on part thus to speak when
ever they offered themselves, and our readers may
rest assured that such shall be our course at all
times.
But if any enc has construed our objections to
President Davis into opposition to the Confederate
government; if any one ever persuaded himself into
the belief that because the Patriot has been open to
criticism the justice of certain measures proceed
ing from headquarters at Richmond; that we stood
ready to FOLLOW suit in any movement in North Car
DINA, no matter what, so it denounced President
Davis and his advisers, no matter how violent the
opposition or in what manner brought about if any
one supposed really to participate in those move.
ments which have already brought strife among the
people, and bid fair to eliminate in open denuncia-
ton of the cause of the South, and in invitation
to Lincoln to receive US as his bondsmen that per-
son badly deceived himself as to our conception of
duty and honor; and any hint that our State has
not all occasions received her full share of honor
in this war; justice at the hands of the admins
traton, that we on that account, Arnoldlike would
turn traitor to our country and bctray our trust
could be received only as insult too grieyous to
be borne.
Whenever President Davis has shown q DISPOSE
ton to receive the advice only of fatterers, and
like the Persian King, who, when determined on an
undertaking, weghter in character by ten fold than
any undertaking of his fathers, followed the rash
counsels of his hairbraned suitors and companions
to the exclusion of the wise men of his court then
have we urged our objections to his administration
The fact however, that such miserable cheats and
intolerabe boosters Wgfall of Texas, and others
never been redeemed, were among his old political
associates has led many calm and sober citizen to
fIrm really worse opinion of the President than
Justice strictly required Our deprecated currency
is as much an unavoidable result of the war, owing
to the inmensity Of its eirculaon-for the govern
nent was bound by duty and will be to the end, to
pay its soldiers-and is much the fault of the peo-
pie as it is oul' law makers and the executive de-
partment. We infer this from the fact that even
highest prices ct present are comparatively light
to those in store for US if the war continues inda
finitely. They are light as compared ~ith prices
in the revolution of '76, when our fathers were
struggling for their independence, cut OF exactly
as we now are from ill outside assistance until the
recognition by France
But to the studied efo, It's on the part Of some at
richmond, to cast odium on the reputation of our
naIVe State there is doubt with US the wlnks OF
tue PRESIDENT gave additional strength We SO